Gardens for Peace at BBG
As part of the North American Japanese Garden Association’s annual Gardens for Peace project, which brings communities together in Japanese gardens to promote peace, Brooklyn Botanic Garden is presenting free public programming in and around the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden.
Gardens for Peace
Saturday, September 6, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden – 990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn
Free with Garden Admission: $24.22 | $17.52 Seniors and Students | Free for Children under 12
As part of the North American Japanese Garden Association’s annual Gardens for Peace project, which brings communities together in Japanese gardens to promote peace, Brooklyn Botanic Garden is presenting free public programming in and around the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden.
Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Photo from bbg.org
Related Activities
Japanese Garden Mini Tours
Tours run every fifteen minutes between 11:00 a.m. and noon
Meet at Duck Landing, next to Viewing Pavilion.
Enjoy a peaceful stroll through one of BBG’s best-known specialty gardens. These 15-minute tours highlight the Japanese garden elements in this historic garden designed by Takeo Shiota in 1914.
Drop-in Japanese Woodblock Printing
From noon until 2:00 p.m. at the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden Viewing Pavilion
Try your hand at woodblock printing with Sato Yamamoto, a Japanese artist inspired by culture and diversity. Choose from patterns by Sato or the Gardens for Peace pattern, designed by Toshiko Tanaka, an A-bomb survivor and advocate for world peace.
Gardens for Peace pattern, designed by Toshiko Tanaka, an A-bomb survivor and advocate for world peace
Shamisen Variation
At noon at the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden Viewing Pavilion
Enjoy a relaxing traditional Japanese shamisen variation.
Koto Performance
1:00 p.m. at the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden Viewing Pavilion
Stroll the Japanese Garden paths as you listen to a traditional style koto performance.
Bonsai Mini Drop-In Tours
1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum
Drop by to talk with trained Garden Guides about BBG’s bonsai collection, view season standouts, and ask questions. Get hands-on at the special interactive station featuring tools, pots, and trees from BBG’s Education collection.
Details
Gardens for Peace is free with admission to Brooklyn Botanic Garden. No registration is necessary to join the activities. To purchase tickets, please visit BBG’s website. Tours can be canceled due to inclement weather, so check BBG’s website for updates.
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