- Address: South Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Phone: +61 (08) 8203 7483
- Opening date: 1982.
- Working hours: from 8-00 to 17-30 daily from October to April.
One of the new, but already popular among locals and visitors of the city, the attractions of Adelaide - Himeji Garden, a classic Japanese garden. It was defeated in 1982 and became a gift to Adelaide from the Japanese sister city of Himeji. Originally the park was designed by local landscape designers, but only after two visits of the famous Japanese landscape specialist Yoshitaki Kumada Himeji Garden acquired the features of a real Japanese garden.
Garden areas
The Japanese garden of Himeji (this is how the name of the Japanese language is pronounced, the word "Himeji" appeared due to English transliteration) consists of two zones: the traditional garden of the Karesenzui stones and the lake with the mountains - the Senzui. Entrance to the garden is a Japanese-style gate, next to which is a pit with clear water; according to the Japanese tradition, you should kneel before her and wash your hands, but if you do not want to do this, do not worry. Near the gate there is a box in which you can take for free a guide to the garden.
In the center of the garden there is a small lake in the villa of the hieroglyph "tires" (this word translates as "soul"); in it grow water lilies and other plants, live goldfish and turtles. The lake feeds on water from a small waterfall that falls from a small cliff. Near the lake there is a well, which, as the guide tells, is designed to supply water with tea ceremonies that take place in a tea house. Behind the house there is a soot of stones: a clearing is strewn with sand, which is carefully razed by rakes, and stones are placed on it - around them sand is poured in concentric circles. It is an artistic image symbolizing islands in the ocean and ripples around them.
Between the garden of stones and a lake there is a "stool" - a kind of scarecrow designed to scare wild boars, deer and other animals that can harm the garden. "It works" is very simple: in a hollow piece of bamboo water flows from one side, and on the other hand it flows. When the bamboo is filled to a certain limit, it turns on the loop, on which it is fixed, and knocks on a pebble. This tapping occurs about once a minute.
In addition to the tea house, in the garden there are several more stone structures: a lantern in human growth made of solid stone, and a mile post, the tablet on which says that the city of Himeji is 8050 km.
How to get to Himeji Garden?
Himeji Garden is located less than a kilometer from the center of Adelaide , so it is easy to walk. You can also come by car (there are several parking lots around Himeji Garden), and public transport - for example, the CIT route. The garden is open seven days a week, from 8 am to 5 pm; from April to September, he does not accept visitors. The entrance to the park is free, and for a small fee you can book an excursion.
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