In the News
From Yahoo: “Enduring Impressions” is “Stunning New Art Exhibition”
Read about how Kay Kingsman, writer and journalist, recently visited Portland Japanese Garden and enjoyed its new woodblock print exhibition.
Garden Path
How to Make Your Support of Portland Japanese Garden Have an Even Larger Impact
Portland Japanese Garden has now provided a place of beauty, time in nature, and cultural immersion for more than 60 years and it’s because of members like you. In an effort to make it even easier for our community to support a landscape and programming with an increasingly vital mission of Inspiring Harmony and Peace, we’re sharing two different ways you can ensure future generations can enjoy Portland Japanese Garden.
Garden Path Art Exhibitions
“Enduring Impressions” Celebrates the Iconic Art of Japanese Woodblock Printmaking
Learn more about Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints, on display in the Pavilion Gallery this spring. The exhibition is the first collaboration between Portland Japanese Garden and the Honolulu Museum of Art, and celebrates iconic art of mokuhanga (木版画), the centuries-old process of Japanese-style woodblock printmaking.
In the News
From KATU-TV: Portland Japanese Garden Facilitates Cultural Exchange Between the U.S. and Japan
KATU-TV, Portland’s ABC affiliate, recently featured Portland Japanese Garden and its history of promoting cultural exchange between the U.S. and Japan. Speaking with Lisa Christy and Aki Nakanishi, Co-CEOs of the organization, KATU’s Samantha Holm also covered the Garden’s recent honor of being named one of the most beautiful gardens in the world by Homes …
Garden Updates
“Meet the Niwashi” Program Keeps Portland Japanese Garden Connected to Expert Gardeners at Kyoto-Based Ueyakato Landscape
In the 1960s, Professor Takuma Tono of the Tokyo Agricultural University decided to create different garden styles within Portland Japanese Garden so it could serve as a living classroom on these landscapes throughout history. This spirit of education, integral to the organization’s establishment, continues to grow today. Among the ways this is seen is through …
In the News
Homes & Gardens: Portland Japanese Garden one of the 21 Most Beautiful Gardens in the World
Homes & Gardens recently named Portland Japanese Garden as one of the “21 Most Beautiful Gardens in the World.”
Garden Path Culture, Art, & Education
2026 Art Exhibitions at Portland Japanese Garden: Traditional Japanese Art with a Contemporary Flair
In 2026, Portland Japanese Garden is honored to welcome world-class exhibitions of contemporary art rooted in Japanese cultural traditions.
Garden Path Culture, Art, & Education
A Year of Cultural Festivals: Previewing our Community Celebrations in 2026
You can experience a year of Japanese celebrations with Portland Japanese Garden’s annual cultural festivals.
Press Releases
Portland Japanese Garden and Japan Institute Name New Co-CEOs
Lisa Christy and Aki Nakanishi Bring Decades of Expertise into Joint Leadership of Beloved Non-Profit Organization Portland, ORE., United States—January 16 2026—Lisa Christy, Executive Director of Portland Japanese Garden, and Aki Nakanishi, Director of Japan Institute and the Arlene Schnitzer Curator of Culture, Art, and Education for Portland Japanese Garden have been named Co-CEOs of …