Japanese Friendship Garden Tacoma
The japanese friendship garden used to be one of the best free things to do or see in san jose.
Japanese friendship garden tacoma. The floor of the tea house was submerged in water and mud. The tcc japanese friendship garden was a collaborative effort between tacoma and the japanese city of kitakyushu to create a cultural connection. The japanese garden is inside the point defiance state park. Japanese garden tacoma wa 98407.
The city of kitakyushu is a tacoma sister city and the design plan for the garden was presented as a gift to the city of tacoma. Architecturally speaking the japanese friendship garden a wonderful little slice of authentic japanese cultural hiding in tacoma near the pier filled with columns pools and statues. There s a modest tea stand at the entrance with more traditional structures inside the sloping park. Japanese friendship garden this beautiful green space can be found on the north end of the tacoma campus.
The babe and herman lehrer japanese friendship garden on the tcc campus invites visitors to experience a moment of tranquility and reflection within its serene borders. Then three years ago coyote creek spilled its banks flooding the garden and causing a great deal of damage. Balboa park japanese friendship garden in san diego the japanese friendship garden the garden is an expression of friendship between san diego and its sister city yokohama. The japanese garden features a pagoda built in 1914 as a streetcar station portland japanese garden.
We just happened to stumble upon it while exploring the pier a few miles from our. 5 5 acres features the strolling pond garden natural garden sand and stone garden flat garden and tea garden ro ho en japanese friendship garden of phoenix. Look for the dry waterfall and the 12 foot tall pagoda. Design and construction manager.
Through a partnership with tacoma s sister city kitakyushu the garden will receive an updated design plan reflective of japanese landscaping traditions and cultural heritage. The citizens of tacoma and millions of annual visitors who enjoy point defiance park and its gardens thank the consul general of japan the honorable kiyokazu ota and the people of japan for a special gift of trees which will be planted here. The japanese friendship garden. Directions 253 305 1078 email protected marty stump.
And we celebrate the sister city friendship that tacoma has had with kitakyushu japan since 1959.