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As a major world city Houston Texas has cultural elements from around the globe. One of the ways that Houston has incorporated other cultures into its fabric is the Japanese Garden within Hermann Park. The garden itself is a gift from individuals and corporations to the City of Houston and is focused around a Tea House that was given to the City of Houston by the former Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu in 1990 during the World Economic Summit that was held in Houston. The garden�s construction was begun the following year and was completed in 1992, having been designed by Ken Nakajima. Around the Tea House are traditional Japanese elements, including the tsukubai, mizukoto, and niwakido. The garden itself includes several Japanese stone lanterns, including two given by Houston�s sister city Chiba. Additionally, the ponds and many of the plants are either of Japanese origin or influenced by Japanese concepts.

Joshua House has been described as a photographer, a conservationist, a historian, and an adventurer. Having traveled and worked extensively across the country he is currently concentrating his photographic work in Eastern Texas, centered on Houston. His past creative work has included research, writing, and photography for the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Illinois, Homestead National Monument of America in Nebraska, and Dinosaur National Monument in Utah and Colorado. As a conservationist he has worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the National Park Service. His historical work has had several focuses, from Abraham Lincoln�s life in...