We know adventure isn’t the first thing you think of when you’re surrounded by high-rises and 9-5ers bustling about the city, but there are some Portland parks that will surprise you! Portland is ...

Are you planning a trip to the Pacific Northwest and want to explore the most beautiful places in Oregon? Keep scrolling to ...

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 ...

Portland has ranked among the top five places for business by Forbes for the past five years. Credit its strong growth prospects and a large share of highly-educated millenials. The city has been ...

Hannah Wallace If you need an escape from urban landscapes, seek out Zen-like tranquility at the Japanese Garden within Washington Park. The 12-acre Portland Japanese Garden is made up of eight ...

(KOIN) – Oregon State Representative Mari Watanabe was sworn into office at Portland’s Japanese Garden on Sunday – making history as the state’s first Japanese American woman to join the ...

Washington Park is home to such notable landscaping feats as the Portland Japanese Garden and the International Rose Test Garden, as well as the World Forestry Center, Hoyt Arboretum and several ...

Mari Watanabe became the newest member of the Oregon Legislature on Jan. 19—and also the state’s first-ever Japanese American lawmaker. At a joint meeting of the Multnomah and Washington ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The “fast-casual” Japanese chain restaurant Pepper Lunch, which prides itself on feeding customers “in 20 minutes for under $20,” is opening two new locations in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Portland Trail Blazers had some special guests in the stands for their back-to-back games this weekend. Juri and Kyosuke Ushida, Blazers fans from Japan, were treated ...

Portland’s two days of snow may be slowly melting away, but fans of the Pacific Northwest can’t stop dreaming of cherry ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Lan Su Chinese Garden welcomes Portland residents and visitors to celebrate the Lunar New Year! Their annual festival kicked off on Jan. 29, but you still have plenty ...