Shiojiri Niwa: The Story of Mishawaka’s Japanese Garden

Shiojiri Niwa: The Story of Mishawaka’s Japanese Garden

Shiojiri Niwa, the Japanese garden in Mishawaka, Indiana, covers only one and a third acres of land, but the symbolism is much larger than that. The serene strolling garden is a symbol of a special bond between sister cities Mishawaka and Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan that began with a chance meeting in Indonesia in 1937.

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