Welcome to
Japanese Cultural Center,
Tea House,
and Gardens of Saginaw
いらっしゃいませ。
(I-ra-s-shya-i-ma-se)
Welcome to our strolling garden. Its gate opened in 1971 as designed by
Mr. Yataro Suzue and Lori Barber.
He stated then: "beauty is not trickery, not illusion ... but arranging elements like trees, water and rocks in a way that there is no crowding, no competition for attention."
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Our Mission: "to promote intercultural understanding and peace through a bowl of tea." |



