Come see our winter decorations! They've been installed and will be up through February.
By Will Lerner, Communications Manager for Portland Japanese Garden & Japan Institute In September, the Japanese Garden Training Center, one of Japan Institute’s programming centers, saw the return of Waza to Kokoro. This flagship program helps Japanese gardens outside of Japan find authentic, locally-appropriate solutions in design, construction, maintenance, and preservation. It is designed for …
By Will Lerner, Communications Manager for Portland Japanese Garden & Japan Institute In May, Japan Institute and Portland Japanese Garden partnered with the Japan Association for the International Horticultural Expo 2027, Yokohama (GREEN×EXPO 2027) to host its second annual TEIEN FORUM at The University of Tokyo in Japan. This gathering, titled “Japanese Gardens: Why Go …
By Will Lerner, Communications Manager for Portland Japanese Garden & Japan Institute More about the TEIEN FORUM and what was discussed by speakers in the first half of the program can be read here. In May, Japan Institute and Portland Japanese Garden partnered with GREEN×EXPO 2027 (Japan Association for the International Horticultural Expo 2027, Yokohama) …
The Japanese Garden Training Center, part of Japan Institute, is excited to see the return of a full slate of programming in 2025.
By Will Lerner, Communications Manager for Portland Japanese Garden & Japan Institute On January 18, Living Traditions returned to Portland. A series of conversations and talks that explore the most iconic facets of Japanese culture and traditions, Living Traditions launched in 2020 as a joint project of Japan Institute of Portland Japanese Garden and Japan …
Dear Portland Japanese Garden community members, I am writing to you today to share an important update from the Board of Trustees regarding the Japan Institute campus. With a vision to reinvest in the community of Portland, the Board of Trustees, with the support of Portland Japanese Garden’s leadership, has decided to sell the 3.65-acre Japan …
Lungi Morrison, a granddaughter of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Indigenous knowledge scholar, sat down to discuss her work and partnership with Portland Japanese Garden and Japan Institute.
Ahead of her remarks at Portland Japanese Garden’s 2024 Annual Golden Crane Society Reception, Caryl Stern sat down with us to chat about her work and blossoming friendship with Portland Japanese Garden and Japan Institute.
Led by Japan Institute, Portland Japanese Garden’s global cultural initiative and sibling organization, public gardens around the world presented the collaborative installation: SPREAD PEACE: Wish Tree by Yoko Ono. The Wish Tree was shown simultaneously from June 7-10 at Portland Japanese Garden in its Cultural Village, Keihanna Commemorative Garden in Japan, Kokoro no Niwa in Chile, and Johannesburg Botanical Gardens in South Africa.