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Reflections On Peace: The Portland Japanese Garden

"Everything grows here," notes Head Gardener and Portland Native Michael Kondo. And he should know — Kondo has tended the garden for more than 40 years. Initially, there were five ...
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Portland Japanese Garden opens new art exhibit 'Nature of Perception'

PORTLAND, Ore. — If you’ve visited Portland Japanese Garden, you know all about its beauty, but there’s more than meets the eye. “I love just the feeling I get as soon as I walk through the gate into ...
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Better hurry if you want to check out the garden dressed in autumn shades as the colors won’t last much longer. Portland’s Japanese Garden was ranked a top 4 nature experience by Sunset Magazine. The ...
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Portland Japanese Garden named one of the best ‘nature experiences’ in the U.S.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Japanese Garden was named one of the “best nature experiences” in the U.S. in 2023, according to Sunset travel magazine’s annual travel awards. The magazine lists ...
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Portland Japanese Garden celebrates 60 years with music, origami, and more

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - An iconic Portland garden turned 60 on Sunday, and a celebration took place for visitors far and wide to enjoy. The Portland Japanese Garden was born during a time of tension ...
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Portland Japanese Garden's newest exhibit features internationally acclaimed sculptor

PORTLAND, Oregon — There was more noise than usual outside the peaceful Portland Japanese Garden on Tuesday. A huge, 2,000 pound ceramic statue was unpacked from its giant wooden crate in front of the ...
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Portland Japanese Garden kicks off the Year of the Snake with O-Shogatsu Festival

As the sounds of taiko and fue — traditional Japanese drums and flute — began to fill the Miller Living Room gathering space at the Portland Japanese Garden on Sunday, a crowd squeezed in tight to ...
Fox 12 Oregon

The Portland Japanese Garden has entered into its peak fall colors

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - In the coming few days and possibly into the end of next week, the Portland Japanese Garden will see its landscape awash in its famous autumn golds and crimson. It is unknown ...
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Portland’s Japanese Garden impacted by colder spring

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Spring has sprung! Well, kind of. Portland temperatures continue to sit nearly 10-15 degrees below normal as the cherry blossoms slowly come out of hibernation at the Portland ...
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Harmonious: Jun Kaneko’s works spur ‘freedom of thinking’ amid Japanese garden’s tranquility

When Japanese American artist Jun Kaneko was first approached by Portland Japanese Garden staff to host an exhibition, he didn’t respond to them for weeks on end. “I had it on my table for about two ...
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Portland Japanese Garden to celebrate 60th anniversary with ikebana, tea ceremony, and more

SE Portland residents vigilant as Johnson Creek recedes after rising 30 feet Rising flood waters continue to threaten communities in Southeast Portland as Johnson Creek reached a peak of over 30 feet ...