Japanese Tea Garden
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Japanese Tea Garden
While Japanese gardens have come to be an expected feature of many botanical parks around the world, the Japanese Tea Garden, which opened in 1894, was the first public tea garden in the United States. The original plot consisted of less than half a hectare (one acre), though it gradually grew to its current size of two hectares (five acres). Unusually for its time, a Japanese landscape architect, Makoto Hagiwara, oversaw it for decades until he was interned during World War II and not allowed to return to his position after the war. His legacy lives on, however, in this meticulous garden dotted with pagodas and crossed by stone paths.
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Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco
America's oldest public Japanese tea garden

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Wander the Tea Garden
It's located beside the De Young and Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, and offers a variety of snacks to nibble on while enjoying the gentle murmurs of the waterfalls. The paths weave around carefully manicured shrubs, statues, and this bright red pagoda.
Check out their website for information on free admission dates and times.