The city of Athens will soon have its first-ever Japanese garden, which will be located in Nereidon Park on Michalakopoulou Street, near the National Gallery, according to greekreporter.com
A ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the project, which is part of the Athens Municipality‘s “Adopt Your City” program, took place on Wednesday.
“Athens is a modern, dynamic metropolis. It is an open city, open to new ideas, ready to move forward with daring and determination, and a city that is exceptionally proud of its glorious past and equally proud of its dynamic present. It is a city that invests a great deal in openness,” Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis noted.
The Athens Japanese Garden, created with the support of JT International Hellas under the auspices of the Japanese Embassy, will be the city’s first thematic park.
It involved the removal of 180 cubic meters of concrete, curbing and rubble that had been illegally dumped on the site, the addition of 350 cubic meters of fertile soil, with the creation of small hills to increase the usable surface area, and the planting of 50 trees and 3,000 shrubs.
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