The Japanese Garden
| The Japanese Garden | |
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| Japanese: 水芳園, romanized: Suihō-en | |
.jpg) View of The Japanese Garden. | |
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| Type | Botanical garden |
| Location | Lake Balboa, California |
| Coordinates | 34°11′01″N 118°28′51″W / 34.1837°N 118.4808°W |
| Area | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Opened | 1980 |
The Japanese Garden is a 6.5-acre (2.6 ha) public
The garden's Japanese name is Suihō-en (水芳園) meaning "garden of water and fragrance."[2] The idea of having a Japanese Garden adjacent to a water reclamation plant was conceived by Donald C. Tillman. The garden's purpose was to demonstrate a positive use of reclaimed water, in what is usually considered a delicate environment, a Japanese garden.[2] The ponds and irrigation use reclaimed water from the adjacent water reclamation plant.
Design
The gardens were designed by Dr. Koichi Kawana, and created from 1980 to 1983.[3] Their formal dedication was on June 14, 1984.[2] The Japanese Garden has been ranked 10th out of 300 public Japanese gardens in the United States by the Journal of Japanese Gardening.
As one first enters The Japanese Garden, one walks through a dry
Events and in media
The garden is a popular spot for visiting and planned events..
See also
References
- ^ Thejapanesegarden.com: Location & directions
- ^ a b c d e f Thejapanesegarden.com: The Japanese Garden . accessed 28 June 2016.
- ^ Thejapanesegarden.com: Dr. Koichi Kawana biography
- ^ Thejapanesegarden.com: Trees in the garden
- ^ Thejapanesegarden.com: Stone lanterns in the garden
- ^ Thejapanesegarden.com: Hours & Admission
External links
Media related to The Japanese Garden at Wikimedia Commons- The Japanese Garden official website
- The Japanese Garden photo gallery
- Tillman Water Reclamation Plant website
