In 2025, Portland Japanese Garden was honored to be the featured cover story of the Niwaki Field Report. With permission from the author, we’re proud to share this article on our website. Copies of the entire issue can be purchased in the Garden’s Gift Shop or on Niwaki’s website. By Alex Edouard Watching the sun …

Josh Cozart, Chief Meteorologist for KOIN-TV, Portland’s CBS affiliate, visited the Garden during its first day of peak fall and spoke with members of its staff, including Hugo Torii, Garden Curator and Director of the Japanese Garden Training Center. Cozart’s conversation with our team covered the beauty of autumn here as well as what is …

Portland Japanese Garden announced it had reached peak fall colors on October 27 and has been grateful to see visitors and media come by to check it out. Among those who visited was Beth Nakamura, photojournalist for The Oregonian. Nakamura took stunning photos of the landscape, which are available to view on the Oregonian’s website. …

Portland Japanese Garden, founded more than 60 years ago through the efforts of local civic leaders and their friends in Japan, is deeply proud of its home city. As we have noted, Portland has a community of caring and nurturing people. We see this quality revealed through the many breathtaking gardens, spaces that can only …

Amy Carlson Gustafson, a journalist with the Minnesota Star Tribune, recently paid a visit to Portland, Oregon. In her article, which praises the quirkiness, natural beauty, and friendliness of our city, she writes “Exploring the rock gardens, quaint paths, lush green foliage, rustic tea garden and bonsai trees helped me quickly shed travel stress.”

Portland Monthly recently recommended Portland Japanese Garden as a top place in the area to see fall colors.

Hugo Torii, Garden Curator and Director of the Japanese Garden Training Center, was among the experts featured in a recent article from HGTV on Zen gardens. “The most important element of this kind of private space is how it makes you feel,” Torii shared with writer and author Lynn Coulter. “If it provides comfort to …

My Modern Met, a culture website that cover topics such as art, design, photography, architecture, science, technology, and environmental issues, recently featured Portland Japanese Garden, calling it a “true gem” and “a place where visitors can immerse themselves in Japanese culture while enjoying and appreciating nature in all its glory.”

HGTV named Portland Japanese Garden the most beautiful garden in Oregon.