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2024/03/04 Closing / Portland Japanese Garden presents “Masterpieces in Miniature: The Art of Netsuke Sculptures” Dec. 16, 2023 to March 4, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore. —Dec. 6, 2023— Portland Japanese Garden is delighted to present its final new art exhibition of 2023, Masterpieces in Miniature: The Art of Netsuke Sculptures. Once immensely popular across Japan, netsuke (pronounced nets-keh) were miniature sculptures that also served a purpose as personal fashion accessories, helping overcome the lack of pockets in traditional […]

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2023 / Portland Japanese Garden and its sibling organization hire Misako Ito as Executive Director in new Tokyo Office

PORTLAND, Ore. – Aug. 1, 2023 – Portland Japanese Garden and its sibling organization, Japan Institute have announced the appointment of Misako Ito as the new Executive Director of the organizations’ newly established Japan Office in Tokyo. In 2022, the Garden and Institute established its permanent, year-round presence in Japan at the International House of […]

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2021 / Portland Japanese Garden passing torch from hand to hand : Sada Uchiyama promoted to Chief Curator

PORTLAND, Ore – Jan. 29, 2021 – This January, Portland Japanese Garden is announcing the promotion of two key leaders at the organization. Sadafumi (Sada) Uchiyama has been promoted from Garden Curator to the position of Chief Curator and Director of the International Japanese Garden Training Center. Hugo Torii has been promoted from Director of […]

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2020 / Oregon: Portland Japanese Garden to reopen to the public with restrictions on June 11

Portland Japanese Garden in Oregon will reopen to the public June 11, the first of the cultural organizations in Portland to do so. Forwarded for the Portland Japanese Garden https://japanesegarden.org/reopening/ Thank you to our community for your patience and support. With support from Governor Kate Brown, we are reopening! Member Only Day: Wednesday, June 10 […]

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2020 / Portland Japanese Garden 2020 Year of Peace exhibition series: “Spirits Rising: Hiroshima ひろしま” January 18 – March 15, 2020

Forwarded for Portland Japanese Garden Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR 97205 www.japanesegarden.org To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, Portland Japanese Garden celebrates 2020 as the “Year of Peace,” honoring of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Introducing a wide array of artists and art forms […]

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2019 / Portland Japanese Garden “The Ice and Stone: Suiseki Viewing Stones from The Huntington Paired with Photographs by Michael Kenna” Feb. 9 – Mar. 24

Portland Japanese Garden https://japanesegarden.org February 9 – March 24, 2019 Subtle Forms of Nature’s Artistry in Stone The Ice and Stone: Suiseki Viewing Stones from The Huntington Paired with Photographs by Michael Kenna Portland, Ore. – Suiseki is the Japanese art of stone appreciation. Formed over centuries by wind, water and erosion, viewing stones are […]

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2019 / Portland Japanese Garden to host Japan Foundation’s traveling exhibition “Manga Hokusai Manga” Dec. 1, 2018 – Jan. 13, 2019

Portland Japanese Garden Manga Hokusai Manga: Approaching the Master’s Compendium from the Perspective of Contemporary Comics Dec. 1, 2018 – Jan. 13, 2019 The Pavilion and Tanabe Gallery Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR 97205 https://japanesegarden.org Exhibition admission is included with garden ticket, $16, 95. By introducing some of the similarities and […]