San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden, Japanese garden in Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, United States.

San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden is a Japanese garden within Brackenridge Park, developed within a former limestone quarry space. The grounds feature stone bridges, shaded pathways, koi ponds, and a waterfall dropping approximately 60 feet (18 meters).

A cement company began operations here in 1880, marking one of the earliest industrial plants of its kind west of the Mississippi River. The quarry was later transformed into a garden, which remained under family management until wartime pressures brought administrative changes.

The entrance arch carries two lines of raised lettering, "JAPANESE TEA GARDEN" above "CHINESE TEA GARDEN", and a side panel reading "CHINA" over "中國園". The garden was renamed the Chinese Tea Garden during World War II to prevent the vandalism that struck other Japanese tea gardens, and the original name was restored in 1984 under Mayor Henry Cisneros. Kimi Eizo Jingu, a representative of the Shizuoka Tea Association, ran the Bamboo Room with his family from 1926.

The garden sits on the northwestern edge of Brackenridge Park, next to the San Antonio Zoo, and is reached from the entrance archway where steps rise behind the gate. The Sunken Garden amphitheater, with 879 fixed seats, lies to the south of the garden. The quarry pit is below street level, so paths descend into it.

The entrance gate, designed by artist Dionicio Rodriguez, replicates the traditional Japanese Torii style using concrete shaped to resemble wood grain and natural forms. This handiwork reveals a creative approach to blending Japanese design with local craftsmanship and available materials.