The first foreign government to lead the way in support of the 1893 World's Colombian Exposition was Japan. In addition to their commitment of $500,000 to the fair, the government of Japan also built a replica of the famous Phoenix Hall in Uji Japan, on Jackson Park's Wooded Island. The replica was called Ho-o-den Pavilion. As part of their gift, the Japanese also added minor landscape improvements to complement the structure. The pavilion was the beginning of what would later become the Osaka Garden. The area was further developed into the Japanese Garden in 1934 as an attraction to visitors attending the Century of Progress World's Fair. After the fair, a tea house from the garden was moved to Wooded Island to join the Ho-o-den Pavilion. Park planners built a peninsula, added a Shinto gate and enclosed the entire site to create the urban respite. The Ho-o-den Pavilion stood in Jackson Park until destroyed by fire in 1944; but the garden still survives today. In 1981, the Park District renovated the garden and added a waterfall. In 1992, Chicago officials renamed the area Osaka Garden to honor their Sister City. Osaka donated $250,000 for a new entrance gate.