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2022 was a memorable year for media coverage for Portland Japanese Garden. With captivating art exhibitions, international programming, and the everlasting beauty of the Garden itself, a broad range of media outlets, both in topic as well as geography made us part of their coverage. To close the year, we have selected our best coverage of 2022 in the below summary.
KOIN-TV, Porltand’s CBS affiliate, visited Portland Japanese Garden to cover our incredible fall foliage.
On November 3, 2022, it was announced that the Government of Japan has awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays to Diane Durston, Curator Emerita of Portland Japanese Garden. This award was established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji and is among the highest honors conferred to civilians. The Consular Office of Japan in Portland shared that Durston was chosen to be among the recipients of the Japanese government’s 2022 Autumn Commendations “in recognition of her contributions to the introduction of Japanese culture in the United States, and to the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and the United States.”
City A.M., a London, United Kingdom-based newspaper, sent writer James Luxford to Portland. Among the places they highlighted in the city was Portland Japanese Garden.
KGW-TV’s Hello, Rose City! welcomed Portland Japanese Garden to the show to speak about our final art exhibition of 2022, Garden of Resonance: The Art of Jun Kaneko as well as the beauty of our autumn colors.
Best Life magazine compiled a list of the top U.S. gardens to stroll through even in cold weather and included Portland Japanese Garden.
Art Focus on KBOO host Joseph Gallivan visited Portland Japanese Garden and chatted with our assistant director of exhibitions, Sarah-Kate Nomura about the Garden’s final exhibition of 2022, Garden of Resonance: The Art of Jun Kaneko.
Oregon ArtsWatch writer Friderike Heuer visited Portland Japanese Garden in October to view our final exhibition of 2022, Garden of Resonance: The Art of Jun Kaneko.
The Portland Tribune’s Joseph Gallivan came to Portland Japanese Garden to explore our final exhibition of 2022, Garden of Resonance: The Art of Jun Kaneko.