on Tranquility Island. This is a 6½ acre Japanese stroll garden constructed during the 18th and 19th centuries for Japanese Feudal lords. There is pygmy bamboo ground cover. Cranes (tsuru) rest here and are believed to live 1,000 years. Japanese consider them to be symbols of longevity. The trees are horizontal pine. It looks unreal because it takes the human mind to the center of the soul. [link]