In Honour of Dr. Inazo Nitobe

As part of renovations at the Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH) in Victoria, British Columbia, land adjacent to the Pemberton Memorial Chapel has been set aside for a garden to honour Dr. Inazo Nitobe (also honoured at UBC's Nitobe Memorial Garden), who died at RJH on October 15, 1933.

For comprehensive information, please visit the website of the RJH Nitobe Memorial Garden.

From their site:

“The planned Inazo Nitobe Memorial Garden at RJH is a joint project between the RJH Nursing Alumnae, the Vancouver Island Health Authority and the Victoria-Morioka Friendship Society (VMFS). The overall cost of the Inazo Nitobe Memorial Garden project is estimated at $90,000.00. Donations can be made through either VMFS President, Barbara Cameron or Wendy Cooper, President of the RJH Nursing Alumnae Association.”

“Planning and construction of the Japanese garden for the Nitobe memorial is being supervised by Mr. Paul Allison, craftsman gardener at Victoria's Royal Roads University, and Mr. Takashi Fujimura, a master landscape designer gardener from Morioka, Japan. The Inazo Nitobe Memorial Garden will incorporate some of Dr. Nitobe's favourite Japanese plants and a Sui-kin-kutsu "water harp chamber", the first of its kind in Canada. The Sui-kin-kutsu is believed to have special therapeutic powers to aid patient recovery.”

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 12:44 AM on May 29, 2005