The Cowra Japanese Garden firsts opened in October 1979, with stage 2 opening in November 1986. Mr Ken Nakajima, the world-renowned Japanese garden architect, designed the Kaiyushiki(strolling) Garden.The garden covers 5 hectares (14 acres) and is designed to represent the entire landscape of Japan. It is the largest Japanese Garden in the southern hemisphere.The garden is watered by an automatic sprinkler system. Two pumps force recycled water to the waterfall. Nishikigoi (Koi Carp) live in the lakes.
The Japanese know how to make a beautiful place. I am grateful that Japan choose to commemorate their fallen POWs with such a beautiful place. (I don't want to call it a garden as it seems to be more of a winding story)
verticalsmurf 2 years ago