Hakone Gardens

Hakone Gardens
Saratoga, California (CA), US
Hakone Gardens is a Japanese garden in Saratoga, California. In 1916, San Francisco arts patrons, Oliver and Isabel Stine, set about building a summer retreat which became Hakone Gardens. Inspired by her trips to Japan, Isabel Stine modeled the gardens after Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. The gardens passed through a number of hands until it was abandoned in 1959. In 1961, a private group of friends bought the gardens and restored them to their original splendor.

Also seen here at VG: http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hakone-gardens/
Hakone Gardens is a Japanese garden in Saratoga, California. In 1916, San Francisco arts patrons, Oliver and Isabel Stine, set about building a summer retreat which became Hakone Gardens. Inspired by her trips to Japan, Isabel Stine modeled the gardens after Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. The gardens passed through a number of hands until it was abandoned in 1959. In 1961, a private group of friends bought the gardens and restored them to their original splendor.

Also seen here at VG: http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hakone-gardens/
View in Google Earth Gardens, Nature - Parks and Playgrounds
Links: hakone.us, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
By: jbottero

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