Japanese Gardens to be renamed

eTHEKWINI council has approved the renaming of the Japanese Gardens in Durban North.

According to a media release this week, no new names for the gardens have been confirmed as the public participation consultation process has yet to commence. Calls for the public to make submissions about the name options will be advertised through various media in due course. This will include the provision of a brief on social cohesion, highlighting the importance of inclusivity to the residents of eThekwini Municipality. These names will then go through various council processes before a final decision is made.

The city has commenced with the upgrading of the gardens and the main objective is to see it become a hive of activity to achieve the council’s goal of social cohesion. The Japanese Gardens was named as such because the nature of the design resembled the Japanese style.

Council feels the garden at this stage no longer reflects or resembles the Japanese style.