The Garden blends two classic styles. the 'senzui' (lake and mountain garden) where the imagination endows the small pond with vastness and grandeur.
The second is the 'kare senzui' (dry garden) where rocks and sand evoke the presence of water, even the sea itself.
On April 19th. 1982, Adelaide and the ancient Japanese city of Himeji became sister cities. Himeji is 650km. west of Tokyo and 8,050 from Adelaide.
The gardens are often used to compliment Japanese classes in South Australian primary schools and ParaHills West has actually extended the idea of having a Japanese garden into their curiculum by creating their own native Japanese garden in their school yard.
open daily closes 1hr before sunset
