It was soon decided that the temporary Buddha Shrine should be replaced by a suitable permanent structure and that a Japanese Zen garden, together with a viewing shelter, should be created as a focus for contemplation and meditation. The resulting, magnificent walnut Shrine and gilded Kohai were designed and commissioned from English craftsmen and in the summer of 1995, following prolonged searches for the stones that would be needed, work on the construction of the garden was begun.
The actual clearing of the site and the creation of the garden, with its twelve varied rocks, as a symbol of 'Harmony within Diversity', uncontaminated by any discrimination on grounds of nationality, race or religion, was the fruit of selfless cooperation between innumerable men and women, young and old, from Japan and the UK alike. As a result of their efforts, the ceremonial inauguration of the Buddha Shrine and the Zen garden took place on 29th June 1997.
A witness to the growing list of activities and to the spiritual force of Three Wheels is the fact that every year more than three thousand visits are recorded. It is, however, the quality, rather than the quantity, of the spiritual encounters which take place that is the true measure of success. At Three Wheels this is never forgotten.