Its 3 acres contain hills, a waterfall, a pond, and an island, all artificially constructed, with wooden bridges, stone lanterns, a viewing pavilion, a torii, and a Shinto shrine (razed by an arsonist in 1937 https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/18/garden/human-nature-revealing-a-japanese-garden-as-serene-melting-pot.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm and rebuilt in 1960 The Complete Illustrated Guidebook to Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden by Neil deMause, page 131 ).