Marlette C.
7/5/2025
This is such a beautiful, small section of Woodward Park. It's very serene with the sound of the stream and small waterfalls heard throughout. There are also a couple of seating areas along side...
Shinzen Friendship Garden
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114 W Audubon Dr
Fresno, CA 93711
The Shinzen Friendship Garden is a traditional northwestern American Japanese Garden. The Garden was constructed to honor Fresno’s Sister City, Kochi, Japan, celebrating the spirit of understanding and promoting educational and cultural awareness. The beauty, grace and serenity of Japanese design is present in the use of varied plant material, rocks and stones, and water throughout the five acre garden. The garden is designed around the four seasons of Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter; granite markers identify each section. In the Fall of 2015 we were proud to be chosen to house and display the world-class Clark Bonsai Collection, which is now on permanent display in the garden, offering a seasonal rotation of some of the finest Bonsai in the United States.
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4.5110 reviews
Dexter F.
6/17/2025
Wow! This place is great! It is definitely a place to allow for at least a couple of hours to explore the grounds and check out the handful of exhibits and demonstrations. Fortunately, I was able...
Joan W.
6/11/2025
One of the bigger Japanese gardens I've been to, it sits at 5 acres but with the view of the lake it makes it look massive but the lake is part of Woodward Park and the garden sits at the base of...
Margaret A.
6/3/2025
This was my first visit here so I was unsure as what to expect. There is plenty of parking out front and as you walk in (at the time of our visit) they were in the middle of re-doing the front...
Matthew N.
8/27/2025
Went to the Shinzen Friendship Garden on a weekend afternoon and had a wonderful time! Parking is $5 for the day and admission is $5 per person, which felt very reasonable. The garden is...
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