Weary travelers will find the respite they need in a corner of Washington Park where the Japanese Garden offers meandering streams, intimate walkways, an expansive view of Mount Hood, and infinite tranquility. The garden is composed of five different garden styles in which the careful arrangement of plants, stones, and water creates beautiful, meditative scenes.
The Moon Bridge leads visitors to the Strolling Pond Garden, where they are met by crane sculptures and a pond of koi. Other paths lead to the formal Flat Garden, the Natural Garden with its waterfalls, streams, ferns and mosses, and the abstract Sand and Stone Garden with its simple beauty of stones rising from raked sand. The small Tea Garden leads to the Tea House, where demonstrations are given of the traditional Tea Ceremony. Open to visitors year round, the garden offers guided tours and hosts special events, traditional festivals, art shows, workshops, and exhibits of ikebana, the traditional art of flower arranging.
