Japanese Tea Garden Gg Park
You can park on the street nearby or in the public parking lot beneath the academy of sciences.
Japanese tea garden gg park. Welcome to the japanese tea garden the oldest public japanese garden in the united states located inside golden gate park in san francisco california. Kennedy drive and next to the de young museum in golden gate park. We are japanophiles so of course this japanese tea garden was a must see in san francisco for us. It is the oldest extant public japanese garden in the united states and the oldest open to the public outside of japan.
The japanese tea garden japanese. The japanese tea garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty tranquility and harmony of a japanese style garden in the heart of san francisco s golden gate park. One of san francisco s most popular tourist attractions it is considered the most famous japanese garden in the west. Japanese tea garden reopened on wednesday july 22 2020 with modifications to prevent the spread of covid 19.
Venturing through the main gate remnants of the original site are in view including the columns of the music concourse from the 1894 expo. As you enter the main gate of the japanese tea garden you will encounter the monterey pine which hagiwara relocated in 1900 from the golden gate park oceanfront to its current home. Last october i visited the japanese tea garden at golden gate park in san francisco. A popular san francisco attraction the japanese tea garden at golden gate park is the oldest japanese garden in the usa.