Peak, his favorite place of meditation. The climb is now made of 1500 steps up a steep hill. Stone lanterns The stone lanterns (tōrō) seen around the garden, like the Lantern of Peace that followed World War II, are representative of the five elements of Buddhism. The bases of the lanterns symbolize the earth, while the next section is water, the light is fire, and the following two sections symbolize the air and spirit respectively. The lanterns as a whole symbolize the coming together of all five elements in the harmony of nature, another example of wabi-sabi. Gallery Notes References Jennifer 8. Lee. (January 16, 2008. p. F1, F6). Solving a Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside a Cookie, New York Times. Retrieved on March 15, 2008. Meredith Oda, The Gateway to the Pacific: Japanese Americans and the Remaking of San Francisco. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2019. Gary Ono, (2007-10-31). "Japanese American Fortune Cookie: A Taste of Fame or Fortune -- Part II". http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/1935. External links Japanese Tea Garden Website Tea Garden's radiant foliage invites quiet reflection Makoto Hagiwara and San Francisco's Japanese Tea Garden John Tambis, Pacific Horticulture Magazine, vol 45,number 1 Spring,1984 San Francisco City Guides Japanese-American culture in San Francisco Japanese tea gardens Golden Gate Park Japanese gardens in California Gardens in San Francisco World's fair architecture in California