Japanese Friendship Garden Tea House
Helping build community character through the world of tea the shoseian teahouse the friends of shoseian a 501 c 3 not for profit was founded to maintain and preserve the beauty and serenity of the shoseian teahouse and the japanese friendship garden for future generations to enjoy.
Japanese friendship garden tea house. Japanese friendship garden 2215 pan american road. Guests are met at the garden s entry gate and conducted to the tea house by a docent who explains features in the tea garden and other interesting facts about the tea house itself. The japanese friendship garden of phoenix rohoen is an authentic 3 5 acre japanese stroll garden with a tea garden and a tea house. The japanese friendship garden tea house features an abbreviated version of the traditional tea ceremony presented by tea masters trained in the formal art of the japanese tea ceremony.
Built in 1915 for the panama california exposition the tea house stood in balboa park for approximately forty years as a symbol of the strong cultural and commercial ties that linked two of. The japanese friendship garden jfg is a living symbol of the sister city relationship between okayama japan and san jose. I paid 6 for parking. Probably just routine maintenance.
The tea ceremony is not just about drinking tea and eating snacks. This lovely café at the japanese friendship garden serves japanese green tea herbal and specialty teas as well as sushi japanese noodles rice bowls miso soup salads and snacks. Visitors can enjoy the magnificent views from the outdoor courtyard and deck. I had a very good time seeing the koi fish the statues the house the bridge and the gardens.
Some of the water under the bridge was currently drained though. The tea pavilion at the japanese friendship garden. Garden hours daily 10 00 am 6 00 pm last admission at 5 00 pm. Guests must be age 12 years or older as the seating may have other guests apart from your group.
Admissions 12 adults 18 10 students seniors 65 military children ages 6 and younger are free. The original japanese tea garden for many years a japanese garden has been the dream of san diegans many of whom recall the original japanese tea house. You ll also learn a little about the flower arrangement and art which is an important part. San diego ca 92101 619 232 2721.
This tranquil and beautiful setting features more than 1 500 tons of hand picked rock stone foot bridges lanterns and more than 50 varieties of plants. I walked the pleasant paths.