Kelowna, Canada
Kasugai, Japan
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Behind City Hall, in the midst of the downtown core of Kelowna BC, lies a little piece of Japan. In 1981, Kelowna signed a Sister City Agreement with Kasugai, Japan. At a ceremony on July 24, 1987, Kelowna unveiled Kasugai Gardens in honour of their sister city. Donations of a substantial quantity of supplies were made from local businesses. For the next few years visits and gifts of timber and bamboo came from Kasugai.
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Shortly after this ceremony, a landscape architect from Japan presented our garden with several stone lanterns to cast a simple glow through the gorgeous garden. The friendship of our two cities is reflected in the garden by a tranquil waterfall, a boulder-ringed Koi pond, a wharf, cobblestone bench, and of course beautiful Japanese flowers, trees and foliage. There is also a tea house and a summer house.
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Sister City Statue at Kasugai Garden
Kasugai is located in Aichi (prefecture), Japan on the island of Honshu. it lies just north of Nagoya, the prefectural capital. Kasugai is a residential suburb of Nagoya. The city was founded on June 1, 1943. As of October 1, 2003, the city has an estimated population of 300,320 and a density f 3, 165.92 inhabitants per square kilometers. The total area is 92.71 square kilometers.
