The entrance to Washington Park off SW Tichner Dr. / West Burnside is closed due to a landslide. Please use SW Vista Ave. to SW Park Place. We will honor your ticket despite potential delays.
On May 31, Portland Japanese Garden partnered with Chamber Music Northwest to host the West Coast premiere performance of Lost Freedom: A Memory. Inspired by autobiographical accounts of the incarceration of Japanese-American citizens in World War II, the event weaved together music and spoken word in a profound exploration of a chilling time in American history. It …
By Will Lerner, Communications Manager for Portland Japanese Garden & Japan Institute A Generational Practice Portland Japanese Garden is honored to have the dedicated support of local artists, musicians, and practitioners who share their expertise and talents with our guests at cultural demonstrations and performances. They help us pursue our mission of Inspiring Harmony and Peace by …
On June 6, Hugo Torii, Garden Curator of Portland Japanese Garden and Director of Japan Institute’s Japanese Garden Training Center, was formally knighted as part of the 2025 Honorary Knighting Ceremony and Rose Festival Queen’s Coronation. It was part of a more than 100-year-old Portland tradition organized by the Royal Rosarians, a group that “are …
The Japanese Garden Training Center, part of Japan Institute, is excited to see the return of a full slate of programming in 2025.
Special Visit Precedes the Tenth Anniversary of Return of Torii Gate Beams On May 21, Portland Japanese Garden welcomed 13 students representing 13 different junior highs in the City of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture. While Hachinohe, nationally renowned for its fishing industry and manufacturing sector, is sister cities with Federal Way, Washington, a special bond exists …
Here is a quick guide to some of the springtime flowers you can expect to see over the next few weeks at Portland Japanese Garden.
Learn more about the life journey of Karen Illman Miller, a katazome artist exhibiting at Portland Japanese Garden.
Portland Japanese Garden exhibiting artist Karen Illman Miller explains the process behind her katazome.
“Tea goes hand-in-hand with nature, and one of the most stunning places to enjoy both is at the Portland Japanese Garden’s Umami Café,” writes Bon Appétit.