Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
Shofuso, also known as Japanese House and Garden, is a 17th century-style Japanese house and garden exhibited originally in New York in 1954, designed by the famed modernist Japanese architect Junzō Yoshimura.Photo: Kandrews1967, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Garden
- Description: traditional garden in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
- Also known as: “Japanese House and Garden”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Please Touch Museum and Fairmount Park Horticulture Center.
Please Touch Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Please Touch Museum is a children's museum located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum focuses on teaching children through interactive exhibits and special events, mostly aimed at children seven years old and younger. Please Touch Museum is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Shofuso Japanese House and Garden.
Fairmount Park Horticulture Center
Public building
The Horticultural Center in Philadelphia, USA, contains an arboretum, greenhouse, demonstration gardens, and an exhibition hall. It is located within Fairmount Park at the southeast corner of Belmont and Montgomery Drives. Fairmount Park Horticulture Center is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Shofuso Japanese House and Garden.
Ohio House
Historic building
Photo: Brian W. Schaller, FAL.
The Ohio House, or the Ohio State Building, is an historic, American building that is located in west Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. It is listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places and is an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park Historic District entry on the National Register of Historic Places. Ohio House is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Shofuso Japanese House and Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parkside and Mill Creek.
Parkside
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Parkside is a neighborhood that is located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Mill Creek
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Mill Creek is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It sits between 44th and 52nd Streets, north of Market Street and south of Girard Avenue.
Wynnefield
Neighborhood
Wynnefield is a diverse middle-class neighborhood in West Philadelphia. Its borders are 53rd Street at Jefferson to the south, Philadelphia's Fairmount Park to the east, City Avenue to the north and the Amtrak Philadelphia Main Line tracks to the west.
Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
- Categories: Japanese garden, botanical garden, tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.9813° or 39° 58′ 53″ northLongitude
-75.21281° or 75° 12′ 46″ westOpen location code
87F6XQJP+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 688647034OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5214910
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Shofuso Japanese House and Garden” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “松风庄”
- Chinese: “松风庄日本园林”
- French: “Shofuso Japanese House and Garden”
- Japanese: “松風荘”
- Spanish: “Casa y jardin japones Shofuso”
- Spanish: “Casa y jardín japonés Shofuso”
Notable Places Nearby
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