• The Japanese Garden is a tourist attraction designed by Japanese garden expert Kinsaku Nakane using Japanese gardening and landscaping techniques. With a construction cost of three million dollars, it is filled with elements of Japanese architecture such as a rockery, stone benches and ponds. At the time of its opening in the 1970s, it was the largest Japanese-style garden outside of Japan.
• In 1970, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko planted Cycads in the Japanese Garden.
• Dr Goh Keng Swee, then Minister of Defence, officiated the opening ceremony of the Japanese Garden in 1973.
• In 1986, a Chinese-style bridge was constructed, which linked the Japanese and Chinese Gardens. It was designed by Professor Yuan Cheng-yin, a Chinese Landscape Engineer from Taiwan.
• In 2019, the Japanese Garden was closed for a two-year-long renovation, which is expected to be completed in 2021.

National Parks recently announced the closure of the Japanese Garden and Chinese Garden from 31 May 2019 to 2021 for redevelopment. Upon re-opening, both gardens will be integrated with Lakeside Garden to become Singapore's third national park, Jurong Lake Garden. (Lianhe Zaobao, 1/6/2019)