Name: Duthie Park Trust    Alternate Name:   Address: Duthie Park, Polmuir Road  Mailing Address:   City: Aberdeen, Grampian  State: Scotland  Postal Code:   Country: UNITED KINGDOM  Latitude/Longitude: lat=57.1333; long=-2.1 Find Gardens Nearby Phone: +44 (0)1224.585310  Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Takashi Sawano  Contruction Date: 1985  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: Daily  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1999  Last Updated: 5/1/2004  JGarden Description: This garden was designed by London landscape architect, Takashi Sawano, and was commissioned by the City of Aberdeen to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Hiroshima's destruction. The plant design focuses on Japanese plants. The site is organized around a central water feature shaped as the kanji for 'kokoro' (lit. heart or spirit). Some of the stone materials are actually granite pavers from the City of Aberdeen's streets and sidewalks.

When I look at your island Where the love bird dwells I see today also The andromeda blooming. Oshi no sumu Kimi ga kono shima Kyô mireba Ashibi no hana mo Saki ni keru kamo.   Mikata no Ohogimi   Manyôshuû, vol. 20, no. 5411   trans. by M.V. Otake