It was always a dream of former Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Kay McFarland to have a Japanese garden in Topeka. After Thursday’s opening ceremony at the Topeka Zoo, that’s now how her legacy lives on in the capital city. “Chief McFarland was truly a pioneer. She trail blazed for so many people and that story is told in this garden,” Brendan Wiley, Director of The Topeka Zoo, said. The $6.6 million Japanese garden is an oasis for peace and tranquility, which is one of a kind in the United States according to the Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago, Consul General Okada. “In such a huge country like the United States, we only have a handful of Japanese gardens like this,” Consul General Okada said.
Source: KSNT News
