PROF. JOHN KURAKAR VISITED PUNE JAPANESE OKAYAMA FRIENDSHIP GARDEN

PROF. JOHN KURAKAR VISITED PUNE JAPANESE OKAYAMA FRIENDSHIP GARDEN

This , PUNEJAPANESE OKAYAMA FRIENDSHIP GARDEN”is a very pleasant surprise in the back drop of filth that plagues Pune. The garden is clean and very well maintained. They charge you a fee of Rs 5/- for entry or Rs 50/- for one months membership. the timings ore from 6 to 11 am and 4 to 8pm. How ever the membership is permitted only in the morning hours. The time to walk around the circumference of the garden is about 7 to 10 minutes.The. Landscaping is well maintained and there are small shelters to sit and rest. For one staying near by, it makes for a nice clean jogging and walking park. For elderly it's a great boon as the place is clean, lots of benches and covered shelter to sit and rest. It is one of the largest garden located on Sinhagad Road  in Pune, The garden was built in inspiration of 300-year-old Okayama'sKōraku-en Garden, so it is also called as Pune-Okayama Friendship Garden. The garden contains natural flow of water from canal which is been spread across the garden.. The garden is having colorful fishes. you can see these fishes from a small bridge in the center of garden. This Japanese garden has been named after Pu La Deshpande, a well known Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.  Prof. John Kurakar (Kerala) an family visited this garden  on 5th February,2017.