The Garden Path

Gion Matsuri

September/October 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS HAIKU 3 Letter from the CEO Steve Bloom Moonviewing night The closeness of the tumbling waterfall 4 Events Calendar September – October –Peter Kendall

5 Member News

SENIOR STAFF 6 Art in the Garden Gion Matsuri: The World’s Oldest CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steve Bloom Urban Festival DEPUTY DIRECTOR Cynthia Johnson Haruyama

THE ARLENE SCHNITZER CURATOR OF CULTURE, ART, AND EDUCATION 8 Art in the Garden Diane Durston Honoring Diane Durston GARDEN CURATOR Sadafumi Uchiyama

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Cheryl Ching

10 The Training Center DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Diane Freeman

International Japanese Garden DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Conference Lisa Christy

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Tom Cirillo

12 Cultural Programming EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Sarah MacDonald Welcome Aki Nakanishi, Director of DIRECTOR OF RETAIL Ashley McQuade Programming DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Mike Rego

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING Aki Nakanishi 14 Golden Crane Society

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT Dorie Vollum

16 Global Ambassadors & Tribute Gifts PRESIDENT-ELECT Robert Zagunis VICE PRESIDENTS Ann Carter, Katherine Frandsen, Carol L. Otis M.D., Dr. Calvin Tanabe

TREASURER Drake Snodgrass 17 Golden Crane Legacy Society & Annual Fund Donations SECRETARY Dede DeJager

MEMBERS Suzanne Storms Berselli, Gwyneth Gamble Booth, Jimmy Crumpacker, Dean M. Dordevic, 18 Photo Gallery Michael Ellena, Bruce Guenther, Bill Hughes, 55th Anniversary Gala Janelle Jimerson, Gail Jubitz, John Kodachi, Martin Lotti, Douglas Lovett, CPA, Lindley Morton, Darren Nakata, Piper A. Park, Cathy Rudd, Paul Schommer, Frances von Schlegell, Susan Winkler

20 Did You Know? FOUNDATION BOARD

CHAIR Greg Fitz-Gerald

PRESIDENT Steve Bloom

VICE PRESIDENT Carmen Wong

SECRETARY/TREASURER Diane Freeman

MEMBERS Trish Adams, Jimmy Crumpacker, Dede DeJager, Joshua Husbands, Douglas Lovett, CPA, James D. Lynch, Allen Mercer, Dee Ross

THE GARDEN PATH FRONT COVER Akira Nakata FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BACK COVER Heinz Holzapfel Email [email protected]

2 THE GARDEN PATH FROM THE CEO

Dear Members –

This October, it is with gratitude and excitement that I am embarking on a Japan residency for six months to advance the work of the Garden. This work abroad will focus on expanding the Garden’s network throughout Japan as well Japa- nese garden and cultural centers internationally.

Longtime members may remember when I did a similar residency in 2006. It led to transformational changes in the Garden’s programming as well as in the Japanese Garden field overall. The work at that time was instrumental in creat- ing our International Advisory Board, establishing the North American Japanese 1 Garden Association, and rekindling our relationship with Tokyo University of Agriculture, where original Garden designer Professor Tono once taught. It was also crucial in establishing the International Japanese Garden Training Center here in Portland, opening doors to living artists like Ray Morimura and Kunio Kaneko, and forging extraordinary alliances with preeminent cultural partners like the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.

Now, with new spaces, more cultural events, and a garden that is more beautiful than ever, it is time to open new doors for the organization. This residency will be centered in Japan where I will travel in pursuit of partnerships with scholars, lecturers, performers, craft specialists, and of course garden experts. As our Training Center continues to grow, it’s time to deepen our network of people who can teach and refer students. In this way, we can continue toward preserv- ing the art form of Japanese gardens throughout the world.

Looking beyond Japan, an important part of my work will be to share the Port- land Japanese Garden’s story with my counterparts who lead the great gardens of the world. From the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore to the Classical Gar- dens of Suzhou, China, cultivating an exchange with these world-class gardens will bring awareness to the remarkable work being done here in Portland. More importantly, this exchange will provide invaluable insights as we respond to the increasing demand for green spaces, the changing climate, and pursuing excel- lence in authenticity.

Finally, I’m incredibly excited to seek collaboration opportunities with Japanese cultural centers around the world. I’ll be visiting Los Angeles, London, and Sao Paolo where the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently opened JAPAN HOUSE, a center dedicated to fostering awareness and appreciation for Japan.

The very capable and talented Deputy Director Cynthia Haruyama along with our senior executive team will oversee day-to-day operations of the Garden during this extended residency abroad. I look forward to sharing my journey with you along the way which you can follow on Instagram, @stevebloomCEO.

I can hardly wait to discover what awaits our future!

Sincerely,

Steve 1 Christina Sjogren

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018 3 EVENTS September October

1 Cultural Demonstration: Tea Ceremony 5 Cultural Demonstration: Koto

3 Labor Day - Special Hours (10am-7pm) 5-6 Ryuseiha Ikebana Exhibition

9 Cultural Demonstration: Tea Ceremony 6 Member Exhibition Exclusive: Gion Matsuri 11 Photographer Member-Only Hours Cultural Demonstration: Tea Ceremony 14 Golden Crane Reception - Gion Matsuri 13 Cultural Demonstration: Koto 15- Gion Matsuri Festival 16 13- Ohara Ikebana Exhibition 14 9/15- Exhibition - Gion Matsuri: The World's 11/4 Oldest Urban Festival 19 Member-Only Extended Hours

15 Chado, the Way of Tea in the Kashintei 20- Ikebana International Exhibition Tea House 21

18 Lecture - Kasagi: Gates of Hope 20 Chado, the Way of Tea in the Kashintei Tea House 20- Waza to Kokoro Training Seminar: 27 Beginner Level 22 Photographer Member-Only Hours

23- O-Tsukimi, the Moonviewing Festival 25 Art of the Table: Sake Tasting with 25 Joto Sake

29 Cultural Demonstration: Tea Ceremony 27 Cultural Demonstration: Tea Ceremony

9/29- 2018 International Japanese 27- Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition 10/1 Garden Conference 28

30 Cultural Demonstration: Koto, Shamisen, 29 Photographer Member-Only Hours and Song

Winter Hours begin

RECURRING CULTURAL DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE CATHY RUDD CULTURAL CORNER

Tea Ceremony: Every Wednesday from 1-2pm (Except 9/19 & 9/26)

Bonsai: September 2 & 17 & October 15 & 22

Ikebana: September 3 & October 7, 14, 21, 28

All events are subject to change based on the availability of our wonderful volunteers. Please check japanesegarden.org/events or call 503-542-0280 to confirm these events.

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O-Tsukimi, the Moonviewing Festival Member Exhibition Exclusive: Gion Matsuri September 23, 24, & 25, 2018 7:00-9:30pm October 6, 2018 8:00-10:00am Experience the romance and mystery of the Moonviewing Festival. Start the evening with a peaceful stroll through the The Garden’s curatorial team invites lantern-lit Garden. Take in authentic Japanese music. Observe members and your guests to this a quiet tea ceremony in the Kashintei Tea House. Enjoy a cup exclusive look at Gion Matsuri: The of sake or tea as you watch the harvest moon rise above the World’s Oldest Urban Festival. This city. Dinner by presenting sponsor Bamboo Sushi. member-only tour will begin at 9am in the Pavilion. Hot tea will be served on Proceeds from Moonviewing support the Garden’s cultural and the West Veranda. educational programming.

Learn more or get tickets at japanesegarden.org Member-Only Extended Hours Thank you to our presenting sponsor Bamboo Sushi.

October 19, 2018 4:00-6:00pm Art of the Table: Sake Tasting with Joto Sake Members and your guests are invited to extended evening hours to experience the Garden’s fall foliage in quietude. For October 25, 2018 safety reasons, the Natural Garden will 5:00-8:30pm close early.

Connect with the culture of Japan through its signature Last admission for this event is at beverage: sake. Explore the structure, history, and brewing of 5:30pm. a selection of sakes from Japanese microbreweries presented by representatives of Joto Sake. Japanese food pairings will be provided by Noraneko, a popular Portland Japanese restaurant focusing on ramen.

VIP ticketholders are invited to an exclusive hour of tasting in MARK YOUR CALENDAR the Yanai Classroom, which includes a presentation on the history and crafting of sake from 5-6pm. Winter Hours begin September 30, 2018

Sponsored by Joto Sake and Noraneko, with ticket proceeds Monday: Noon-4pm supporting the Garden’s cultural and educational programming. Tuesday-Sunday: 10am-4pm

Learn more or get tickets at japanesegarden.org

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Bringing the World’s Oldest Urban Festival to the Portland Japanese Garden

September 15 – November 4, 2018

Gion Matsuri is a festival for the people, by the peo- ple. Named after Yasaka Shrine (known locally as Gion-sha) in the Gion District of Kyoto, it is said to be the oldest continuous urban festival in the world and one of the largest and most elaborate in Japan. Gion Matsuri is more than a thousand years old and has been held in Kyoto since 869. Originally held to appease the gods and scare away the plague during an epidemic, it continues to be a colorful and vibrant celebration that takes over the streets of downtown Kyoto each July.

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6 THE GARDEN PATH The festival culminates with a procession on July 17 each year. Two kinds of elaborate- ly decorated floats are pulled through the streets: yama and hoko, with the latter weighing as much as 12 tons. The floats have unique themes, and are adorned with gilded carvings and priceless woven and dyed textiles from all over the world. They're so exquisite that they are often referred to as "mobile art museums."

Starting this month through November 4, the Portland Japanese Garden is bringing one of these authentic festival floats to Portland. The Ayagasa-Hoko float from Kyoto will be on dis- play inside the Pavilion during this exquisite exhibition. The Ayagasa-Hoko has a lacquered cart that features a large parasol, atop which rides a gilded cockerel, representing one of the gods that presides over the festival.

Today, more than half a million visitors from all over the world come to Kyoto each year to participate in the festivities and marvel at the splendor of the more than 30 floats as they pass by, one after another. The Garden will be 2 illuminating that experience for you through a video presentation that runs throughout the 3 exhibition. Watch as the people of Kyoto pull these multi-ton, highly decorated wooden floats through the streets! Additional photo- graphs by Akira Nakata, one of Kyoto’s top photographers, will be on view in the Pavilion and Tanabe Galleries.

The Garden’s celebration includes a troupe of 20 Gion Bayashi festival musicians from Kyoto. In the procession, they perform the unique festival sounds on brass chimes and flutes that accompany the Naginata-Boko lead float.

The performances will take place in the af- ternoons on opening weekend, September 15 and 16 in the Garden’s Cultural Village. Come experience the lively Gion Matsuri festival as it fills the Garden’s Cultural Village with the sounds of Japanese flutes and bells, just as it has filled the streets of Kyoto for more than a thousand years.

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018 7 ART IN THE GARDEN

A Life's Passion is a Legacy of Art and Culture: Honoring Diane Durston

From the moment she entered the antique gate at the Portland Japanese Garden, Diane Durston says she felt as if she was back in Kyoto, Japan, her home for 18 years.

At the end of December, Diane Durston will end one chapter of her life’s work, and start another. She is retiring from her posi- tion as the Arlene Schnitzer Curator of Culture, Art, & Educa- tion at the Portland Japanese Garden.

Durston is the Arlene Schnitzer Curator of Culture, Art and Education at the Garden, a title she has held since 2007.

1 “It all started with Steve Bloom, (the Garden’s CEO) inviting me to take a look at everything the Garden was doing and help him take things to the next level. He encouraged me to explore new “For many, a stroll through the directions in the Garden’s programming—and in doing that, to seek out the full potential of the Garden itself as a vehicle for Garden is the closest they will better understanding Japan.” come to experiencing Japan— With a background in the study of Japanese arts and culture, and having worked previously for five years at the Portland Art which is why what we do here Museum, Durston was eager to introduce art as a window into the culture. is so important.” Durston launched the Art in the Garden series of four special —DIANE DURSTON, exhibitions a year—one for each of the four seasons—that Arlene Schnitzer Curator of Culture, Art and Education would reflect the intersection of art and nature and introduce the importance of seasonality in Japanese art and gardens. The exhibitions would celebrate work influenced by the aesthetics of Japan or created in response to the Garden itself.

“Attention to the beauty of the changing seasons is an import- ant part of Japanese culture. This was the beginning of our exploration of themes from within the culture for us to explore over the coming years. We’ve done entire years of programming with artists and craftsmen whose work speaks to the impor- tance of such concepts as living in harmony with nature, for example, and the idea of the ‘healing garden’ and other themes 1-2 Jonathan Ley that Japanese gardens represent,” says Durston.

8 THE GARDEN PATH Now more than a decade later, the Art a context within which to understand its traditions in the Garden program has successful- and its arts,” she said. ly introduced the work of more than 75 artists representing Japan and its Durston is a lecturer, cultural consultant, cura- unique artistic traditions. The works tor, and educator. She is the author of three books come from internationally known and numerous essays and articles on the culture artists—some of whom have been and traditional way of life in Kyoto. The New York recognized as Living National Trea- Times has referred to her book Old Kyoto as a “Japan sures in Japan, as well as rising young travel classic.” Her book “Wabi Sabi” expresses her artists and artisans from all parts of belief that such concepts can be shared universally, the country. illuminating our own natural appreciation of the simple, imperfect beauty of nature. Durston also oversaw the Garden’s cultural programming, reorganizing As with all great scholars, Diane will not be fully the annual family festivals, planning retiring as she has been offered the opportunity to annual lecture series, and reorga- write a series of books on Japanese craftsmanship nizing the Garden’s library and arts and aesthetics. She will continue her deep connec- collections. tion with the Garden in the years to come as Curator Emeritus for the Portland Japanese Garden. “Rarely in any field of work has one person had such a profound transfor- “From helping with the preservation of traditional mational impact on an organization neighborhoods like Gion and other historic dis- and in fact an entire global field,” tricts of Kyoto to her work as the Special Programs says Garden CEO Steve Bloom about Producer for the National Gallery of Art in Wash- Durston. “For more than a decade, ington, D.C. she has truly, truly changed the land- Diane has created world class, inno- scape of Japanese culture throughout the world,” vative, thought provoking, and cutting said Bloom. “We all owe Diane Durston a debt of edge art and culture programming gratitude. In fact we will continue to find ways big unparalleled anywhere.” and small to recognize, honor, and celebrate Diane and her life’s work.” She served as the leading architect of the International Japanese Garden Training Center at the Portland Japa- nese Garden, which this year received the National Programming Excel- lence Award by the American Public Gardens Association at its national conference this summer.

The desire to introduce the values and philosophies within the Japanese culture and spiritual connections that are Durston’s passion. “It’s about seeing the world from a different perspective, connecting with nature in the Garden first, and through that experience, discovering the essential spirit and beauty of another culture. The Garden physically immerses its visitors in that culture, and provides 2

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018 9 A Zen priest, a Russian botanist, a German International cultural scholar – what could they all possibly have in common? They all have stories about Japanese Garden Japanese gardens and will present them at the International Japanese Garden Conference Conference: here in Portland at the end of this month. A Global Perspective on This inaugural conference, taking place at the Japanese Gardens Hilton Portland Downtown September 29 - October 1, brings a diverse group of creative, scholarly, and scientific minds from around the world for a stimulating three days of conversa- tion on the art of the Japanese garden and its contemporary meaning.

Presenters include German scholar Christian Tagsold, whose recently-published book Spaces in Translation is a groundbreaking and some- what provocative new work significant enough to make him, according to scholar Kendall Brown, “a central figure in the study of Jap-

2 Zen buddhist priest Rev. Daiko Matsuyama anese gardens.” Tagsold, whose perspectives on how the West shaped the concept of the Japanese garden even for the Japanese them- selves, will share the stage with about 50 other presenters from Japan, Australia, the U.K., Eu- rope, Russia, and North America. These also include Sergey Kalyuzhny, who will talk about the creation with professors and students from Hokkaido of the first Japanese garden in the remarkable location of Irkutsk, Siberia; and 1 Roman Johnston 2 Ashley Korslien Rev. Daiko Matsuyama, who will elaborate on 3 Jonathan Ley how a garden supports daily spiritual life at Taizo-in Temple in Kyoto.

10 THE GARDEN PATH THE TRAINING CENTER

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Besides offering a global perspective on the Japa- world. Additional, optional programs include a half- nese garden’s place in the cultural landscape, the day hands-on bamboo workshop at the Garden with conference offers a rare opportunity to hear signif- visiting Japanese instructors, a pre-conference tour icant original scholarship from Japan that is sel- of designer Hoichi Kurisu’s Willamette Valley land- dom available in English. Hiromasa Amasaki of the scapes, a banquet dinner, an after-hours evening Kyoto University of Art and Design, considered one reception at the Garden, and a post-conference tour of the most formidable living scholars of Japanese of iconic downtown Portland landscapes. gardens, will present his research on the life and work of Ogawa Jihei VII. Also known as Ueji, he The conference is organized by the North American was one of the most influential and prolific figures Japanese Garden Association and hosted by the Port- in modern Japanese garden history. land Japanese Garden. Co-presenters are the Garden Society of Japan, the Japanese Garden Society of the Besides the presentations, the conference also offers U.K., and the Japanese Garden Society of Denmark. multiple opportunities for informal interaction with leaders, scholars, and practitioners from around the Registration can be found at: najga.org/events

SAVE THE DATES FOR WAZA TO KOKORO 2019!

The Garden’s Training Center will once again offer the Waza to Kokoro: Hands and Heart professional-level 12-day training seminar in Japanese garden arts in 2019. The beginner-level seminar is tentatively slated to take place in late July and the intermediate level in mid-September. Application and more details will be available next month at japanesegarden.org/thecenter. Dates are subject to change.

The Center is a recipient of the American Public Gardens Association’s 2018 Award for Program Excellence and is supported by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. 3

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Meet Akihito Nakanishi, the new Director of Programming at the Portland Japanese Garden

Akihito “Aki” Nakanishi is not only a cultural leader but a public diplo- macy expert with 19 years of experience in government relations, public communication, artistic exchanges, and cultural programming in Japan. The Portland Japanese Garden is thrilled to have Nakanishi on its lead- ership team as the Garden’s new Director of Programming.

"If it wasn’t for the people, by which I mean not only the dedicated gar- deners and staff here, but also the members of the community, who all invariably share the love and respect for the Garden, I would not have come here. It’s an amazing combination of mutual respect and reciprocal cooperation between individuals in the U.S. and Japan that has spawned this global cultural institution. I hope to add even more fun and educa- tional dimensions to the holistic cultural art form that this world-class Garden proudly stands for,” said Nakanishi.

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12 THE GARDEN PATH “The depth and breadth of experience and

knowledge that Aki brings to the Garden

is considerable. I don’t think we could

have found a better person to build on the

foundation we have established over the

past decade. I have complete confidence

that his ideas and energy will enhance the

experience for members and visitors alike.”

—DIANE DURSTON

3 Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to Japan (2013-17), conferring an award of excellence to Aki Nakanishi.

For the past ten years, Nakanishi has served as the with a myriad of Japanese cultural icons, he has Cultural Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Embassy in spearheaded numerous cutting-edge art exhi- Japan, working to enhance the mutual understand- bitions, as well as performing arts and literary ing between the U.S. and Japan through a number of programs internationally, crossing boundaries of visit programs by high-level U.S. Government lead- culture, genre, and time. ers including President Barack Obama; Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry; and Ambas- “As Director of Programming, I will oversee the sador Caroline Kennedy. He oversaw the Embassy’s entire spectrum of the Garden’s cultural programs involvement in cultural, creative, and educational totaling more than 250 events each year, and they activities which earned him multiple professional are very diverse, with some of them being highly awards of excellence including The U.S. Department multi-disciplinary often involving high-tech media of State Meritorious Honor Award. to enhance the experience design. This cross-genre approach with clear emphasis on Japanese tradi- “While it is critical to focus on the growing needs tions and creativity as they relate to other Asiatic of international visitors from all over the world, cultures will provide multiple layers of understand- for whom Japanese ideals and aesthetics might ing towards the culture and ethos of the Japanese be foreign, I would like to be cognizant of those garden,” Nakanishi added. regular visitors from our community who discover something new in the Garden each time they come Aki and his wife Mie and two daughters, Mina and as well,” he said. Lisaki have moved from Tokyo to Portland so Aki could start work at the Garden, and we couldn’t be With his firm foothold in visual art and other forms happier that he’s here. of contemporary expression through personal ties

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018 13 The Golden Cumulative giving to the Annual Fund from July 16, 2017 Crane Society through July 15, 2018

PLATINUM CIRCLE FOUNDER’S CIRCLE PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $100,000+ $5,000-$9,999 $2,500-$4,999

Arlene Schnitzer & Jordan Schnitzer Jean & Ray Auel of the Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Martha & Anthony Belluschi Trish Adams, in memory of Robert & CARE Foundation Steve Bloom Ethel Csakany Caroline Fenn & Marc Bohn Susan & Dean N. Alterman Gwyneth Gamble Booth Bamboo Garden GOLD CIRCLE Elizabeth "Ibby" Brooke, in memory of Mrs. Suzanne Storms Berselli & $50,000 - $99,999 John R. Booth Dr. Robert Berselli Dr. & Mrs. John R. Campbell Mary Lee Boklund Delta Air Lines Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant Susan C. Brown The Japan Foundation, Center for George Cummings Richard Louis Brown & Thomas Mark Global Partnership Devil’s Food Catering Barbara & Worth Caldwell Mrs. Margueritte H. Drake and the Will Carter & Jeff Miller Margueritte Hirschbuhl Drake Fund Kathryn & John Cochran SILVER CIRCLE of the Oregon Community Anne & James Crumpacker $25,000-$49,999 Foundation Cameron & Dick Davis Katherine & Mark Frandsen Marilyn Easly, in memory of Bamboo Sushi Yoko Fukuta David Easly Torii Mor Winery & Vineyard Jeanne Giordano Sandra F. & Wayne R. Ericksen William G. Gilmore Foundation Hacker Architects Ferguson Wellman Capital And those who wish to remain Ms. Susan Halton Management anonymous (1) Geoffrey Hoefer & Thomas Wei Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Samuel S. Johnson Foundation Geffen Mesher Kay Kitagawa & Andy Johnson-Laird Sandra & Jeffrey Grubb BRONZE CIRCLE William David & Mary Jones Halton Foundation $10,000-$24,999 Jane R. Kendall Family Fund of the Cynthia & Andrew Haruyama Oregon Community Foundation Wendy Hasuike Carole Alexander Peter J. Kendall Flora J. & Anker P. Henningsen Bank of America Lani McGregor & Daniel Schwoerer Robert Hogfoss Jack Blumberg, in memory of Kelly & Steve McLeod Tatsuo Ito & Kohgetsu Aoki Thomas P. Anderson Widney & Glenn Moore John & Janet Jay Brown Printing Inc. Noraneko Salena Johnson Sandra Chandler & Chris Schaefer Northwest Bank Dorothy Lemelson Dede & Joe DeJager NW Natural Gas Co. Ross M. Lienhart, Edward Lienhart Dean & Kathi Dordevic Omomuki Foundation Family Foundation Susan & Greg Fitz-Gerald PGE Foundation Martin Lotti & Linda Mai-Lotti Google Port of Portland Doug & Theresa Lovett Wendy & Paul Greeney Mr. & Mrs. Charles Putney Susan & Peter Lynn Jenny & Ron Herman Wayne M. Quimby & Curtis W. Marble Victoria & Danny Hitt Michael Roberts Quimby Allen Mercer Hoffman Construction Regional Arts & Culture Council Masa Mizuno Joto Sake Marge Riley Fund of the Chef Naoko Gail & Fred Jubitz Oregon Community Foundation Mrs. Hester H. Nau & Leslie Willhite Dinah & Robert McCall Trudy & Pat Ritz, The Paramount Hotel Marilyn McIver Ritz Family Foundation Park Lane Suites & Inn Moonstruck Chocolate Company Cathy & Jim Rudd Shirley & David Pollock Samuel T. & Mary K. Naito Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund Portland Roasting Coffee Nike Matching Gifts The Standard PosterGarden Oregon Community Foundation Drs. Mayho & Calvin Tanabe Laurie & William Rawson Oregon Cultural Trust Susan & John Turner Susan Schnitzer & Greg Goodman Patterson Nursery Sales, Inc. Vanguard Charitable Paul J. Schommer Dorothy Piacentini Fran & John von Schlegell Florence Shigenari Travers & Vasek Polak Robert & Deborah Zagunis Bonnie Pomeroy Stern Arlene Schnitzer Mr. Ernie Stoddard Smith Rock, Inc. Treecology, Inc. Dorie & Larry Vollum and the Jean Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust Vollum Fund of the Vanguard Priscilla Bernard Wieden & Charitable Endowment Dan Wieden And those who wish to remain Susan & Jim H. Winkler anonymous (4) Carmen Wong & Arjun Chatrath And those who wish to remain anonymous (1) James Florio

14 THE GARDEN PATH James Florio

GARDENER’S CIRCLE $1,500-$2,499

A-dec, Inc. Janet & Michael Ellena Caroline Kerl & Bill Lunch Lee & Ronald Ragen Mr. George K. Austin Lauren Eulau & Paul Schneider Selby & Douglas Key Susan & Michael Rego Julieann & Alan Barker Mary E. Fellows & John W. Russell Elizabeth M. King Pat Reser Irene & Jerome Barr Diane Field & Richard Williams Catherine & John Knox Ann Roberts Bartlett Tree Experts Flowerree Foundation John A. Kodachi, PC Cheryl "Charlie" & Rod Rogers David E. & Mary C. Becker Fund of the Doyle Forister & Gary Sheldon Hoichi Kurisu Mary & Richard Rosenberg Oregon Community Foundation Carol Frankel Nikki & Yoshio Kurosaki and the Sapporo Brewing USA Karen L. Benson Diane & Gary Freeman Kurosaki Family Fund, Oregon Patricia O. Schleuning Keith Berglund & Allan Karsk Barbara Giesy Jewish Community Foundation Linda Shelk Patsy Crayton Berner Global Incentive Group Bonnie Laun Peter Shinbach Broughton & Mary Bishop Foundation Ann Goetcheus Joyce & Stanley Loeb B.J. & Forrest Simmons Michael Blankenship Bruce Guenther & Gregg Macy & Eric Steinhauser Steven H. Smith & Dennis C. Johnson Cindy & Bruce Brenn Eduardo A. Vides, M.D. saRah Mahler Drake & Lynn Snodgrass Heida & Don Bruce Margaret & Thom Hacker Lisa & Richard Mann Susan & Donald Spencer Bullseye Glass Co. Selena Horn & Christopher Hall Marshall-Shuler Charitable Trust Andrée Stevens Diane & James Burke Hasegawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. Anna & Van Mason Swanson Financial Ann C. Carter & Thomas P. Palmer Merle & Andrew Hashimoto Maryellen & Michael McCulloch Caroline & Charles J. Swindells Cascade Koi & Goldfish Club Demi Haffenreffer & Jay A. Henry Laura S. Meier Julia Tank & James Prihoda Candy Cassarno Helen Herman Thomas Mock & Michael Flanagin, Rebecca & Russell Teasdale Margaret Chula & John Hall Vicki & Michael Hersen in memory of Carl Poston Rena & Cheryl Tonkin Thomas Cirillo & Aaron White Mary & Greg Hinckley Erin Moeschler & Robb Rathe Tonkon Torp Columbia Grain, Inc. Philip Hoefer Linda Montgomery UBS Matching Gifts Columbia Sportswear Mary & Gordon Hoffman Lindley Morton & Corinne Oishi Dawn & Sadafumi Uchiyama Compass Oncology Lynne M. Hoffman Darren & Casey Nakata Urasenke Portland Wakai Tea Nancy Connery Ann & Jerry Hudson Chris & Tom Neilsen Association William Cook & Gwil Evans William A. Hughes & Paul D. O'Brien US-J Connect, Inc. Mr. Douglas H. de Weese Nancy L. Richmond Carol L. Otis MD & Roger Goldingay Anthony Van Ho, MD & Paula Deitz Elizabeth Hulick & Mark Handley Pacific Power Foundation Forrest Davidson III, PhD Bill Dickey Joshua & Kerstin Husbands PAE Engineers Stuart Weitz & John Gustavsson Mary Dickson The Jackson Foundation Piper A. Park, The Park Foundation Lou Ellen Barnes-Willis & David Willis Kristen A. Dozono The Jasmine Pearl Tea Company Marianne Perrin Joji Yoshimura & Michael Kronstadt Drake's 7 Dees Janelle & Lee Jimerson Marilyn Ross Podemski And those who wish to remain Gail Durham & E Benno Philippson Jayn K. Kellar Mary & Alex Polson anonymous (3)

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018 15 Global Ambassadors

Including our Global Ambassador Members, Sponsors of our 2014 New York Launch Event, and Donors contributing $500 in the past 12 months and residing more than 120 miles from Portland, Oregon.

59 Creative Ink Google Nakamura Sotoji Komuten Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Justine Halliday Scott & Connie Neish Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. Tom & Susan Hamman Alan, Gwen, Avery & Ashton Niemann Capt. David G. & Carolyn Berry Wilson Hasegawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. NPO Greenwave Susan C. Brown Ron & Jenny Herman Omomuki Foundation Darrell & Marilyn Brownawell Irene Hirano-Inouye Kathy Pike Dr. Mary Jo Buckingham & Geoffrey Hoefer & Thomas Wei David & Jane Pollock Paul D. Fitzpatrick Itogumi Co., Ltd. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Kathryn Campbell The Japan Foundation Diane Pyles Candy Cassarno The Japan Foundation, Center for Patricia E. Sacks M.D. David H. Corry Global Partnership Catherine & Taisuke Sasanuma Susan Cummins William David & Mary Jones Jeanne Schnitzer Marks Lynn A. Cyert and Russell Westbrook Jr. Joto Sake Henry Sidel Daiwa Lease Co., Ltd. Amy S. Katoh David & Abigail Snoddy Peggy & Dick Danziger Scot Kellar Sony Electronics Paula Deitz Tracy Keys and Chris Keys Erik & Cornelia Thomsen Delta Air Lines Komatsu Seiren Co., Ltd. L. D. Tisdale and Patricia A. Tisdale Lawrence & Sarah Eppenbach Patricia T. Leiser and Gary Leiser Torii Mor Winery & Vineyard Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine Steve and Peggy Garber Curtis W. Marble Mary & James G. Wallach Foundation George Nakashima Woodworking, S.A. Kelly & Steve McLeod Mary Wallach William G. Gilmore Foundation Richard Milgrim Uniqlo Lisa Gimmy Landscape Architecture Yoshiaki Mizumoto And those who wish to remain Jeanne Giordano Janet & Tom Montag anonymous (2)

Tribute Gifts Memorials and Honoraria & Donations 5/16/2018 - 7/15/2018

IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF DON CANNARD MARILYN SCHUBERG

Judith & Alfred Kenning Dorothy Davis Moshofsky & Bill Moshofsky

IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF JUNE MORIYASU ROBERT SCHUBERG

Diane Durston & Stephen Futscher Barbara & Worth Caldwell Milt Markewitz Jane P. Hastings

James Florio

16 THE GARDEN PATH Golden Crane Legacy Society

Members of the Golden Crane Legacy Society have named the Garden as the ultimate 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.

Carole Beauclerk Yoko Fukuta Wayne M. Quimby & Legacy Society Members receive Barbara Bell Ms. Susan Halton Michael Roberts Quimby invitations to Golden Crane Diane Benjamin John Hembroff & Shari MacDonald W. Curtis Schade & special events and receptions. Melanie Billings-Yun Ron & Jenny Herman Jacquie Siewert-Schade Steve Bloom & Michael Blankenship Geoffrey Hoefer & Thomas Wei Mr. Larry L. Secor Judy Bradley & Dave Mitchell Albert Horn Jacquie Siewert-Schade Susan C. Brown Jerry & Ann Hudson Richard C. Stetson, Jr. Heida & Don Bruce Mary Kay Johnson Mr. Ernie Stoddard Carla Caesar & Nora King Elizabeth M. King Ann & John Symons Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant Valerie Lau Ms. Carmen Wong Mary Dickson Ron & Polly Wall Lauser And those who wish to remain David & Nancy Dowell John & Lisa Lehman anonymous (3) Mrs. Margueritte H. Drake Linda & Don McNeill Elaine West Durst Jeannie & Ron Prindle

If you would like to include the We are grateful to the following individuals and families for their generous Garden in your estate plans, or bequests and estate gifts to the Garden. if you have already done so and would allow us to list you as a Legacy Society member, please contact Donor Relations Officer Nancy Beamer Estate of Stanley W. Greenhalgh Jack O. Rickli Clarence Bobbe Elizabeth Ann Hinds Jeaneatta Sautter Matthew Maas at (503) 542-9301 Barbara Cyrus Jerry G. Jones Trust Robert & Marilyn Schuberg or [email protected] Stanley L. Davis Trust Noel Jordan The James W. Skog Trust Bill Findlay Estate of James Kesler Toya Family Trust: George, Sonoya, Robert W. Franz Duke Mankertz Georgene, & Evelyn John R. Gatewood Beverly Merrill David E. Wedge Trust

Annual Fund Contributions received Donations 5/16/2018 - 7/15/2018

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Fred Meyer Community Portland Roasting Coffee American Endowment Foundation Rewards Program Leslie C. & Wallace L. Rainey Benevity Gemma Furno Patricia E. Sacks M.D. Barbara Bell Melissa E. & RobertGood Marilyn & Robert Schuberg Patricia & John Bentley Maria E. Goodrich & Jack Fisher Susan Schwartz & Michael Marciniak Charles E. Brunner David C. Holman Gwen & Alan Shusterman Kathryn Campbell IBM Corporation Matching Ann & David Taylor Stephen G. Chipps Grants Program Ernest Walker Bobbie Collins Leslie & Leonard Kuhl Carolyn Winch Cynthia & Gary Crose Ed Labinowicz Work for Art Steve Dotterrer & Kevin Kraus Linda Montgomery Suzanne Zarling Karen & Bill Early John D. Murakami Brent Zenobia Exxon Mobil Foundation Oregon Community Foundation And those who wish to remain Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Marilyn Ross Podemski anonymous (1) Ann Flowerree Jane & David Pollock

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018 17 1

2 55th Anniversary Gala

1 Dinner under the stars in the Tateuchi Courtyard, with remarks by Oregon Governor Kate Brown.

2 From left to right: His Excellency Shinsuke J. Sugiyama, Ambassador of Japan to the United States; The Honorable Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon

3 Featured Gala Performer, pianist Junko Ichikawa

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1-5 Jonathan Ley

18 THE GARDEN PATH PHOTO GALLERY 19 Steve Bloom, Bloom, Steve 55th 55th Dr. Robert Berselli Dr. and Randall Edwards PATRON TABLE HOSTS TABLE PATRON SWALLOW Kerstin and Joshua Husbands Kerstin Teasdale Russell Rebecca and Dr. Dorie and Larry Vollum and Arjun Chatrath Carmen Wong Foods Ajinomoto Mesher Geffen Kathi and Dean Dordevic Schlegell and John von Fran Suzanne Storms Berselli and Berselli and Suzanne Storms Brim, Julia Brim-Edwards, Evona and Dick Davis Cameron 5 right: to left From the Portland of CEO Japanese His Excellency Garden; Sugiyama, J. Shinsuke the to Ambassador of Japan The Honorable States; United Consul Teraoka, Takashi Portland; Japan in of General Mrs. Teraoka. Junko 4 right: to left From AnniversaryGala Co-Chairs: RobertZagunis, President- Portland the of Elect Japanese Julie Drinkward; Wayne Garden; Drinkward SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018 SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER Dan Wieden EGRET The PartyThe Place Omomuki Foundation Gwyneth Gamble Booth Gwyneth Chandler and Chris Schaefer Sandra Dede and Joe DeJager Fitz-Gerald and Greg Susan Katherine and Mark Frandsen Janelle and Lee Jimerson Salena Johnson Tanabe and Calvin Drs. Mayho Wieden and Priscilla Bernard Printing Brown Catering Food Devil’s Sake Joto Chocolate Co. Moonstruck japanesegarden.org/gala PHOENIX CRANE PRESENTING SPONSORS PRESENTING Dr. Jack Blumberg Dr. International Kurisu Hoichi Kurisu, Foundation Park The Piper A. Park, and Jim Rudd Cathy Sasanuma Taisuke Catherine and Delta Air Lines and Port of Portland Piacentini Investments Mor Winery Torii Arlene Schnitzer and Jordan Schnitzer Schnitzer and Jordan Arlene Schnitzer Drinkward Julie and Wayne Jubitz Gail and Fred and RobertDeborah Zagunis Foundation William G. Gilmore The Thank you to our 55th Anniversary Gala Sponsors Gala our 55th Anniversary to you Thank To view more images, view more please visit To Portland 55th Anniversary Japanese Garden’s Galaon August 4, 2018 was a truly memorable evening, andthanks our sponsors to generous raised $350,000 and attendees the over event artistic supportto the Garden’s and culturalprogramming. Thank you! DID YOU KNOW? NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE During Gion Matsuri, inside each float is an ensemble of musicians (a hayashi) PAID. PERMIT NO. 11 comprised of drums, flutes, and bells from which the sonic identity of the festival is PORTLAND, OR derived. The music is thought to drive away disease bearing spirits.

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