Franklin Park is home to twenty one cherry trees gifted from Japan to represent Japanese community of Columbus, Ohio.

The occasion marked the 100 year anniversary of the original Japanese gift, thousands of cherry blossom trees sent from Tokyo to Washington, D.C. "Honda is one of the most-important employers in central Ohio, so there's a strong connection with Japan," said Bruce Harkey, a former Honda employee and the Franklin Park Conservatory's executive director.

[1] The park's origins date to 1851, when the Franklin County Agricultural Society organized and purchased eight acres here.

The Franklin Park Cascades is a water feature of ponds and waterfalls, constructed in 1991 for Ameriflora '92.

The system was renovated in the mid-2010s for about $500,000, though a $2.2 million project in 2019 fully fixed the cascades and made the surrounding area resemble a more natural forest setting.