Yashiro Japanese Garden

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Yashiro Japanese Garden
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Yashiro Japanese Garden
Type Japanese garden
Location1010 Plum Street SE
Olympia, Washington
United States
Coordinates 47°02′25″N122°53′29″W / 47.0404°N 122.8913°W / 47.0404; -122.8913 Coordinates: 47°02′25″N122°53′29″W / 47.0404°N 122.8913°W / 47.0404; -122.8913
Area0.74 acre
OpenedMay 6, 1990

Yashiro Japanese Garden is a Japanese garden located in Olympia, Washington, United States. Designed by Robert Murase and dedicated on May 6, 1990, the garden was created to symbolize the relationship between Olympia and its sister city of Yashiro, Japan. [1]

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References

  1. "Yashiro Japanese Garden". City of Olympia. Retrieved May 30, 2011.