Name: Nakusp Japanese Garden  Nakusp, British Columbia Photo: Robert Cheetham   Alternate Name:   Address:   Mailing Address:   City: Nakusp  State: British Columbia  Postal Code: V0G 1R0  Country: CANADA  Latitude/Longitude: lat=50.23842; long=-117.80824 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s):   Construction Period: -   Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1999  Last Updated: 6/21/2001  JGarden Description: Small garden located on hill overlooking Arrow Lake, adjacent to the beach/town park. Nakusp was a host community for Japanese interred during the Second World War and this garden was built as a memorial to that event. If passing through Nakusp, be sure not to miss the Nikkei Internment Memorial Center and its garden, located just a few miles away in New Denver.

The spring rain Which hangs to the branches Of the green willow Looks like pearls Threaded on a string.   Lady Ise   Kokinshû(?)   trans. by Arthur Waley   9th century