Japanese Tea Garden Houston

The san antonio japanese tea garden or sunken gardens in brackenridge park san antonio texas usa opened in an abandoned limestone rock quarry in the early 20th century.
Japanese tea garden houston. Brooklyn new york 72 contributions 30 helpful votes. The japanese garden in hermann park is definitely one of the most underrated piece of oasis in houston. The quarry was shaped into a complex that included walkways stone arch bridges an island and a japanese pavilion. 6 p m november 1 february 28.
This particular garden is a daimyo style and includes a tea garden a kaiyushiki stroll garden and a scroll garden. 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. The japanese tea garden has a glorious history of over 90 years from the time it was an operating rock quarry to today as one of the most loved educational and cultural resources in san antonio. I had been there many years ago when the garden was relatively new and the plantings much smaller.
It is a symbol of friendship between this country and japan. 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 entry garden is a dry landscape garden. The round crossbeams below the ceiling are called kitayama sugi which is a special cedar tree from kyoto.
The closest parking lot is lot a located just off sam houston monument circle. It s beautiful everywhere you look waterfall fish plants. March 1 october 31. Japanese laborers in houston then reassembled the teahouse in the garden.
The teahouse s pillars are made of hinoki a cypress tree indigenous to japan and famous for its fine grain. 374 reviews of japanese tea garden so here s the thing. See reviews photos directions phone numbers and more for japanese tea garden locations in houston tx. Getting to the japanese tea garden is a total pain in the ass because of its location next to the san antonio zoo traffic is always insane and there s always a massive amount of traffic but if you have the patience to wait it out the tea garden is worth all the hassle.
It was known also as chinese tea gardens chinese tea garden gate chinese sunken garden gate and is listed on the u s. National register of historic places. Though we have lived in houston for many years amazingly it was his first visit to this magnificent garden. This last weekend my husband accompanied me to the japanese tea garden in hermann park.
Josephga1 wrote a review jul 2020. The garden is massive and filled to the brim with all kinds of.