Japanese Garden - Reviews from across the web
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No title - user review The gardens are beautiful and the guided tour fantastic. However, the staff was rude and clueless. The shuttle bus did not run. This left about 20 elderly people waiting for over 30 minu... tripadvisor.com
No title - user review The gardens are located at the top of a steep drive so we took the free bus to the entrance.We opted for the self-guided tour as we had just missed the guided tour and didn't want to ... tripadvisor.com
Japanese Garden - expert review The most authentic Japanese garden outside Japan is nestled among 5½ acres of Washington Park above the International Rose Test Garden. This serene spot, designed by a Japanese landscape master and opened to the public in 1967, represents five separate garden styles: Strolling Pond Garden, Te... fodors.com
Not very interesting - user review I don't know if we went to the gardens at the wrong time of the year (fall 2001) but there was nothing blooming. Everything was very green but everything in Portland is green. It was ... tripadvisor.com
Sensual Poetry - user review The guided tour is a must for the first visit. The Garden is visual poetry. It is an ambiguity of scenes of plantings, watrer and rocks. Turn about and the door you just entered is another ... tripadvisor.com
Serene Beauty - user review We first visited The Portland Japanese Gardens in September 2004. The trees were barely changing colors and it was a warm day. We parked in the lot at the bottom of the hill and cli... tripadvisor.com
Beautiful and peaceful - user review A serene, beautiful place to visit. We were fortunate enough to visit on a dry day.The blossom display was all but over but it didn't matter. The plantings are all beautiful. Don't forge... tripadvisor.com
Japanese Garden - user review Designed by international expert Professor Takuma Tono and opened to the public in 1967, Portland?™s Japanese Garden is considered exceptional, chosen best of more than 300 Japanese-style gardens in North America, Europe, and Australia. Located within huge Washington Park, it stretches over 5½ acre... igougo.com
A Soothing Portland Activity - user review A very soothing group of gardens with beautiful symbols of the Shinto Japanese culture is the way,I would describe this garden.I saw symbols of the Japanese terrain-sand with ripples(sea),r... tripadvisor.com
Japanese Garden - expert review One of the most authentic Japanese gardens outside of Japan, this garden is situated above the International Rose Test Garden. Offering five traditional garden styles, as well as, an authentic tea house and pavilion, this garden evokes the mood of ancient Japan. VITAL INFO: Best suited for all age g... ettractions.com
Great, but go with the guide! - user review I took my parents there a few months back (Oct 2003), and upon my mother's insistence, we opted for the guided tour. My dad and I were not too excited about the guided tour at first, bu... tripadvisor.com
No title - user review Every time I travel to Portland, Oregon I visit this beautiful place. I remember one particulat rainy day, when I had the whole place for myself, something that made me feel like I wa... tripadvisor.com
The Japanese Gardens in Portland - user review We visited the gardens for the first time this past Friday. This is a very nice place to spend a couple of hours enjoying the beauty of the gardens and the serenity and calm of the pl... tripadvisor.com
Portland Japanese Garden - Visitor Information From I-405 (downtown Portland) follow signs for Highway 26 West. From Highway 26 West, take the Oregon Zoo & Forestry Center Exit. Bear right after the exit and follow signs for the Forestry Center. Continue up the hill past the Forestry Center and make a right turn onto Kingston Drive (there wi... japanesegarden.com
Portland Japanese Garden It's the Garden's biggest art sale and show of the year and you're invited. Join us in the Garden Pavilion where you'll find some of the most spectacular art the North... japanesegarden.com
Japanese Garden- Portland, OR - VirtualTourist.com I am so thankful that I was child free when I came to visit here. I don't think I would have been able to enjoy these wonderful gardens if Patrick had come here. It's not really a kid friendly activity in my opinion. The Japanese Gardens are a great place to stroll along and get lost in your thought... virtualtourist.com
The Japanese Garden - Portland, OR, 97201 - Citysearch Portland's internationally recognized Japanese Garden beckons visitors from home and abroad to enter its unique confines. Little more than forty years old, it represents a melding of Japanese traditional garden forms with American hurry. When measured against its inspirational precursors in Japan, m... portland.citysearch.com
Japanese Garden - Portland - Reviews of Japanese Garden - TripAdvisor A very soothing group of gardens with beautiful symbols of the Shinto Japanese culture is the way,I would describe this garden.I saw symbols of the Japanese terrain-sand with ripples(sea),rocks that indicate mountains,and attractive waterfalls.I saw some fine Ikebono floral works in their pavillion ... tripadvisor.com
Portland Japanese Garden The walk uphill from the Portland Japanese Garden parking lot is somewhat steep, and at the you'll find 20 stairs, making it difficult to proceed with a stroller or wheelchair. If you prefer, you can take the Portland Japanese Garden shuttle up from the parking lot. You... gocalifornia.about.com
Japanese Garden, Portland, OR : Reviews of Japanese Garden - Yahoo! Travel This Japanese garden includes waterfalls and koi-filled ponds, a wisteria arbor and a teahouse built in Japan with ancient construction techniques. The Strolling... travel.yahoo.com
Japanese Garden - Southwest Portland - Portland, OR Portland's Japanese Gardens enjoys a top spot on the "must-see Portland" tourist's list. Housed in Washington Park in the Southwest (it shares the park with other destinations such as the Oregon Zoo, the Forestry Center, the Children's Museum, Arboretum, and the International R... yelp.com
JGarden - Gardens Dozens of season events are held in the garden, including celebrations of Children’s Day (May), Tanabata (July), Obon (August), Moon viewing (September), as well as tea ceremony demonstrations and camellia, rose, iris, chrysanthemum, bonsai and ikebana shows. Visit the... jgarden.org
Japanese Garden | Garden | Things To Do in Portland, Oregon | Travel | Disney Family.com This carefully sculpted garden is an exemplar of traditional Japanese landscape design. Filled with cherry trees, flowering shrubs, bridges, streams and lakes of raked sand, the garden is an island of tranquility and reflection in... family.go.com
An Authentic Japanese Garden In Portland , where formal tea ceremonies are periodically demonstrated. The Tea House was built in Japan, disassembled, and then rebuilt on its present site. Other sites often photographed in the garden are the Antique Gate, the Moon Bridge, the Poetry Stone, and the Iyo Stone. The garden’s lovely Pavili... portland-oregon-magazine.com
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