Garden marks 10 years

UK-Japan News November 2015

The UK’s largest Japanese garden, located at National Trust property Kingston Lacy in Dorset, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its restoration, media reported in October.

Created following the Japan–British Exhibition of 1910 in London—at the time the largest international exhibition in which the Empire of Japan had ever participated—the space had fallen into disuse but was brought back to life.

The seven-acre garden features bamboo plants, granite lanterns and an authentic Japanese teahouse. Cherry blossoms can be seen in spring and red maple leaves in the autumn.