Portland Japanese Garden Logo
Designed in 1963 portland japanese garden sits in the hills of portland s iconic washington park inviting locals and visitors to experience the quiet serenity of eight unique garden styles meandering streams intimate walkways and traditional japanese garden design.
Portland japanese garden logo. Traditional japanese textiles and patterns. As one would expect the park s five exquisite landscapes echo the gardens of kyoto or kanazawa. Kiriko made is a portland based japanese textiles and apparel brand forged from the spirit of mottainai.
A japanese value that embraces one to waste nothing and recycle everything. The portland japanese garden is renowned as the most authentic and finest japanese garden outside of japan. The portland japanese garden s careful growth is a very important cultural effort not only for portland but also for the us and japan said kuma in a statement.
Founded in 1963 and nestled in washington park above downtown portland oregon the garden is one of the most important japanese cultural institutions in north america. Portland japanese garden is ready to welcome you back. Apparel and accessories handcrafted in oregon and japan.
Often called the most authentic japanese garden outside japan this tranquil escape recently underwent a 30 million expansion under the guidance of renowned architect kengo kuma. A walk through the strolling pond garden takes one past that portland japanese maple currently denuded of leaves and wearing only moss upon it s perfect branches past the hand made moon bridge past the 100 year old lantern gifted to the city of portland by its sister city sapporo past the tea garden and across the zig zag bridge and culminates at heavenly falls. It was originally designed by takuma tono a professor at tokyo.
Traditional japanese textiles and patterns. The portland japanese garden which opened in 1967 encompasses nine acres 3 6 hectares on a hill near downtown portland. Completed in 2017 the expansion added three new buildings to the already impressive array of water features koi ponds.