TheJapanese Friendship Garden is a walled section ofKelley Park inSan Jose, California, United States. Dedicated in October 1965, it is patterned afterJapan's famousKorakuen Garden inOkayama (one of San Jose'ssister cities) and spans six acres. Its three main ponds were stocked withkoi sent from Okayama in 1966. The ponds are at different elevations in the park, and are inter-connected by streams.

The park is open daily from 10 AM to 7 PM. There is no admission fee, but the city does charge for parking at Kelley Park.

In 2009 a deadlyfish virus killed 90% of the Koi in the ponds.^[1]

In 2017 theCoyote Creek flooded the Japanese Friendship Gardens submerging the lower pond and most of the tea house. The main pumps for the three Koi ponds were damaged. The tea house and park's restrooms remained closed to the public pending repairs.^[2][3] As of 2022, the tea house is repaired, while other repairs from the flood remain incomplete.^[4]

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  Apagoda in the garden
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  The garden around the upper pond
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  Koi fish in the upper pond
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  Waterfall between ponds
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  Lower pond
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  Lower pond
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  Lower pond
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  Entrance to the garden
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  Cherry blossom near the lower pond
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  Lower pond

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