Read the Story behind the creation of the garden on the garden website, written by Jessa Gardner with much help from Julie Coryell and Shizue Prochaska at:
Friday, June 5, 2020
60th Anniversary of the Seattle Japanese Garden
Sixty years ago today, June 5 1960, the Seattle Japanese Garden celebrated its Grand Opening with many dignitaries present: Honorable Gordon Clinton, Mayor of Seattle; Honorable Yoshiharu Takeno, Consul-General of Japan, Seattle; Dr. Charles Odegaard, President, University of Washington; Gordon Marckworth, President of the University of Washington Arboretum; Juki Iida, Supervising Director of Construction and Design, Japanese Tea Garden, Seattle; and special guest: Avery Peterson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Far Eastern Economic Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
Read the Story behind the creation of the garden on the garden website, written by Jessa Gardner with much help from Julie Coryell and Shizue Prochaska at:
Read the Story behind the creation of the garden on the garden website, written by Jessa Gardner with much help from Julie Coryell and Shizue Prochaska at:
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