At 5 ha (14 acres), it is the largest such garden in North America.
He was originally from Hokkaido island in northern Japan and taught ikebana, a Japanese style of flower arangment in his spare time.
He designed more than one dozen Japanese style gardens in America after becoming a US citizen in 1971; Seiwa-en is his largest work.
There are also Japanese cherry trees planted near the garden's entrance that bloom in spring.
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