Name: Buddhist Church Betsuin    Alternate Name:   Address: 630 North 5th Street  Mailing Address:   City: San Jose  State: California  Postal Code: 95112  Country: UNITED STATES  Latitude/Longitude: lat=37.349572; long=-121.894917 Find Gardens Nearby Weather:   Phone: +1.408.293.9293  Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s):   Contruction Date: 1958  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1999  Last Updated: 7/8/2000  JGarden Description: This garden is sited on a small plot in from of the main hall of the San Jose Buddhist Church in the heart of Nihonmachi. It includes a koi pond, pagodas, a small bridge, and topiaried plants.

A high mountain soars wihout a grain of dust. A waterfall plunges without a drop of water. Once or twice on an evening of moonlight in the wind this man here has been happy playing the game that suited him.   Muso Soseki