Japanese Sunken Gardens
/ Chinese Tea Gardens
In 1915, the city requested a Japanese immigrant
and his wife to transform an old rock quarry into a Japanese-styled garden,
and a man named Mr. Kimi Eizo Jingu agreed to the task. He started with
a rock house, which still stands today and is surrounded by winding pebble
walkways, stone bridges, a waterfall and tranquil pools. His work transformed
the old rock quarry into a garden filled with lily ponds and lush green
vegetation. With the onset of World War II and the growing anti-Japanese
sentiment that surrounded it, the city council changed the garden's name
to "Chinese Sunken Garden." In 1983, the original name was finally
restored. 
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