The Garden in the News


The Oregonian

Portland Japanese Garden Turns 50

January 18, 2013


 

Sunset Magazine

Top 13 Public Gardens

December 6, 2012


The Oregonian

Master Carpenter from Japan Visits the Tea House he Built 50 Years Ago

November 29, 2012


KGW News

Art in the Garden Exhibition

November 1, 2012


The Oregonian

New Koi Released at Japanese Garden

August 19, 2012


The Oregonian

Profile of Michael Kondo, head gardener

July 7, 2012


The Wall Street Journal

Insider’s Guide to Portland

July 6, 2012


KGW News

Community art with Hiroshi Saito

June 11, 2012


To the Best of Our Knowledge

Garden Curator Sadafumi Uchiyama on “Life in Death, Death in Life”

Public Radio International

May 15, 2012


 

Travel Portland magazine

Washington Park

2012-2013


 

The Oregonian

Portland Japanese Garden celebrates Japan – U.S. Cherry Blossom Festival Centennial (photo essay)

April 13, 2012


 

OPB Art Beat

Portland Japanese Garden as episode setting

March 29, 2012


 

At Home – Portland Monthly Blog

Tea, ceramics and the Art of Healing

April 1, 2012


 

Chicago Tribune

Get a vision of Japan, China in Portland

March 13, 2012


CNN Airport News

Exploring Portland, Oregon

February, 2012


OPB’s Oregon Art Beat

New Year’s calligraphy by Sekko Daigo

January, 2012


Portland Monthly

50 Ways to Spoil Yourself this Season

December, 2011


Seattle Met

It’s Not Too Late for Fall Foliage

October 27, 2011


Travel Oregon

Fall Foliage

Fall 2011


New York Times

36 Hours in Portland

August 2011


Comcast Newsmakers

August 5, 2011


BBC Travel

Portland versus Portland

August 2, 2011


At Home – Portland Monthly blog

Japan Without a Passport

July 14, 2011


1859 – Oregon’s Magazine

The Oregon Bucket List

Summer 2011


Portland Monthly

Long story [short]: The Architect

June 2011


Bend Bulletin

Oregon in Blossom

May 15, 2011


The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

A Toast to the Roast

May 8, 2011


KPTV Newscast

Vigil for the Victims at Portland Japanese Garden

March 18, 2011


The Oregonian editorial

Erasure, exposure and tea

January 21, 2011


ArchitectureWeek

Portland Japanese Garden has selected Kengo Kuma

January 18, 2011


PORT – Portland art + news + reviews

Kengo Kuma to design expansion of Portland’s Japanese Garden

January 17, 2011


The Oregonian

Portland Japanese Garden looks to expand with help of renowned architect Kengo Kuma

January 14, 2011


TODAY Show

America’s Favorite Cities

November 8, 2010


Craigmore Creations

Portland Family Outdoors: The Portland Japanese Garden

October 9, 2010


OregonLive

Portland Japanese Garden’s former directors return for reunion

October 14, 2010
Story By: Candice Ruud, The Oregonian


National Geographic Traveler

Portland Reigns

November 2009
Story by James Conaway
Photography by Susan Seubert


The Oregonian

Festival Celebrates the Chrysanthemum

October 13, 2009
Story by Kim Pokorny
Photography by Jonathan Ley


Portland City Guide Examiner

Peace and Tranquility in the Portland Japanese Garden

October 2, 2009
Story by Jedrzej Jonasz


Home & Away Magazine

In the City: Portland

September/October 2009
Story by Leslie Forsberg


Garden Design Magazine

Now and Zen: The Portland Japanese Garden continues its visionary path

April 01, 2009
Story by Tovah Martin
Photography by Chelsea Stickel

“‘Another name for my position,’ Uchiyama likes to say, ‘is the vision keeper.’ Part of what Uchiyama does is to define the garden and make certain that its integrity remains intact. But it goes deeper than that…”


Portland Tribune

An Artful Japanese Garden Evolves

December 29, 2008
Story by Randall Barton

“The speed of evolution is definitely slower here than other public gardens… But evolution is inevitable.”


Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star

Pathway to Serenity

July 14, 2007
Story by Marty Morrison

“You find peace and tranquility at once instead of worrying it out.”


Portland Tribune

Curator Steeped in Japanese Culture

March 6, 2007
Story by Barbara Blossom Ashmun

I was fascinated with how things were taught in Japan—it was not about technique, but about the spirit of the thing, and this spirit was transmitted from teacher to student.”


New York Times

Visiting Asia Without Crossing the Pacific

December 17, 2006
Story by David Laskin

“…the Chinese and Japanese gardens, the crown jewels of the City of Roses, were loveliest of all.”