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Kubota Garden is a 20-acre (81,000 m 2) Japanese garden in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. [1] A public park since 1987, it was started in 1927 by Fujitaro Kubota, a Japanese emigrant. Today, it is maintained as a public park by the Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Kubota Garden Foundation. [2]
Kubota Garden is one of my favorite parks in South Seattle. It's 20 acres of Japanese inspired park and there is no admission (many Japanese gardens charge a...
Fujitaro Kubota’s unique gardens transformed Seattle's landscape in the 20th century. Kubota immigrated to the US in the early 20th century, worked as a nurseryman, and eventually bought 20...
1 maj 2015 · Discover Kubota Garden in Seattle, Washington: This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.
16 kwi 2020 · With Earth Day now seemingly every day, symbolism abounds in Kubota Garden. This 20-acre park near Seattle’s southern city limits showcases a calming mix of greenery, stone and water, all buoyed by an early enhancement, the Heart Bridge. And in this uncertain era, more than ever we need heart.
14 paź 2021 · Sadly, the Kubota family, like many other Japanese, were interned during the war. They were assigned to live at Camp Minidoka in Idaho. During this time, Fujitaro helped to build a community park and a Japanese rock garden in the camp. After the war, the Kubota family returned to Seattle.
Location: 9817 55th Avenue South, Seattle, WA | Google Maps. Greenway Trust Priority Area: Urban Communities. Map Categories: Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites, Parks and Open Spaces. Fujitaro Kubota, a self-taught gardener, slowly crafted turning a logged-off swamp into a 20-acre oasis studded with waterfalls.
