Japanese Gardens<\/strong><\/em> Founded in 1963 as a symbol of healing between the World War II adversaries, the grounds feature five separate garden styles, working in harmony to create a sense of peace. The lush Tea Garden is focused on a stone walking path designed to help visitors shed the concerns of the outside world. The Strolling Pond Garden would be a display of wealth in Japan, but in this case reflects the rich landscape, with a bridge zigzagging through beds of iris by a waterfall. The\u00a0 Garden is full of leafy trees and plants, deliberately placed to show off their changes through the seasons. Designed before Zen Buddhism became popular in the U.S., the Sand and Stone Garden uses the elements as focal points for quiet contemplation. And the Flat Garden, which can be best enjoyed from the garden\u2019s pavilion, is reminiscent of a landscape portrait, combining various elements into a serene, four-season tableau.<\/p>\n

In April 2017, the Japanese Garden completed its first-ever upgrade since it opened, enhancing its five original areas \u2014 the Flat Garden, Strolling Pond Garden, Tea Garden, Natural Garden and Sand & Stone Garden. Come experience tranquility, peace and serenity.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Japanese Gardens Founded in 1963 as a symbol of healing between the World War II adversaries, the grounds feature five separate garden styles, working in harmony to create a sense of peace. The lush Tea Garden is focused on a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[11,9,12],"class_list":["post-125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-neighborhoods","category-south-west","tag-japanese-gardens","tag-south-west","tag-tranquility"],"yoast_head":"\n