Japanese Tea Garden Events
Please read the offiical press release from the san francisco recreation and parks here.
Japanese tea garden events. Japanese tea garden san antonio tx. Originally created as a japanese village exhibit for the 1894 california midwinter international exposition the site originally spanned about one acre and showcased a. The tea garden rojiniwa combines the high arts of gardening and serving tea chanoyu by creating a dedicated space to hold the japanese tea ceremony chado a highly stylized ritual of. The quarry was shaped into a complex that included walkways stone arch bridges an island and a japanese pavilion.
View the garden s upcoming events. The japanese tea garden is open every day from dawn until dusk and admission is free. Japanese tea garden reopened on wednesday july 22 2020 with modifications to prevent the spread of covid 19. Before then japanese gardens were not so much for walking but more for viewing from nearby buildings or from boats on the garden ponds heian period 794 1185 and later.
The japanese tea garden has a glorious history of over 90 years from the time it was an operating rock quarry to today as one of the most loved educational and cultural resources in san antonio. The present day japanese tea garden has a history dating back to the sixteenth century and the great developer and teacher of the tea ceremony sen no rikyu 1522 91.