The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens opened the Japanese Heritage Shoya House a resorted residential compound from 18th-century from rural Japan, on Oct. 21, 2023. The Japanese Heritage Shōya House is a 3,000-square-foot residence built around 1700, served as the center of village life in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture. The compound has been reconstructed […]
SAN DIEGO – The Cherry Blossom Festival returns to the Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum (JFGM) in March 2024. JFGM is excited to welcome spring and celebrate the annual Japanese tradition of Hanami. The garden will host a variety of daily performances and fun activities for the entire family. There’s something for everyone to enjoy. […]
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 […]
The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix invites the public to Annual Bonsai & Pottery Exhibit sponsored by the Phoenix Bonsai Society and local Arizona pottery artists on Saturday, March 2, 2024, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Last admission at 3:30 pm. Admission: General $15 / $17 at Gate. Youth 6-17: $13 / $15 at Gate. […]
PORTLAND, Ore – Feb. 5, 2024 – Portland Japanese Garden has announced the appointment of Lisa Christy as Executive Director of the organization. Christy has been with the Garden since 2014 and, for the past five years, served as Chief External Affairs Officer. Christy, a volunteer member of Japan-America Society of Oregon’s Board of Directors, […]
Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego hosts Toro Nagashi (floating lanterns), a ceremony done by floating lanterns in honor of those who have passed, on Friday, August 11, and Saturday, August 12. The floating lanterns commemorate loved ones and wish them peace. Guests will be able to float their candle-lit lanterns (LED candles) in the […]
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 […]
The Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego KOKORO NO KATACHI | Image of the Heart Kimiko Koyanagi and Michiko Stone July 29, 2022–October 30, 2022 Exhibition Hall ( Upper Garden ) Exhibition Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (7/29-9/4/2022) ,10:00 am to 5:00 pm (9/5-10/30/2022) (Hours subject to change during special events. Refer to niwa.org) […]
A free sample copy of the latest Weekly Cultural News is available. Please send your request to editor@culturalnews.com Contents of Weekly Cultural News, June 06-12, 2022 (Reiwa 4) P01: San Diego Japanese Friendship Garden to present Muraoka sisters’ Japanese doll exhibition P02: Makoto Taiko to present first concert after two-year of pandemic challenges at […]