Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden
Alberta, Canada · built 1967
Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden (officially Nikka Yuko Centennial Garden) is a 3.75-acre (15, 200 m2) traditional Japanese garden located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The garden was designed by Dr. Masami Sugimoto and Dr. Tadashi Kubo of Osaka Prefecture University in Japan. The pavilion, shelter, bridges and gates were all built in Kyoto, Japan by five artisans, who later reassembled them in the garden. The name Nikka Yuko means Japan-Canada friendship, and was chosen to symbolize the enduring friendship between the two nations and to acknowledge the contributions of Japanese Canadians to Southern Alberta. The garden opened on July 14, 1967, during the Canadian Centennial celebrations.
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