Public Japanese gardens in the USA
Subtitle: present and past : southern California
By: David M. Newcomer
Publisher: David M. Newcomer, Japanese Gardens USA
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Mill Valley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780979296611
Subjects: Japanese Gardens; Guidebooks; Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.)
Other titles: Japanese gardens in the USA
Notes: "In addition ... When visiting these public Japanese gardens, you may ... want to visit 39 near-by Points of Interest related to your appreciation of 'things Japanese': Japanese tea houses, Japantowns, large temple bells, memorials, sister city lanterns, temple gardens and much more."--Back cover.

"In addition ... With the aid of photographs, you will visit and learn the fascinating histories of 19 Past or Deceased Points of Interest and, with a reconstructed garden map, stroll one international exposition Japanese garden which, though long forgotten, was very popular and influential as far back as 1915 [Exposition Japanese garden and pavilion, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA]."--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-286) and index.
Table of contents: title: Suiho-En (Garden of Water and Fragrance), Tillman Water Reclamation Plant, Van Nuys, CA; title: Japanese Garden at Huntington Garden, San Marino, CA; title: Seiryu-En (Garden of the Clear Stream), Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA; title: UCLA Hannah Carter Japanese Garden, Bel Air, CA; title: California Scenario, South Court Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA; title: The Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden, California State University, Long Beach, CA; title: Sankai-En (Three Scence Garden), Balboa Park, San Diego, CA; title: Japanese Garden at Lotusland, Montecito, CA; title: Shinzen Friendship Garden, Woodward Park, Fresno, CA; title: Three private California Japanese gardens as registered historic places.