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Seattle Japanese Garden

Walking towards the lake (Seattle Japanese Garden)


Published: July 30, 2007 Modified: April 11, 2025

The Foundation chose Juki Iida to design the garden, a designer and builder of more than 1,000 Japanese gardens worldwide. Working with six other well-known designers, including K. Inoshita, Iida produced 34 pages of blueprints outlining his plans for the 3-1/2 acre garden.

As you walk along the footpath, this is the view as you head from the front entrance towards the lake.
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Seattle Japanese Garden

This is the Japanese Garden at the Washington Arboretum. The photo shows the view as you walk from the front entrance towards the lake. It was taken on July 11, 2007.

Seattle Japanese Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum
1075 Lake Washington Boulevard East
North of East Madison Street
206.684.4725
Learn more about the garden online >>


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Seattle Japanese Garden
I visited the Seattle Japanese Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum during a visit with my relatives in July 2007. My cousin and I went in the afternoon. This collection includes photos from our walk around the garden along the self-gui…
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