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Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga: Changing Tastes in Japanese Woodblock Prints

November 20, 2021 - January 30, 2022

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Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga: Changing Tastes in Japanese Woodblock Prints

November 20, 2021 - January 30, 2022

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Fall Colors at the Garden

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Hi, it's Justin (Admissions assistant manager), here with a bit of history about the well-loved Flat Garden. The Flat Garden (平庭, or hira niwa) was among the first to be sketched out in detail by the original garden designer, Takuma Tono.

Its design includes symbolism representing the four seasons, from the brilliant pink spring blossoms of the magnificent cherry tree to the curving limbs of the black pines. This is my favorite location in the Garden to sit quietly and enjoy the peaceful stillness of a gentle breeze moving over the raked Shirakawa river gravel landscape.

The leaves of the large Japanese maples pictured here take on a beautiful shade of deep orange in the fall before losing their leaves as winter approaches.

#portlandjapanesegarden #flatgarden #nature #japanesemaples #fallcolors #pjgfall2021

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Hello! This is Justin, the assistant manager of the Admissions team here at Portland Japanese Garden. For one week, I'll be taking over this feed and sharing my own photos, perspectives, and favorite elements you'll find in the Garden on your next visit.

One feature of the Garden I truly love is the use of gates and thresholds as a way to gradually transport visitors and enhance their appreciation of their surroundings. The Garden is built so that, step by step, each stage of your journey creates a feeling of anticipation and introspection as you near the inner garden. You move from the entry garden, past the Antique Gate (pictured), and up the hill toward the Cultural Village and the Nezu Gate.

As you pass through this final threshold, you will notice that your approach has caused you to feel transported, as if you've approached and finally entered a remote shrine just outside a Japanese monzenmachi (門前町, or temple town).

#portlandjapanesegarden #entrygarden #antiquegate #fallcolors #pjgfall2021

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Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga: Changing Tastes in Japanese Woodblock Prints

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Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga: Changing Tastes in Japanese Woodblock Prints

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Fall Colors at the Garden

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10:00 am—3:30 pm

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