 Built in 1953 in Kyoto, Japan for an exhibition at New York City's MoMA, Shofuso relocated to Fairmount Park and was constructed on the site of a Japanese garden built during the 1876 Centennial Exposition.JASGP commemorated Shofuso's 60th anniversary season in Fairmount Park in 2018.Events included an annual general meeting at Philadelphia City Hall and a series of special programs on site at Shofuso.