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Japanese garden elements you can incorporate in your home

The ancient art of Japanese garden design offers a profound sense of tranquility and a deep connection to the natural world ...
KGW8

Portland Japanese Garden opens new art exhibit 'Nature of Perception'

PORTLAND, Ore. — If you’ve visited Portland Japanese Garden, you know all about its beauty, but there’s more than meets the eye. “I love just the feeling I get as soon as I walk through the gate into ...
KGW8

Portland Japanese Garden's newest exhibit features internationally acclaimed sculptor

PORTLAND, Oregon — There was more noise than usual outside the peaceful Portland Japanese Garden on Tuesday. A huge, 2,000 pound ceramic statue was unpacked from its giant wooden crate in front of the ...
OPB

Portland Japanese Garden exhibit celebrates resilience through art of ceramic repair

Kintsugi is the traditional Japanese art of repairing ceramics with lacquer and gold dust. The idea is to highlight the imperfections of a piece and celebrate its new form, rather than hide its chips ...
East Bay Times

Hayward’s hidden gem: Japanese Gardens

HAYWARD — Though less than a quarter mile from downtown Hayward, the Japanese Gardens provide a quiet retreat from urban noise and distractions. At 1.5 acres, the gardens are small compared with the ...
The Bulletin

Art celebrates Japanese Garden

In 1963, landscape architect Takuma Tono began designing and landscaping a Japanese garden on the site of the former Washington Park Zoo (now called the Oregon Zoo). Featuring five traditional garden ...
Homes and Gardens on MSN

Horticultural experts reveal 5 defining features of a Japanese garden

Think of a Japanese garden and chances are you will envisage a gracefully arching bridge, winding stepping stones, moss ...
OPB

Portland’s Japan Institute seeks to grow diplomacy through art and gardening

The Portland Japanese Garden opened in 1967 with the goal of helping the United States and Japan continue rebuilding a relationship scarred by World War II. Now, the garden is growing again. The ...
SFGate

The American myth of the Zen garden

Mark Kane, the garden editor of Better Homes and Gardens magazine, was here last month, trying to tell us the truth about Japanese gardening. His lecture at the Mechanics' Institute Library, sponsored ...
East Bay Times

Watch live: Take a peaceful stroll at Hayward’s Japanese Gardens

“Though less than a quarter mile from downtown Hayward, the Japanese Gardens provide a quiet retreat from urban noise and distractions. “At 1.5 acres, the gardens are small compared with the Japanese ...
Oregonian

Portland Japanese Garden buys Salvation Army’s White Shield campus as education, conference center

The Portland Japanese Garden organization has acquired the Salvation Army campus near Northwest Portland’s Forest Park to expand educational and cultural programs, including festivals and art exhibits ...