Japanese translation of Steve Bloom, CEO of Portland Japanese Garden and Japan Institute’s retirement announcement.

Steve Bloom, CEO of Portland Japanese Garden and Japan Institute announces his retirement in a personal letter to the Garden’s community

A note from Portland Japanese Garden Executive Director Lisa Christy on International Women’s Day.

Portland Japanese Garden and Japan Institute are profoundly saddened by the loss of life and destruction caused by the devastating earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on New Year’s Day.

A letter to our community from CEO Steve Bloom and Board of Trustees President Drake Snodgrass.

In response to the recent racist attack on Portland’s Eastbank Esplanade, Portland Japanese Garden has co-signed a letter alongside Oregon Rises Above Hate, a local organization working to defeat anti-Asian hate. To read the letter in its original format, click here. “We felt we may have been killed.” – Recent victim of the July 2 racist attack on …

In light of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Portland Japanese Garden CEO Steve Bloom wrote this letter to our members.

A distinguished and world-renowned garden designer, author and teacher, Kazuo Mitsuhashi was a major figure in Japanese garden world for a half century. “A garden you create is who you are and a reflection of your view of the world, i.e. you cannot create a garden better than who you are,” Mitsuhashi noted, “Well, to …