San Antonio, March & April 2002Japanese Tea Gardens
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| Originally named the Japanese Tea Gardens, these gardens were renamed during World War II. They are the Japanese Tea Gardens once again although the decorative entrance gate retains the garden's war name. | This two story open sided roofed structure overlooks the rest of the gardens. When we visited the Japanese Tea Gardens a wedding was being held in this pavillion. |
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| These steps take you down from the pavillion to the lowest part of the Japanese Tea Gardens. | A small waterfall feeds the quarry pool. The waterfall is on the quarry wall which is opposite from pavillion. |
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| Quite a few turtles live pond in the Japanese Tea Gardens. | There are also many koi. Koi are carp which the Japanese breed to be attractively colored. |
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There are water lillies, too. |
Here the footpath around the quarry cosses the shallow pool which covers the quarry floor. |
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| Here is another view of the footbridges. The camera is near where the waterfall is. | The camera is on the quarry wall opposite the wall near the footbridges. The footpath is along the top of the wall at this part of the Gardens. |
| The Japanese Tea Gardens are next to the San Antonio Zoo. Both
are in Brackenridge Park. Throughout most of San Antonio's history, springs
in Brackenridge Park were the source of the San Antonio River. But wells
removed water from the Edwards
Aquifer and the springs which fed the river dried. Since the river is
essential for the existence of the River Walk, the San Antonio River source
is water from wells and reclaimed water.
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