I visited the Taniguchi Japanese Garden at Zilker Botanical Gardens this weekend with my good friend, John Lowe. Despite a very long drought, the garden appears to be in reasonably good shape.
The garden was designed and built by Isamu Taniguchi, who worked for 18 months without salary to convert this 3-acre section of rugged cliffs and hills into a peaceful garden. The garden was opened in 1969. Regarding his creation, Taniguchi said, “It has been my wish that through the construction of the visable garden, I might provide a symbol of universal peace.”
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One thing to note about the garden is that it incorporates the terrain and elements natural to the Austin area. For instance, the stone garden contains limestone, and the rest of the garden contains cedar and live oak trees. And all of these are indigenous to the area.
For more information about the Taniguchi Garden, visit the official Taniguchi Garden organizational site or the Zilker Botanical Gardens site.
Taniguchi Japanese Garden at Zilker Botanical Gardens from Austin Otaku on Vimeo.