From the
website: "
Designed by architect Junzo Yoshimura, Shofuso was built in Japan in 1953 using traditional techniques and materials. It was shipped to New York and exhibited in the courtyard of the Museum of Modern Art in New York before moving to West Fairmount Park in 1958. In 2007, international artist Hiroshi Senju, inspired by the garden’s waterfall, donated 20 contemporary murals to Shofuso, which are permanently displayed inside the house. This historic site and museum includes a hill and pond garden with a tiered waterfall, island, and koi fish, a tea garden featuring a traditional tea house, and a courtyard garden leading to a bathhouse."
For a small fee you can tour the inside of the house and you have to remove your shoes.
It's definitely worth it to take a look around this traditional Japanese home.
Some of the artwork displayed in the house.
The side garden.
Once outside we could really appreciate the beauty of this spot, hidden away in the city.
We were there right before cherry blossom season and I'm sure that would be an amazing sight.
We'll definitely return to this special place in Fairmount Park.
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5 comments:
Once again Heather that looks like a nice place to visit. I love the garden and pond are so pretty to look at. I enjoyed looking at the photos.
So pretty and peaceful!
What a very lovely and beautiful place.
So pretty! Your photographs are incredible and capture it so well!
PS I wish you were closer! I'd hire you to do my girls pictures!
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