With Mum and Dad, I took a (nearly 3 hour one-way) drive through country NSW from Oberon to to Cowra Japanese Gardens. Designed by Ken Nakajima in 1971, opening 1979, the gardens commemorate the Cowra POW breakout and long association of Cowra with Japanese immigrants to Australia. Somehow this deplorable time in Australia's history has been transformed into something very beautiful. In addition to the stroll garden pictured, there is a rock (and pebble) meditation garden, bonsai house, pottery and in season a Sakura Matsuri!
www.cowrajapanesegarden.com.au/ and more photos here
Flickr/
With Mum and Dad, I took a (nearly 3 hour one-way) drive through country NSW from Oberon to to Cowra Japanese Gardens. Designed by Ken Nakajima in 1971, opening 1979, the gardens commemorate the Cowra POW breakout and long association of Cowra with Japanese immigrants to Australia. Somehow this deplorable time in Australia's history has been transformed into something very beautiful. In addition to the stroll garden pictured, there is a rock (and pebble) meditation garden, bonsai house, pottery and in season a Sakura Matsuri! www.cowrajapanesegarden.com.au/ and more photos here Flickr/
