Japanese Friendship Garden
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Japanese Friendship Garden is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelley Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Japanese Friendship Garden is a walled section of Kelley Park in San Jose, California, United States. Dedicated in October 1965, it is patterned after Japan's famous Korakuen Garden in Okayama (one of San Jose's sister cities) and spans six acres. Its three main ponds were stocked with koi sent from Okayama in 1966. The ponds are at different elevations in the park, and are inter-connected by streams. The park is open daily from 10 AM to 7 PM. There is no admission fee, but the city does charge for parking at Kelley Park.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q633365, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
What to expect
- Operated by
- San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
- Access
- Permitted
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelley Park: 0.1 mi
- Vườn Truyền Thống Việt;Viet Heritage Garden: 0.3 mi
- Rocksprings Park: 0.5 mi
- McLaughlin Park: 0.7 mi
- Bestor Art Park: 0.8 mi
- Viet Museum: 0.1 mi
- Chinese American Historical Museum: 0.2 mi
- Portuguese Historical Museum: 0.2 mi
- History Park at Kelley Park: 0.2 mi
- Hellenic Heritage Museum: 0.2 mi
- Barn: 0.2 mi
- Doc's Critter Cave: 0.2 mi
- Animal Contact Area: 0.2 mi
- Ranch House: 0.2 mi
- Leaping Lemurs: 0.3 mi
- Another World: 0.3 mi
- Xin Cảm Ơn Nước Mỹ;Thank You America: 0.3 mi
- Phật: 0.6 mi
- San Jose Sharks: 0.7 mi
- We Live Here: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Perch: 0.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.3 mi
- Sunflower Circle: 0.3 mi
- Silly Celebration: 0.3 mi
- Whistling Woods: 0.3 mi
- Trần Hưng Đạo: 0.8 mi
- San Jose National Bank Gate: 1.3 mi
- César E. Chávez Monument: 1.5 mi
- Olympics Black Power Statue: 1.5 mi
- Japanese American Internment Memorial: 1.6 mi
- San Jose State Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 1.4 mi
- Spartan Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
- CNGF Native Plant Farm: 2.8 mi
- Historic Orchard: 2.9 mi
- Communications Hill: 2.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 5.7 mi
- Montgomery Hill: 5.9 mi
- Alum Rock: 6.0 mi
- Lone Hill: 6.1 mi
- Coyote Creek Parkway: 6.4 mi
- Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 7.2 mi
- Coyote Creek Parkway: 7.4 mi
- Santa Rosa Openspace: 7.4 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 7.5 mi
- Cherry Springs: 9.7 mi
- Congress Springs: 11.9 mi
- South Spring: 12.6 mi
- McClure Spring: 12.8 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 15.0 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 16.3 mi
- Murietta Falls: 16.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.7 mi
- Granuja Falls: 16.8 mi
- Lexington: 11.2 mi
- Drawbridge: 11.7 mi
- Alma: 11.8 mi
- Holy City: 13.1 mi
- Wrights: 13.5 mi
- Niles beach: 19.4 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 19.9 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 20.2 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 22.8 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 24.1 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 12.1 mi
- The Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 14.3 mi
- Underworld Rock: 14.6 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 21.9 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Japanese Friendship Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | E 82° | 1,327 m | 12.8 mi |
| Observatory Peak | E 84° | 1,298 m | 12.0 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | E 82° | 1,295 m | 12.9 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | E 83° | 1,286 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | E 83° | 1,279 m | 12.0 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | E 83° | 1,276 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Isabel | E 89° | 1,275 m | 13.2 mi |
| Galileo Peak | E 81° | 1,273 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/454614968
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