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Kubota Garden (DO NOT MAIL) Kubota Garden is open every day of the year from sunrise to sundown. 9817 55th Ave S Seattle, WA 98118 Medical emergency or crime: 911 Weekend & after hours non-emergency: 206-684-7250 Office phone: 206-684-4584
Now owned and maintained by the City of Seattle, this 20-acre garden is open year-round and is free to the public. Dedicated volunteers offer free tours and events that are particularly popular in the spring and fall, when over 100 species of Japanese maples are displaying their color.
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]
In 1981, the 4.5 acre core was designated a Historic Landmark, and the City of Seattle purchased the garden from the Kubota family in 1987. The garden is an urban oasis, criss-crossed with streams and paths, ponds and waterfalls, rich with flora and fauna and a popular destination year-round.
Kubota Gardens is in south Seattle, off 55th Avenue South. The address is 9817 - 55th Avenue South Seattle, WA 98118. Take Transit. Take the bus to the trailhead!
Hidden in South Seattle, Kubota Garden is a stunning 20 acre landscape that blends Japanese garden concepts with native Northwest plants. The city acquired the property, which is an historic landmark, in 1987 from the estate of master landscaper Fujitaro Kubota.
