A stream runs down through a canyon, ending in a series of ponds in the center of the Japanese Garden. Although the entire garden covers 9 acres, the central portion is probably the best known, where a round “moon bridge” arches over the pond, with a nineteenth century Japanese house perched on the hill above it.
The hillside opposite the central canyon area features carved stones and a Japanese gong, housed in a temple-like structure. In spring, purple wisteria flowers cover the stairway and arbors.
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| Flowering spring trees. |
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| The gong structure, on the east hill facing the rest of the garden. |
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| Purple wisteria blooms in the spring. |
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| A zig-zag bridge crosses from the House to the Zen Garden gateway. |
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| Lion-dogs guard the stairway to the Japanese Garden. |
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