Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden

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Dedicated in 1981 by Loraine Miller Collins in memory of her husband, the 1.3-acre garden was designed by campus architect Ed Lovell after he traveled to Tokyo's Imperial Gardens for reference, working with landscape professor Koichi Kawana. A koi pond that holds roughly a thousand fish anchors the layout, six feet deep at its center, and a teahouse built to a traditional 4.5-tatami floor plan sits at one end. Construction in the early 1970s turned up evidence of an ancient Tongva village on the site. Visits require a reservation, capped at six people per booking.