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On August 4th, 2022, it was announced that Sadafumi (Sada) Uchiyama, Chief Curator of Portland Japanese Garden and Director of the International Japanese Garden Training Center, has been awarded the Foreign Minister’s Commendation from the Foreign Ministry of Japan. This award, one of the highest honors bestowed by the Japanese government, is given to individuals and groups with outstanding achievements in international fields, and acknowledges their contribution of friendship between Japan and other countries.

Congratulations, Sada!

Portland Japanese Garden Community has multiple recipients of high governmental awards from Japan, including our CEO, Steve Bloom. Bloom was awarded the Japan’s Foreign Minister’s Commendation by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2015.

Photo by Nina Johnson

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Have you ever noticed this stone, tucked between bushes by the Sand and Stone Garden overlook? We call this the Haiku Stone, and it was a gift to the Garden from Dr. Yutaka Mizuhara, a famous Haiku poet who visited in the late 1960s. The poem reads:

“Here, miles from Japan
I stand as if warmed by the
spring sunshine of home”

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Happy Monday! Take some time for yourself today to embrace a moment of calm.

Join us for a stroll through meandering pathways, discover a hidden seat and a peaceful view of the Kashintei Tea House through our Tea Garden.

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