The Storrier-Stearns Japanese Garden is a Japanese garden located at 270 Arlington Drive in Pasadena, California. The private garden was designed in 1937 by Japanese landscape designer Kinzuchi Fujii. The 1.45-acre (0.59 ha) garden took four years to construct once its design was complete and cost $150,000. The garden was designed in the "chisen-kaiyushiki" form, which traditionally includes water features and walking paths; this garden was no exception, as it included a 25-foot (7.6 m) waterfall and numerous ponds, bridges and paths. The garden's teahouse and all of its granite, bronze, and wood features were imported from Japan. The garden became a landmark for the Japanese community in Pasadena, and its teahouse served as a meeting place for Japanese cultural activities until it burned down in 1981.
The garden was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 15, 2005.
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