Representatives from the National Museum of the Pacific War traveled to Japan to discuss the creation of a Japanese-style garden in Fredericksburg, Texas with the Japanese Coordinating Committee. Designs were drawn out and considered, and the representatives and Committee eventually agreed upon a design by Taketora Saita of Meiji Seisakusho, Ltd.. This garden would be an American site similar to the Togo shrine in Tokyo, Japan, and it would be another bond that tied the legacies of the two great leaders together.

Money for the project was raised in Japan, and the garden was to be a gift to the Museum from the Japanese people, in the same way that Nimitz had helped to create the Mikasa memorial. Taketora Saita traveled to Texas with builders from the Japanese firm to ensure the proper completion of the garden as it was designed. The land had to be reconstructed to fit the design, and new flora was planted in the garden to evoke its Japanese counterpart. The result was a truly unique landmark; a stunning Japanese-style garden in the heart of the Texas Hill Country.