Anderson Japanese Gardens

Anderson Japanese Gardens, Rockford, Illinois, is internationally renowned as one of the premier Japanese Gardens outside of Japan. Situated on a twelve acre site and comprised of an authentic Japanese pond-strolling garden, guest house, tea house, gazebo, stone lanterns, and waterfalls, as well as the Garden of Reflection, and a contemporary garden with a strong Japanese influence.

A Japanese Garden is designed to allow the visitor to reflect upon the tranquil beauty of nature. In doing so, one is led away from the stresses of everyday life. The serenity one feels in the garden instills a sense of calm and enables the visitor to commune with nature and thus one's self.
The following video is a compilation of stills taken on a trip to the Gardens with my Mom, on 8/9/06. They are presented in the exact chronological order that they were shot, preserving each step of our journey on that day.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Japanese
• Garden
• Anderson
• Rockford
• Illinois
• Zen
• Meditation
• Nature

[meezerlover]

Just finished visiting the gardens ourselves today...just a wonderful experience.

Your video does it justice...:-)

[bob5201966]

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME THE TITLE OF THE MUSIC THEY USED IN THIS VIDEO? I LOVE IT. SO RELAXING... SO SOOTHING... IT HAS A CALMING EFFECT... (10AM 6/30/10)

[Captainvideo54]

A wonderful slideshow. The sound the water makes as it tumbles and splashes give the garden a voice. A slow pace is best as you walk the paths or you might miss a hidden nook of flowers or stone terrace. We loved our visit.

[EricStiven]

Love the Koi ............... The music is beautiful ........... and Memoirs of A Geisha has inspired me to start my own Japanese Garden ........... Yin Yang

[MOUNTAINOUS]

i am from illinois but i live on mt hood oregon now and i made a vid of japanese garden in portland. i like this vid. you can check out mine if you like

[SandDemon64]

Absolutely beautiful. This song brings peace to and stillness to my sometimes VERY stressed mind.

[jcondon11]

That's an awesome garden.

[Suprakash08]

I liked it. Thank you.

[holaalways]

Thank you for sharing.

[Leholmgren]

i work here