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There are many tourist places in San Antonio with free admission. One of those is The Japanese tea garden in Breckenridge park.
This place is also known as Sunken garden / Chinese tea garden. It was opened in the early 20th century which was an abandoned limestone rock quarry as per the Wikipedia. It is listed in US National register for historic places. During the world war II, It was renamed to Chinese Tea gardens to avoid destruction.
Japanese Tea Garden, San Antonio
We have decided to visit the place with kids after reading the reviews about the waterfall and a pond with fishes there. What's fun than going to a water body to cool off the scorching heat in summer? Monsoons started in India and we miss rains after coming here.
The garden is open between 9am to 5pm. But, the Sun won't set till 7 pm here. So, visiting a place before 5 pm is like walking in the afternoon heat. We applied enough sunscreen and insect repellent to start the walk.
The place has a nice garden, a cafe, a pond with many fishes, lot of trees and shade, a waterfall and a wooden bridge. The waterfall is not that great but kids enjoyed watching fish in the pond. The place is great to take photos and have a walk under trees. We expected it to be a big garden but it didn't take more than an hour to walk around.
It would have been great if they change closing time to 8pm in summer. This place is wonderful to sit and relax with cool breeze hitting on the face in the evenings. Since this place is near Breckenridge park and San Antonio zoo, we can cover those too. Don't miss the train ride in Breckenridge park if you have kids!
There are many fantastic places around which I will be visiting soon, so please stay tuned for more info in my blog ☺
Until next time,
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Is it known as both Japanese and Chinese Tea Garden? That's strange....:)
ReplyDeleteSuniana, It is Japanese garden but renamed as chinese tea garden to avoid destruction and violence during world war 2.
DeleteSO many beautiful places in this world.
ReplyDeleteTrue Sheetal ☺
DeleteSo many beautiful places in this world.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a pretty place. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Suzy
DeleteLooks beautiful.Nice pics!
ReplyDeleteAnd what about the tea plants there?Do they have many exotic varieties?
I can imagine how it will be to sit in such a scenic place and drink a refreshing tea
No tea plants here Shubha. Its just garden but designed very well.
DeleteThe photos look mesmerising..will make a sure visit if possible. :)
ReplyDeleteSure do try Darshana ☺
DeleteI love this place too!! Extremely creative and beautiful when the weather is right! Went when I stayed there :)
ReplyDeleteYa when weather is right. Thanks for dropping by muddle up
DeleteWhat a lovely place to visit!
ReplyDeleteYes Tdef. Thanks for dropping by
Deletethey look similar to Chinese gardens. I love them... so beautiful and peaceful. So much effort behind designing the garden :)
ReplyDeleteYes Rajlakshmi. Beatiful and peaceful
DeleteThis was such a beautiful tour Ramya. Look forward to more posts on your further travels.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kala. Will update more soon.
DeleteVery interesting name! Didn't hear about this garden until reading your post! Lovely pics
ReplyDeleteYes eesha. Since the design is in Japanese style, it might have got that name.
DeleteSuch a cute place. Japanese gardens are so charming.
ReplyDeleteYes Ami, thanks for dropping by.
DeleteSuch a beautiful place that is.
ReplyDeleteRegards
Tina
Yes Tina, it is.
DeleteLooks like a wonderful place to visit, should I come to San Antonio. :)
ReplyDeleteYes it is Vinay.
DeleteThis garden and post reminded me fondly of my late husband. He was a tea junkie and a lover of all things Zen, he would have enjoyed visiting here. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by Erica. Glad that it reminded you of good days.
DeleteI love Japanese gardens. I haven't been to San Antonio since 1976; I did visit the zoo but even in the winter (when I was there) this must have been lovely. And, to expand on something you said for the benefit of at least one of your commenters, we in the United States were at war with Japan during World War II. To our shame, many of our citizens (and many were citizens) of Japanese origin were put into interment camps. I can easily see where this garden had to change its name.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your detailed insight on name change Alana.
DeleteThat looks lovely. I'd love to see this someday. Walking in a garden is a happy thing. The water bodies and the greens - nature at its best.
ReplyDeleteYes Parul. I too like the walks in the garden.
DeleteWow! I love the nature's beauty.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by aura.
DeleteJapanese and Chinese gardens are always so beautiful. I've been to one here in Sydney and went to one in Montreal when I was there.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I can't seem to share your post directly on Twitter...you may need to adjust your sharing settings :)