The Japanese Friendship Garden In San Jose Kelly Park

The garden in san jose ca was damaged severely during the flooding in february of 2017 and is still being restored.

The japanese friendship garden in san jose kelly park. I walked the pleasant paths. The ponds are at different elevations in the park and are inter connected. It serves as a popular setting for the perfect place for weddings and celebrations but it best serves san jose residents as a place to sit and reflect on the beauty and power of. Gift yourself or a loved one a jfg koi sponsor package.

The japanese friendship garden used to be one of the best free things to do or see in san jose. Your 30 sponsorship will help support one 1 koi fish for six 6 months. Sponsor a koi fish at the japanese friendship garden. The floor of the tea house was submerged in water and mud.

I had a very good time seeing the koi fish the statues the house the bridge and the gardens. I made a return visit to the japanese friendship garden in san jose. The japanese friendship garden jfg is a living symbol of the sister city relationship between okayama japan and san jose. Some of the water under the bridge was currently drained though.

Then three years ago coyote creek spilled its banks flooding the garden and causing a great deal of damage. Yes you get to name your koi and will receive a photo and bi monthly updates from your fostered fish. The descendants of the original koi flown to san jose ca as gifts to san jose from okayama city japan still inhabit the filtered pools in the kelley park japanese friendship garden. The japanese friendship garden is a walled section of kelley park in san jose california united states dedicated in october 1965 it is patterned after japan s famous korakuen garden in okayama one of san jose s sister cities and spans six acres its three main ponds were stocked with koi sent from okayama in 1966.