Japanese Friendship Garden 
1125 N. 3rd Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-256-3204
http://www.japanesefriendshipgarden.org/
Botanical Garden: Picnic, Walk
(The garden is currently closed due to mandatory ADOT construction. The garden will open again on October 1, 2015.)
The Japanese Friendship Garden – Ro Ho En features more than 1,500 tons of handpicked rock, more than 50 varieties of plants, flowing streams, a 12-foot waterfall and a Koi pond. The Garden is the product and shared cultural vision of the Sister Cities of Phoenix and Himeji, Japan.