Japanese Tea Garden Houston
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Japanese tea garden houston. March 1 october 31. Brought to you by the jingu family descendants we welcome you to share part of our japanese american culture by exploring our rich family history. This 5 acres park inside a park is a place for you to just take a stroll whether to clear your head or just enjoy the beauty of the various flowers and trees that s native to asia but also suitable to houston s climate.
Japanese laborers in houston then reassembled the teahouse in the garden. Though we have lived in houston for many years amazingly it was his first visit to this magnificent garden. The round crossbeams below the ceiling are called kitayama sugi which is a special cedar tree from kyoto.
I had been there many years ago when the garden was relatively new and the plantings much smaller. Please read the offiical press release from the san francisco recreation and parks here. Improvements to the garden began in 2007 with annual direction by the design and landscape team from japan and will.
Josephga1 wrote a review jul 2020. Japanese tea garden reopened on wednesday july 22 2020 with modifications to prevent the spread of covid 19. The closest parking lot is lot a located just off sam houston monument circle.
Welcome to the tea for texas website where you have inside access to the history of the japanese tea garden in san antonio texas. This last weekend my husband accompanied me to the japanese tea garden in hermann park. The entrance to the japanese garden is near the pioneer memorial obelisk just off molly ann smith plaza near the heart of the park.
The japanese tea garden is free to enter. 6 p m november 1 february 28. The japanese garden in hermann park is definitely one of the most underrated piece of oasis in houston.