Traditionally, a Japanese garden has a gate. Boundaries, in general, are very important in a Japanese garden, to symbolize ...

To the untrained eye, the evergreens, rocks, pebbles, sand, ponds and waterfalls ... studying in Kyoto. Japanese-style gardens typically replicate natural scenery in a small area.

and vast waterfall that spans much of the park. Two of the garden’s oldest living occupants are a Japanese nutmeg tree, and a Yew Plum pine; it is said that they both date to the late 18th century.