United States: California: San Diego County: San Diego: Balboa Park: Japanese Friendship Garden

bananapancakes
California

Worth visiting!

japanese friendship garden

I love going to this Japanese Garden. It’s small as compared to other Japanese Gardens I’ve been to (Huntington Library and CSULB), but it’s still a very nice and peaceful place to walk through, see the exhibits in the building, and the koi fish in the pond.

The current exhibit at the garden is the Paper Framed Calligraphy. There were several framed calligraphy on display with interesting quotes. Some of my favorites were “Follow your heart” (pictured above), “Everyday is a new beginning,” and “Happily ever after” (translated in English).

Comments:

AGAMUM
Burien

I ♥ Japanese gardens as well,,,

and find them peaceful & contempletive.
I volunteer at the Kubota Gardens here in Seattle! Thanks for posting this entry I ♥ the “follow your heart”

bananapancakes
California

Is the Kubota Gardens the one on Lake Washington Boulevard? We tried going to the Japanese Garden there once, but it was going to close soon, so we chose not to pay for admission for the short amount of time it was going to be open. I’d like to go there one day though…

AGAMUM
Burien

That was the Japanese garden..

at the Washington Park Arboretum. Kubota Gardens is on Renton Ave. directions are on the 43places site.Best of all…it’s FREE admission! Cheers & have a Great Holiday!

bananapancakes
California

It must be a hidden gem because I don’t remember reading anything about it in my Seattle guidebooks. Have a great holiday too!

lynner
Berkeley

i love the japanese gardens

i love the one in golden gate park in san francisco. and i went to CSULB as an undergrad. i loved this peaceful oasis in the urban oblivion of LA.

bananapancakes
California

I need to write that on my list of places to visit whenever I go to SF.


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