Japanese Tea Garden - San Antonio, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 29° 27.644 W 098° 28.630
14R E 550696 N 3259146
An abandoned rock quarry was turned into a sunken garden in 1918.
Waymark Code: WMZPVM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2018
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San Antonio Parks & RecThe Japanese Tea Garden reopened in March 2008, with fanfare that included a serenade of Japanese songs by Tafoyalla Middle School Japanese students, keyboard by Carol Gulley, calligraphy and origami demonstrations, and an enormous Koi-shaped cake. The garden had been closed while the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department and the San Antonio Parks Foundation completed infrastructure rehabilitation to the facility, to include walkways, piping, filtration, wall repairs, and pond sealing. The restored garden features a lush year-round garden and a floral display with shaded walkways, stone bridges, a 60-foot waterfall and ponds filled with Koi. The project cost $1,587,470 funded from public and private sources including the City of San Antonio, the San Antonio Parks Foundation, and Friends of the Parks.
The Japanese Tea Garden is open to the public daily from dawn to dusk and is wheelchair accessible."