North Park and Japanese Garden, Dusseldorf

The Nordpark (North Park) in Düsseldorf is a public green space in the Stockum district. It was planned in 1936 for the Reichsausstellung Schaffendes Volk, a propaganda exhibition of the National Socialists , and opened in 1937.

The park is 36.6 hectares in size. Water features, lawns, trees, differently planted sections, borders and a Japanese garden are part of a diverse design. In the park there are tables and chairs that visitors can move around as required and use them to linger.

The building of the Aquazoo - Löbbecke Museum was built in 1987 in the park area.

A "Japanese Garden on the Rhine" in the North Park was given to the population in 1975 by the Japanese community in Düsseldorf. An association founded especially for this purpose invested 1.9 million DM to complete the 5000 m² garden. It was designed by Iwaki Ishiguro and his son and laid out by him and six other gardeners. They followed the type of pond garden. A path leads around a small body of water with an artificial stream inlet, a symbolic ship landing stage and an island and offers different views of the garden. Trimmed black pines and Japanese maples define the outer zones. The garden receives intensive care from Japanese gardeners every four to six years, ongoing care and maintenance is carried out by employees of the city of Düsseldorf.