Portland Japanese Garden

T Portland Japanese Garden traditional Japanese garden occupying 5.5 acres (22,000 ²), located within Washington P hills Portland, Oregon, USA.

T garden designed y Professor Takuma T beginning 1963, though garden opened public 1967.

I study conducted y Journal Japanese Gardening, ranked first 300 public Japanese gardens outside Japan considered authentic. T notable because traditional Japanese garden normally takes hundreds years evolve mature, Portland Japanese Garden evolved quickly—a fusion hurried western style stately eastern expression.

According traditional design, garden combines three elements which represent earth: stone represents mountains islands strength support, water center represents purity, plants grace texture, color growth. Themes include terrain Portland Cascade Mountain Range subtle "hide reveal" movement through garden reveals continuously changing views.

T garden major subgardens, different degree formality:

T Strolling P Garden largest contains multiple areas. I , p rocks arranged constellation Bg Dipper. Another antique multi tiered pagoda lantern, g Portland's sister y Sapporo ornamental rocks forming shape Hokkaido island stone Sapporo. Several ornate whimsical bridges cross creeks between ponds.

T Natural Garden features multiple ponds, waterfalls streams. Trees, shrubs, ferns mosses g their natural state. .

T S Stone Garden features weathered stones rising rippled suggestive ocean. T tranquil patterns often y gardens known karesansui Japanese.

A F Garden typically found urban garden design, contrasts p folds contours. Raked white represents water vividly contrasts lawn, moss, evergreens azaleas.

T T Garden sections devoted enhancing ceremony. T outer waiting station. T inner surrounds authentic house.

T Japanese Garden close Washington Park's entrance, p P Place, j above short International R T Garden. Parking scarce sunny days, TriMet 63 stops nearby.

T Portland Japanese Garden across tennis courts. Also, Washington P Z Railroad station y garden. During summer, connects Oregon Z, World Forestry Center, MAX, Portland Children's Museum, Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial Hy Arboretum.