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.
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