The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers

visited the Japanese Sunken Gardens and Chinese Tea Gardens
in San Antonio, Texas
April 9, 2009

Japanese Sunken Gardens / Chinese Tea Gardens
Karen Duquette at entrance to Chinese Tea Garden
Lee Duquette at entrance to Chinese Tea Garden
history clipart bookIn 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.
Japanese Sunken Gardens / Chinese Tea Gardens
Karen at Japanese Sunken Gardens / Chinese Tea Gardens
Japanese Sunken Gardens / Chinese Tea Gardens
Japanese Sunken Gardens / Chinese Tea Gardens
Japanese Sunken Gardens / Chinese Tea Gardens
Japanese Sunken Gardens / Chinese Tea Gardens
Japanese Sunken Gardens / Chinese Tea Gardens
Japanese Sunken Gardens / Chinese Tea Gardens
Japanese Sunken Gardens / Chinese Tea Gardens
Japanese Sunken Gardens / Chinese Tea Gardens
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Lee at the waterfall
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