The Garden Path
Seasonal Transformations

June/July 2024

Letter from the Board President

H A I KU

I am also honored to follow the leadership ofthe Immediate Past Board President, Drake
Snodgrass, and join those who have helped
steward the organization in this capacity
over its more than 60 years. Our missionof Inspiring Harmony and Peace is deeply
significant to me. Through the privilege ofbeing a part of a third-generation familybusiness, I have a deep appreciation fortradition of omotenashi (wholehearted
service and hospitality) and excellent
craftsmanship—both of which are sharedvalues at Portland Japanese Garden.

For a companiona patch of sunlight on the moss
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Membership News
Updates & Upcoming Eventsof a shady nook
– Peter Kendall

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Garden Update
New Hedges for the Tea Garden

S E N I O R S TA F F
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steve Bloom
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lisa Christy

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Garden Profile
Tea Ceremony Sensei
Jan Waldmann

THE ARLENE SCHNITZER CURATOROF CULTURE, ART, AND EDUCATION
Aki Nakanishi
GARDEN CURATOR Hugo Torii

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Garden Event
Annual Summer Marketplace
Returns

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Diane Freeman
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JAPAN OFFICE Misako Ito

Dear Members,

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Jennifer Baumann

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In Our Community
Google Arts & Culture Presents
Profoundly Portland
In Our Community
Celebrating Asian American Native
Hawai’ian Pacific Islander
Heritage Month

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Jason Sipe
DIRECTOR OF GUEST EXPERIENCE Stephan FerreiraEXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO Kathy Parmenter
SPECIAL ADVISOR, JAPAN INSTITUTE’SINTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE FORUM
Paula Esguerra
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Megumi Kato
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Mayra Aparicio

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Golden Crane Recognition Society

CURATOR EMERITA Diane Durston
CURATOR EMERITUS Sadafumi Uchiyama
BOA RD OF TRUSTEES

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Global Ambassadors Society
Phoenix Legacy Society

PRESIDENT Paul Schommer
PRESIDENT-ELECT Trish Adams

When we talk about Portland Japanese
Garden, it’s often through the lens of thefour seasons. But there is something toappreciate about the transitionary periods
between the seasons. We are experiencing
this right now, as we see spring departingand summer approaching. It is special tosee this take place, especially in Portland
Japanese Garden, where the moegi-iro, or
vibrant almost yellow-ish shade of new leaf
green color, gives way to robust verdant
tones. Beyond this, it’s also a moment oftransition for the Garden as we prepare forthe retirement of our CEO, Steve Bloom, inJanuary of next year.

VICE PRESIDENTS Yoshio Kurosaki, Alice Wiewel

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Path to Peace Campaign
Tribute Gifts & Donations

TREASURER Jeff Wolfstone
SECRETARY John Tarpey
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Drake Snodgrass

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Photo Gallery

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Did You Know?

MEMBERSJim Coonan, Doug de Weese,
Bart Eberwein, Katherine Frandsen,
Sally Gibson, Jeanne Giordano Frasca,
Takeshi (Ted) Homma, Janelle Jimerson,
Naoki Kuze, Polly Lauser,
Travers Hill Polak, Sue Reynolds,
Cathy Rudd, Dan Schwoerer,
Mark Stell, Dorie Vollum,
Mari Watanabe, Robert Zagunis
TRUSTEE EMERITA Maggie Drake
TRUSTEE EMERITUS Calvin Tanabe
F O U N D AT I O N B O A R D
CHAIR Sandy Chandler
PRESIDENT Steve Bloom
VICE PRESIDENT Valerie Sasaki
SECRETARY/TREASURER Diane Freeman

FRONT COVER

Portland Japanese Garden

PAGE 3Jonathan Ley

BACK COVER

Chuck Fryer / Portland Japanese Garden

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MEMBERS
Katherine Frandsen, Evan Gremillion,
Allen Mercer, Dona Tarpey,
Rebecca Teasdale, Carmen Wong

Following the Annual Meeting of theMembership in May, I assumed the role ofBoard President. I am honored to take on
this role during a significant moment in
the organization’s history. Steve’s impact
on Portland Japanese Garden and ourcommunity is immeasurable. Under his
leadership, we have seen our membershipand annual attendance grow exponentially.
He also created a curatorial departmentthat oversees more than 200 events annuallyand has kept the Garden grounds in worldclass condition. Steve has transformed not
only the physical footprint of the Garden,
but his impact also extends to the broader
landscape of Portland, the international
field of Japanese gardens, and the global
conversation around the art and importanceof cultural diplomacy. Steve, I speak foreveryone when I say how appreciative we arefor all you have done and how reassuring it
is to know that you will continue to be ourchampion and advocate as you transition into
your well-earned retirement.

F ROM T H E BOA R D PR ES I DE N T

TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

3I have had the pleasure of serving Portland
Japanese Garden as a member of its Board ofTrustees for ten years now. My family and I
have found Portland Japanese Garden to be aplace of respite and beauty. I personally havea deep appreciation for excellence in craftthat the Garden exhibits through art, cultural
programs, and nature itself. It is a point of
pride that we attract visitors from aroundthe world to our beautiful state and it brings
me joy when I see my own friends and family
experience it, whether for the first time or on
return visits.
The Garden encompasses the best ofPortland, bringing moments of wonderment
to our community and to many visitorsfrom around the globe—representing all 50
states and more than 90 nations. Walking
through our grounds, you can hear snippetsof conversations in a multitude of different
languages. You quickly learn: the world visits
Portland Japanese Garden. In an age where
division and tension is all-too-present in ourdaily lives, it is reassuring knowing that somany people from so many places want tobe somewhere that values the gifts of natureand cross-cultural understanding.
Portland Japanese Garden continues togrow and evolve and transition, just as we
will, together. Because of the support of anincredible community: our members, donors,
volunteers, staff, and Board members, theGarden will continue to be as vital andmeaningful as it was when it was firstfounded.
With gratitude,

Paul Schommer
President, Board of Trustees
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MEMBERSHIP NEWS

Member News & Events
Portland Japanese Garden toPartner with Nobel Peace Centerin Presenting Interactive Artwork
by Yoko Ono

Maple Pruning Workshop
July 13
The Garden’s highly coveted Maple Pruning Workshop provides a basic understanding for Japanese maples
and various types of maple pruning methods and techniques. Tickets for Garden Workshops are available tomembers only through a lottery system to ensure equal opportunity for those wishing to participate. The lottery
for this special event will open to Members on June 12th. For those with Golden Crane Premium Membershiplevels, tickets will be on sale from June 5th through June 12th.

June 7 - 10
Portland Japanese Garden will be partnering with theNobel Peace Center, Yoko Ono’s studio, and publicgardens around the world to feature a global Wish Treeinstallation. The Wish Tree is an interactive artwork
created by acclaimed artist and global peace advocate
Yoko Ono. Ono, who was 12 years old and living in Japan
when nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima andNagasaki during World War II, has spent more than six
decades rallying for disarmament.

Enjoy the Garden During Extended Hours
June 6, June 16, July 1, July 18
The Wish Tree.
Christian Tunge/Nobel Peace
Center © Yoko Ono

From June 7-10, guests to Portland Japanese Garden will be invited to reflect and write their wishes
for peace that will then be tied to the Wish Tree’s branches. After its presence here concludes, thewishes are preserved and continue on in connection with the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Reykjavík,
Iceland, to join the chorus of global citizens calling for peace. Portland Japanese Garden, which has
a mission of Inspiring Harmony and Peace, is honored to participate in this project that promotes
peacemaking through culture, art, and nature.
More information can be found at japanesegarden.org/wish-tree

Lecture: Explore the Fascinating
History of Fukusa
June 23

Fukusa from The Peter and Beverly Sinton Japanese
Gift and Altar Cover Collection.
Nina Johnson

Mark Your Calendars!

Peter Sinton will share insight into Japan’s unique giftgiving traditions and the rarified art form of fukusa. He
will discuss the themes, styles and the time-consuming
artistic and technical skill of the fukusa that will befeatured in the Painting with Thread exhibit on display
in the Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Gallery (June 22 September 16). Fukusa are ornate textiles of Japanesesilk that were traditionally used in formal gift-giving
rituals amongst prominent families in Japan 300 years
starting in the Edo period. Peter and Beverly Sinton are
appreciators and collectors of Japanese textile art who
generously donated their extensive collection to the
Garden for visitors to enjoy, and this is the first timethese works of functional art have been displayed at theGarden.

In addition to regular member-only hours from 8-10am every morning the Garden is open, this summer
Portland Japanese Garden members can enjoy seeing the Garden in its beauty in as the sun begins to set. All
membership levels and their guests are welcome!

Tanabata, The Star Festival Returns to the Garden
July 7
Tanabata, the Star Festival, is one of five seasonal Japanese festivals that has been celebrated since the eighth
century. Each summer in Japan, people prepare for the festival by writing their wishes on narrow strips of paper
called tanzaku and hanging them with other origami paper ornaments on bamboo branches displayed at theentrance to their homes and public places. Guests attending Portland Japanese Garden’s Tanabata celebration will
be invited to write their own wishes on tanzaku and enjoy music and storytelling from Takohachi.

Guests writing on tanzaku,
or wish strips, at theGarden’s Star Festival
Celebration in 2023.
Portland Japanese
GardenGet Ready For Irises!
One of the horticultural highlights of Portland Japanese Garden in summer are the blooming of irises
alongside the Zig-Zag Bridge in the Strolling Pond Garden. While every year is different, the Garden’sirises tend to bloom in late June, just as it officially becomes summer. To help plan your visit to see
them, we will be tracking the state of their blooms at japanesegarden.org/iris-watch

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For all the latest details on Garden events, including dates and times, go tojapanesegarden.org/events and for reminders and updates, sign up for our weekly
e-newsletter at japanesegarden.org/newsletter

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“This particular hinoki, hinoki chabohiba, can be pruned and shaped in many different
ways,” Torii noted. One only has to look further into the Tea Garden past the hedges to finda taller version of the plant, in the innermost section of the space, next to the Oribe lantern
and tsukubai (water basin). “It will likely take several years for the hedges to start to come intoa more ideal form, but our plan is to show how different pruning styles can give a different
presentation and feel of the same trees. This is a long-term project, so the gardeners will haveto work to make sure they have a shared vision and the skills to incrementally develop thehedges to our ideal style.”
Another notable change to the Tea Garden was the removal of a weeping Japanese maple tree
near the Kashintei Tea House, which was escorted to its new home on the western edge of the
Flat Garden across from the Membership Center. “It was too beautiful,” Torii noted.
Tea gardens do not typically feature specimen trees, plants that catch and focus the eye for
us to look inwards rather than outwards. “[A tea garden] must look natural so as to be inharmony with the spirit of Tea Ceremony and conducive to a mediative frame of mind,” theGarden’s original designer, Professor Takuma Tono of Tokyo Agricultural University wrote
in his 1958 book, A Secret of Japanese Gardens. “Once in the garden, one may feel detached fromthe world and away from the hustle and bustle of life. A rustic looking lantern, water basin, or
trees and plants are important features.”

The new hinoki hedges in front of the tea house in the Tea Garden.

Portland Japanese Garden

Bringing the Mountains to the Tea Garden
New Hinoki Hedges Replace Hemlock in Garden SpaceIn March, the Garden Department of Portland Japanese Garden and its leader, Garden Curator
Hugo Torii, engaged in a project to improve the Tea Garden. The space is a beautiful depictionof a style connected to Chado (Tea Ceremony), a deeply meaningful practice that Murata Shuko(1423-1502) is credited as having founded; one that was heightened by tea master Takeno Joo(1502-1555) and his pupil, the individual considered to be the greatest tea master, Sen no Rikyu(1522-1591). However, its outer periphery of hemlock hedges had been facing continual decline.
“Unfortunately, the hemlock was experiencing root problems and fungal issues and the area
had some problems with its drainage,” Torii shared.

Torii noted that more changes may come to the Tea Garden over the next few years,
contemplating making adjustments to its entry and possibly adding additional areas for people
to sit and enjoy the serenity of the space. He also would like to eventually add more trees togive the space a more intimate feeling.
“Ultimately, I’m very proud of our gardeners and how they worked together on this,” Torii
concluded. “They came up with the plan to replace the hemlock, install improved drainage,and to place the weeping Japanese maple in a part of the Garden that suits it better. I hope tocontinue to empower them as they engage in kaizen [continuous improvement] throughout ourlandscape while holding its essence of authenticity.”
To learn other places where hinoki can be found in Portland Japanese Garden, go tojapanesegarden.org/hinoki

The weeping maple gets escorted to its new home in the Flat Garden.

Portland Japanese Garden

After the hemlock was removed and the drainage improved, the space was filled withnearly 20 new hinoki, a cypress native to Japan that has been known to have been a part ofJapanese garden design since the nation’s Heian period (794-1185). While the work to replace
the hemlock was initiated at the suggestion of the gardeners he oversees, Torii ultimately
determined what plant would replace it. “There were several elements to consider,” Torii
pointed out. “In addition to making sure we would choose a plant suitable for the aesthetics
and authenticity of our Tea Garden, we were limited by what was available in the market andwhat’s best for the environment. After considering some other plants, we went with hinoki.
It has a dark and rich green color and excellent texture. It also works well in the Tea Garden
because it helps provide the space with a more mountainous aesthetic. Historically, tea
gardens have been designed to resemble mountain hermitages.”

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GARDEN PROFILE“I just had to know more—little did I think it would end up in a lifetime of study’”J A N W A L D M A N N | P O RT L A N D J A PA N E S E G A R D E N C U LT U R A L PA RT N E R

Jan Waldmann conducting a presentation of tea ceremony in recent years.

Jonathan Ley

Cultural Partner Spotlight: Jan Waldmann
Longtime Garden Friend Has Helped Thousands Learn
About The Way of Tea
Portland Japanese Garden is honored to have the dedicated support of local artists,musicians, and practitioners who share their expertise and talents with our guests at cultural
demonstrations and performances. They help us pursue our mission of Inspiring Harmonyand Peace by shining light on Japanese culture as a form of cultural diplomacy. One suchindividual is Jan Waldmann, who sat down with The Garden Path to talk about her nearly 50
years of collaboration with the Garden.
Waldmann is one of Portland Japanese Garden’s beloved cultural partners and an expert
and teacher in Chado and can often be found leading tea presentations in the Cathy Rudd
Cultural Corner in the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning. But what is Chado? “It’s the
traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony that is a particular manner of preparing and drinking
a bowl of tea,” Waldmann shares. “More than just making and serving tea, this tradition isbased in formality. In many ways, it is a microcosm of the Japanese sense of omotenashi, whichtranslates as wholehearted hospitality.”“There are very few people, even in Japan, that I would consider a true connoisseur of
tea as an art form—many become entrenched in the formalities and stylized etiquette,”
Portland Japanese Garden’s Arlene Schnitzer Curator of Culture, Art, and Education, Aki
Nakanishi shares. “Jan, though, possesses a unique quality of being able to internalize therefined beauty of Tea Ceremony, communicate the essence of being one with the art itself,embodying its tranquility and grace, and opening windows of self-reflection for others tofeel. We’re fortunate to have Jan as a partner. She has remarkable dedication and passion for
tea, Portland Japanese Garden, and everything that exists in between.”
Waldmann’s passion for Tea began, naturally, in Japan. “Growing up, anything Japanese
intrigued me and I had an aunt who shared my interests, so we’d talk about it,” Waldmann
recounts. “My mother took me to my first Tea Ceremony [in Tokyo]. There was no English
translation. [My mother and I] just sort of sat there. The utensils and the way they walked
intrigued me. I just had to know more—little did I think it would end up in a lifetime of
study.”
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Waldmann’s nearly 50 years of association with Portland Japanese Garden began aroundthis time in the mid-to-late 1970s. “It was so different then,” she laughs. “I mean, obviously,buildings-wise, but also it was just a handful of people, a handful of gardeners. I just loved
it; I was in another world. It was an oasis outside the day-to-day.” Waldmann notes that her
time at the Garden and the relationships she made in the Tea community of Portland led
her to eventually studying and completing a three-year course in Kyoto. Afterwards she got
her certification so she could teach it back home in Oregon. In addition to her contributions
to Portland Japanese Garden, she is president of the Chado Urasenke Tankokai Portland
Wakai Association, an organization that gets its legitimacy from the Kyoto-based Urasenke
Foundation. She also teaches the subject at Lewis & Clark College.
Waldmann enjoys being able to provide Tea Ceremony demonstrations at the Garden. “I loveit,” Waldmann glows. “It gives people the opportunity, in a few minutes, to watch something
and be able to ask questions. I don’t mind if people get up and walk out, that’s absolutely
fine—at least one person is staying. I think everything [including performances of koto music,
ikebana demonstrations, and more] at the Cultural Corner gives people an opportunity tolook into something they might want to follow up with.” If you’ve attended a Tea Ceremony
demonstration and were hesitant about asking questions: don’t be. Waldmann encourages
them. “Yes, yes, definitely,” she quickly affirmed when asked herself if people should
approach to learn more after the demonstration ends.
“There are those who study and practice the tea ceremony, but very few who live thespirit of the Way of Tea every day of their lives,” offers Diane Durston, Curator Emerita ofPortland Japanese Garden. “Jan Waldmann is one of the few. Unpretentiously with humility
and graciousness, Jan has been sharing her knowledge of Chanoyu [another term used for
Tea Ceremony] with a compassionate and open heart as a guiding light at the Garden for
decades. I personally owe her so much for all she did and all she continues to do to keep thatspirit alive at the Garden.”“Jan is a wonderful person and a great teacher,” Portland Japanese Garden Curator Emeritus
Sadafumi Uchiyama concurs. “The practice of Tea Ceremony is native to Japan, but her
understanding is international. She has a practical approach that I appreciate—she canadjust to the setting and audience without compromising the principles of Tea. Not manycan do that. We have to appreciate that she is a great representative for Portland Japanese
Garden—people get to see who we are through her respectful and genuine personality.”
To learn more about Waldmann’s fascinating journey, make sure you read the full version ofthis article at japanesegarden.org/jan-waldmann

Jan Waldmann in 1976 in Portland
Japanese Garden helping with apresentation of Tea.
© The Oregonian. All rights reserved.
Used with permission.

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How the Unique Wares of Behind the Shoji are Curated

Behind the Shoji as seen in 2023.

Nina Johnson

Behind the Shoji to Feature Bright Colors andGold Leaf
Annual Summer Marketplace Brings the Art of Craft toPortland from Kanazawa, Tokyo, and More
For more than a decade, Behind the Shoji has been one of Portland Japanese Garden’s mostanticipated summer traditions. An annual show and sale of Japanese and Japanese-inspired
wares, visitors can peruse and purchase from a variety of curated items that, even with atrip to Japan, might be difficult to come across. What makes this elevated and distinctive
shopping experience stand out is the amount of time that goes into establishing relationships
with craftspeople and vendors in communities across Japan and the careful research into
making sure visitors to the Garden are indeed perusing goods that are authentically Japanesein their makeup and design.

“I make annual visits to Japan,” shares McQuade. “I always attend the Tokyo International
Gift Show, which is a large trade show that gathers thousands of gift and home decor
vendors. It has been gratifying and humbling to learn that Portland Japanese Garden is
becoming a well-known and admired organization in Japan’s community of craftspeople atthis show, to the point that our arrival is anticipated every year. I think it’s due to the many
years we have put into building relationships with people there—it helps encourage someartists who might be reluctant to partner with an American institution to work with us.
Knowing that we are fostering friendships makes us want to work even harder to maintainthis mutual trust and admiration.”“In addition to the Gift Show, I also make sure to visit new regions each year to meet withcraftspeople and the galleries and shops that offer their wares so every Behind the Shoji
can be a fresh experience,” McQuade continues. “Including Tokyo, I spent about 10 days
visiting dozens of shops and artist studios in Toyama, Takaoka, and Kanazawa. Kanazawa, inparticular, is an important arts destination in Japan, joining Kyoto as a must-visit destination
for those interested in the nation’s craftsmanship and design. It’s incredibly rewarding toconnect with independent craftspeople in Toyama and Kanazawa and throughout Japan—
we help keep interest in their work alive and support their livelihoods and simultaneously
can offer our guests another avenue into understanding Japanese culture through art anddesign.”From left to right, examples of the temari and gold leaf incense containers from Kanazawa that will be soldat Behind the Shoji in 2024.

Guests to Shoji this year will see a range of different goods and wares including some
captivating new items. Director of Buying and Merchandising Ashley McQuade isparticularly excited to share goods featuring kinpaku, or gold leaf, from Kanazawa. Gold leaf
has been an art form practiced in the coastal city since as early as the sixteenth century—
Kanazawa literally translates to “marsh of gold.” Today, the vast majority of Japan’s kinpaku
comes from here, which has been utilized for things as small as hand-fans and as massive
as Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto’s famous Golden Pavilion. Among the items available for sale will be
incense holders, jewelry, and glass vases that showcase this stunning aesthetic.
For those interested in adding a bright pop of color to their home, a new item available thisyear will be temari, or handballs. Temari were introduced to Japan from China around theseventh century—they are cotton ball intricately hand-wrapped in threads. These delightful
and lesser known Japanese crafts are from Kaga Temari Mariya in Kanazawa. They arereflective of a style that originated in Japan’s Edo era (1603-1868) and are customarily given
to daughters ahead of their wedding to wish them a long and happy marriage.
The temari, incense containers, and many other goods certainly make Behind the Shojia shopping experience, but the motivation behind offering it ties directly into Portland
Japanese Garden’s goals of introducing authentic aspects of Japan to an unfamiliar audience.
“I think it speaks to how we’re more than a garden,” McQuade offered. “We’re also a culturalorganization, and this marketplace offers a tangible connection to Japanese culture.”
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Behind the Shoji opens June 29 in our Pavilion Gallery and runs throughSeptember 2. Members and those in the Golden Crane Recognition
Society can enjoy a special preview on June 28. For more details, go tojapanesegarden.org/shoji-2024

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IN OUR COMMUNITY

A Profoundly Portland Experience
Explore Portland Japanese Garden on
Google Arts & Culture
Portland Japanese Garden was selected as one of 16 partners to celebrate its homecity’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 JapaneseAmerican 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 thefirst city in the American Pacific Northwest to be highlighted on this platform.
The Oregonian reports that at an April event celebrating the launch of Profoundly
Portland, Mayor Ted Wheeler noted that our home city is “a vibrant hub of arts andculture throughout the Pacific Northwest. It’s part of who we are as a community, itdefines—in the eyes of many around the nation, and around the world–who we are.”

You Can Also Visit the Garden on Bloomberg Connects!
In partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, Portland Japanese Garden offers
another venue to access and experience the organization for those near and far. We’re
excited to have a presence on Bloomberg Connects, a free mobile app that offers accessto more than 250 museums and other cultural organizations! Our guide allows one to
immerse themselves in our garden spaces, our history, and our programmatic offerings.

To learn more, go to japanesegarden.org/visitvirtually

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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek with Portland Japanese Garden Marketing Director Megumi Kato (center) andMarketing Coordinator Ashley Peters (right) at the Garden’s booth at the Oregon Rises Above Hate event at Lan
Su Chinese Garden in May.
Andie Petkus Photography

Celebrating Asian American Native Hawai’ian
Pacific Islander Heritage
Portland Japanese Garden Joins Governor Tina Kotek and
AANHPI Community at Oregon Rises Above Hate Event
Asian American, Native Hawai’ian, and Pacific Islander Heritage (AANHPI) Month is a time
to reflect upon and celebrate the remarkable role of the AANHPI community in our nation’s
history. Founded in 1963 to heal the wounds of World War II, Portland Japanese Garden has
served as an important reminder of history and is proud to exist as a place that can bridge
cultures, communities, and generations so that we may continue to pursue our mission of
Inspiring Harmony and Peace.
In May, Portland Japanese Garden once again proudly joined in Oregon Rises Above Hate’s(ORAH’s) annual event that kicks off AANHPI Heritage Month for our community. ORAH is alocal organization that amplifies AANHPI voices while also connecting this community witheach other. This year, a free and day-long celebration was held at Lan Su Chinese Garden andalso saw participation from our friends at other cultural institutions including the JapaneseAmerican Museum of Oregon, Portland Chinatown Museum, and the Oregon Jewish Museum
and Center for Holocaust Education.
The Garden set up a table so guests could write messages for peace, which will be brought backto the Garden and hung on the Wish Tree art installation our organization is hosting in June(see p. 4 for more information).
One of the many highlights of the day was a visit from Oregon Governor Tina Kotek. Asidefrom visiting the Garden’s table at Lan Su, the Governor signed a proclamation commemorating
May as AANHPI Heritage Month. “This month, and every month, Oregon celebrates Asian
Americans, Native Hawai’ians, and Pacific Islanders for their central role in our society andwe honor the vibrant cultural tapestry and collective history they bring to our state,” theproclamation read in part.
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To see this list online, go tojapanesegarden.com/support-your-garden
For corrections, contact
development@japanesegarden.org

Cumulative giving to the Annual Fund fromJanuary 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024.

$100,000+
Donor Advised Funds at
Oregon Community Foundation
Donor advised funds
Koichi & Mihoko Nezu
$50,000-$99,999
GoogleMrs. Ronna Hoffman
Hoichi Kurisu
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Dorothy Piacentini
Catherine & Taisuke Sasanuma
Peter & Beverly SintonDrs. Mayho & Calvin Tanabe
Robert & Deborah Zagunis$25,000-$49,999
Jean & Ray Auel
Bank of America
Mary Lee Boklund
Bullseye Glass Co.
Donor Advised Funds at
Community Foundation forSouthwest Washington
Donald Gibson
Sally C. Gibson
William G. Gilmore Foundation
Hoffman Construction
Hyatt Regency
Joto SakePeter J. Kendall
Lani McGregor & Daniel Schwoerer
Oregon Arts Commission
Travers & Vasek PolakGary & Sue Reynolds
Cathy & Jim Rudd
Dori Schnitzer Fund ofOregon Community Foundation
Jordan Schnitzer & The Harold andArlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation
Mildred & Morris Schnitzer Fund ofOregon Community Foundation
Schommer & Sons
Torii Mor Winery & Vinyard
Juan Young Trust$10,000-$24,999

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Carole Alexander
Bamboo Sushi
Becker Capital Management
The Bidwell Marriott Portland
Jack B. Blumberg
Buckingham Strategic WealthCalbag Metals
Sandra Chandler & Chris Schaefer
Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant
Teresa Chiu & Jefferey Livingston
Conrad Clark
Dede & Joe DeJager
Delta Air Lines
Devil’s Food Catering
Bart & Jill Eberwein
Bob and Jeanne Frasca Fund,
Oregon Community Foundation
Yoko Fukuta

Geffen Mesher
David Gibson
J.W. and H.M. Goodman
Family Foundation
Jenny Herman
Hokusei North America
Japan-United States
Friendship Commission
Elizabeth M. King
Dr. Sachiko Kuno
Nikki & Yoshio Kurosaki and theKurosaki Family Fund, Oregon
Jewish Community Foundation
Naoki Kuze and St. Cousair, Inc.
Ryozo & Mayumi Kuze
Moya Lehman & Lavita Wai
Martin Lotti & Linda Mai-Lotti
Doug & Theresa Lovett
Janet & Tom Montag
Multnomah Whisk{e}y LibraryAnne Naito-Campbell
Samuel Naito & Marsha Allen Naito
Nike: Employee Matching Gift
OnPoint Community Credit Union
Donor Advised Funds at Oregon
Jewish Community Foundation
The Oregonian
Patricia L. Rosenberg
Yoneko Shimizu-Dalton
Drake & Lynn Snodgrass andDrake’s 7 Dees
Michael Speight & Myunghye Han
The Standard
Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
Mark Stell & Michelle Harstrom andPortland Coffee Roasters
Summit Properties, Inc.
Swigert Foundation
Dona & John Tarpey
Toshiba International Foundation
Travel Portland
Dorie & Larry Vollum and theJean Vollum Fund of theVanguard Charity
Liz & Bob Warren
Lynn & Jeffrey Wolfstone
Anonymous (6)$5,000-$9,999
A Plus Tree, LLC
Ruth Anderson & Michael Beebe
Bartlett Tree Experts
George & Patty Beall
Chita Becker
Martha & Anthony Belluschi
Evona Brim
Brown Printing Inc.
Diane & James Burke
Jennifer Castillo
Deborah & Jim Coonan
Creo Chocolate
Julia Dancy
Cornelia Jane Davescraft &William Drevescraft
Douglas & Bee de Weese
Mrs. Margueritte H. Drake and the
Margueritte Hirschbuhl Drake Fund,
Oregon Community Foundation
Julie & Wayne Drinkward
Susan & Greg Fitz-Gerald
Katherine & Mark Frandsen

Carol Frankel
Freeland Spirits
Susan & Tom Hamman
Tatsuo Ito & Kohgetsu Aoki and
SEH America, Inc.
Salena Johnson
Allan Karsk & Keith Berglund
Catherine & John Knox
The Maas & Marglous Family
Tim Mather
Lisa Maulhardt & Joseph Okies, Jr.
Kelly & Steve McLeod
Mercer Advisors
John & Nancy Murakami
Chris & Tom Neilsen and theNeilsen Family Fund,
Oregon Community Foundation
Nancy Netwal
Nancy Nishimura
NW Natural Gas Co.
Park Lane Suites and Inn
Shirley & David Pollock
Port of Portland
Mary E. Preslar
Jennifer & Charles Putney
William & Anne Rasnake
Regional Arts and Culture Council
Marge Riley Fund,
Oregon Community Foundation
Trudy & Pat Ritz,
Ritz Family Foundation
Mary Sharman & Mitchell Sunquist
Smith Rock, Inc.
Snow Peak
Rebecca & Russell Teasdale
Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust
Zachary VintonFran & John von Schlegell
Wall-To-Wall Studios Inc.
Ryuji & Nozomi Watanabe
Priscilla Bernard Wieden
Beverly Wong
Carmen Wong & Arjun Chatrath
Anonymous (3)$2,500-$4,999
Trish Adams
Roudabeh Akhavein
Arden Event Collective
John Benson & Virginia Tilden
Janice Bleibaum
Eric & Robin BuschWill Carter & Jeff Miller
Nova ChouJames Cox & Brenda Nuckton
Anne & James Crumpacker
Diane Ditmer
Gail Durham & E Benno Philippson
Doyle Forister & Gary Sheldon
Kelley Forseth and Clarity ConsultingPeter & Mim Gray
Sandra & Jeffrey Grubb
Hacker Architects
Margaret Hacker
Karen Halvorsen
Cynthia Hampton
Merle & Andrew Hashimoto
Mike Henningsen Fund,
Oregon Community Foundation
Intel Corporation: Employee
Donation Match

The Jackson Foundation
Lois JacksonDavid Katz & Lee Katman
Aase Kendall
Jane R. Kendall Family Fund,
Oregon Community Foundation
Ross M. Lienhart, Edward Lienhart
Family Foundation
Joyce & Stanley Loeb
Kathy Lou
Susan & Peter Lynn
Curtis W. Marble
Janet McCormick & Stephanie Walker
Alyssa McCulloch & Adam Feiges
Iris & Larry Miller
John Miller & Janet Geary
Erin Moeschler & Robb Rathe
Glenn Moore
Kelly Muller
Elisabeth T. Nakamichi
Obon Shokudo
The Paramount Hotel
Mary & Alex Polson
Lee & Ronald Ragen
Russell & Mary Reid
Pat Reser
Room & Board
Laura Schlafly
Scott & Charldene Schneier
Mary Sharman & Mitchell Sundquist
Martha Sharman &John Warren Reid Jr.
Steven H. Smith & Dennis C. Johnson
Marie & Thomas Spence
Deborah & Michael Stewart
Pamela Still
Ernie Stoddard
Kristopher Tate
Deborah Thomas & Betty Curtis
Cathy & Greg Tibbles
Miriam C. Trahan
Hiro Tsuji & James Knodell
Ann & Tom Usher
Shiro Wakui & Masako Kubo
Wells Fargo:
Employee Donation Match
Alice & Wim Wiewel
Susan Winkler
Suzanne & Craig Zarling$1,500-$2,499
Abbvie Inc.: Employee Donation Match
Acorn Fund, OregonCommunity Foundation
Sally Adkins & William BostianPaul Ahluwalia & Henna Sahni
Susan & Dean N. Alterman
Felicia & Mikkel Andersen
K. Andreasen
Julieann & Alan Barker
Steve Biemel
Randy & Kim Boehm
Elizabeth “Ibby” Brooke

Broughton & Mary Bishop
Family Foundation
Richard Louis Brown & Thomas Mark
Bennet Burns & Andrew Rowe
Vincent & Kate Cahill
Renee Carisio-Farber & Jeffrey Farber
Donor Advised Funds at
The Chicago Community Foundation
Stephen Chipps & Laura Sherrill
Tim & Lisa Christy
Kathryn & John CochranJonah Cohen
Truman Collins
Roger Cooke & Joan Cirillo
Tom & Dee Corbin Moore
Michelle & Gabriel Crowl
George Cummings
Danziger Family Foundation,
The Chicago Community Foundation
Cameron & Dick Davis
Paula Deitz
Mary Dickson
DLR Group
Jeff & Lynn Dorr
Karen & Jonathan Dunn
Marilyn Easly, in memory ofDavid Easly
Lisa & David Ellenberg
Doug & Chie Etzel
Lauren Eulau & Paul Schneider
Mary E. Fellows & John W. RussellDavid & Beth Ferguson
Courtney Fitzloff
Rodger Flint
Flowerree Foundation
Mikiko Flynn
Framing Resource
Judith Free & Paul Hamborg
Frederick & Rosemarie Fulton
Steve & Peggy Garber
Mimi Gardner Gates
Andra Georges & Timothy Shepard
Barbara Giesy
Karl & Shelagh Glaser
Ann GoetcheusCharlotte Gray
Howard Greisler
Evan & Helen Gremillion
Marianna Grossman
Bruce Guenther &Eduardo A. Vides, M.D.
Ms. Susan Halton and theHalton Foundation
Karen Halvorsen
James Hansen
The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer
CARE Foundation: Employee
Donation Match
Cynthia & Andrew Haruyama
Etsuko Harvey
Don Hastler & Dan Bergsvik
Jay A. Henry & Demi Haffenreffer
Helen Herman
Scott Hillson
Philip Hoefer

Mary & Gordon Hoffman
Scott Holland
Tomoe Horibuchi & Kihachiro Nishiura
Elaine Howard
Elizabeth Hulick & Mark Handley
Kerstin & Joshua Husbands
John & Sheila Jackobsen
The Jasmine Pearl Tea Company
Janelle & Lee Jimerson
Nina Johnson Photography
Bradford Johnston & Julie Evans
Kristen Kern
Selby & Douglas Key
Barbara & William Langley
Bonnie Laun
Polly & Ron Lauser
Elizabeth Leach & Bert Berney
Megan & Ralph Leftwich
Patricia T. Leiser & Gray Leiser
Sandra Loeb
James D. Lynch & Robby Cunningham
Maybelle Clark Macdonald FundsaRah Mahler
The Mark Spencer Hotel
Lynn L. Marks
Neil Matteucci & Norman KalbfleischBarbara & Richard Maurer
Brendan McNabb
Patricia & Steven McNeal
Richard Milgrim
Susan MontiDavid Morey & Sandra Hobbs Morey
Bruce & Jeanette Morrison
Lindley Morton & Corinne Oishi
Vadim Mozyrsky &Karina Khazmutdinova
Multnomah County Cultural Coalition
Mrs. Hester H. Nau & Leslie Willhite
Lynne Naughton
Rikki Ninomiya
Elizabeth Olsen
Oregon Cultural Trust
Oregon Venture FundMarianne Perrin
William & Janet Perry
James H. Peters & Hitomi Tamura
Jason Pfingstmann
Phoenix Industrial, Inc.
Frank Piacentini & Sara Weinstein
Naomi Pollock & David Sneider
Kimberly & Stan Prosser
Providence: Employee Donation Match
Pushdot StudioWayne M. Quimby &Michael Roberts-Quimby
Susan & Michael Rego
David & Madie Richenstein
Nancy L. Richmond &William A. Hughes
Nan Robertson
Ashley Roland & Jamey Hampton
John RoweDr. Marilyn L. Rudin, MD &Richard S. Testut, Jr.
Valerie Sasaki

Blake Schaefer
Patricia O. Schleuning
Scott Shiigi & William MelcherPeter Shinbach
Patrick Simpson & Margaret Bolger
Sudha & Siva Sivakumar
Sylvia Skarstad
Susan Smallsreed
Susan & William L. Smith
St. Honoré Bakery
Dawn M. States & Stephen Smith
Angela Summers
Charles J. & Caroline Swindells
Charitable Fund, Oregon Community
Foundation
James Prihoda & Julia Tank
Tarbell Family Foundation
Kimberly Tardie
Lawrence Teherani-Ami
Paul & Jayne Thompson
Connie & Tom Thomsen
Rena & Cheryl Tonkin
Hugo & Akiko Torii
Toshiba International Foundation
Miriam C. Trahan
Robert Trotman
Susan & John Turner
Dawn & Sadafumi Uchiyama
David & Christine Vernier
Victoria Wetle
David Willis
Bess Wills
Bruce & Susan Winthrop
Richard & Ellen Wopat
Danny Wu
Paula Wynn
Joji Yoshimura & Michael Kronstadt
Anonymous (4)Portland Japanese
GardenThank you

If you would like to make a donation or have any questions about the Golden Crane Society, please contact Claire Eisenfeld,
Director of Philanthropy, at (503) 542-0281 or ceisenfeld@japanesegarden.org.
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Global Ambassador Society recognizes donors whogive a total of $500 or more annually and live morethan 100 miles from Portland Japanese Garden.

If you live more than 100 miles
from the Garden and would liketo join our Global Ambassador
Society, please contact
Claire Eisenfeld, Director ofPhilanthropy at(503) 542-0281 orceisenfeld@japanesegarden.org

Thomas & Ellen Bauch
Steve Biemel
Regi Christensen
Crispin Colburn
Tom Crouse & Kay Enokido
Danziger Family Foundation, The
Chicago Community Foundation
Paula Deitz
Dan Dingfield & Ann Bettman
Susan Donnelly
John Finn
Susan & Greg Fitz-Gerald
Beth Foraker
Steve & Peggy Garber
Mimi Gardner Gates
Sally C. Gibson
David Gibson
Donald Gibson
William G. Gilmore Foundation
Sarah Gonnella
Susan & Tom Hamman
Cynthia Hampton
Jenny Herman
Misako Ito
Dr. Sachiko Kuno
Ryozo & Mayumi Kuze
Patricia T. Leiser & Gary Leiser
James D. Lynch & Robby Cunningham
Curtis W. Marble
Lisa Maulhardt & Joseph Okies, Jr.
Alyssa McCulloch & Adam Feiges
Kelly & Steve McLeod

Lee & Mary Jean Michels
John Mike & Marcia Cohen
Richard Milgrim
Iris & Larry Miller
Janet & Tom Montag
Elisabeth T. Nakamichi
Koichi & Mihoko Nezu
Rikki Ninomiya
Gordon Olson
Naomi Pollock & David Sneider
Mary E Preslar
John & Marilyn Rafn
Patricia Rice
Daniel Samelson & Mary Jocelyn Perry
Catherine & Taisuke Sasanuma
Blake Schaefer
Patricia Schwartz
Peter & Beverly Sinton
Dawn M. States & Stephen Smith
Angela Summers
Makoto Suzuki
Tarbell Family Foundation
Kristopher Tate
Paul & Jayne Thompson
Miriam C. Trahan
Hiro Tsuji & James Knodell
Max Underwood & Connie Cravens
Shiro Wakui & Masako Kubo
Ryuji & Nozomi Watanabe
Sarah White & David Gray
Anonymous (4)Portland Japanese Garden

Path to Peace
Campaign forJapan InstituteFor inquiries on supporting
Japan Institute, please reachout to our Chief Development
Officer, Jennifer Baumann, at(503) 595-5225 orjbaumann@japanesegarden.org

Recognizing all those who have made a gift in support of our Path toPeace Campaign for Japan Institute, helping us be a leading global voicefor cultural understanding, in pursuit of a more peaceful, sustainable
world.

$1,000,000+$50,000-$99,999

Jenny Herman
John & Janet Jay
State of Oregon
Travers & Vasek PolakDrs. Mayho & Calvin Tanabe
Robert & Debb Zagunis

Katherine & Mark Frandsen
Carol Frankel
Nikki & Yoshio Kurosaki and theKurosaki Family Fund, Oregon
Jewish Community Foundation
Portland Japanese Garden Foundation$500,000-$999,999$10,000-49,999

National Endowment for
the Humanities
Anonymous (2)Carole Alexander
Dede & Joe DeJager
Fred Delanoy & Jane Witter
Susan & Greg Fitz-Gerald
Family of Lawerence R. Green
Hampton Family Foundation
Cathy Hitchcock
Japan Society, New York City
Charles Jenkins & James Dixon, inmemory of Marie Hopper Jenkins
Lane Powell
Loeb Family, Stanley, Joyce, Carl, Eric
MB Culinary, LLC
Lindley Morton & Corinne Oishi
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Oosthuizen Family
Oregon Jewish Community
Foundation
Cathy & Jim Rudd
Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA
Dori Schnitzer Fund ofOregon Community Foundation
Susan Schnitzer & Greg Goodman
Drake & Lynn Snodgrass andDrake’s 7 Dees
Dona & John Tarpey$100,000-$499,999

Members of the Phoenix Legacy Society havenamed the Garden as the ultimate beneficiary ofa planned gift. We are grateful to the following
people for letting us know of their plans to support
the Garden in this enduring way.

If you would like to include theGarden in your estate plans, or
if you have already done so andwould allow us to list you as a
Legacy Society Member,please contact Claire Eisenfeld,
Director of Philanthropy, at(503) 542-0281 orceisenfeld@japanesegarden.org.

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Ruth Anderson & Michael Beebe
Esther “Ricky” Appleman
Carole Beauclerk
Barbara Bell
Diane Benjamin
Melanie Billings-Yun
Steve Bloom
Judy Bradley & Dave Mitchell
Susan C. Brown
Carla Caesar & Nora King
Robert Caragher
Sandra Chandler & Chris Schaefer
Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant
Teresa Chiu & Jeffrey Livingston
Bryan W. Deaner
Mary DicksonDavid & Nancy DowellMrs. Margueritte H. Drake
Elaine West Durst
Doyle Forister & Gary Sheldon
Yoko Fukuta
Ms. Susan Halton
John Hembroff & Shari Macdonald
Ron & Jenny Herman
Geoffrey Hoefer
Albert Horn
Ann & Jerry Hudson
Janelle Marie Jimerson

Mary Kay Johnson
Elizabeth M. King
Valerie Lau
Ron & Polly Wall Lauser
John & Lisa Lehman
David & Diane Levinthal
Patricia Locktov
Linda & Don McNeill
Ashley McQuade
Gordon Olson
Jeannie & Ron Prindle
Wayne M. Quimby &Michael Roberts-Quimby
Gary & Sue Reynolds
Dr. Marilyn L. Rudin, MD &Richard S. Testut, Jr.
W. Curtis Schade &Jacquie Siewert-SchadeMichele & Douglas Shapiro
Jeffrey Sher
Ernie Stoddard
Ann & John SymonsDrs. Mayho & Calvin Tanabe
Marsha Tomassi & Robert McConnell
Lavita Wai
Bruce & Susan Winthrop
Carmen Wong
Anonymous (4)The Brookby Foundation
Sandra Chandler & Chris Schaefer
James R. Coonan, Denis C. Bates, &Lurline C. Menzies
Anne & James Crumpacker
The de Weese Family
Eberwein Family
Sally C. Gibson
Will Green & Martín Palomar
Mrs.Ronna Hoffman
The Lora L. & Martin N. Kelley
Family Foundation Trust
Dylan & Maia Lawrence
Lani McGregor & Daniel Schwoerer
Nike, Inc Matching Gift FundMark & Kathy Parker
The Prime Minister’s Office of Japan
Dorie & Larry Vollum and theJean Vollum Fund of the Vanguard
Anonymous (1)Tribute Gifts& Donations

Susan Gail Vander Heide, in memoryof Tony Vander Heide
Lynn & Jeffrey Wolfstone
Carmen Wong & Arjun ChatrathWoodard Family Foundation
UNDER $10,000
Trish Adams
Ruth Anderson & Michael Beebe
Broughton & Mary Bishop Foundation
Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant
Community Foundation forSouthwest Washington
D27 Foundation
Delta Air Lines
Nick & Janet De Morgan
Devil’s Food Catering
William Hughes & Nancy RichmondJapan Foundation New YorkJanelle & Lee Jimerson
Polly & Ron Lauser
Paul Loving
Darell Lumaco
Richard Mei
Shiro & Michiyo Nakane
Yoneko Shimizu-Dalton
SN Charitable Foundation
Michael Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Timbanard
Wim & Alice Wiewel
Generous Support from thePortland Japanese Garden
volunteers for the Artist-inResidence program
Anonymous (1)Memorials and Honoraria
February 1, 2024 – March 31, 2024

GIFT IN HONOR OFLESLIE BUCKGIFT IN HONOR OF
H U G H & C A R M E L I TA M Y E R S

GIFT IN HONOR OF
L AV I TA WA I

Kathleen Early

Kristen Dozono

Anne Tavernia

GIFT IN MEMORY OF
DAVID EARL LOU

GIFT IN HONOR OF
SABINA SMITH &M I C H A E L K AY

Kathy LouMargaret Murtagh

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P H O T O G A LL E RY
Garden volunteer Frank Castrina chats with guests during the Bonsai Society of Portland’s exhibition in April, their first at Portland
Japanese Garden since 2018.
Portland Japanese Garden

Ann Burroughs, President & CEO of the Japanese American National Museum, and Board Trustee Emeritus Calvin Tanabeat the 2024 Annual Membership Meeting in May.
Jonathan Ley

EnTaiko performing at the Garden’s Children’s
Day festival celebration in May.
Portland Japanese Garden

Left to Right: Oregon State Senate President, Senator Rob
Wagner, artist and Chairperson of the Garden’s Foundation
Board, Sandra Chandler, and Oregon State Representative Tawna
D. Sanchez enjoy a moment at the reception for Vision of Placein March.
Jonathan Ley

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Naoki Kuze, Portland Japanese Garden Board ofTrustees Member and President and CEO of St.
Cousair, Inc., prepares takoyaki (octopus ball)for guests at our Kanpai Japan Series Kick Off
Reception in April.
Nina Johnson

Guests to the Golden Crane Recognition Society Reception for Vision ofPlace enjoy some of the art in the Pavilion Gallery in March.
Jonathan Ley

Aki Nakanishi, the Arlene Schnitzer Curator of Culture, Art, and Education, and Hugo Torii, Garden Curator, at “Tea and Conversation
with the Curators,” a special event held for those in the Golden Crane Recognition Society in April.
Portland Japanese Garden

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DI D YO U K NOW ...?
Because Portland Japanese Garden is situated on steep and hilly terrain, it offers shuttle busses to those whowish to avoid the ascent or descent of our Entry Garden pathway. It has done so since the 1960s, though theform of transportation has changed quite a bit! In the black and white image, we see military veteran and retired
attorney Chuck Fryer, who drove the shuttle during the summers of 1968-1971. Fryer recounts that the shuttle hedrove had, “a wood superstructure built on a Volkswagen Transporter chassis and carried up to 15 passengers.
People loved the whole concept, especially the fringe. I remember some weekends it was packed, going up thehill and back, from morning to night. Needless to say, the Garden was very popular.” In the color photo we can see
Chuck in the shuttle we use today, which is available by request and for ADA use.

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