Cultural Village

Garden Updates Garden Path Garden History

The Castle Wall: The Full Story

A WALL CONNECTING CULTURES When visitors come to Portland Japanese Garden, one of the first features they will notice is a massive stone structure at the west end of the entrance. Measuring 18.5 feet tall and 185 feet long, it rises up to both greet visitors and transport them to another place and time. Walking

Garden Updates Garden History

A Wall Connecting Cultures

When visitors come to Portland Japanese Garden, one of the features they will notice is a massive stone structure at the west end of the new Cultural Village. Measuring 18.5 feet tall and 185 feet long, it rises up to both greet visitors and transport them to another place and time. Walking past it, the

Culture, Art, & Education

Responsibly Growing a Green Garden

April 22 is Earth Day, a time when the importance of environmental responsibility is top of mind. But as an organization that is so deeply tied to nature, every day is Earth Day at Portland Japanese Garden. Green building practices look deceptively simple. In fact, in the Cultural Crossing project many of the elements added