Kyoto Garden
Traditional Japanese stroll garden gifted by Kyoto in nineteen ninety-one, with tiered waterfall, koi pond and roaming peacocks.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Kyoto Garden in Holland Park traces how the garden arrived in London in 1991, a gift from the city of Kyoto to mark the Japan Festival, and the designers and craftsmen who shaped its stroll-garden layout of water, stone and maple. It also follows the unexpected residents who claimed the space for themselves: Holland Park's peacocks, drawn to the stone lanterns. Listen for the waterfall as you walk the path slowly, the way the garden was designed to be experienced.
This audio guide was created using AI.
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