Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre

Ken Nakajima Place, Cowra NSW 2794, Australia

Introduction of Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre

The Cowra's Garten and CultureCentre is located in the town of The Central West, Cowra.

Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre is a place of great historical educational significance, built to commemorate a major event in the history of koala and even the whole of Australia: "The Cowra Breakout".

After World War II, Cowra, as Australia's leading prison camp, held nearly 20, 000 surrendered prisoners of war, including Germany, Italy, Japan and so on, of whom about 1100 were Japanese prisoners of war. The Australians treated Japanese prisoners of war humanely and did not commit any ill-treatment, but because of their lack of language and war hatred, the relationship between the two sides was still very nervous until August 1944, when the allies considered transferring Japanese soldiers other than Japanese non-commissioned officers to a new prison camp 400 miles away. The news was learned by the Japanese that the allies intended to separate their officers and soldiers. Prepared to accept worse treatment, so their fear of separation triumphed over fear of machine gun, and all Japanese prisoners of war planned and carried out a prison break.

In the early hours of August 5, 1944, the escape was officially launched. More than a thousand Japanese prisoners of war rushed out of the cell with knives, spoons, baseball bats and other weapons, shouting "long live the emperor". Two guards were killed by Japanese prisoners of war on the spot. The prisoners of war physically resisted the fire of other guards machine gun, desperately pulled down the barbed wire and successfully escaped from the prison. Later statistics showed that a total of 565 Japanese prisoners of war escaped, with the exception of some suicides, most of whom were later arrested. The escape resulted in 231 Japanese prisoners of war and four Australians, death.

This real history was brought to the screen by Australians in 1984, which is why Cowra, an Australian inland town, has a deep connection with Japan.

Cowra's Japanese Garden and CultureCentre is built to mark the history of this section. The typical Japanese-style garden opened in 1979, with well-manicured garden vegetation, two lakes, and a quiet and peaceful atmosphere in the river-house bungalows. In addition, a number of Japanese floating paintings are seen in the attached culture, and a voice guide will be rented, and visitors will be able to understand how these buildings, the landscape and the vegetation are designed, and the profound intrinsic meaning of their representatives.

In addition, every September, when thousands of trees of cherry blossoms bloom in full bloom, the annual "Cherry Blossom Festival" is held in the Cowra Japanese Garden. In addition to watching cherry blossoms, there will also be wonderful program performances, where tourists can come to feel the traditional Japanese culture.

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