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The Garden Path
Your Summer Sanctuary
Summer 2021
H A I KU
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
FROM THE CEO
3 Letter from the CEO
Steve Bloom
Dapples of sunlight
The path of summer’s sun
Seeking its own way
4 Membership News
Annual Golden Crane Reception Dear Members,
Events, Festivals & Workshops – Peter Kendall
We have officially transitioned from springtime’s vibrant color
6 Nurtured by Nature
to a verdant summer sanctuary. The days are warmer, the sun
Supporting our Bodies and Minds S E N I O R S TA F F
shines longer, and we find ourselves in a lush paradise during this
time of the year at Portland Japanese Garden. We’re grateful to
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steve Bloom
be returning to normalcy – all of our staff are vaccinated, we’ve
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Cynthia Johnson Haruyama
8 Connected Communities
eliminated many of our COVID restrictions, and we’re finally able
THE ARLENE SCHNITZER CURATOR
Olympics Broadcast from Garden OF CULTURE, ART, AND EDUCATION
to reconnect with one another.
Aki Nakanishi
CHIEF CURATOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE Christina Sjogren On-site at the Garden, we’re thrilled to be able to bring back
INTERNATIONAL JAPANESE GARDEN
10 Garden News TRAINING CENTER modified versions of in-person events – we’ve missed seeing
A Symphony of Green Sadafumi Uchiyama
everyone! This month, we’ll be hosting our Golden Crane Annual
GARDEN CURATOR Hugo Torii Reception, Behind the Shoji Member Preview and Reception, and
CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER Lisa Christy our Volunteer Appreciation event. On the horizon, we’ll have our
12 Summer Marketplace CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Diane Freeman first in-person workshops from the International Japanese Garden
Behind the Shoji Training Center in over a year.
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Cheryl Ching
DIRECTOR OF RETAIL Ashley McQuade
But it keeps getting better.
14 Golden Crane Society EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO Kathy Parmenter
CURATOR EMERITA Diane Durston For the upcoming summer Olympics in Tokyo, KGW, the local
NBC affiliate, will be broadcasting live from the Garden every
BOA RD OF TRUSTEES morning of the Olympics. Through their lens, we’ll be able to
16 Phoenix Legacy Society
share the beauty and tranquility of Portland Japanese Garden,
Global Ambassadors PRESIDENT Robert Zagunis
Tribute Gifts our connection with Japan, and how we enrich our community
PRESIDENT-ELECT Drake Snodgrass
through cultural understanding and experience of nature. To
VICE PRESIDENTS Dr. Calvin Tanabe, Paul Schommer
add to an eventful summer, we will have our annual artisan
17 Photo Gallery TREASURER Doug de Weese
marketplace, Behind the Shoji. We also have plans to bring
SECRETARY Janelle Jimerson members together through our beloved summer festivals and
MEMBERS celebrate O-Bon and Moonviewing in-person.
Trish Adams, Gwyneth Gamble Booth,
20 Did You Know...? Ann Carter, Katherine Frandsen,
Jon Greeney, Ronna Hoffman, Above all, these upcoming opportunities help us continue to
Self-Guided Tour Book Bill Hughes, Yoshio Kurosaki,
Polly Lauser, Martin Lotti, Paul Loving, steward our world-class gardens and present vibrant cultural
Lindley Morton, Darren Nakata,
Travers Hill Polak, Sue Reynolds, programming so that we, and those who visit us from around the
Cathy Rudd, Dan Schwoerer,
Dorie Vollum, Alice Wiewel,
world, can have a space to think about our shared humanity and
Jeff Wolfstone, Carmen Wong common values, and to create a bit more peace in the world.
F O U N D AT I O N B O A R D With gratitude,
CHAIR Carmen Wong
PRESIDENT Steve Bloom
VICE PRESIDENT Dee Ross
SECRETARY/TREASURER Diane Freeman
Steve Bloom
MEMBERS Chief Executive Officer
Trish Adams, Sandy Chandler
Dede DeJager, Greg Fitz-Gerald,
James D. Lynch, Allen Mercer,
Valerie Sasaki, Cecelia Tanaka
T H E G A R D E N PAT H
FRONT COVER Michael Anderson FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
BACK COVER Dina Avila Email marketing@japanesegarden.org
2 T H E G A R D E N PAT H SUMMER 2021 3
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
H AV E Y O U A C T I VAT E D
YOU R ON LI N E ACCOU N T?
If you haven't activated your online
account since February 2021, it's
only a few simple steps! Activating
your account will improve your online
experience when reserving tickets,
renewing your membership, purchasing
event tickets, or making a donation. New
members or if you had an existing online
account with us, prior to February 2021,
and haven't activated it yet, please visit
japanesegarden.org/activate.
To receive the latest updates from
Portland Japanese Garden, make sure
you sign up for our weekly emails at
japanesegarden.org/newsletters.
Special Events, Festivals & Workshops
Upcoming Garden Workshop:
Annual Golden We are thrilled to welcome back members of the Golden Crane Recognition Maple Pruning
Society with our first in-person event in well over a year: the Golden Crane
Crane Reception Annual Reception. This exclusive, open house-style evening entails light
August 21 & 28
appetizers and refreshments, guided architectural tours, music, quiet strolls
9am - 3pm
July 10 through the garden, and the opportunity to safely reconnect with friends
6pm - 9pm surrounded by nature’s peace and beauty. We’ve missed you and look Tickets on sale:
forward to seeing you soon! July 7 for Golden Crane, July 14 for Members
Interested in learning more about the Golden Crane Recognition Society?
We will be hosting two in-person Garden workshops
Contact Director of Development Edwina Kane at ekane@japanesegarden.org
in August. As tickets are limited for these hands-on
workshops, there will continue to be a lottery system
for purchasing tickets. This provides an equal
opportunity for participation among members.
Behind the Shoji Volunteer O-Bon
Member Preview Appreciation Event Umami Café is Open!
and Reception August 13 & 14
7pm - 8:30pm We are excited to welcome you back to the Umami
August 3
4pm - 7pm Café! We thank you for your patience as we navigate
July 30
our re-opening and hope to continue to increase our
6pm - 9pm O-Bon is a Japanese Buddhist
capacity in the coming months.
custom and festival that honors
In appreciation of our volunteers, we
the spirits of the deceased.
are hosting a private evening where
Join us for a member-only preview This year, we will host a hybrid All guests, including members, need to make a
volunteers can enjoy the Garden to
to gain first access to our annual event with a virtual and modified reservation for Garden entry in addition to reserving
themselves. RSVP required. Email
artisan marketplace, Behind the in-person component. Look for a table at the Umami Café. Reservations for the café
cmotgomery@japanesegarden.org
Shoji. See a sneak peek of the more details in the coming weeks can be made up to 10 days in advance. To reserve a
for more information. LEFT Jonathan Ley
available items on pages 12-13. through our weekly emails. spot, visit japanesegarden.org/umami-cafe RIGHT Hannah Steelman
4 T H E G A R D E N PAT H SUMMER 2021 5
A PLAC E OF R ES PI T E
"When we are surrounded by nature,
a feeling of comfort comes over us
and our bodies become relaxed. Most
of us would intuitively recognize this
feeling, but until recently we haven’t
had any evidence to prove it."
Yoshigumi Miyazaki
Excerpt from his book Shinrin Yoku
Mike Centioli
Japanese gardens are designed to capture such as the vibrant fall colors of the Japanese
natural elements in their ideal form, which lace leaf maple in Autumn, or the reflection of
creates captivating and safe natural spaces for the Snow Viewing Lantern against the water
contemplation and tranquility. Some garden during the winter.
styles, such as the Strolling Pond Garden and
Natural Garden, were designed specifically to GIVE YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM A BOOST
offer visitors a place of respite – places where
one can let their stresses fall away surrounded Various essential oils – emitted by plants
by the beauty of nature. and trees as a way to protect against germs
and insects, not only make us feel refreshed.
Tyler Quinn
I M P R O V E Y O U R C O N C E N T R AT I O N Breathing in these oils can improve our
immune system health.
Wandering through a garden renews your
ability to stay focused. Researchers at the There exists a wide variety of trees inside our
University of Melbourne found that looking Japanese garden. Pause to breathe in the subtle
Nurtured by Nature at natural vegetation restores a person’s
attention span.
aroma of Japanese Pines, as well as the scent of
some Northwest natives such as Douglas Firs
and Western Red Cedar trees. Notice how fresh
How Japanese Gardens Support A recent study found that groups who walked the air smells as you walk through our Natural
our Bodies and Minds in the woods for a brief period showed a 20 Garden enshrouded by trees. On a rainy day,
percent improvement on memory tests, while draw in the rich, earthy smell of damp moss and
those who walked down a city street did not earth that lingers in the air.
At Portland Japanese Garden, we have been have any considerable improvement whatsoever.
studying the ways in which Japanese gardens
lend themselves to the same positive health While walking in the Portland Japanese Garden,
benefits we experience by simply spending time allow your mind to wander freely as you
in any natural environment. We know we feel observe seasonal elements. No matter the time For the full article, and complete list of works cited,
good when we’re in a Japanese garden. But why? of year, the Garden offers captivating scenery visit japanesegarden.org/nurtured-by-nature.
Michael Anderson
6 T H E G A R D E N PAT H SUMMER 2021 7
THE GARDEN COMMUNITY
"Over the past year, I have faced a sort of racial identity awakening. I am a sansei,
Connected third-generation Japanese-American and I am mixed-race […] I grew up in an
Americanized household that celebrated a few Japanese traditions, but I always
Communities held a creeping feeling of being an impostor in my mind. Now in 2021, I have
connected with my family in Japan over Zoom, am learning Japanese, and am
Olympics to be broadcast from doing my best to learn more about Japan’s history and culture. I am committed
Portland Japanese Garden to understanding how I fit into my own culture as a mixed-race person
in America. The Portland Japanese Garden has provided a space for me to
connect and learn about my culture through the art and documentary exhibits,
to be inspired by the care and beauty of Japanese landscaping, and to take a
The summer Olympics this year are being held in
Japan, so it’s only natural that there is heightened step back from world news and my thoughts to find peace among the trees."
interest in the connection that Portland, and
more broadly, Oregon has with Japan. The Colleen Nakanishi
connection is long and storied – everything from
shared loved of craft, nature, and architecture,
Japanese companies that expand Portland, and "[The Garden] allows me to feel connected with nature, culture, and peace
of course, our Garden, the "most beautiful and through its ambience beginning with the walk up to the quiet and open
authentic Japanese garden in the world outside of courtyard, which signals the same in me. Furthermore, the purposeful
Japan” right in the community’s backyard. placement of the many structures and their careful architecture, as well as the
cultivation of the various plants, further signals to me that I deserve to be here.
While the daytime and evening coverage is
That this space is meeting me where I am, that I can take care of myself and
dedicated to athletics, the KGW’s Sunrise team
my life with the same purposefulness, with the balance of letting things go that
will be producing a few special pieces that
highlight Portland Japanese Garden and our do not serve me, just like the passing of the flowers with the seasons. Lastly,
expression of Japanese culture, tradition, and it resonates with me that all of this was and continues to be possible through
aesthetics, and how we have become a hallmark respect, stewardship, and alliances, despite the past and because of the past."
of the local community.
Alicia Moez Wayland
This prompted us to reflect on our role and
impact on our community, so we turned to our
members to share their thoughts on the question: "Your beautiful garden offers peace and quiet and a total experience of tranquility.
I try to visit often and also introduce friends to the magic of your grounds. Thank
How does Portland Japanese Garden allow you for having this one-of-a-kind sanctuary in the heart of our city!"
you to feel connected with nature, with
culture, or find an experience of peace? Lynda Walker
Thank you to those who have shared their thoughts with us!
PHOTOS Jonathan Ley
8 T H E G A R D E N PAT H SUMMER 2021 9
GARDEN NEWS
A Symphony of Green
Summer Sanctuary at Portland Japanese Garden
Visitors to Portland Japanese Garden frequently Citing plant names brings us to another question:
ask whether all our plants are Japanese natives. why don’t we label our plants? The absence of
The answer is that many are, but some aren’t. The labels is not for reasons of economy. It’s because
Pacific Northwest Japanese garden is an original this isn’t a botanical collection meant to be
form with its own history and identity, and not understood scientifically as individual species. It’s
merely a piece of Japan transplanted to an alien a composition, intended to be experienced as a
place. And this living cultural expression has single work, like an orchestra playing a symphony.
been adapted and changed by its environment, But for those who like to have a program that
while still maintaining its original integrity. The describes the music, the Garden Gift Shop now
Japanese garden’s heart and soul transcends offers an answer in the form of The Tapestry of
borders and time. the Four Seasons, the Garden’s new plant guide.
And if the guide’s information on the natural and
While Pacific Northwest conditions are agreeable aesthetic aspects of plants in the Garden leaves
to most common Japanese garden plants, you wanting to know more, that’s where the
incorporating Northwest natives into the garden Garden’s Training Center comes in. The Center
can add ecological sensitivity without sacrificing offers hands-on workshops, lectures, and other
authenticity. Several Pacific Northwest natives programs for learners at all levels, including the
grace our eight garden spaces. Waza to Kokoro: Hands and Heart professional
training seminar in Japanese garden arts. The
Vine maples, for example, might not be common seminar’s topics include stone setting and pruning
in the temple gardens of Kyoto. But thoughtfully techniques, bamboo fence construction, design,
placed as part of a design, and cared for over Japanese aesthetics, and garden history, all
time by trained gardeners, their form and framed eloquently in the culture of tea and taught
texture become an authentic and harmonious by visiting Japanese instructors and our own
"Just because the trees are not from Japan, it doesn’t mean the integrity and taste of
garden element. experienced Garden staff.
the Japanese garden are compromised ... thinking like a Japanese gardener, practicing
the composition of Japanese garden design, applying the practice, and the consistent Shore pines, too, help represent an idealized We invite you to come visit the Garden and learn
fostering of the garden are what keeps the authenticity." vision of nature and symbolize longevity along with us – and think like a Japanese gardener.
with their red and black Japanese counterparts.
Takeshi Kato, Ueyakato Landscape Co. Ltd, Kyoto And of course, having large-scale native conifers
such as Douglas fir around our Garden is a This article was originally published June 4, 2018, on
distinctly Pacific Northwest hallmark. japanesegarden.org.
LEFT David Bostock
RIGHT Michael Anderson
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S U M M E R M A R K ET PLAC E
Weather
Bingo Kasuri Stole
Kamawanu
Furoshiki Cloth
Kodamado Clocks
Upper Left to Bottom Right:
Seigaiha, Asanoha, Sippou, Kanji
Seisuke Knife
Knives
Behind the Shoji Our annual artisan marketplace, Behind
the Shoji comes back on July 30. This year’s
Summer collection will feature a curated selection of
Japanese and Japanese-inspired ceramics,
Marketplace art, and lifestyle goods. And while Japan is
revered for their exquisite craftsmanship
Sneak Peek of Curated, and artistry, we also highlight goods made
by passionate local artisans in the Pacific
Shoppable Goods Northwest, who pull inspiration from the
Japanese arts. We’re honored to highlight
and support both local and Japanese artists
Jugetsudo
and bring our community together to share
Unsodo Apple Hojicha Tea
in the beauty of art and craft. Woodblock Print
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Cumulative giving to the
Annual Fund from April 30, 2020
through May 31, 2021.
Jonathan Ley
$100,000+ $5,000-$9,999 $2,500-$4,999 $1,500-$2,499
Deborah & Jim Coonan Trish Adams, in memory of Robert Roudabeh Akhavein Acorn Fund, Oregon Community Don Hastler & Dan Bergsvik Frank Piacentini & Sara Weinstein
Oregon Cultural Trust & Ethel Csakany Ruth Anderson & Michael Beebe Foundation Dr. Tsutomu Hattori Reynolds Potter & Sharon Mueller
Travers & Vasek Polak Ruth Anderson & Michael Beebe Bokksu, Inc. Susan & Dean N. Alterman Helen Herman Lee & Ronald Ragen
Drs. Mayho & Calvin Tanabe Chita Becker Diane & James Burke K. Andreasen Mary & Gordon Hoffman Russell & Mary Reid
Martha & Anthony Belluschi Barbara & Worth Caldwell Julieann & Alan Barker The Jackson Foundation Pat Reser and Bill Westphal
Gwyneth Gamble Booth Will Carter & Jeff Miller George & Patty Beall John & Janet Jay Nancy L. Richmond & William A.
$50,000-$99,999 Elizabeth "Ibby" Brooke Anne & James Crumpacker Broughton & Mary Bishop Foundation Edwina and Victor Kane Hughes
Brown Printing Geffen Mesher Brian Blihovde Aase Kendall Room & Board
Delta Air Lines Sandra Chandler & Chris Schaefer Barbara Giesy Heida & Don Bruce Caroline Kerl & Bill Lunch Valerie Sasaki
Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant Peter & Mim Gray Bullseye Glass Co. Selby & Douglas Key Janet Schibel
Community Foundation for Sandra & Jeffrey Grubb Candy Cassarno Heather Killough Patricia O. Schleuning
$25,000-$49,999 Southwest Washington Margaret & Thom Hacker Tim & Lisa Christy Bonnie Laun Lynn & Drake Snodgrass
Mrs. Margueritte H. Drake and the Ms. Susan Halton and the Halton Kathryn & John Cochran Elizabeth Leach & Bert Berney Marie & Thomas Spence
Jack B. Blumberg Margueritte Hirschbuhl Drake Fund, Foundation Truman Collins Ross M. Lienhart, Edward Lienhart Dawn M. States & Stephen Smith
Sandra Chandler & Chris Schaefer Oregon Community Foundation Halton Foundation George Cummings Family Foundation Richard Stein
Emerio Design Drake's 7 Dees Merle & Andrew Hashimoto Cameron & Dick Davis Melinda & Jesse Maas Charles J. & Caroline Swindells
Institute of Museum and Library Susan & Greg Fitz-Gerald Mike Henningsen Fund, Mary Dickson Sawyer & Jean Marglous Charitable Fund, Oregon
Services Katherine & Mark Frandsen Oregon Community Foundation Gail Durham & E Benno Philippson Anthony & Erin Masciotra Community Foundation
The Lora L. and Martin N. Kelley Carol Frankel Michael Henningsen Lauren Eulau & Paul Schneider Janet McCormick & Stephanie Walker Rebecca & Russell Teasdale
Family Foundation Trust Bob and Jeanne Frasca Fund, Elizabeth Hulick David & Beth Ferguson Allen Mercer & Helen Angelica Wong Connie & Tom Thomsen
Dorothy Piacentini Oregon Community Foundation Kerstin & Joshua Husbands Flowerree Foundation Thor Mitchell & Jaime O'Dell Susan & John Turner
Torii Mor Winery & Vineyard Sally C. Gibson Hyatt Centric Downtown Portland Teri Jensen Freeman & Ron Freeman Erin Moeschler & Robb Rathe Dawn & Sadafumi Uchiyama
Woodard Family Foundation Donald Gibson Tatsuo Ito & Kohgetsu Aoki GE Foundation Matching Gifts Glenn Moore Fran & John von Schlegell
Robert & Deborah Zagunis Google Janelle & Lee Jimerson Andra Georges & Timothy Shepard Darren & Casey Nakata Shiro Wakui & Masako Kubo
Susan & Tom Hamman Peter J. Kendall Ann Goetcheus Mrs. Hester H. Nau & Leslie Willhite Wells Fargo Advisors Fin Network, LLC
City of Hiroshima Elizabeth M. King and Rick Brandeburg Bruce Guenther & Eduardo Lynne Naughton Kassie Westmoreland
$10,000-$24,999 Ronna and Eric Hoffman Fund, Catherine & John Knox A. Vides, M.D. Pui Ogorman Danny & Chien Lung Wu
Oregon Community Foundation Dorothy Lemelson Etsuko Harvey Oregon Venture Fund Anonymous (3)
Carole Alexander The Japan Foundation, Center for Joyce & Stanley Loeb
Anonymous Global Partnership James D. Lynch & Robby Cunningham
Jean & Ray Auel Kay Kitagawa & Andy Johnson-Laird Susan & Peter Lynn
Bank of America Joto Sake Curtis W. Marble
Mary Lee Boklund Nikki & Yoshio Kurosaki and the Masa and Mayumi Mizuno
Douglas & Bee de Weese Kurosaki Family Fund, Oregon Jewish Thomas Mock & Michael Flanagin
Kuniko & Alexander de Weese Community Foundation Multnomah Whisk{e}y Library If you would like to make a donation or have any questions about
Dede & Joe DeJager Martin Lotti & Linda Mai-Lotti Carol L. Otis MD & Roger Goldingay the Golden Crane Society, please contact Director of Development
Kathi & Dean Dordevic Dinah & Robert McCall Shirley & David Pollock
Julie & Wayne Drinkward Steve and Kelly McLeod Family PSACE/Portland-Setagaya Association Edwina Kane at (503) 595-5225 or ekane@japanesegarden.org.
Yoko Fukuta Foundation of Cultural Exchange
William G. Gilmore Foundation Kelly & Steve McLeod Laura Schlafly
Jenny Herman Mercer Advisors Paul & Caitlin Schommer
Mrs. Ronna Hoffman Kazuo & Setsuko Mitsuhashi Mary Sharman & Mitchell Sundquist
Hoffman Construction Lindley Morton & Corinne Oishi Peter Shinbach
Salena Johnson Akihito & Mie Nakanishi Ernie Stoddard
Hoichi and Judy Kurisu Chef Naoko Cecelia Tanaka
Kurisu, LLC NW Natural Gas Co. Dona & John Tarpey
Steve Luczo Oregon Jewish Community Foundation Hiro Tsuji & James Knodell WOODARD
Family Foundation
Lisa Maulhardt & Joseph Okies, Jr. PGE Foundation Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust
Lani McGregor & Daniel Schwoerer Mary & Alex Polson Douglas L. Walker
Moonstruck Chocolate Co. Portland Coffee Roasters Susan & Jim H. Winkler
Oregon Heritage Commission Jennifer & Charles Putney Lynn & Jeffrey Wolfstone
Gary & Sue Reynolds William & Anne Rasnake Joji Yoshimura & Michael Kronstadt
Jordan Schnitzer Marge Riley Fund, Oregon Community Anonymous (1)
The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Foundation
CARE Foundation Storms Family Foundation
Dorie & Larry Vollum and the Jean The Standard
Vollum Fund of the Vanguard Treecology, Inc.
Anonymous (1) Carmen Wong & Arjun Chatrath
Juan Young Trust
Michael Anderson Michael Anderson
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P H O T O G A LL E RY
Members of the Phoenix Legacy Society have named the Garden as the
ultimate beneficiary of a planned gift. We are grateful to the following people
for letting us know of their plans to support the Garden in this enduring way.
Esther "Ricky" Appleman Mrs. Margueritte H. Drake John & Lisa Lehman
Legacy Society Members Carole Beauclerk Elaine West Durst Linda & Don McNeill
receive invitations to Barbara Bell Yoko Fukuta Gordon Olson
Golden Crane special Diane Benjamin Ms. Susan Halton Jeannie & Ron Prindle
Melanie Billings-Yun John Hembroff & Shari Macdonald Wayne M. Quimby &
events and receptions.
Steve Bloom Ron & Jenny Herman Michael Roberts-Quimby
Judy Bradley & Dave Mitchell Geoffrey Hoefer W. Curtis Schade &
If you would like to include the Susan C. Brown Albert Horn Jacquie Siewert-Schade
Garden in your estate plans, Heida & Don Bruce Ann & Jerry Hudson Richard C. Stetson Jr.
or if you have already done so Carla Caesar & Nora King Mary Kay Johnson Ernie Stoddard
Robert Caragher Janelle Marie Jimerson Ann & John Symons
and would allow us to list you
Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant Elizabeth M. King Drs. Mayho & Calvin Tanabe
as a Legacy Society Member, Mary Dickson Valerie Lau Carmen Wong
please contact Director of David & Nancy Dowell Ron & Polly Wall Lauser
Development Edwina Kane at
(503) 595-5225 or
ekane@japanesegarden.org.
Global Including our Global Ambassador Members and Donors contributing
$500 or more in the past 12 months and residing more than 120 miles
Ambassadors from Portland, Oregon.
Anonymous Bruce Eastwood MCAA Mashiko Ceramics and Mary & James G. Wallach Foundation
A & B Realty Sally C. Gibson Arts Association Walmart Foundation
Barbara Bell William G. Gilmore Foundation Rikki Ninomiya Jean Wyss
Bokksu, Inc. GoodCoin Foundation Danielle Nye Anonymous (1)
Kay Bristow Google PSACE/Portland-Setagaya Association
Susan C. Brown Dr. Tsutomu Hattori of Cultural Exchange
Candy Cassarno City of Hiroshima Robert Richards
Bill Cobb The Japan Foundation, Craig Roberts
Delta Air Lines Center for Global Partnership Miriam C. Trahan
Ann Dunn Joto Sake Douglas L. Walker
Tribute Gifts Memorials and Honoraria
& Donations February 16 – May 31, 2021
IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF
M I C H A E L K AY & DAVID E. LOU SUSAN & GREG FITZ-GERALD M A R Y J O. P E T E R S O N
SABINA SMITH
Linda and Ron Wiggins Diana Learner Eve & Alan Rosenfeld
Margaret Murtagh Kathy Lou Jane Scheidecker
IN MEMORY OF
IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF CANDY PLUMMER
JULIEANN & ALAN BARKER YOSHIAKI SHIMIZU NANCY & JOHN CALLUM Dappled rays of light make their way through the dense canopy
Patricia Weaver & Steven Root
Janet Guggenheim Linda and George Bauer Mr. Denis Michael Dooley to shine on the Snow Viewing Lantern in the Lower Pond
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Photo by Michael Anderson
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P H O T O G A LL E RY
Informational wall and
mini boat on display in the
Pavilion Gallery for "The
Gates of Hope" exhibition
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Staff tour the new Japan Institute
Photo by
campus with CEO, Steve Bloom
Michael Anderson
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Photo by Michael Anderson
The ambling,
mossy, stone
staircase of the
Natural Garden
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Photo by
Michael Anderson
Art exhibition "Painting Paradise: Art of Daisuke Nakano."
Nakano uses the traditional painting technique Nihonga (日本画)
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Photo courtesy of Shoko Aono
Umami Café has
“Summer in the reopened with
The Moon Bridge Garden,” our special curated teas
amidst the cocktail developed and treats to
verdant landscape for the Painting be enjoyed in a
of the Strolling Paradise Golden serene settling
Pond Garden Crane reception like no other
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Photo by Photo by Photo by
Hannah Steelman Hannah Steelman Megumi Kato
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