Tora-san Park, Japanese garden in Floridsdorf, Austria.
Tora-san Park is a roughly 20-square-metre urban park in the Broßmannplatz area of Vienna's Floridsdorf district, close to the Danube. One corner is laid out in Japanese style, with white gravel and arranged garden stones. It opened on 28 September 2009.
In 1986 Vienna mayor Helmut Zilk saw the film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo on a flight to Japan and pushed for a partnership between Floridsdorf and Katsushika, sealed on 2 November 1987. The 41st film, Tora-san's Shimaguni Komichi (released August 1989), was set in Vienna. The park opened on 28 September 2009 for the film's 20th anniversary.
The park is named after a character from a Japanese film series, with one episode actually filmed in Vienna. This connection links the space to Japanese popular culture and creates a bridge between the two countries.
The small garden has a drinking fountain and serves as an open community space without dedicated dog areas or children's play areas. Its simple setup makes it easy to visit and straightforward to get around.
The park covers only about 20 square metres in a residential corner of the Broßmannplatz area near the Danube, laid out with white gravel and garden stones in Japanese style. It was opened on 28 September 2009, the 20th anniversary of the release of the 41st film, Tora-san's Heart Journey, which was set in Vienna.
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