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title: "Kubota Garden, Seattle — GetMap"
description: "A former swamp became a Japanese garden. Fujitaro Kubota, a Japanese immigrant, began shaping this former swamp into a garden in 1927. Ponds, waterfalls…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJA2y97GVCkFQRLhpMnRq2Nd8
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# Kubota Garden

A former swamp became a Japanese garden

Nature · 🇺🇸 Seattle · one place, one stop

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Fujitaro Kubota, a Japanese immigrant, began shaping this former swamp into a garden in 1927. Ponds, waterfalls, bridges and stone lanterns sit among Japanese maples, pines and rhododendrons, creating a landscape built around water and changing leaves.

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