BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23@1859oregonmagazine.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170402T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170402T100000 DTSTAMP:20170210T192419Z URL:https://1859oregonmagazine.com/events/portland-japanese-garden-collabo rates-with-kengo-kuma-on-major-expansion-opening-this-spring/ SUMMARY:Portland Japanese Garden Collaborates with Kengo Kuma on Major Expa nsion Opening This Spring DESCRIPTION:The Portland Japanese Garden\, celebrated as one of the most au thentic Japanese gardens outside Japan\, will on April 2 open its $33.5M C ultural Village expansion. Designed by world renowned architect Kengo Kuma \, who is also spearheading the National Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympi cs\, the Garden’s new Cultural Village will not only provide additional space to accommodate its rapid visitor growth\, but also - and most import antly - enhance its ability to immerse visitors in traditional Japanese ar ts and culture.\n\n \;\n\nTogether with the Portland Japanese Garden ’s Curator\, third generation master garden craftsman Sadafumi Uchiyama\ , Kuma designed the new Cultural Village\, his first public commission in the U.S.\, to honor the singular experience of each visitor and ensure the serenity is protected for future generations.\n\n \;\n\nWith this exp ansion\, Kuma and Uchiyama reused and optimized existing land - adding 3.4 acres of usable space to the 9.1 acre property - to create an immersive\, fluid journey from beginning to end. To better welcome visitors\, the ent rance to the Garden at Washington Park features a water garden with cascad ing ponds\, introducing the transition from city to tranquility. To protec t the peaceful environment\, the Village emulates Japan’s monzenmachi\, the gate-front towns that surround sacred shrines and temples.\n\n \;\ n\n \;\n\nNew Gardens\n\nWhile the existing Garden has stayed intact a nd unchanged\, the Cultural Village expansion introduces three new gardens designed to demonstrate a wider array of Japanese garden styles and techn iques\, including:\n\n Entry garden with cascading ponds and a water terr ace at the entry in Washington Park.\n Tsubo-niwa (tiny urban garden) in the Tateuchi Courtyard.\n Bonsai terrace.\n\n \;\n\nThe Bill de Weese Chabana Research Garden will grow flowers for tea ceremony\, furthering t he Garden’s education focus. A private space\, the chabana garden is the first of its kind in North America. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://1859oregonmagazine.com/wp-content/upload s/2017/02/Birdseye-View-of-the-Cultural-Village-20-per-cent.jpg LOCATION:Portland Japanese Garden\, 611 SW Kingston Avenue\, Portland\, Ore gon\, 97205\, United States GEO:45.51862;-122.70843109999998 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=611 SW Kingston Avenue\, Po rtland\, Oregon\, 97205\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Portlan d Japanese Garden:geo:45.51862,-122.70843109999998 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR