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Japanese Gardens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Looking for attractions in Cowra?<\/a><\/strong> Explore the Japanese Gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are numerous Japanese Gardens throughout the world, however this Garden is more than just a Garden. It is a powerful symbol of good will, encouraging reconciliation and peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cowra Japanese Garden covers 5 hectares \u2013 the largest in the southern hemisphere! It was built here because of Cowra\u2019s special significance to the Japanese. The unique relationship of Cowra and Japan originated on a cold night in August 1944. On that night more than a thousand Japanese prisoners of war broke out of the prison camp.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 231 Japanese soldiers who died in the escape were buried nearby. Local members of the Returned Serviceman\u2019s League tended their graves. As mutual respect grew over the years between Japan and the citizens of Cowra, the idea of a garden arose. The Garden would be a symbolic representation of the landscape of Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is an open-air tea house, working pottery house and a restaurant open for lunch and dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Australian & Japanese War Cemeteries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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