There is something magical that happens to yourself when you surround yourself with nature. Whether it is the solitude and the savagery of a national park or the joy experienced in your own backyard while the birds sing and the butterflies dance. Japanese gardens are also enchanting. In their own controlled and useful way, they encourage quiet thoughts and a peaceful ease of pleasure. So when I left for my adventure on the west coast, I knew I had to visit part of the The best Japanese gardens in the United States. One thing is certain, you will surely go Develop your senses in these Japanese gardens of the west coast.
“”The garden speaks to all the senses, not just in mind alone. “~ Professor Takuma Tono (Designer of Portland Japanese Garden)
On Japanese gardens
There are many Japanese gardens worldwide, attracting thousands of visitors each year to taste their beauty and live their wonder. Did you know that there is Three essential elements to create a Japanese garden?
They are; Pierre (which is considered to be the “bones”), the water (the invigorating force) and the plants (the tapestry of the four seasons). Together, they create the magic that goes to each Japanese garden.
A popular attraction in Japanese gardens is bonsai. Many even try their luck and patience with them at home.
What makes a tree a “bonsai” tree? Bonsai is the Japanese art of cultivating trees or shrubs in the shape of ornament in shallow small pots. For me, bonsai is their own art form, each artist manipulating the branches of the tree and its roots to create a unique masterpiece of art that their artistic eye envisaged in a small piece of nature.
Japanese gardens of the west coast
Japanese friendship garden in San Diego, California,
Located in the heart of the beautiful of San Diego Balboa Park You will find the Japanese friendship garden. The garden opened its doors in 1990 and they completed the construction of their master plan in 2015.
You will enter the Japanese friendship garden Pass the restaurant of the tea pavilion which overlooks the more than 10 garden acres.
Weave your path along the way, under magnificent doors, after a relaxing Koi pond with its wonderful waterfall. And by continuing on a hill in the terraces in mind by the quiet sound of the drain of water flowing in a serene pond, where I found a turtle rushing in the sun.
Alongside the joyful cherry flower trees, including one of my favorites, you will be swept away by the Japanese garden of Japanese friendship in San Diego. It is a very affordable rate of $ 14 makes it a must San Diego.
And if the price and beauty of this do not influence you, their collection of bonsai will surprise and delight you. Some have pretty little flowers, others with unusual shapes and all perfect works of art.
Japanese tea garden in San Francisco, California
The Japanese Garden of San Francisco is the oldest Japanese garden in the United States. It was created in 1894 and for 120 years had a house in Golden Gate Park.
Japanese garden of San Franc is a pure detailed mastery at its best. Covering 5 acres, the Japanese tea garden is known worldwide for its superb doors that welcome you and attract you in its dear depths.
Around each curve, behind each tree and bridge, there is a new shiny game on design, color and nature. In its center is a picturesque tea house open to the beauty that surrounds it and all around is a plethora of hidden treasures. From Koi ponds to a Zen garden, stone lanterns to a beautiful Buddha statue and peaceful paths leading to large pagodas of vibrant colors, fragrant flowers from cherry blossom trees and strong lined springboard on buzzing ponds.
Even if it was the busiest of the Japanese gardens of the west coast that I visited, it did not harm the impressive aura of the garden, there were always peaceful places to stop and take everything.
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Portland Japanese garden In Portland, Oregon
One of the wonders of Washington Park in Portland is the Portland Japanese gardenSetted on a little more than 5 acres, it was like the largest, the most magical and had the best disposition with five separate garden styles that attract you and attract you through the next glorious piece of the puzzle.
Some of my favorites included the Zigzag bridge that takes you to a pond full of Koi and through beautiful iris beds and celestial falls, a picturesque waterfall. Another section that I loved was the natural garden along a hill with hidden treasures of waterfalls and surprisingly green green foam that hugged stone lanterns, trees and the ground.
I felt like I was lost in a fantastic forest of pure pleasure. Then at the pavilion, full of impressive works of art, on the hill is a spectacular view of Portland and Mont Hood, a magnificent garden with a view – what more could you ask for?
Have you visited one of these Japanese gardens of the American West Coast?
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