Japanese House Fairmount Park
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Japanese house fairmount park. Shofuso pine breeze villa japanese. Shofuso is a nonprofit historic site with over 30 000 visitors each year and is open to the public for visitation and group tours. It was built in japan in 1953 and brought over to the united states as a gift.
The shofuso japanese house and garden is tucked away in fairmount park right behind the horticultural center. According to the docents on site the house replicates what would have been the abode for a feudal lord back in the edo period of the 17th to 19th century. The traditional style japanese house and nationally ranked garden reflect the history of japanese culture in the city. Shofuso japanese house and garden philadelphia.
This is one of my favorite secret spots in philadelphia set off from fairmount park and smushed between the city and its suburbs. Fairmount park the largest municipal park in the city of philadelphia and one of the largest urban parks in the world is a treasure trove of wilderness architectural jewels and stunning vistas. The shofuso japanese house and garden offers serenity both indoors and out within the western section of philadelphia s fairmount park. I originally came here on a trip with my high school classmates and then took myself again a number of years later and then.
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