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From the Capital Press: Portland Japanese Garden is a Place for Cross-Cultural Understanding
Hugo Torii, Garden Curator of Portland Japanese Garden, was recently interviewed by The Capital Press for a story about the organization.
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Hugo Torii, Garden Curator of Portland Japanese Garden, was recently interviewed by The Capital Press for a story about the organization.
Aki Nakanishi, the Arlene Schnitzer Curator of Culture, Art, and Education for Portland Japanese Garden recently had an interview with The Japan Times, Japan’s oldest and largest English newspaper.
Fodor’s Travel recently praised Portland Japanese Garden for its autumn splendor.
The Oregonian has shared with their readers the recent Travelers’ Choice Award Portland Japanese Garden was given by travel website Tripadvisor. Journalist Destiny Johnson notes, “Many Portlanders and tourists know the serene beauty of the Japanese Gardens and, according to Tripadvisor, were moved enough to leave good reviews for the space.”
Portland Japanese Garden is delighted to share that it has been given a 2024 Traveler’s Choice Award by Tripadvisor, the world’s largest travel guidance platform.
News site Business Insider turned to writers Zoë Miller, Matthew Wilson, and Mykenna Maniece to detail what they deemed to be the 25 most unique gardens in the world and named Portland Japanese Garden among them.
The Oregonian published the findings of a new analysis that named Portland Japanese Garden as one of the most popular public gardens in the U.S.
Looking ahead to warmer weather and the return of summer, The Oregonian published a piece recommending places throughout Oregon where folks can travel to enjoy gardens and nature and featured Portland Japanese Garden!
KGW-TV, Portland’s NBC affiliate, took a look back at the work of former Portland Japanese Garden Head Gardener Michael Kondo, who had been with the organization for 40 years by the time he retired in 2017.