The Japanese Garden
The Japanese Garden is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Mount Lukens stands 1,547 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 16 miles off.
The story
The Japanese Garden is a 6.5-acre (2.6 ha) public Japanese garden in Los Angeles, located in the Lake Balboa district in the central San Fernando Valley, adjacent to the Van Nuys and Encino neighborhoods. It is specifically on the grounds of the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant adjacent to Woodley Park, in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area. The garden's Japanese name is Suihō-en (水芳園) meaning "garden of water and fragrance." The idea of having a Japanese Garden adjacent to a water reclamation plant was conceived by Donald C. Tillman. The garden's purpose was to demonstrate a positive use of reclaimed water, in what is usually considered a delicate environment, a Japanese garden. The ponds and irrigation use reclaimed water from the adjacent water reclamation plant.
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What to expect
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Corn Maze: 1.3 mi
- Sepulveda Dam Recreational Area: 1.3 mi
- Balboa Sports Center: 1.3 mi
- Teichman Family Magnolia Park: 1.4 mi
- Workaholics -- The House: 1.2 mi
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 4.2 mi
- Ralph Prator Fountain: 4.9 mi
- Convento: 6.3 mi
- Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge: 7.6 mi
- Los Encinos State Historic Park: 1.9 mi
- Valley Relics Museum: 2.4 mi
- Skirball Cultural Center: 4.0 mi
- Museum of the San Fernando Valley: 5.1 mi
- West Valley Museum: 7.0 mi
- Untitled: 2.0 mi
- Future Memories: 2.5 mi
- Kobe mural: 2.8 mi
- Horse & Wagon: 2.8 mi
- Dinosaur: 3.1 mi
- H.K. Valley Center Gate: 2.4 mi
- The Assyrian Genocide Memorial Wall: 2.7 mi
- Adventures of Superman: 3.8 mi
- Earthquake Garden: 4.6 mi
- Tree Disguise: 4.6 mi
- Deervale-Stone Canyon Park: 3.2 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 3.3 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 3.4 mi
- Oak Forest Canyon Natural Area: 3.8 mi
- Fossil Ridge Park: 3.9 mi
- Los Angeles River & Aliso Creek Confluence Park: 3.6 mi
- Cottonwood Urban Farm: 4.1 mi
- Rainforest: 4.6 mi
- Botanical Garden: 4.6 mi
- Arboretum and Braille Trail: 5.2 mi
- San Vicente Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Gizmo Peak: 4.9 mi
- Chalk Hill: 5.8 mi
- Red Barn Hill: 5.9 mi
- Temescal Peak: 7.0 mi
- shady grass: 7.0 mi
- Redwood Grove: 7.1 mi
- Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- 3-Mile Tree Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Captain's Roost: 10.9 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 8.1 mi
- Temescal Falls: 8.5 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 12.9 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 16.0 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 2.0 mi
- Eagle Spring: 7.2 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 9.6 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 10.8 mi
- Fascination Spring: 11.8 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 10.8 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 10.9 mi
- Palisades Beach: 11.2 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 11.5 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 12.9 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 8.2 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 8.5 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 8.6 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 16.4 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 19.3 mi
- Spa Palace: 14.9 mi
- Mentryville: 15.5 mi
- Coba Arch: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of The Japanese Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lukens | ENE 67° | 1,546.6 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mendenhall Peak | NE 40° | 1,413.1 m | 14.9 mi |
| May Peak | NNE 14° | 1,203 m | 12.1 mi |
| Oat Mountain | NW 326° | 1,138 m | 12.2 mi |
| Contract Point | NNE 21° | 1,108 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NE 34° | 1,094 m | 13.9 mi |
| Kagel Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,081 m | 11.7 mi |
| Verdugo Peak | E 79° | 951.6 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
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 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — VAN Nuys AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- South Valley · 2 mi
- Van Nuys · 2 mi
- Sherman Oaks · 3 mi
- North Valley · 4 mi
- San Fernando Valley · 4 mi
- Studio City · 5 mi
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