点评:We love a good garden, so put the Kubota Garden on our itinerary to visit during our time in Seattle. It's about a 30-minute from downtown, off I-5 into a residential neighborhood. There is a free parking lot, but since the Summer Thunder: Taiko in the Garden event was happening that day, the lot was full, so we had to park on the street and walk several blocks down the hill to the garden. Free admission. There was a welcome tent at the main entrance, but not at the second entrance which we used. We followed signs to the Terrace where the Taiko event was happening. Lots of people enjoying the show that featured local groups playing and singing and dancing. We watched for a while before moving on to see the gardens. The Kubota Garden was established in the late 1920s, so it has a long history. And it is quite a large space. Even with a map, we had difficulty identifying the right path to sites like the Moon Bridge and the Heart Bridge (both the typical red Japanese bridges). We even walked a wooded trail that hit a dead end. And some paths within an area are not clearly marked and require attention to the rocks and uneven ground. It would be nice to have a few signs that match numbers on the map with the direction to go. Some water features need cleanup. Some of the views with the large trees of varying shapes, sizes, and colors were quite appealing! Not sure which areas have gardens, but we saw few flowers that day.
翻译:我们非常喜欢优美的花园,因此把久保田花园列入了在西雅图旅行时的参观行程。它位于市中心往北约30分钟车程处,从5号州际公路拐入一个居民区即可到达。那里有一个免费停车场,但由于当天正在举办“夏日雷鸣:花园中的太鼓表演”活动,停车场已经满位,我们只好把车停在路边,然后沿着山坡步行了几个街区才到达花园。入园免费。正门处还有一个接待帐篷。不过我们使用的第二个入口处则没有指示牌。我们顺着指示牌前往举办太鼓表演的露台。那里有很多人正在欣赏表演,当地的团体在台上演奏、唱歌和跳舞。我们观看了一会儿后便前往花园参观。久保田花园建于20世纪20年代末,因此历史悠久。它的面积也相当大。即便有地图,我们很难找到通往月桥和心桥(这两座都是典型的日本红色拱桥)的正确路径。我们甚至走过一条林间小径,结果却走到了死胡同。该区域内的有些小径也没有明显的标记,需要仔细观察岩石和崎岖不平的地面才能辨认方向。如果能有一些指示牌,将地图上的编号与对应的行进方向标注出来就更好了。此外,部分水景区域也需要清理。那些形态各异、大小不一的大树也构成了不少美丽的景致。颜色和外观相当吸引人!不确定哪些区域有花园,但那天我们只看到了很少的花朵。