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It is located in Kita ward, on the Nakanoshima sandbank, lying between Dōjima and Tosabori Rivers. The 11 hectare park houses public facilities such as Osaka Central Public Hall (built in 1918), Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library and Museum of Oriental Ceramics. It also holds a rose garden. The City Hall of Osaka building is located on its ...
Name Image Affiliation City Coordinates Anderson Japanese Gardens: Rockford: Bethalto Arboretum Bethalto: Cantigny: Wheaton: Century Park Arboretum Vernon Hills
Chicago Botanic Garden: Glencoe: Illinois: Includes the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Japanese Garden, a 17-acre lakeside garden with three islands, also a collection of nearly 200 bonsai Cleveland Botanical Garden: Cleveland: Ohio: Includes a Japanese garden designed by David Slawson, was a gift of Ikebana International, Chapter 20, in 1975 [8]
Whole view of Nakanoshima from the east in spring. Nakanoshima (中之島) is a 3 km long and 50 hectares narrow sandbank in Kita-ku, Osaka city, Japan, that divides the Kyū-Yodo into the Tosabori and Dōjima rivers. Many governmental and commercial offices (including the city hall of Osaka), museums and other cultural facilities are located ...
Chicago is also divided into 77 community areas which were drawn by University of Chicago researchers in the late 1920s. [3] Chicago's community areas are well-defined, generally contain multiple neighborhoods, and depending on the neighborhood, less commonly used by residents. [2] [4]
The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre (156 ha) botanical garden situated on nine islands in the northern Cook County Forest Preserves. It features 27 display gardens and five natural habitats including Mary Mix McDonald Woods, Barbara Brown Nature Reserve, Dixon Prairie, the Skokie River Corridor, and the Lakes and Shorelines.
The route spans 46.5 kilometres (28.9 miles), with a maximum altitude difference of 67 metres (220 feet). [2] Along its length are seven bridges with a cumulative length of 5,300 m (17,400 ft), connecting the islands of Shimokamagari, Kamikamagari [], Toyoshima, Ōsakishimojima, Herashima [] and Nakanoshima [] before terminating at Okamura Island. [1]
Called the Great Garden, it is one of the oldest public gardens in Chicago and pre-dates the present conservatory by 20 years. [10] The Lincoln Park Commission installed the fountain in 1886–87. [11] Its design was chosen by Chicago's Lincoln Memorial Fund over those of four others submitted during an 1883 competition. [11]