Japanese Tea Garden (San Francisco)

Japanese Tea Garden
Japanese Tea Garden
Type	Public
Location	San Francisco, California, United States
Nearest city	San Francisco
Coordinates	37°46′12″N 122°28′13″W / 37.770122°N 122.470231°W / 37.770122; -122.470231
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Created	1894 (1894) by George Turner Marsh [1]
Status	Open year round
Public transit access	9th and Irving
Website	japaneseteagardensf.com

The Japanese Tea Garden (Japanese: 日本茶園) in San Francisco, California, is a popular feature of Golden Gate Park, originally built as part of a sprawling World's Fair, the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894. Though many of its attractions are still a part of the garden today, there have been changes throughout the history of the garden that have shaped it into what it is today.

The oldest public Japanese garden in the United States, this complex of many paths, ponds and a teahouse features plants and trees pruned and arranged in a Japanese style. The garden's 3 acres contain sculptures and structures influenced by Buddhist and Shinto religious beliefs, as well as many elements of water and rocks to create a calming landscape designed to slow people down.

The Japanese Tea Garden is now one of the three locations of the Gardens of Golden Gate Park, along with the San Francisco Botanical Garden and the Conservatory of Flowers. ^[1]