Garden

Himeji Garden

Name: Himeji Garden
Address: Glen Osmond Road, Adelaide, SA, AU

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Tips from locals

Alex

November 21, 2021

The Adelaide-Himeji Garden contains features which are of profound religious significance to the Japanese people. It contains features designed to recall the beauty of nature.

John

July 28, 2018

Japanese themed garden in the South Parklands. Walking distance from public transport. Beautiful spot.

Delia

August 17, 2020

The garden was originally designed by council staff, in consultation with the Adelaide Japanse community, after Adelaide and Himeji entered a sister city relationship in 1982. However, aspects of the garden's design were criticised, including its cyclone fence and lack of attention to detail. In 1986, Japanese landscape designer Yoshitaka Kumada drew up plans to refurbish the garden, which included the purchase of trees and shrubs from Melbourne, and stones from near Adelaide. After a Shinto ground-breaking ceremony in May 1987, the works began, with Kumada himself overseeing the project. The little lake was reshaped, the Sea of Sand was expanded, and the garden filled with carefully selected plants and ornamentation to complement the granite Okunoin lantern gifted by the City of Himeji in 1985. The redesign was finally implemented completely in 1989, but Kumada continued to visit each year during the early 1990s, tweaking details and teaching techniques to the council gardeners.