Seike Japanese Garden Seattle

Each thursday 90 year old veteran hal seike and his 87 year old wife fran tend to the seike japanese garden.

Seike japanese garden seattle. Shinichi seike immigrated to the united states from ehime a southern japanese island in 1919 and ran an import export business in seattle. Photo by barb gorges. The project is believed to be the largest relocation of a japanese garden ever attempted in the united states. Banner the seattle times in history books it is known as the rescue of the lost battalion.

Nishinomiya tsutakawa japanese garden spokane. Welcome to one of the world s most unique and beautiful gardens. In 1929 he purchased 13 acres near des moines memorial drive and moved into a farmhouse with his wife kameno. The 3 5 acre urban sanctuary costs 8 to enjoy but it s well worth it.

It means a lot to hal seike 90 the last surviving of three brothers. The seike japanese garden was commissioned by hal s father an immigrant partly as a tribute to his son toll. The seike japanese garden was relocated in 2006 to the highline seatac botanical garden near the sea tac airport seattle. Here is the garden s inspiring story.

The project to save the garden is believed to be the largest relocation of a japanese garden ever attempted in the united states. Japanese gardens are meant to be intellectual and spiritual. The highline seatac botanical garden is a one of a kind heritage location that was created to preserve some of the area s most treasured gardens. Seasonal changes are constant and every visit refreshingly unique.

The garden is situated on approximately 11 acres adjacent to the north seatac community center. Seike japanese garden 13735 24th ave s seatac. Shinichi seike immigrated from ehime a southern japanese island in 1919 and ran an import export business in seattle. These japanese gardens are part of seattle s washington park arboretum and they re spectacular.

Every thursday morning an elderly couple spends a few hours weeding and tidying up the seike japanese garden in seatac. Seattle japanese garden is 3 5 acre urban sanctuary. A memorial a haven and for hal a reason to keep going after a life of intense adversity.