On May 18, 2023, Portland Japanese Garden and Japan Institute CEO Steve Bloom was the recipient of the Oregon Consular Corps (OCC) Ambassador Award. The OCC is an organization comprised of career and honorary consular officials who have represented foreign nations and jurisdictions in the Pacific Northwest. Each year the OCC, alongside Nike, the Port …
There is no better place for summer travelers to visit than Portland Japanese Garden. With the days growing warmer and sun shining longer, the higher elevation of the Garden and its lush and verdant surroundings in a Pacific Northwest forest provide a cool respite to those who journey here.
Oregon ArtsWatch did a long feature about Japan Institute, a sibling organization of Portland Japanese Garden established in 2022.
Portland Monthly journalist Sam Stites recently covered Portland Japanese Garden in a long and beautifully written feature article.
Portland Japanese Garden has much to celebrate as 2023 is the year the Garden turns 60-years-old! Back in 1963, a group of community leaders interested in healing the wounds of World War II created this garden of tranquility and peace, designed to bring a better understanding of Japan, its culture, and its people. 60 years later, it has become so much more.
The Oregonian photojournalist Sean Meagher visited Portland Japanese Garden to capture photography of our cherry blossoms, which began to bloom this week.
The Travel writer Joshua Chiedu recently wrote an article in which he listed some of the most beautiful locations to visit in Oregon during spring. Chiedu writes that the Garden looks, “heavenly in spring, with colorful flowers blooming and radiating jaw-dropping beauty.”
In April, author, critic, and curator Richard Speer reviewed Subtle Intimacy: Here and There, Portland Japanese Garden’s first new art exhibition of 2023 .
In February 2023, members of Portland Japanese Garden’s Garden Department visited the Memorial Healing Garden at Oregon State Penitentiary.