native Japanese plants, serene koi ponds, a five-story pagoda and a Zen garden. You’ll want to plan your visit foo March or April when the garden’s cherry blossom trees are in full bloom.

Notable features include a bamboo garden, a Zen garden ... in seeing more of Sakurai’s work, head to San Francisco: He also designed the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park.

a noted expert in Japanese garden design who built the tea house garden at the San Francisco Zen Center and spent the core of his career in the Bay Area before moving to Seattle. He continues to ...

In the late sixth century, Zen Buddhist monks began creating simple gardens as a tranquil space for meditation. These ...