The newly named CEOs of the Portland Japanese Garden and its Japan Institute are longtime directors of the nonprofit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve ever been to a Japanese garden, you’ll remember the extraordinary sense of peace and tranquillity these gardens help ...

This image provided by Robert C. Muschewske/ Summit Images, LLC shows a garden around a single family home in St. Paul, Minnesota. The courtyard shows the entry courtyard, where the landscape suggests ...

Japanese-style gardens first caught the public imagination in the U.S. at an 1893 world exposition in Chicago, became a sought-after feature in Gilded Age estates and were later adapted to open-plan ...

When Japanese American artist Jun Kaneko was first approached by Portland Japanese Garden staff to host an exhibition, he didn’t respond to them for weeks on end. “I had it on my table for about two ...

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The Kawachinagano Japanese Garden in Carmel, Indiana, has reopened after a redesign and expansion. The garden features a ...

Aki Nakanishi and Lisa Christy are the new co-CEOs of Portland Japanese Garden and Japan Institute, the organization’s Board ...

Who doesn’t love the serenity and beauty of a Japanese garden? The essence of these spaces has been refined in Japan for more than a thousand years, from Indigenous sacred rock gardens to the unique ...

The Southwest Portland garden will give another two hours of free admission Jan. 10 following the Jan. 8 shooting in the ...

Crowds gathered to watch the Shishi-Mai, a traditional Japanese lion dance that is typically performed during New Year’s celebrations and festivals. “They are supposed to bring good luck to people. So ...