Kon’nichiwa! This October, it is with gratitude and excitement that I am embarking on a Japan residency for six months to advance the work of the Garden. This work abroad will focus on expanding the Garden’s network throughout Japan as well as with Japanese garden and cultural centers internationally. Longtime members may remember when I …
PORTLAND, Ore. – Harmony, respect, tranquility. The elements that inform a Japanese garden are as sought after today as they were 1,500 years ago when Japanese gardens were first introduced. It is these themes and more that will be explored by scholars, practitioners, and artists from around the world at the 2018 International Japanese Garden …
In honor of National Forest Bathing Day (September 8), and the publication of Shinrin Yoku and the upcoming Among Trees, Timber Press and Portland Japanese Garden are giving away a prize package celebrating the Japanese art of forest bathing.
Portland, Ore Starting September 15 through November 4, the Portland Japanese Garden is bringing a little bit of Gion Matsuri straight from Kyoto to the Pacific Northwest. During opening weekend, September 15-16, the Garden’s celebration includes a troupe of 20 Gion Bayashi festival musicians from Kyoto, to perform the unique festival sounds on brass chimes …
“More important is that we not lose sight of the original ideals that guided our ancestors – that deep connection to the natural world through the materials we use and an awareness that our lives are but a moment in a continuum of the craftsman’s tradition.” –Shuji Nakagawa, featured Portland Japanese Garden artist PORTLAND, Ore. …
A delegation from the Portland Japanese Garden will travel to Japan for a first-of-its-kind trip as part of the “KAKEHASHI Project,” a U.S.-Japan exchange program.
Depart from the customary Halloween happenings in Portland this year and experience a mask exhibition like you’ve never seen before. Beginning this weekend, come to the Portland Japanese Garden to unmask the elusive world of Noh theater and its otherworldly masks.
Thirty of Kokun’s Noh masks, a selection of authentic brocade costumes, and two performances bring the elegant world of Noh to the Portland Japanese Garden.
