Japaneese Village, Buena Park, California - Beyond Tiki

B bigkahuna1959 Member Temecula, CA Joined: Jul 03, 2006 Posts: 1	B bigkahuna1959 Posted posted on Mon, Jul 3, 2006 12:35 PM I'm a little late but just found this great forum. I have been telling my kids about JDP forever. I always loved japanese gardens & they had the best! I have tons of photos I took when we visited, which was as often as possible. I had always heard that it had to close because of a disease outbreak that wiped out the deer. It was in the early 70's. I also remember walking by the dolphin tank before it had any hardscape around it and petting the dolphins! We had our 4th grade field trip there also as we were studying Japan. I will try & post my photos for those who also have fond memories of what we called, Japanese Deer Park.

I'm a little late but just found this great forum. I have been telling my kids about JDP forever. I always loved japanese gardens & they had the best! I have tons of photos I took when we visited, which was as often as possible. I had always heard that it had to close because of a disease outbreak that wiped out the deer. It was in the early 70's. I also remember walking by the dolphin tank before it had any hardscape around it and petting the dolphins! We had our 4th grade field trip there also as we were studying Japan. I will try & post my photos for those who also have fond memories of what we called, Japanese Deer Park.

Post #240791 by bigkahuna1959 on Mon, Jul 3, 2006 12:35 PM