including the wife of then Consul General Toshito Sato.

and saw a red ball of flames coming down from the mountains.Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / Rafu ShimpoJohn Nishio stands in the backyard of his Pasadena home that was destroyed Jan.

Despite the house being a total loss.although with the water turned off the plants will eventually die.John Nishio vows to restore Japanese garden.

when he shared that he would miss the temples garden when he returned to California.com/f/help-the-nishio-family-after-eaton-fireRiley Smith gently dislodges the top segment of a stone pagoda next to a wall of the destroyed Nishio home.

By GWEN MURANAKAThis was our little paradise.

Seen from the patio of his destroyed home.when he shared that he would miss the temples garden when he returned to California.

com/f/help-the-nishio-family-after-eaton-fireRiley Smith gently dislodges the top segment of a stone pagoda next to a wall of the destroyed Nishio home.By GWEN MURANAKAThis was our little paradise.

Seen from the patio of his destroyed home.Friends and family helped to move the stone lanterns for safekeeping while the family rebuilds their home.