Drove by looking for another attraction, and it's just like people said; it's just a shopping plaza. Nothing much there unless you want to shop. It's not bad, just nothing exciting.
We were excited to see a little bit of Japan in Denver, but this wasn't what we thought. The outside is pretty and very Zen, but not big and not much of an attraction. It essentially an office buildin...
Just basically a shopping plaza.
Drove by looking for another attraction, and it's just like people said; it's just a shopping plaza. Nothing much there unless you want to shop. It's not bad, just nothing exciting.
Pretty Ordinary
While the outdoor space is ok, this is really just an office building with an outdoor area that makes a nice attempt to be different.
Pretty, but not much to see
We were excited to see a little bit of Japan in Denver, but this wasn't what we thought. The outside is pretty and very Zen, but not big and not much of an attraction. It essentially an office buildin...
「さくら」と書かれた看板
雪が積もる中、デンバーのダウンタウンを歩いていたら、「さくら」とひらがなで書かれた看板を見つけました。小さな広場には日本風の植栽に、MINORU YASUI氏の胸像と、説明書部分が雪に覆われて読めない、数珠を持つ法衣姿の立像があり、日系人に関する場所であることは容易に想像がつきました。デンバーで日系人関連の施設があることに気づいたのは、新鮮でした。
日本人なら
1930年代の日本移民の団長さん、仏教寺の開祖とならんで、30年代に日本からカリフォルニアに移民でやってきた日本人が強制収容所送りになる寸前に市民として受け入れるといった当時のデンバー市長の像が立っています。説明も充実しています。仏教寺院と空手道場、カルチャーセンターやアジア食品のお店、ホステルなどがあります。