Think of gardens you have visited which have a large arbor with flowering plants and vines growing up it. Here are some types of arbors to use in a garden setting. Other times it is up to you to decide the look you want. Sometimes nature makes the choice for you with a carved out stone area that you can use as an arbor. Up to 150 white folding chairs provided.There are many types of arbors and garden arches to choose from for use in an outdoor setting. (Parks office is located at Micke Grove Regional Park’s Memorial Building, across from Japanese Garden).Ĭeremony only.

Date/site change or cancellations within 21 days (picnic shelters) or 90 days (Memorial Building/Garden) - Lose entire rental fee minus deposit.

Date/site change or cancellations prior to 21 days (picnic shelters) - $25 or prior to 90 days (Memorial Building/Garden) - $50.

Please note: credit cards not accepted at kiosks.ĭiscounted Parking Available for Memorial Building and/or Garden (pre-purchased passes only)

Parking - $5 per vehicle (weekdays), $6 (weekends and holidays), $10 (special holiday weekends - Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day).

Rehearsals (Thursday and Friday only) - $55 per hr.

rental (Monday - Wednesday only, includes Tea House) - $250 rental (Friday - Sunday and holidays only, includes Tea House) - $400 It provides a beautiful backdrop for outdoor weddings, which are popular in the garden. The large building in the garden is a pavilion designed by Hoji Wada of Stockton, who also designed the garden’s entrance gate. The red arch bridge, meanwhile, is of typical Japanese design and includes eight bronze lotus flower bud finials. The garden’s angle bridge represents Chinese belief that evil spirits travel in a low straight line, therefore unable to follow across this bridge. Colors range from red, blue, white, brown, black and yellow. The fish, with ring markings on its scales designating age, can grow to three feet in length. Koi fish in the pond have been known to live for 200 years. The flame-shaped tip denotes protection against fire. The long rod on the top has nine rings and has a kinship to Buddha. Each story is representative of fire, water, earth, air and atmosphere. The five-story pagoda lantern situated on the north hill was donated by Lodi’s sister city Kofu, Japan. There are 11 lanterns in the garden, all being stone except for one which is concrete.

Shintoism is expressed in the use of stones, Buddhism is visible in the use of lanterns and Taoism is manifested in the islands. Three religions have an influence in the garden.

The garden is surrounded by 60 Kwanzan flowering cherry trees with five Akibono flowering cherry trees in the central area of the garden. Sakurai agreed to design the garden, and it was dedicated in April, 1965.

“Duke” contacted Nagao Sakurai, who had served 20 years as landscape architect at the Imperial Palace in Japan before coming to design gardens in the United States. Micke thought it was a wonderful idea and set aside three acres for the garden.Ī committee of residents from Stockton, Lodi and French Camp was formed to solicit $5,000 in pledges and approximately 100 hours of volunteer labor from each member of the Japanese Gardeners Club. William Micke for permission to build a Japanese Garden for the Japanese community to show solidarity with the people of San Joaquin County. In 1959, “Duke” came to work in Micke Grove Park and asked Mr. “Duke” would come to serve in the armed forces during World War II, where he also taught judo. Born in Sacramento and educated in Japan, Yoshimura had returned to the United States, entering high school to learn English. This beautiful Japanese Garden had its beginnings in 1959 through the guidance of “Duke” Yoshimura. Reservations must be paid in full at time of booking. Parks › Micke Grove Regional Park › Japanese Garden

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