July 30, 2007

Enjoy Japanese-Style Gardening at Kubota Garden

Kubota Garden2 Kubota Garden is a 20-acre Japanese Garden in the Rainier Beach area of the city.  Originally a private garden, and later a gardening company, the gardens became a public park in 1987.

The garden originally consisted of five acres, and was started in 1927 by Japanese immigrant, Fujitaro Kubota.  He grew the garden as he grew his seed business, although the garden was not maintained during the time the Kubota family was interned during World War II.  He and his family eventually returned to the land, and he continued developing it using the Japanese style of landscaping.

This beautiful garden avoided being razed in the 1980’s building craze by achieving landmark status.  The city of Seattle purchased the land in 1987, and it became a public park.

Kubota Garden Summer is a great time of year to visit the garden, and enjoy the rock gardens, waterfalls, and walking paths that snake through densely planted trees, shrubs, and flowers.  Tours are also available.  You can view a map of the gardens here.

Kubota Garden is a popular place for weddings, receptions, photography, nature appreciation, and just enjoying the great outdoors.

Location:  9817 55th Avenue South (55th & Renton Avenue)

Hours:  Daily, dawn to dusk.  Tours are available the last Saturday of the spring and summer months at 10 am.

Admission:  FREE

 

Photo credit:  Louise Kurabi for Kubota Garden

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4 comments

4 comments to Enjoy Japanese-Style Gardening at Kubota Garden

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    July 30th, 2007 at 10:57 pm

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    August 15th, 2007 at 12:21 pm

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  3. natuurmanjak
    January 25th, 2008 at 12:47 pm

    Greets: English garden friends,I seek to beautiful gardens, also real hobby gardens. I wish you a pleasant weekend….
    .Best regards from Belgium….
    From Guido…. natuurmanjak…

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    February 10th, 2009 at 6:46 pm

    [...] Kubota Garden – Another warm weather location, these beautiful Japanese gardens have been the setting for lots of wedding and receptions. [...]

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