Sake brought from Togo Shrine in Tokyo for the dedication of Togo Study by Admirals Hoshina and Fukuchi, both members of the Japanese Coordinating Committee. The dedication ceremony was attended by officials and public figures from Japan and the United States, including the museum's Chairman Douglas Hubbard; Admiral Nimitz' sister, Dora Nimitz Reagan; former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; State Senator W.E. Nelson; Admirals Zenshiro Hoshina, Norito Ikeda, and Nobuo Fukuchi; and many others.
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Japanese Garden of Peace
This section is about the dedication ceremony of the Japanese Garden of Peace on 8 May 1976.
The opening ceremony of the newly-constructed Japanese Garden of Peace was held on 8 May 1976. It drew important figures from both Japan and the United States, including military leaders and representatives from both the Museum and the Japanese Coordinating Committee. The replica of Admiral Togo’s personal study was copied and constructed in Japan then disassembled and rebuilt in Fredericksburg. It was blessed with water from the Togo Shrine in Tokyo. Sake, brought from the Shrine by Admirals Hoshina and Fukuchi, was shared with the participants in the study.
Mrs. Fukuchi and Dora Nimitz Reagan at the dedication ceremony for the Japanese Garden of Peace, 8 May 1976.
The hopes of the Japanese and Americans who worked together are expressed in this beautiful garden--to transform this spiritual attachment between Admirals Nimitz and Togo into a friendly relationship between the people of Japan and the United States, a living memorial to this friendship and respect.
Taketora Saita, designer of the Japanese Garden of Peace.
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