The 5-acre site features classic elements of a Japanese garden, including an arched drum bridge, pagodas, stone lanterns, stepping stone paths, native Japanese plants, serene koi ponds ...

The plaza is the work of Japanese garden designer Hoichi Kurisu, according to the park department. Seven 60-year-old Japanese ...

While it is a traditional Japanese garden with all the fixings – bamboo imported from Japan, a pond with koi carp, bridges over islands, a waterfall and Awaji Island stone lanterns – there is ...