Japanese garden

The garden was designed in 1990 in cooperation with the Japanese partner city of Otsu. In its landscape you can see the mountains, the lake and the river. This is a reference to Otsu's surroundings. On the lake there is an island connected to the banks with wooden bridges and symbolizing a turtle, which for Japanese personifies immortality. In the garden you can see, among others, azaleas, rhododendrons, Japanese cherries, gingko and irises.