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Kōrero: Japanese

A garden on board

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A garden on board

Photographed during the Iwate’s visit to Auckland in 1916, this miniature Japanese landscape was placed beneath the ship’s guns to amuse visitors on an open day.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: C-27792-1/2

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Tessa Copland, Japanese – East and West: early days, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/4182/a-garden-on-board (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Tessa Copland, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.