As you may remember, I visited the Isamu Taniguchi Japanese Garden at Zilker Botanical Garden a couple of years ago and produced a simple Animoto video of my visit. Well, today I returned with an HD camera and ample time to explore the whole garden. I hope I’ve done Taniguchi-san’s work justice with this new video. Enjoy!
Information about Isamu Taniguchi and His Garden
After a life of farming, Isamu Taniguchi moved to Austin, Texas at the behest of his son Alan. Something within him inspired him to convert a rocky and rugged 3-acre hillside of caliche into a beautiful ornamental garden, and at age 70, he undertook this monumental task, which took him 18 months. Complete with water features and a koi pond, this immense gift to the city of Austin has served the public with its serene beauty since 1969.
If you want to visit the Taniguchi Garden, you can find it here:
2220 Barton Springs Road
Austin, Texas 78746
(512) 477-8672
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