In honor of koi, we here take a look them here in Portland Japanese Garden, their cultural significance in Japan, and answer questions about them.| Portland Japanese Garden
2024 was a year filled with many exciting experiences and moments for Portland Japanese Garden.| Portland Japanese Garden
2024 saw several stories from the media that demonstrated the incredible landscape, programming, and people that bring Portland Japanese Garden to life.| Portland Japanese Garden
Learn more about the Japanese aesthetic of wabi sabi through the most beautiful and authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan.| Portland Japanese Garden
Explore how art fosters reconciliation and social integration, through a panel discussion featuring insights from three global visionary leaders—Maria Elisa Pinto-Garcia (Colombia), Lungi Morrison (South Africa), and Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie (Laos and Oregon). Through a close look at practical applications of the Japanese craft of repairing ceramics with gold, kintsugi (金継ぎ), and the Heart Maps methodology of using dialogue and drawings to positively shift perspectives and stereotypes,...| Portland Japanese Garden
× On Sale Dates Golden Crane: 9/12 Members: 9/19 Non-Members: 9/26 Sign up for our newsletter to get notified for when tickets go on sale! × Sign up for our newsletter to get notified when registration goes live! Indigenous Knowledge Expert and Granddaughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Lungi Morrison to Present In this thought-provoking lecture ...| Portland Japanese Garden
Lungi Morrison, granddaughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Indigenous knowledge scholar discusses her partnership with Portland Japanese Garden.| Portland Japanese Garden
Portland Japanese Garden is thrilled to feature Kintsugi: The Restorative Art of Naoko Fukumaru in our Pavilion and Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Galleries this fall. Kintsugi is an ancient method of mending damaged ceramics using urushi (natural lacquer) dusted with powdered gold. This type of mending highlights the beauty of imperfections, rather than trying to hide them. This timely exhibition will explore universally resonant themes of healing through the artwork of kintsugi artist and master c...| Portland Japanese Garden
The Journal of the North American Japanese Garden Association featured an article by Will Lerner about Portland Japanese Garden's Natural Garden.| Portland Japanese Garden
Learn more about Steve Bloom, who led Portland Japanese Garden as its CEO from 2005 to 2024.| Portland Japanese Garden
Portland Japanese Garden debuted its final art exhibition of 2024, Kintsugi: The Restorative Art of Naoko Fukumaru. Learn more about Fukumaru and her work.| Portland Japanese Garden
Stephen D. Bloom has been CEO of Portland Japanese Garden since 2005 and guided the establishment of Japan Institute in 2022, of which he is also CEO.| Portland Japanese Garden
Innovative programs, global collaborations, and experiential education for youth and adults are the hallmarks of Japan Institute.| Portland Japanese Garden
We campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all| Amnesty International
