Japanese Tea Garden San Antonio

The san antonio japanese tea garden is a place of sanctuary and rich history that dwells in the heart of bustling san antonio.

Japanese tea garden san antonio. The san antonio japanese tea garden or sunken gardens in brackenridge park san antonio texas usa opened in an abandoned limestone rock quarry in the early 20th century. National register of historic places. If you re looking for a place to relax and appreciate nature this is it.

The quarry was shaped into a complex that included walkways stone arch bridges an island and a japanese pavilion. The garden had been closed while the san antonio parks and recreation department and the san antonio parks foundation completed. The tea garden may take your worries away but certainly not your cash.

About the japanese tea garden reopened in march 2008 with fanfare that included a serenade of japanese songs by tafoyalla middle school japanese students keyboard by carol gulley calligraphy and origami demonstrations and an enormous koi shaped cake. It was known also as chinese tea gardens chinese tea garden gate chinese sunken garden gate and is listed on the u s. Brought to you by the jingu family descendants we welcome you to share part of our japanese american culture by exploring our rich family history.

The japanese tea garden has a glorious history of over 90 years from the time it was an operating rock quarry to today as one of the most loved educational and cultural resources in san antonio. Japanese tea gardens san antonio.