San Antonio Zoo Japanese Tea Garden

Japanese Tea Garden

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Japanese Tea Garden is a Botanical garden located in San Antonio .

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Apr 25, 2025
Lovely place, peaceful and zen like. I enjoyed walking around admiring the koi pond and landscape. It’s not a huge place, has steps to climb/descend but all doable. There is a cafe but I didn’t chec…Full review by viscountesslily
Apr 9, 2025
This place is incredibly stunning, and I am shocked that it is free to be at. We had a great time! There's a restaurant and gift shop if you're interested, but we just walked around before going to t…Full review by jesspcordell
Feb 20, 2025
The Japanese Tea Garden in San Antonio is a beautiful and historic spot perfect for a relaxing stroll. Originally a limestone rock quarry in the early 20th century, the site was transformed into a lu…Full review by Lina E
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In 1915, the city requested a Japanese immigrant and his wife to transform an old rock quarry into a Japanese-styled garden, and a …
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Located:3853 N. St. Mary's Street
Construction completed:1942
Architect:Rodriguez, Dionicio
Architectural style:Faux bois sculpture

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About how long does it take to visit the gardens? Ballpark?
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We spent less than half an hour there just walking around. But one can spend a lot more time in the teahouse or sitting on a bench.
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Answer by xcschlr · Apr 27, 2025
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Can we do a small exchange of wedding vows there? Is there a cost to do that?
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I would contact the management at the Gardens but I think I saw pictures of a ceremony that had taken place there. I’m unsure if associated costs.
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Is there somewhere to leave suitcases while touring the gardens?
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Didn’t use any storage. It is about a block walk from the paved walkway and parking lot. There is a building there and suggest that you call to find about storage. I do not have the phone …
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Didn’t use any storage. It is about a block walk from the paved walkway and parking lot. There is a building there and suggest that you call to find about storage. I do not have the phone number and we had our luggage in the car trunk.
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Can you walk from here to Brockenridge Park?
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Japanese garden is in Brackenridge Park next to the zoo. You should be able to walk Depending on which area of the park you want to visit, the park is pretty big!
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Answer by Maria C · Jan 20, 2022
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Are dogs allowed with a respectful visitor? I have a little dog.
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Not sure about dogs! Honestly I have never seen animals there abd I have gone 2 times. I might call.
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Answer by Baybug2 · Oct 8, 2021
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