Golden Gate Park Japanese Tea Garden - San Francisco, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
N 37° 46.212 W 122° 28.170
10S E 546721 N 4180451
One of the oldest Japanese Gardens in the country.
Waymark Code: WM56FY
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member J.A.R.S.
Views: 34

"The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, California, is an immensely popular feature of Golden Gate Park, originally built as part of a sprawling World's Fair, the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894. For more than 20 years San Francisco Parks Trusts' Park Guides have given free tours, providing context and history for this historic Japanese-style garden.

The oldest public Japanese garden in the United States, this complex of many paths, ponds and a teahouse features native Japanese and Chinese plants. Also hidden throughout its five acres (20,000 m²) are sculptures and bridges.

Makoto Hagiwara, a Japanese immigrant and gardener, over saw the building of the Japanese Tea Garden and was official caretaker of the garden from 1895 to 1925." (visit link)
Name: Golden Gate Park Japanese Tea Garden

Location (specific park it is located within): Golden Gate Park

City: San Francisco

Fees: yes

Designer: Makato Hagiwara (caretaker 1895 - 1942)

Date of Creation: 1894

Garden Website: http://www.sfpt.org/

Parking Coordinates: Not Listed

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