Japanese Tea Garden

The most obvious trace of Nipponese culture to be found in Little Osaka is its famed Tea Garden. Built in traditional fashion by the city’s first Japanese residents during the 1890's, over time the Garden became a favorite destination for all the people of Emerald. Even at the height of the Second World War when the Nisei themselves were forcibly ejected from the neighborhood and Japan itself was demonized, the Tea Garden itself stood undisturbed and was never once vandalized in any way.
Today, the Garden plays host to those who come for traditional religious and philosophical contemplation. This aspect has grown in importance as the number of nonAsian adherents to Eastern faiths has grown in recent years. Others are similarly drawn to the Garden for more secular reasons, like appreciating its great beauty or just getting in some reading or a healthy stroll. Of course, there are also tourists, drawn to a famous city landmark and photographing everything in sight.
The Garden itself consists of lush gardens, its iconic teahouse, several stone arrangements, a stone lantern, and sculpted-hedge enclosures. Water flows in streams and falls throughout the Garden by design.

Type

Garden

Parent Location

Little Osaka