The Garden PathYour Summer Sanctuary

Summer 2021

Letter from the CEO
Steve Bloom

H A I KU
Dapples of sunlight
The path of summer’s sun

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Membership News
Annual Golden Crane Reception
Events, Festivals & Workshops
Nurtured by Nature
Supporting our Bodies and Minds

Seeking its own way

Dear Members,– Peter Kendall

We have officially transitioned from springtime’s vibrant color
to a verdant summer sanctuary. The days are warmer, the sun
shines longer, and we find ourselves in a lush paradise during thistime of the year at Portland Japanese Garden. We’re grateful tobe returning to normalcy – all of our staff are vaccinated, we’ve
eliminated many of our COVID restrictions, and we’re finally able
to reconnect with one another.

S E N I O R S TA F F
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steve Bloom
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Cynthia Johnson Haruyama

810Connected Communities
Olympics Broadcast from Garden

Garden NewsA Symphony of GreenTHE ARLENE SCHNITZER CURATOROF CULTURE, ART, AND EDUCATION
Aki Nakanishi
CHIEF CURATOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE
INTERNATIONAL JAPANESE GARDEN
TRAINING CENTER
Sadafumi Uchiyama
GARDEN CURATOR Hugo Torii
CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER Lisa Christy

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Summer Marketplace
Behind the Shoji

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Diane Freeman
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Cheryl Ching
DIRECTOR OF RETAIL Ashley McQuade

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Golden Crane Society

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO Kathy Parmenter
CURATOR EMERITA Diane Durston

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Phoenix Legacy Society
Global Ambassadors
Tribute Gifts

BOA RD OF TRUSTEESPRESIDENT Robert Zagunis
PRESIDENT-ELECT Drake Snodgrass
VICE PRESIDENTS Dr. Calvin Tanabe, Paul Schommer

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Photo Gallery

TREASURER Doug de Weese
SECRETARY Janelle Jimerson

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Did You Know...?
Self-Guided Tour Book

MEMBERS
Trish Adams, Gwyneth Gamble Booth,
Ann Carter, Katherine Frandsen,
Jon Greeney, Ronna Hoffman,Bill Hughes, Yoshio Kurosaki,
Polly Lauser, Martin Lotti, Paul Loving,
Lindley Morton, Darren Nakata,
Travers Hill Polak, Sue Reynolds,
Cathy Rudd, Dan Schwoerer,
Dorie Vollum, Alice Wiewel,
Jeff Wolfstone, Carmen WongF O U N D AT I O N B O A R D

Christina Sjogren

FROM THE CEO

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

3On-site at the Garden, we’re thrilled to be able to bring backmodified versions of in-person events – we’ve missed seeing
everyone! This month, we’ll be hosting our Golden Crane Annual
Reception, Behind the Shoji Member Preview and Reception, and
our Volunteer Appreciation event. On the horizon, we’ll have ourfirst in-person workshops from the International Japanese Garden
Training Center in over a year.
But it keeps getting better.
For the upcoming summer Olympics in Tokyo, KGW, the local
NBC affiliate, will be broadcasting live from the Garden every
morning of the Olympics. Through their lens, we’ll be able toshare the beauty and tranquility of Portland Japanese Garden,
our connection with Japan, and how we enrich our community
through cultural understanding and experience of nature. To
add to an eventful summer, we will have our annual artisan
marketplace, Behind the Shoji. We also have plans to bringmembers together through our beloved summer festivals andcelebrate O-Bon and Moonviewing in-person.
Above all, these upcoming opportunities help us continue to
steward our world-class gardens and present vibrant cultural
programming so that we, and those who visit us from around theworld, can have a space to think about our shared humanity andcommon values, and to create a bit more peace in the world.
With gratitude,

CHAIR Carmen Wong
PRESIDENT Steve Bloom
VICE PRESIDENT Dee Ross
SECRETARY/TREASURER Diane Freeman
MEMBERS
Trish Adams, Sandy Chandler
Dede DeJager, Greg Fitz-Gerald,
James D. Lynch, Allen Mercer,
Valerie Sasaki, Cecelia Tanaka

Steve Bloom
Chief Executive Officer

T H E G A R D E N PAT H
FRONT COVER
BACK COVER

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Michael Anderson
Dina Avila

T H E G A R D E N PAT H

FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
Email marketing@japanesegarden.org

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MEMBERSHIP NEWSH 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 visitjapanesegarden.org/activate.

To receive the latest updates from
Portland Japanese Garden, make sure
you sign up for our weekly emails atjapanesegarden.org/newsletters.

Special Events, Festivals & Workshops
Annual Golden
Crane Reception
July 106pm - 9pm

We are thrilled to welcome back members of the Golden Crane Recognition
Society with our first in-person event in well over a year: the Golden Crane
Annual Reception. This exclusive, open house-style evening entails lightappetizers and refreshments, guided architectural tours, music, quiet strolls
through the garden, and the opportunity to safely reconnect with friends
surrounded by nature’s peace and beauty. We’ve missed you and lookforward to seeing you soon!
Interested in learning more about the Golden Crane Recognition Society?
Contact Director of Development Edwina Kane at ekane@japanesegarden.org

Behind the Shoji
Member Preview
and Reception
July 30
6pm - 9pm
Join us for a member-only preview
to gain first access to our annual
artisan marketplace, Behind the
Shoji. See a sneak peek of theavailable items on pages 12-13.

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Volunteer
Appreciation Event
August 3
4pm - 7pm
In appreciation of our volunteers, weare hosting a private evening where
volunteers can enjoy the Garden tothemselves. RSVP required. Emailcmotgomery@japanesegarden.org
for more information.

O-Bon
August 13 & 14
7pm - 8:30pm
O-Bon is a Japanese Buddhist
custom and festival that honors
the spirits of the deceased.
This year, we will host a hybrid
event with a virtual and modified
in-person component. Look formore details in the coming weeks
through our weekly emails.

Upcoming Garden Workshop:
Maple Pruning
August 21 & 28
9am - 3pm
Tickets on sale:
July 7 for Golden Crane, July 14 for Members
We will be hosting two in-person Garden workshops
in August. As tickets are limited for these hands-on
workshops, there will continue to be a lottery systemfor purchasing tickets. This provides an equal
opportunity for participation among members.

Umami Café is Open!
We are excited to welcome you back to the Umami
Café! We thank you for your patience as we navigate
our re-opening and hope to continue to increase ourcapacity in the coming months.
All guests, including members, need to make areservation for Garden entry in addition to reserving
a table at the Umami Café. Reservations for the café
can be made up to 10 days in advance. To reserve a
spot, visit japanesegarden.org/umami-cafe

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Jonathan Ley
Hannah Steelman

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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. Mostof us would intuitively recognize thisfeeling, 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
natural elements in their ideal form, which
creates captivating and safe natural spaces forcontemplation and tranquility. Some gardenstyles, such as the Strolling Pond Garden andNatural Garden, were designed specifically tooffer visitors a place of respite – places where
one can let their stresses fall away surroundedby the beauty of nature.
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

Nurtured by Nature
How Japanese Gardens Support
our Bodies and Minds
At Portland Japanese Garden, we have been
studying the ways in which Japanese gardens
lend themselves to the same positive healthbenefits we experience by simply spending timein any natural environment. We know we feel
good when we’re in a Japanese garden. But why?

Wandering through a garden renews yourability to stay focused. Researchers at the
University of Melbourne found that looking
at natural vegetation restores a person’s
attention span.
A recent study found that groups who walked
in the woods for a brief period showed a 20
percent improvement on memory tests, while
those who walked down a city street did nothave any considerable improvement whatsoever.
While walking in the Portland Japanese Garden,
allow your mind to wander freely as you
observe seasonal elements. No matter the timeof year, the Garden offers captivating scenerysuch as the vibrant fall colors of the Japaneselace leaf maple in Autumn, or the reflection of
the Snow Viewing Lantern against the water
during the winter.
GIVE YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM A BOOST

Various essential oils – emitted by plants
and trees as a way to protect against germs
and insects, not only make us feel refreshed.
Breathing in these oils can improve ourimmune system health.
There exists a wide variety of trees inside ourJapanese garden. Pause to breathe in the subtle
aroma of Japanese Pines, as well as the scent ofsome Northwest natives such as Douglas Firs
and Western Red Cedar trees. Notice how fresh
the air smells as you walk through our Natural
Garden enshrouded by trees. On a rainy day,draw in the rich, earthy smell of damp moss andearth that lingers in the air.

For the full article, and complete list of works cited,
visit japanesegarden.org/nurtured-by-nature.

Michael Anderson
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THE GARDEN COMMUNITY

Connected
Communities
Olympics to be broadcast from
Portland Japanese Garden"Over the past year, I have faced a sort of racial identity awakening. I am a sansei,
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
held a creeping feeling of being an impostor in my mind. Now in 2021, I haveconnected with my family in Japan over Zoom, am learning Japanese, and am
doing my best to learn more about Japan’s history and culture. I am committed
to understanding how I fit into my own culture as a mixed-race personin America. The Portland Japanese Garden has provided a space for me toconnect and learn about my culture through the art and documentary exhibits,

The summer Olympics this year are being held inJapan, so it’s only natural that there is heightenedinterest in the connection that Portland, andmore broadly, Oregon has with Japan. The
connection is long and storied – everything fromshared loved of craft, nature, and architecture,
Japanese companies that expand Portland, andof course, our Garden, the "most beautiful andauthentic Japanese garden in the world outside ofJapan” right in the community’s backyard.
While the daytime and evening coverage isdedicated to athletics, the KGW’s Sunrise teamwill be producing a few special pieces thathighlight Portland Japanese Garden and our
expression of Japanese culture, tradition, andaesthetics, and how we have become a hallmarkof the local community.
This prompted us to reflect on our role andimpact on our community, so we turned to ourmembers to share their thoughts on the question:

to be inspired by the care and beauty of Japanese landscaping, and to take a
step back from world news and my thoughts to find peace among the trees."
Colleen Nakanishi"[The Garden] allows me to feel connected with nature, culture, and peace
through its ambience beginning with the walk up to the quiet and open
courtyard, which signals the same in me. Furthermore, the purposefulplacement of the many structures and their careful architecture, as well as thecultivation of the various plants, further signals to me that I deserve to be here.
That this space is meeting me where I am, that I can take care of myself andmy life with the same purposefulness, with the balance of letting things go that
do not serve me, just like the passing of the flowers with the seasons. Lastly,
it resonates with me that all of this was and continues to be possible throughrespect, stewardship, and alliances, despite the past and because of the past."
Alicia Moez Wayland"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. ThankHow does Portland Japanese Garden allow
you to feel connected with nature, with
culture, or find an experience of peace?
PHOTOS

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Jonathan Ley
T H E G A R D E N PAT H

you for having this one-of-a-kind sanctuary in the heart of our city!"
Lynda Walker

Thank you to those who have shared their thoughts with us!
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GARDEN NEWSA Symphony of Green
Summer Sanctuary at Portland Japanese Garden
Visitors to Portland Japanese Garden frequently
ask whether all our plants are Japanese natives.
The answer is that many are, but some aren’t. The
Pacific Northwest Japanese garden is an originalform with its own history and identity, and not
merely a piece of Japan transplanted to an alienplace. And this living cultural expression has
been adapted and changed by its environment,
while still maintaining its original integrity. The
Japanese garden’s heart and soul transcends
borders and time.
While Pacific Northwest conditions are agreeable
to most common Japanese garden plants,
incorporating Northwest natives into the garden
can add ecological sensitivity without sacrificing
authenticity. Several Pacific Northwest natives
grace our eight garden spaces.

"Just because the trees are not from Japan, it doesn’t mean the integrity and taste of
the Japanese garden are compromised ... thinking like a Japanese gardener, practicing
the composition of Japanese garden design, applying the practice, and the consistent
fostering of the garden are what keeps the authenticity."
Takeshi Kato, Ueyakato Landscape Co. Ltd, Kyoto

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T H E G A R D E N PAT H

Vine maples, for example, might not be common
in the temple gardens of Kyoto. But thoughtfully
placed as part of a design, and cared for overtime by trained gardeners, their form andtexture become an authentic and harmonious
garden element.
Shore pines, too, help represent an idealized
vision of nature and symbolize longevity alongwith their red and black Japanese counterparts.
And of course, having large-scale native conifers
such as Douglas fir around our Garden is adistinctly Pacific Northwest hallmark.

Citing plant names brings us to another question:
why don’t we label our plants? The absence oflabels is not for reasons of economy. It’s because
this isn’t a botanical collection meant to beunderstood scientifically as individual species. It’s
a composition, intended to be experienced as asingle work, like an orchestra playing a symphony.
But for those who like to have a program that
describes the music, the Garden Gift Shop now
offers an answer in the form of The Tapestry of
the Four Seasons, the Garden’s new plant guide.
And if the guide’s information on the natural andaesthetic aspects of plants in the Garden leaves
you wanting to know more, that’s where theGarden’s Training Center comes in. The Center
offers hands-on workshops, lectures, and otherprograms for learners at all levels, including theWaza to Kokoro: Hands and Heart professional
training seminar in Japanese garden arts. The
seminar’s topics include stone setting and pruning
techniques, bamboo fence construction, design,
Japanese aesthetics, and garden history, allframed eloquently in the culture of tea and taught
by visiting Japanese instructors and our own
experienced Garden staff.
We invite you to come visit the Garden and learn
with us – and think like a Japanese gardener.

This article was originally published June 4, 2018, onjapanesegarden.org.

David Bostock
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
KnivesBehind the Shoji
SummerMarketplace
Sneak Peek of Curated,
Shoppable Goods

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Our annual artisan marketplace, Behind
the Shoji comes back on July 30. This year’s
collection will feature a curated selection ofJapanese and Japanese-inspired ceramics,
art, and lifestyle goods. And while Japan isrevered for their exquisite craftsmanshipand artistry, we also highlight goods madeby passionate local artisans in the PacificNorthwest, who pull inspiration from theJapanese arts. We’re honored to highlightand support both local and Japanese artists
and bring our community together to sharein the beauty of art and craft.

UnsodoWoodblock Print

JugetsudoApple Hojicha Tea

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Cumulative giving to theAnnual 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
Oregon Cultural Trust
Travers & Vasek PolakDrs. Mayho & Calvin Tanabe

Trish Adams, in memory of Robert& Ethel Csakany
Ruth Anderson & Michael Beebe
Chita Becker
Martha & Anthony Belluschi
Gwyneth Gamble Booth
Elizabeth "Ibby" Brooke
Brown Printing
Sandra Chandler & Chris Schaefer
Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant
Community Foundation forSouthwest Washington
Mrs. Margueritte H. Drake and the
Margueritte Hirschbuhl Drake Fund,
Oregon Community Foundation
Drake's 7 Dees
Susan & Greg Fitz-Gerald
Katherine & Mark Frandsen
Carol Frankel
Bob and Jeanne Frasca Fund,
Oregon Community Foundation
Sally C. Gibson
Donald Gibson
GoogleSusan & Tom Hamman
City of Hiroshima
Ronna and Eric Hoffman Fund,
Oregon Community Foundation
The Japan Foundation, Center for
Global Partnership
Kay Kitagawa & Andy Johnson-Laird
Joto Sake
Nikki & Yoshio Kurosaki and theKurosaki Family Fund, Oregon Jewish
Community Foundation
Martin Lotti & Linda Mai-Lotti
Dinah & Robert McCall
Steve and Kelly McLeod Family
Foundation
Kelly & Steve McLeod
Mercer Advisors
Kazuo & Setsuko Mitsuhashi
Lindley Morton & Corinne Oishi
Akihito & Mie Nakanishi
Chef Naoko
NW Natural Gas Co.
Oregon Jewish Community Foundation
PGE Foundation
Mary & Alex Polson
Portland Coffee Roasters
Jennifer & Charles Putney
William & Anne Rasnake
Marge Riley Fund, Oregon Community
Foundation
Storms Family Foundation
The Standard
Treecology, Inc.
Carmen Wong & Arjun Chatrath
Juan Young Trust

Roudabeh Akhavein
Ruth Anderson & Michael Beebe
Bokksu, Inc.
Diane & James Burke
Barbara & Worth Caldwell
Will Carter & Jeff Miller
Anne & James Crumpacker
Geffen Mesher
Barbara Giesy
Peter & Mim Gray
Sandra & Jeffrey Grubb
Margaret & Thom Hacker
Ms. Susan Halton and the Halton
Foundation
Halton Foundation
Merle & Andrew Hashimoto
Mike Henningsen Fund,
Oregon Community Foundation
Michael Henningsen
Elizabeth Hulick
Kerstin & Joshua Husbands
Hyatt Centric Downtown Portland
Tatsuo Ito & Kohgetsu Aoki
Janelle & Lee JimersonPeter J. Kendall
Elizabeth M. King and Rick Brandeburg
Catherine & John Knox
Dorothy Lemelson
Joyce & Stanley Loeb
James D. Lynch & Robby Cunningham
Susan & Peter Lynn
Curtis W. Marble
Masa and Mayumi Mizuno
Thomas Mock & Michael Flanagin
Multnomah Whisk{e}y Library
Carol L. Otis MD & Roger Goldingay
Shirley & David Pollock
PSACE/Portland-Setagaya Associationof Cultural Exchange
Laura Schlafly
Paul & Caitlin Schommer
Mary Sharman & Mitchell Sundquist
Peter Shinbach
Ernie Stoddard
Cecelia Tanaka
Dona & John Tarpey
Hiro Tsuji & James Knodell
Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust
Douglas L. Walker
Susan & Jim H. Winkler
Lynn & Jeffrey Wolfstone
Joji Yoshimura & Michael Kronstadt
Anonymous (1)Acorn Fund, Oregon Community
Foundation
Susan & Dean N. Alterman
K. Andreasen
Julieann & Alan Barker
George & Patty Beall
Broughton & Mary Bishop Foundation
Brian Blihovde
Heida & Don Bruce
Bullseye Glass Co.
Candy Cassarno
Tim & Lisa Christy
Kathryn & John CochranTruman Collins
George Cummings
Cameron & Dick Davis
Mary Dickson
Gail Durham & E Benno Philippson
Lauren Eulau & Paul Schneider
David & Beth Ferguson
Flowerree Foundation
Teri Jensen Freeman & Ron Freeman
GE Foundation Matching Gifts
Andra Georges & Timothy Shepard
Ann Goetcheus
Bruce Guenther & Eduardo
A. Vides, M.D.
Etsuko Harvey$50,000-$99,999
Delta Air Lines$25,000-$49,999
Jack B. Blumberg
Sandra Chandler & Chris Schaefer
Emerio Design
Institute of Museum and LibraryServices
The Lora L. and Martin N. Kelley
Family Foundation Trust
Dorothy Piacentini
Torii Mor Winery & Vineyard
Woodard Family Foundation
Robert & Deborah Zagunis$10,000-$24,999
Carole Alexander
Anonymous
Jean & Ray Auel
Bank of America
Mary Lee Boklund
Douglas & Bee de Weese
Kuniko & Alexander de Weese
Dede & Joe DeJager
Kathi & Dean Dordevic
Julie & Wayne Drinkward
Yoko Fukuta
William G. Gilmore Foundation
Jenny Herman
Mrs. Ronna Hoffman
Hoffman Construction
Salena Johnson
Hoichi and Judy Kurisu
Kurisu, LLC
Steve Luczo
Lisa Maulhardt & Joseph Okies, Jr.
Lani McGregor & Daniel Schwoerer
Moonstruck Chocolate Co.
Oregon Heritage Commission
Gary & Sue Reynolds
Jordan Schnitzer
The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer
CARE Foundation
Dorie & Larry Vollum and the Jean
Vollum Fund of the Vanguard
Anonymous (1)Michael Anderson
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Don Hastler & Dan Bergsvik
Dr. Tsutomu Hattori
Helen Herman
Mary & Gordon Hoffman
The Jackson Foundation
John & Janet Jay
Edwina and Victor Kane
Aase Kendall
Caroline Kerl & Bill Lunch
Selby & Douglas Key
Heather Killough
Bonnie Laun
Elizabeth Leach & Bert BerneyRoss M. Lienhart, Edward Lienhart
Family Foundation
Melinda & Jesse Maas
Sawyer & Jean Marglous
Anthony & Erin Masciotra
Janet McCormick & Stephanie Walker
Allen Mercer & Helen Angelica WongThor Mitchell & Jaime O'Dell
Erin Moeschler & Robb Rathe
Glenn Moore
Darren & Casey Nakata
Mrs. Hester H. Nau & Leslie Willhite
Lynne Naughton
Pui Ogorman
Oregon Venture Fund

Frank Piacentini & Sara Weinstein
Reynolds Potter & Sharon Mueller
Lee & Ronald Ragen
Russell & Mary Reid
Pat Reser and Bill Westphal
Nancy L. Richmond & William A.
HughesRoom & Board
Valerie Sasaki
Janet Schibel
Patricia O. Schleuning
Lynn & Drake SnodgrassMarie & Thomas Spence
Dawn M. States & Stephen Smith
Richard SteinCharles J. & Caroline Swindells
Charitable Fund, OregonCommunity Foundation
Rebecca & Russell TeasdaleConnie & Tom Thomsen
Susan & John Turner
Dawn & Sadafumi Uchiyama
Fran & John von Schlegell
Shiro Wakui & Masako Kubo
Wells Fargo Advisors Fin Network, LLC
Kassie Westmoreland
Danny & Chien Lung Wu
Anonymous (3)If you would like to make a donation or have any questions about
the Golden Crane Society, please contact Director of Development
Edwina Kane at (503) 595-5225 or ekane@japanesegarden.org.

WOODARD
FamilyFoundation

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 theultimate 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.

Legacy Society Members
receive invitations toGolden Crane special
events and receptions.
If you would like to include theGarden in your estate plans,
or if you have already done so
and would allow us to list you
as a Legacy Society Member,please contact Director ofDevelopment Edwina Kane at(503) 595-5225 orekane@japanesegarden.org.

Esther "Ricky" Appleman
Carole Beauclerk
Barbara Bell
Diane Benjamin
Melanie Billings-Yun
Steve Bloom
Judy Bradley & Dave Mitchell
Susan C. Brown
Heida & Don Bruce
Carla Caesar & Nora King
Robert Caragher
Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant
Mary DicksonDavid & Nancy DowellMrs. Margueritte H. Drake
Elaine West Durst
Yoko Fukuta
Ms. Susan Halton
John Hembroff & Shari Macdonald
Ron & Jenny Herman
Geoffrey Hoefer
Albert Horn
Ann & Jerry Hudson
Mary Kay Johnson
Janelle Marie Jimerson
Elizabeth M. King
Valerie Lau
Ron & Polly Wall Lauser

John & Lisa Lehman
Linda & Don McNeill
Gordon Olson
Jeannie & Ron Prindle
Wayne M. Quimby &Michael Roberts-Quimby
W. Curtis Schade &Jacquie Siewert-SchadeRichard C. Stetson Jr.
Ernie Stoddard
Ann & John SymonsDrs. Mayho & Calvin Tanabe
Carmen Wong

GlobalAmbassadors

Including our Global Ambassador Members and Donors contributing$500 or more in the past 12 months and residing more than 120 miles
from Portland, Oregon.

Anonymous
A & B Realty
Barbara Bell
Bokksu, Inc.
Kay Bristow
Susan C. Brown
Candy CassarnoBill Cobb
Delta Air Lines
Ann Dunn

Bruce Eastwood
Sally C. Gibson
William G. Gilmore Foundation
GoodCoin Foundation
GoogleDr. Tsutomu Hattori
City of Hiroshima
The Japan Foundation,
Center for Global Partnership
Joto Sake

Tribute Gifts& Donations

Memorials and Honoraria
February 16 – May 31, 2021

MCAA Mashiko Ceramics andArts Association
Rikki Ninomiya
Danielle Nye
PSACE/Portland-Setagaya Associationof Cultural Exchange
Robert Richards
Craig Roberts
Miriam C. Trahan
Douglas L. Walker

Mary & James G. Wallach Foundation
Walmart Foundation
Jean Wyss
Anonymous (1)IN MEMORY OF
DAVID E. LOUIN HONOR OFSUSAN & GREG FITZ-GERALDIN MEMORY OF
M A R Y J O. P E T E R S O NMargaret Murtagh

Linda and Ron Wiggins
Kathy Lou

Diana Learner
Jane Scheidecker

Eve & Alan Rosenfeld

IN HONOR OFJULIEANN & ALAN BARKER

IN MEMORY OF
YOSHIAKI SHIMIZUIN MEMORY OF
NANCY & JOHN CALLUM

Janet Guggenheim

Linda and George Bauer

Mr. Denis Michael Dooley

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

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IN MEMORY OF
CANDY PLUMMER

Patricia Weaver & Steven Root

Dappled rays of light make their way through the dense canopy
to shine on the Snow Viewing Lantern in the Lower Pond
Photo by Michael Anderson
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P H O T O G A LL E RY
Informational wall andmini boat on display in thePavilion Gallery for "TheGates of Hope" exhibition
Photo byMichael Anderson

Staff tour the new Japan Institutecampus with CEO, Steve Bloom
Photo by Michael Anderson

The ambling,mossy, stone
staircase of the
Natural Garden
Photo byMichael Anderson

Art exhibition "Painting Paradise: Art of Daisuke Nakano."
Nakano uses the traditional painting technique Nihonga (日本画)
Photo courtesy of Shoko Aono

The Moon Bridge
amidst theverdant landscapeof the Strolling
Pond Garden
Photo byHannah Steelman

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T H E G A R D E N PAT H“Summer in the
Garden,” our special
cocktail developed
for the Painting
Paradise Golden
Crane reception
Photo byHannah Steelman

Umami Café hasreopened withcurated teas
and treats tobe enjoyed in a
serene settlinglike no otherPhoto byMegumi Kato

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DI D YO U K NOW ...?
We now have the Self-Guided Tour Book, which is a great resource, gift, or
keepsake to learn more about Portland Japanese Garden. Purchase your copy
for a donation of $10 at our Fukuta Concierge Desk or Gift Shop.

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