Portland Japanese Garden | Portland, OR | Takuma Tono
Proclaimed by Nobuo Matsunago, the former Ambassador of Japan to the United States, as “the most beautiful and authentic Japanese garden in the world outside of Japan,” the Portland Japanese Garden is a 5.5-acre haven of tranquility and beauty nestled in the West Hills of Portland.
Designed by Professor Takuma Tono—considered one of the most important landscape architects of his time in Japan—in 1963, the Portland Japanese Garden draws its influences from Shinto, Buddhist, and Taoist philosophies. Within the 5.5 acres, the garden consists of five distinct garden styles, each asymmetrical in design and reflect nature in an idealized form.