Himeji Gardens, Adelaide

The Himeji Gardens was a gift from sister city Himeji, Japan in 1982. Located in the south parklands, the entrance is from South Terrace, in between Pultney street and Hutt street [cite web|url=http://www.wilmap.com.au/atts/42.html|title=Himeji Japanese Gardens|accessdate=2006-06-23|publisher=Wilkins Tourist Maps|author=Peter W. Wilkins|year=2002] , it is one of the few classical Japanese gardens in Adelaide.

The garden was originally designed by council staff; however, following two visits by Japanese landscape designer, Yoshitaka Kumada, in the late 1980's, its layout was improved to adhere to traditional principles.

The garden in split into a "sansui" (山水), a "mountain and lake garden", and a "karesansui" (枯山水), a "dry rock garden" intended to evoke mountains surrounded by water.

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