Friends of the Japanese House and Garden

Friends of the Japanese House and Garden is a supporting organization of the Shofuso Japanese House and Garden which is a traditional-style Japanese house and nationally-ranked garden in West Fairmount Park that reflects the history of Japanese culture in Philadelphia, from the 1876 Centennial Exposition to the installation of its contemporary paintings in 2007. Shofuso hosts over 30,000 visitors each year from more than 20 different countries.

Although the house is owned by the City of Philadelphia, the Friends of the Japanese House and Garden (FJHG), a 501(c)3 nonprofit, organized to care and preserve this unique site in 1982.