The garden in Kurashiki was terrific! The trees and flowers were very different than the gardens in the USA. It was wonderful to taste the green tea leaves that were grown in that garden. I didn’t expect the garden to grow and use their tea leaves. I could have spent the whole day there! A large amount of Koi was unlike anything I had previously seen.
A culture difference that I learned that Japan does not name the number one parks or gardens in the country. They have the top three but not a number 1, 2, or 3. I found this to be a very nice change from the USA because in the states it seems like everything is number 1 of something. This year alone I think I saw 20 #1 movie this year. It was nice that the country supports many gardens or parks.
Kyōiku: View through U.S. Teachers Eyes 