Japanese Tea Garden

Gardens San Francisco, California

The Japanese Tea Garden is the oldest Japanese public garden in the United States. This complex of several paths, ponds and a tea house features plants and trees trimmed and arranged in a Japanese style. The 3-acre garden contains sculptures and structures influenced by Buddhist and Shinto religious beliefs, as well as many water and rock elements to create a soothing landscape designed to slow people down.

In this Japanese Tea Garden there's plenty of paths, ponds and even a teahouse with plants and trees arranged in a Japanese style; you can find oriental sculptures as well. Walking in this garden will be a discover of Japanese animals and plants; you will even have the chance to drink a traditional Japanese tea in the tea house. This is the ideal place to relax in a peaceful oasis, surrounded by Japanese azaleas and bonsai trees.