A Fundraiser for Literacy at Hakone Gardens

Black Cedar will help the Santa Clara County Library District in their 100th anniversary celebration. Enjoy an evening of dinner and music at the historic Hakone Gardens, the oldest Asian estate and gardens in the Western Hemisphere. Established in 1915, it is one of the prime land marks denoted by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is an authentic replica of Japanese Samurai or Shogun’s estate garden, designed by one of descendent of the imperial gardening family members.Located in the Saratoga hills, Hakone occupies more than 18 acres of chaparral, woodland and manicured Japanese gardens.