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Established: 1873
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Cultural centre
Access: Closed / no public access
Designer: Japanese craftsmen and gardeners
Commissioned by: Meiji Japanese government

Wooden bridge Bamboo Fences Open Fences Lake Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Gate Shrine Lantern Fish kites

Established: 1913
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: Schönbrunn palace gardeners; Japanese experts involved in the late-1990s restoration
Commissioned by: Schönbrunn Palace / Imperial palace garden administration

Pavilion Wooden Fences Bamboo Fences Open Fences Gates Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1974
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Friendship / sister-city project
Access: Limited public access
Designer: Kinsaku Nakane
Commissioned by: Japanese contribution to the Vienna International Garden Show 1974; reconstruction supported by the City of Takasaki

Stone bridge River Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1992
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Friendship / sister-city project
Access: Public
Designer: Takeshi “Ken” Nakajima
Commissioned by: Döbling District / City of Vienna, in the context of the Döbling–Setagaya partnership

Stone bridge Wooden bridge Tea House Lake River Waterfall Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Lantern Pagoda

Established: 2000
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Educational institution
Access: Limited public access
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: City of Vienna, Wiener Stadtgärten (MA 42)

Bamboo Fences Open Fences Lake Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Gate Lantern

Established: 2009
Style: Dry garden
Context: Friendship / sister-city project
Access: Public
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: City of Vienna and the District of Floridsdorf, in cooperation with Katsushika City

Vertical Stone Recumbent stone