Afterwards, the Japanese community in Vancouver and the Government of Japan agreed to build the current Nitobe Memorial Garden.

Most of the construction costs were covered by the Japan–Canada Society in Tokyo, and a fund‐raising campaign by the Japanese community in Vancouver, although some grants were received from The Canada Council and The Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation.

[2] The case of Nitobe Memorial Garden's restoration represents the problems all historic preservation can face.

With a proper maintenance plan, the Japanese garden outside of Japan can be a place where an institution and community collaborate, promoting cultural understanding through the process.

The garden is behind the university's Asian Centre, which is built with steel girders from Japan's exhibit at the 1970 Osaka Expo.

The garden is set on one of the largest university campuses in Canada and Vancouver is a world famous city.