Okayama Friendship Garden, Pune

About Okayama Friendship Garden

Okayama Friendship Garden This is a very popular Japanese garden in the city of Pune. The garden was inspired by the 300-year-old Okayama's Koraku-en Garden, hence it is also called the Pune-Okayama Friendship Garden. Situated in Dattawadi, this garden is an extraordinary amalgamation of concrete and natural beauty.

The garden has a natural canal that runs across the garden while the ponds and springs present here are man-made. From lush gardens to enchanting flowers, wonderful landscapes and colorful seating areas, Okayama Friendship Garden will invigorate your soul and make your five senses work over time.

Architecture of Okayama Friendship Garden

The Japanese garden is spread over an area of 10 acres. It represents the culture and complex ideology of an authentic Japanese garden, focused on making the gardens a spiritual space for people to meditate and reflect.

Interesting facts about Okayama Friendship Garden

1. Pune Okayama Friendship Garden is a symbol of Indo-Japanese friendship between the partner cities of Pune and Okayama and this garden is indeed the pride of Pune.
2. Basic elements of Japanese gardens include koi fish, ponds, waterfalls, stone lanterns, Japanese bridges, water basins, walls, fences and statues.
3. The Garden is not entirely natural and contains man-made ingredients, focusing on the Yin and Yang principle.
4. Pune Next to the Okayama Friendship Garden is the Mughal Gardens which is a replica of Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
5. This garden is famous for the evening fountain dance and its structure dates back to the Mughal period.

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