Japanese Garden
(Recommended - 1.5 hours)
Across the street from the Rose Garden and tennis courts, is the Portland Japanese Garden.
The meticulously maintained Portland Japanese Garden opened in 1967, to symbolize peace between Japan and the U.S. after World War II, to pay homage to Japanese culture, and to provide awareness of environmental sustainability.
It was...designed in 1963 by Professor Takuma Tono, an internationally renowned authority on Japanese garden landscaping.
It is an amalgamation of 5 themed gardens, across 12 acres. Unlike many Japanese gardens around the world that depict only one style, this unique collection has five different styles, built from materials all around Oregon.
While Portland Japanese Garden’s 12 acres are confined to its home city, it manages to transcend its physical boundaries and transport visitors across an ocean to Japan. Amazingly, it does this despite being enveloped by an unmistakably Pacific Northwest forest, and featuring elements that have never known a home other than Oregon.
And in 2017: it unveiled an extensive expansion called the Cultural Crossing Expansion, which encompasses three new garden spaces, a castle wall by Japanese stone mason Suminori Awata, and the Cultural Village by revered architect Kengo Kuma.
The Japanese Garden is:
A haven of tranquil beauty, that has been proclaimed, one of the most authentic Japanese gardens outside of Japan.
Even in Japan, it would be difficult to find a garden of this quality, says Sadafumi Uchiyama, a national garden consultant.
FOLLOW ALONG WITH PICTURES.
See Picture, Japanese Garden.
And you can view the self-guided tour of the Garden HERE.
You are welcome to view the tour on your phones.
Docent-guided Tour times are subject to volunteer availability.
Please note: for the cost of admission and parking fees, your tour driver/guide will go inside with you, if possible, and conduct the self-guided tour for you, if a Garden docent-guided tour is not available, or if you just want a private guide. Your driver/guide will follow the self-guided tour described above, with interesting additions here and there.
Just Ask!
Please let me know if you want to learn MORE, about the Japanese Garden and its 5 themed gardens.
Does anyone have any questions?
...
Across the street from the Rose Garden and tennis courts, is the Portland Japanese Garden.
The meticulously maintained Portland Japanese Garden opened in 1967, to symbolize peace between Japan and the U.S. after World War II, to pay homage to Japanese culture, and to provide awareness of environmental sustainability.
It was...designed in 1963 by Professor Takuma Tono, an internationally renowned authority on Japanese garden landscaping.
It is an amalgamation of 5 themed gardens, across 12 acres. Unlike many Japanese gardens around the world that depict only one style, this unique collection has five different styles, built from materials all around Oregon.
While Portland Japanese Garden’s 12 acres are confined to its home city, it manages to transcend its physical boundaries and transport visitors across an ocean to Japan. Amazingly, it does this despite being enveloped by an unmistakably Pacific Northwest forest, and featuring elements that have never known a home other than Oregon.
And in 2017: it unveiled an extensive expansion called the Cultural Crossing Expansion, which encompasses three new garden spaces, a castle wall by Japanese stone mason Suminori Awata, and the Cultural Village by revered architect Kengo Kuma.
The Japanese Garden is:
A haven of tranquil beauty, that has been proclaimed, one of the most authentic Japanese gardens outside of Japan.
Even in Japan, it would be difficult to find a garden of this quality, says Sadafumi Uchiyama, a national garden consultant.
FOLLOW ALONG WITH PICTURES.
See Picture, Japanese Garden.
And you can view the self-guided tour of the Garden HERE.
You are welcome to view the tour on your phones.
Docent-guided Tour times are subject to volunteer availability.
Please note: for the cost of admission and parking fees, your tour driver/guide will go inside with you, if possible, and conduct the self-guided tour for you, if a Garden docent-guided tour is not available, or if you just want a private guide. Your driver/guide will follow the self-guided tour described above, with interesting additions here and there.
Just Ask!
Please let me know if you want to learn MORE, about the Japanese Garden and its 5 themed gardens.
Does anyone have any questions?
...
