The Portland Japanese Garden is a traditional Japanese garden occupying 5.5 acres (22,000 m²), located within Washington Park in the west hills of Portland, Oregon, USA at 45°31′07″N 122°42′29″W / 45.51872°N 122.7080°W / 45.51872; -122.7080.
The garden was designed by Professor Takuma Tono beginning in 1963, though the garden opened to the public in 1967.
In a study conducted by the Journal of Japanese Gardening, it was ranked first out of 300...
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The Portland Japanese Garden is a traditional Japanese garden occupying 5.5 acres (22,000 m²), located within Washington Park in the west hills of Portland, Oregon, USA at 45°31′07″N 122°42′29″W / 45.51872°N 122.7080°W / 45.51872; -122.7080.
The garden was designed by Professor Takuma Tono beginning in 1963, though the garden opened to the public in 1967.
In a study conducted by the Journal of Japanese Gardening, it was ranked first out of 300 public Japanese gardens outside of Japan and considered to be one of the most authentic. This is notable because a traditional Japanese garden normally takes hundreds of years to evolve and mature, but the Portland Japanese Garden evolved much more quickly—a fusion of hurried western style and stately eastern expression.
According to traditional design, the garden combines three elements which represent the earth: stone represents mountains and islands for strength and support, water is the center and represents purity, and plants grace it...
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