THE PEBBLE BEACH AT SHOFUSO
Based on newly-discovered 1957 drawings made by Shofuso’s original garden designer, Tansai Sano, in 2020 Shofuso brought to life a traditional Su-hama Pebble Beach on the garden’s boat-landing shoreline. This archetypal Japanese Garden motif invokes the spirit of the pebble strewn shorelines of Kyoto’s Kamo River and the rocky coasts of Japan, by incorporating elegantly designed stretches of pebbled beach along a garden pond’s lowest contours.
This June, the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia will receive a 2021 Preservation Achievement Grand Jury Award from the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, honoring the Pebble Beach Historic Landscape Restoration.
ABOUT SHOFUSO
Shofuso is a traditional 17th century-style Japanese house and garden located in Philadelphia's West Fairmount Park on the site of the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
Shofuso represents the value of diversity in America and provides every visitor with an opportunity to experience authentic Japanese art and culture in Philadelphia.
The Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia preserves and maintains this historic site and landscape. Make a donation to the Preservation Fund, and help us complete the necessary maintenance, planning, and work that happens year round. Your gift directly supports our efforts to maintain Shofuso today and for years to come.
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