Everyone Needs a Japanese Garden

A garden is a place that can open our hearts, unfold our emotions, clear our minds, and bring a sense of peace. Portland Japanese Garden awaits you.

Tea for Peace: A Cup of Humanity

Portland Mayor, Ted Wheeler, joined virtually with the Mayor of Hiroshima and the Mayor of Nagasaki for a traditional Japanese tea ceremony as a way to symbolize how the culture and art of Japanese tea can unify people and bridge different cultures.

Captivating Videos of Japanese Culture

From our Curator, “I’ve selected videos of Japanese gardens, Zen Meditation, and more. Many thanks to our partners for allowing us to share these exclusive videos!” Read more, here.

A Stroll Through Portland Japanese Garden with Garden Curator Sada Uchiyama

Take a walk through the Garden on a glorious spring day.

Come to Understand: Welcome to Portland Japanese Garden

“The Garden speaks to all the senses, not just to the mind alone.” – Professor Takuma Tono, Portland Japanese Garden designer

Tour the Portland Japanese Garden

Stroll.
Slow down.
Linger.
Let your senses guide you into another world.

Oregon Moment Of Zen: Portland

A tranquil view of Heavenly Falls in the rain at Portland Japanese Garden. Filmed by Travel Oregon in the winter of 2018.

Origami Demo of Water Lily & Lotus Flower by Yuki Martin

Origami has made a resurgence in popularity while many of us are staying at home. Its focus on careful, repetitive motions can be a meditative experience.

Visit our YouTube channel to see even more videos.

Go behind the scenes and see the Garden from a new perspective, here. 

In partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, Portland Japanese Garden now offers another way to access and experience the organization for those near and far. We’re excited to share that we are now on Bloomberg Connects, a free mobile app that offers access to more than 250 museums and other cultural organizations! Our guide allows you to immerse in our garden spaces, our history, and our programmatic offerings from near and far.

Download the Bloomberg Connects App to access our Virtual Guide

Portland Japanese Garden was selected as one of 16 partners to celebrate its home city’s thriving cultural scene through the Google Arts & Culture platform. The Garden is proud to be a part of this prestigious project and part of the Google world as it reinforces how we are an indelible thread in our city’s fabric–its history, its culture, and its appeal. Google Arts & Culture is a digital platform and free mobile app that puts the treasures, stories and knowledge of over 4,000 cultural institutions from 85 countries at one’s fingertips. Alongside other local and renowned organizations such as the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, and Portland Art Museum, we have collectively contributed content to “Profoundly Portland,” a hub that celebrates and uplifts our community. Portland is the first city in the American Pacific Northwest to be highlighted on this platform.

Click here to visit Portland Japanese Garden’s page on Google Arts & Culture.

Download the free Google Arts & Culture App: Google Play Store | Apple Store