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From Yahoo: “Enduring Impressions” is “Stunning New Art Exhibition”
Read about how Kay Kingsman, writer and journalist, recently visited Portland Japanese Garden and enjoyed its new woodblock print exhibition.
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Garden Path
How to Make Your Support of Portland Japanese Garden Have an Even Larger Impact
Portland Japanese Garden has now provided a place of beauty, time in nature, and cultural immersion for more than 60 years and it’s because of members like you. In an effort to make it even easier for our community to support a landscape and programming with an increasingly vital mission of Inspiring Harmony and Peace, we’re sharing two different ways you can ensure future generations can enjoy Portland Japanese Garden.
Garden Path Art Exhibitions
“Enduring Impressions” Celebrates the Iconic Art of Japanese Woodblock Printmaking
Learn more about Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints, on display in the Pavilion Gallery this spring. The exhibition is the first collaboration between Portland Japanese Garden and the Honolulu Museum of Art, and celebrates iconic art of mokuhanga (木版画), the centuries-old process of Japanese-style woodblock printmaking.
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From KATU-TV: Portland Japanese Garden Facilitates Cultural Exchange Between the U.S. and Japan
KATU-TV, Portland’s ABC affiliate, recently featured Portland Japanese Garden and its history of promoting cultural exchange between the U.S. and Japan. Speaking with Lisa Christy and Aki Nakanishi, Co-CEOs of the organization, KATU’s Samantha Holm also covered the Garden’s recent honor of being named one of the most beautiful gardens in the world by Homes …
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“Meet the Niwashi” Program Keeps Portland Japanese Garden Connected to Expert Gardeners at Kyoto-Based Ueyakato Landscape
In the 1960s, Professor Takuma Tono of the Tokyo Agricultural University decided to create different garden styles within Portland Japanese Garden so it could serve as a living classroom on these landscapes throughout history. This spirit of education, integral to the organization’s establishment, continues to grow today. Among the ways this is seen is through …
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From Portland Business Journal: New Co-CEOs Shed Light on Plans for the Portland Nonprofit
In March, Lisa Christy and Aki Nakanishi, both tapped as Co-CEOs of Portland Japanese Garden in January 2026, sat down for an interview with Portland Business Journal.
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Living Traditions 2026 Explores the Role of Water in Japanese Garden Design and Landscape Architecture
By Will Lerner On January 31, Living Traditions returned for a new installment in what has become an anticipated annual tradition of conversations and talks exploring the most iconic facets of Japanese culture and traditions. Launched in 2020 as a joint project of Japan Institute of Portland Japanese Garden and Japan Society, 2026 was the third year …
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Four Places to See Cherry Blossoms in Portland This Spring
Spring is a special time in Portland—after bundling up and slowing down during gray winter months, the arrival of bright pink cherry blossoms is the harbinger of sunnier spring days to come. Learn more about four places in Portland where you can enjoy these beautiful blossoms.
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From KGW-TV: Portland Japanese Garden Co-CEOs Discuss the Organization’s Role as a Place of Beauty and Cultural Exchange
Lisa Christy and Aki Nakanishi, appointed to the shared role of Co-CEO of Portland Japanese Garden in January 2026, appeared on KGW-TV’s Straight Talk program to chat with anchor Tim Gordon about the Garden’s transformation over its more than 60 years and the reasons why it is a place of civic pride in Portland.