Makoto Hagiwara
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Baron
(15 August 1854-12 September 1925) was a Japan
ese American immigrant and landscape designer responsible for the creating and maintaining the Japanese Tea Garden
at Golden Gate Park
in San Francisco, California
from 1895 until his death in 1925. He is often credited with having invented the fortune cookie
in California.
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
(15 August 1854-12 September 1925) was a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese American immigrant and landscape designer responsible for the creating and maintaining the Japanese Tea Garden
Japanese tea garden at Golden Gate Park
The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, California, is a popular feature of Golden Gate Park, originally built as part of a sprawling World's Fair, the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894...
at Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park consisting of of public grounds. Configured as a rectangle, it is similar in shape but 20% larger than Central Park in New York, to which it is often compared. It is over three miles long east to west, and about half a...
in San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
from 1895 until his death in 1925. He is often credited with having invented the fortune cookie
Fortune cookie
A fortune cookie is a crisp cookie usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and oil with a "fortune" wrapped inside. A "fortune" is a piece of paper with words of faux wisdom or a vague prophecy...
in California.
External links
- A brief history of the Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA USA, An account by Erik Sumiharu Hagiwara-Nagata. 1999.
- A Brief History of The Fortune Cookie, An account by Erik Sumiharu Hagiwara-Nagata, 2008
- Makoto Hagiwara and San Francisco's Japanese Tea Garden John Tambis, Pacific Horticulture Magazine,vol. 45,number 1 Spring 1984