The Cranbrook Japanese Garden is among the oldest Japanese-style gardens in North America. Created in 1915 as a part of the country estate of Cranbrook’s founders George and Ellen Booth, this one-acre, pond-style strolling garden, is located at the eastern edge of Kingswood Lake, midway between Cranbrook House and Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School. The garden, which is centered on the Lily Pond and its two small islands, features an iconic vermillion Japanese-style bridge, the original 1915 Japanese Kasuga Lantern, and the recently rehabilitated Lily Pond Cascade with its new Mountain Lantern. This walking tour will take you from the Booth’s manor home to the Japanese Garden, a ten-minute walk, and through the winding paths of this peaceful garden while you learn about the history of this space and its trees and the Center’s current efforts to rejuvenate the garden.

For more information on this unique landscape and to register, please see our main Cranbrook Japanese Garden webpage.