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Japanese Friendship Garden in Downtown Phoenix hosts cultural events, traces roots to Himeji sister city
Summary
A speaker described Phoenix’s Japanese Friendship Garden, Rohō‑en, as a 3.5‑acre cultural site at Latham and Third avenues that opened in phases (1996 and Feb. 2002) and offers tea ceremonies, workshops, weddings and traditional dance and music lessons tied to the city’s sister‑city relationship with Himeji, Japan.
A staff member said Phoenix’s Japanese Friendship Garden, Rohō‑en, is a 3.5‑acre site at Latham and Third avenues in downtown Phoenix that grew from the city’s sister‑city relationship with Himeji, Japan.
The speaker said the garden was built in phases, with the first phase opening in 1996 and the remainder opening to the…
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