The Garden Path

Forest of Dreams

May/June 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS HAIKU 3 Letter from the Board of Trustees Robert Zagunis The jay’s chortle the murmur of the rill... one sound 4 Events Calendar May – June –Peter Kendall

5 Member News

6 Membership Insights SENIOR STAFF

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steve Bloom

DEPUTY DIRECTOR Cynthia Johnson Haruyama

10 Garden News THE ARLENE SCHNITZER CURATOR Springtime Showstoppers: OF CULTURE, ART, AND EDUCATION Blooms in the Garden Aki Nakanishi

GARDEN CURATOR Sadafumi Uchiyama

12 Culture & Education CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER Lisa Christy Join the Conversation: Garden+ Lecture Series CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Diane Freeman Japanese Whisky Tasting CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Cheryl Ching

CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Tom Cirillo 14 Art in the Garden Forest of Dreams: Ainu and Native DIRECTOR OF RETAIL Ashley McQuade

American Woodcarving DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Mike Rego

CURATOR EMERITA Diane Durston 16 Feature and Portland: Sisters for 60 years BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT Dorie Vollum

18 Golden Crane Society PRESIDENT-ELECT Robert Zagunis VICE PRESIDENTS Ann Carter, Katherine Frandsen, Carol L. Otis M.D., Dr. Calvin Tanabe

TREASURER Drake Snodgrass 20 Global Ambassadors & Tribute Gifts SECRETARY Dede DeJager

MEMBERS Gwyneth Gamble Booth, Jimmy Crumpacker, Dean M. Dordevic, Michael Ellena, 21 Golden Crane Legacy Society & Bruce Guenther, Bill Hughes, Janelle Jimerson, Annual Fund Donations 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

22 Photo Gallery FOUNDATION BOARD Signs of Spring CHAIR Greg Fitz-Gerald

PRESIDENT Steve Bloom

24 Did You Know? Hokkaido... 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 FRONT COVER UKOUKU, by artist Toru Kaizawa. Photo by Tetsuya Iwasaki with courtesy of Nibutani Folk Handicraft Association. UKOUKU is the Ainu THE GARDEN PATH word for “Singing (Chanting) in the Round.” FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BACK COVER James Florio Email [email protected]

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Dear Members,

I eagerly anticipate serving Portland as the next Board of Trustees President. The combined efforts of everyone involved helped us create Cultural Crossing—a major and transformational undertaking. This beautiful expansion is a remarkable complement to our Garden and has propelled our organization to greater prominence in the world. This all started 10 years ago with a vision of what could be possible. Today, that vision has been realized and continues to grow as a global center for Japanese arts and culture. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this achievement. 1 We are a great example of community. Much like this Garden’s storied past, the vibrancy of our future will be dependent on this community. Our continued success is vested in our top notch staff, our dedicated volunteers including Trustees and our International Advisory Board, and the many representing the public. We call on the steadfast support of our donors to help fund the growth in our outreach and recognize the positive impact that hundreds of thousands of visitors, from near and far, can have on our organization.

Our future will be different than our past, but bright and exciting, none- theless. The dual foundations of the Garden and Cultural Crossing are solid and provide a base for this future. Worldwide attention to what is happening at Portland Japanese Garden will increasingly help sustain our mission.

During 2019, there will be hundreds of cultural experiences and events in Portland advancing the aesthetics and benefits of Japanese arts and culture. Serenity and peace continue to be important ideals. Additional programs are in place to ensure the Garden is all encompassing, includ- ing broader school programs and initiatives to embrace parts of our society who may not have had a previous opportunity to experience the special nature of this place. All this is good and we are well positioned. With your help we can continue to grow and enhance our community even further.

Visit frequently and bring your friends. The more people know about the Portland Japanese Garden experience - the deeper the benefit to us all.

Sincerely,

Robert Zagunis President Elect, Board of Trustees

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MAY / JUNE 2019 3 EVENTS May June

4/27- Art in the Garden: Northern Lights 1 Shamisen Performance, Kazutaka Fukui 5/27 2 Indigo hands-on Demonstration, 2 Ikebana Demonstration, Ohara Portland Judilee Fitzhugh

3 Ceramic Demonstration, Chris Baskin 6 Art of the Kimono Demonstration, Takako Elting 4 Bamboo Sculpture Demonstration, Charissa Brock 7 Ikebana Demonstration, David Komeiji

Member-Only Tour 6/8- Art in the Garden: Forest of Dreams 7/21 5 Kodomo no Hi, Children’s Day 12 Member-Only Extended Member Hours 10 Ceramic Demonstration, Larry Nelson 15 Bookbinding Workshop, Beginning 11 Ikebana Demonstration, Megan Rothstein techniques ($)

12 Member-Only Extended Hours 16 Bookbinding Workshop, Advanced techniques ($) 13 Book signing with Botond & Balazs Bognar 20 Shodo (Calligraphy) Demonstration, Kihachiro Nishiura Annual Membership Meeting and Reception 21 Twilight Hours for Patron and Steward Members 14 Garden+ Lecture: Botond & Balazs Bognar ($) 23 Ikebana Demonstration, Heida Bruce

18 Ceramic Demonstration, Steve Sanchez 25 Garden+ Lecture Series: Steve Bloom ($) Member-only Tour 26 Extended Photographer Member Hours 19 Ikebana Demonstration, Nana Bellerud 29 Woodworking Demonstration, Vince Skelley Shamisen Performance, Kazutaka Fukui

30 Extended Member Hours 23 Ikebana Demonstration, Megan Rothstein

Garden+ Lecture Series: Pico Iyer & Diane Durston ($) RECURRING CULTURAL 24 Ceramic Demonstration, Donna Cole CORNER DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE CATHY RUDD 25 Member Exhibition Exclusive, CULTURAL CORNER Northern Lights SUPPORTED BY DOSSIER HOTEL

Shamisen Performance, Kazutaka Fukui Tea Ceremony: 5/1,5/8, 5/15, 5/18, 5/22, 5/27, 5/29 29 Extended Photographer Member Hours 6/5, 6/9, 6/12, 6/15, 6/19, 6/26

31 Koi Presentation, Linda Montgomery Bonsai: 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/26 6/2, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24

($) = tickets required. All other events are free with admission. Koto: 5/12, 5/17 All events are subject to change based on the availability of our 6/8, 6/22 wonderful volunteers. Please check japanesegarden.org/events or call 503-542-0280 to confirm these events.

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take place separately on August 15 and 16. 16. and 15 on August separately place take with this special festival share wait to can’t We for emails our to subscribe to sure Make you. closer. time gets details as the more questions, please email For [email protected] In an effort to create a more authentic Japanese Japanese authentic effortIn an more a create to changing how we will be the Garden experience, celebrate the the 14; and 13 on August place take will Kodachi Bon-odori O-BON Twilight Hours!Twilight Patron and Steward Members:Patron and Steward Calendars for Mark Your 21 June 7-9pm delightful with a summer of day the first Celebrate music. and food, drinks, with in the Garden evening our Garden During these special hours staff from Departmentcomplimentarya behind-the- will provide our experts! from directly learn can you so tour scenes and 19th July for scheduled also are hours Twilight 7-9pm from 9th August at Kindly RSVP only. memberships and Steward-level Patron For

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japanesegarden.org/amm , starting, for at 3:30pm . Exhibition

available at our Gift Shop, online or on site. site. or on online Shop, Gift our at available Member Exhibition Exclusives Exhibition Member 25th May an for staff curatorial our join Beginning at 8:30am, artThey’ll of the current tour provide exhibitions. exclusive artthe insights about and information the and on display artists.featured Complimentarytea will be available. Northern Lights Exhibition July 6th of Dreams Forest May 13th May 8:30pm - 5:30pm at 9th May by Kindly RSVP Balazs and the afternoon as Botond in us earlier Join book of their new sign copies Bognar Portland Garden Japanese Annual Membership Meeting Meeting Membership Annual and with a special Kuma, With special guest Kengo about Balazs Bognar & authors Botond by presentation book published recently their Japanese Garden Gateway members and 4:00pm for all members. for all members. members and 4:00pm Gateway Portland Kuma: Japanese copies of Kengo Advance Garden off! 30% receive Members Gateway and Reception

MEMBER NEWS MEMBERSHIP

Remember your Benefits

Member-only Hours VISITORS PER HOUR

8am - 10am Tuesdays through Sundays*

Enjoy quiet time in the Garden before we open to the general public. Remember that parking is free until 9:30am.

*There are no early morning hours on Mondays.

Add Member or Guests for $25 REMEMBER

The Welcome Center has For little more than the price of an admission ticket, you can add up to a designated Membership five people to any level of membership. Guests are always welcome to window, so members accompany members during member-only hours, including the special and guests can skip the extended hours. ticketing line for faster check-in!

Member-only Discounts

Free or discounted event tickets 20% discount on any general admission tickets 20% discount all Bamboo Sushi locations 10% discount at the Garden Gift Shop and online Gift Shop purchases Free admission to the in November

Exclusive Access to Vollum Library DID YOU KNOW?

Library publications are The Vollum Library has around 2,800 publications related to available in multiple Japanese gardens, history, arts, and aesthetics. The library is languages! available to members only from 10am-2pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays. 56% in English 33% in Japanese Learn more at: japanesegarden.org/vollum 9% in English and Japanese 2% in other languages

Portland Japanese Garden is a private 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Membership is tax deductible, less the value of certain benefits.

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Your contributions help provide access for your community

15,000 150 complimentary admissions provided through the local children per year educated through the Haiku Alive library Cultural Pass to Adventure program (since 2013) Program since 2011

3,000 52 received discounted or free admission through the Arts for complimentary memberships to Big Brothers Big Sisters All program (since 2016) since 2018

500 228 tickets donated to local non-profits each year furloughed federal workers and their families visited the Garden for free in January 2019

177 family members from the Ronald McDonald House provided with complimentary admission

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MAY / JUNE 2019 7 MEMBERSHIP

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Make the Most of Your Membership

Visit Early and Often

Members enjoy not only exclusive member-only hours Tuesday through Sunday, but also extended evening hours throughout the summer. Even on a busy summer day, extended evening hours have significantly fewer people, so you can enjoy the longer summer days with an evening stroll through the Garden.

9am Umami Café and the Gift Shop open

10am-2pm Vollum Library opens (Wednesdays and Saturdays only) 1 James Florio 2 Jonathan Ley 3 Courtesy of Explore Washington Park 4 Roman Johnston

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Attend Events TIP

Festivals, Demonstrations, Performances, Make sure to set up your online account Lectures, Workshops to ensure early access to tickets and member-only discounts.

The Garden offers more than 300 events a year, many of which To create your account, visit are free. Members enjoy early access to tickets and entry to japanesegarden.org/createaccount select member-only events.

Event tickets can always be purchased in person, online at japanesegarden.org/events, or over the phone at 503-524-0281

No Parking? No Problem.

Enjoy your visits to Portland Japanese Garden and all of Washing- ton Park without parking troubles. The Explore Washington Park free shuttle is running every day from May through September.

This Free Shuttle links Portland Japanese Garden to the Washing- ton Park MAX station, as well as the other park attractions (that 3 may have more parking), like and the Holocaust Memorial. The shuttle arrives every 15 minutes and is a great way to keep your visit serene from start to finish.

For more information, visit explorewashingtonpark.org

A great gift for mom, dad, or grads!

May and June bring time to celebrate our parents, and to celebrate the milestone of graduation. Share the the gift of the Garden with your loved ones with an annual Gift Membership.

Purchase online, at the Garden, or by calling 503-223-1321. 4 For more info, visit japanesegarden.org/gift

MAY / JUNE 2019 9 GARDEN NEWS

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Springtime Showstoppers: Blooms in the Garden

“Where is all the color?” ask many first-time visitors to a 2 Japanese garden. Color and number of plant specimens are not necessarily what a Japanese garden is about, but the differences in color and contrast are part of what make them intriguing.

The subtlety of different shades and textures of green are thought to promote the tranquility and harmony sought by a Japanese garden designer, while flowers are treasured by the Japanese, and the seasonal blooming of trees and 3 shrubs is highly celebrated.

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Now that the cherry blossoms and camellias have dropped most of their petals, you might be wondering what will be in bloom through the rest of spring in the Garden.

Look for pieris (commonly known as andromeda) photo 3 in bloom near the Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden and in the Natural Gar- den. Pieris is an ornamental beauty with simple leaves.

You will also see dogwoods flowering throughout the Flat Garden. The dogwood is a deciduous tree able to grow up to 33 ft high. When blooming, this tree features four white petals with a central flower cluster.

Azaleas photos 1 & 4 can be found throughout the Garden, including in the Natural Garden and the hillside on the far side of the Upper Pond. These flowers last for a few weeks. Rhododendrons are an evergreen shrub featuring rounded clusters of pink, purple, or white flowers in the spring with robust, dark green leaves.

Rhododendrons photo 2 have ten or more stems within the flower, while Azaleas have five. These shrubs can reach eight feet in height and are located throughout Portland Japanese Garden, including near the Antique Gate and outside the Flat Garden.

As the last plant to bloom in the Garden, the Japanese iris is a native Japanese plant and the harbinger of summer. The buds open in late June to reveal flowers nearly six inches across in shades of purple and white. Symbolizing purity and innocence, the narrow iris leaf resembles the shape of a samurai sword blade. The Japanese iris beds can be found in the Lower Pond by Heavenly Falls in the Strolling Pond Garden. They are the Higo form of Japanese iris, bred to bloom a single flower on a single stem.

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MAY / JUNE 2019 11 Join the Conversation:

1 2 Garden+ Lectures 2019

Balazs & Botond Bognar

Tuesday, May 14 Nature, Ritual, Craft: Kengo Kuma And In the final three Garden+ lectures for 2019, the Portland Japanese Garden spirited conversation will include: Kengo Kuma’s architectural vision for the Garden; a new book by acclaimed author Pico Iyer; and Garden CEO Steve Bloom’s reflections on his six-month residency in .

Join us on May 14 when Kengo Kuma Associates architect Balazs Bognar and architectural historian Botond Bognar engage in dialogue about their new book, a detailed examination of Kuma’s beautiful and sensitively realized addition to the Garden (note that this lecture will be available free to members 3 4 at the Annual Membership Meeting on May 13; see page 5). That’s followed on May 23 by Pico Iyer, who Pico Iyer & Diane Durston will be joined by the Garden’s Curator Emerita Di- ane Durston for an exchange about Iyer’s new book, Thursday, May 23 Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells — a personal Autumn Light: Observing The Seasons account contemplating how to hold on to what one And Changes In Japan loves in the midst of constant change. Garden+ ends its inaugural, seven-lecture season on a visionary note June 25 when Garden CEO Steve Bloom takes the stage to talk about how his six month residency in Japan led to new connections and groundbreak- ing ideas for how the Garden can be part of contrib- uting to a more balanced and peaceful world. The 2020 speaker roster is coming soon!

Garden+ puts the Japanese garden tradition in new light and connects it to topics like nature, technology, 5 health, architecture, culture, design, spirituality, and society. A program of the International Japanese Garden Steve Bloom Training Center, Garden+ brings designers, authors, and practitioners to share resonant ideas, thought-provoking Tuesday, June 25 research, and new creative work. Reflections on A Residency: Insights To Peace And Understanding For more information on any of these lectures and on the Garden+ series in general, please visit japanesegarden.org/2019garden+

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Harmony of Art & Nature:

Whisky Tasting with Legendary Creator July 16 & 17 of Japan's Most Revered Whiskies

In July, Portland Japanese Garden is proud to present the foot of Mt. Tennozan. The site was cho- our first-ever Japanese Whisky Tasting in partnership sen for the quality of its water, famous since with Suntory corporation, featuring globally-acclaimed ancient times, and that respect for the gift and Yamazaki and Hibiki pours. Whisky appreciation life-giving force of water remains central to tastings will feature introduction and commentary by Suntory’s philosophy today. Japan's most revered Whisky Master Seiichi Koshimizu, Chief Blender Emeritus of Suntory Yamazaki Distillery. Join us for some of the world’s finest and most Mr. Koshimizu played a pivotal role in elevating Hibiki, finely crafted whiskies, as well as more stories Yamazaki, and Hakushu to becoming global forces, and and insights into this delectable artform that he has been recognized by Whisky Magazine as “one of connects Japan to the food and nature of the those people that has made Japanese whisky iconic, and Pacific Northwest. Tickets go on sale in June at one of the most high standard and consistently loved $295 for members and $345 for non-members. whiskies in the world.” More details coming soon about the culi- Suntory prides itself not only on the role it has played nary pairings for the event, provided by an in bringing Japanese whisky onto the world stage, but acclaimed and beloved Portland restaurant. also in the art and craft of whiskies it has developed, Follow our emails, website, and social media and its long history of bringing that art in harmony with for these updates and more, including when nature. Suntory founder Shinjiro Torii had the vision to tickets will go on sale. "create a perfect whisky that reflects the nature of Japan and the spirit of Japanese craftsmanship," and he set Hotel sponsorship provided by Hotel Zags. out to realize this vision in 1923 with the establishment of the Yamazaki distillery in southwestern Kyoto at 1-3 Courtesy of Suntory Corporation

MAY / JUNE 2019 13 Forest of Dreams: Ainu and Native American Woodcarving

June 8 - July 21 June 8 - August 25 Pavilion Gallery Tanabe Gallery and Overlook

Forest of Dreams (co-curated by Sachiko Matsuyama and Deana Dartt, PhD) brings together the artistry and traditions of indigenous peoples of Japan and the Columbia River Region to celebrate the 60th Anni- versary of the Portland-Sapporo Sister City Association (Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island and home to the native Ainu). This exhibition of woodcarving revisits the Garden’s 2008 Parallel Worlds Art in the Garden exhibition, which showcased the ceremonial robes and textile arts of both Ainu and Northwest Native American cultures in a first-of-its-kind exhibition.

Monumental carved planks called Power Boards, which include lay- ered symbolism of the respective cultures, will be commissioned from artists on both sides of the Pacific and installed on the Overlook. Additional carved pieces will be on display in the Tanabe and Pavil- ion Galleries. Ainu artists include the late Takeki Fujito, as well as 1 carvers Mamoru Kaizawa and Toru Kaizawa. Columbia River Native artists include Greg Archuleta, Tony Johnson, Bobby Mercier, Travis Stewart, and Greg A. Robinson. Both the Ainu and Columbia River peoples have ancient relationships to their ancestral homelands and, therefore, their artistic expressions reveal strong spiritual connec- tions as acolytes and stewards of the natural world.

AINU WOODCARVING TRADITIONS

Ainu, the indigenous people of Hokkaido, are distinct in their cul- 2 ture, language, and religion from the Japanese. The Ainu believe in many gods, or kamuy in their native language. Traditional belief holds that the god of mountains dwelled in the mountains, and the god of water dwelled in the river. The Ainu hunted, fished, and gathered in moderation to take care not to disrupt the natural balance or disturb the gods. Traditionally, Ainu men created tools and ceremonial in- struments like spirit sticks, called iku-pasuy, with wood, covering the surfaces in decorative patterns of spiritual meanings, while women produced cloth woven of elm bark fiber and nettles with cotton appli-

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1 Artist Greg A. Robinson The Ainu further believed that animals were visitors from the other Photo by Jonathan Ley world, temporarily assuming earthly shapes. Creatures like bears, 2 Artist Mamoru Kaizawa wolves, and insects received great respect as divine incarnations. In Photo by Tetsuya Iwasaki with courtesy of Nibutani reverence to them, the Ainu would often include representations of Folk Handicraft Association animals on their ceremonial items. Evolving from this tradition, the 3 Artist Toru Kaizawa modern practice of carving three-dimensional works of creatures Photo by Tetsuya Iwasaki with courtesy of Nibutani became a commercial artform of Hokkaido from the 1960s, when Folk Handicraft Association tourism became an increasingly important part of the survival of the

14 THE GARDEN PATH - - - ART IN THE GARDEN 15 MAY / JUNE 2019 JUNE / MAY MEMBER EXHIBITION EXCLUSIVE EXHIBITION MEMBER GOLDEN CRANE OPENING RECEPTION OPENING CRANE GOLDEN June 7 / 5:30pm - 8pm - 5:30pm / 7 June 10am - 8:30am / July 6 EXHIBITION EVENTS EXHIBITION , by Greg A. Robinson. Photo courtesy A. Robinson. Photo Gallery. Greg Native Steinbrueck of by , the Portland State University campus. Artists from and Grand Tribes of both Ronde the Confederated the Chinook will Nation represent the artistry and woodcarving traditions the original of peoples of the region. Dreams will of Forest of a rich exploration provide the shared aesthetic expressions cultures native of on both the Pacific. of sides Common threads a strong with interdependence include nature, spir itual connections, their of and respec a celebration tive culturaltive legacies. An ambitious array associ of programmingated from both cultures will include carving demonstrations, lectures, and musical and performances. dance NW of support the is made possible with This exhibition Morton. Corinne Oishi, Lindley DonNatural, and Vallaster, - -

- Salmon Berry’s Comb Salmon Berry’s CHINOOK WOODCARVING TRADITIONS Today, Columbia River Native peoples make use River Native Columbia Today, are people a strong native presence in the Oregon’s larger community, and their art can be local seen at includingsites Tilikum Crossing Lake Bridge, Blue Park, Cathlapotle Plankhouse, and installed on landers call this home. Historically, at important trade, the Chinook for site tribes in lived wooden longhouses which could house large extended fami lies, often embellished and were which with carved posts and boards the spiritual of representative and material authority the family of head. and the durable of highly-prized red and yellow cedar abundant in their craft region to elaborate In objects. artistic, purely as well as utilitarian, historyspired a long by carving of and woodcraft, many current artists reinterpret established forms based on historical examples, oral traditions, and cultural dissemination. The Chinook peoples occupied have the lands of thousands River region for Columbia the Lower years,of stewarding the rich landscape that Port Ainu culture and traditions. In this exhibition, some the most prominentof contemporary Ainu wood artists will be presented, celebrating their own unique creativity in artistic expressions, while still embodying Ainu a collective cultural identity. FEEATURE

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16 THE GARDEN PATH Despite being separated by more than 4,000 miles, the cities of Sapporo and Portland share a sister- hood that turns 60 this year.

Our sister-city relationship with Sapporo is one of Celebrating a the oldest in the United States. It was established in 1959, just three years after President Dwight Special Bond Eisenhower introduced the U.S. Sister City Program, Sapporo and Portland: which was designed to create an international atmo- sphere of understanding and respect among cities Sisters for 60 Years sharing similarities like population, art, and industry.

Both are northern cities surrounded by wild and The 18-foot pagoda lantern at Portland Japa- rugged terrain that lie at about the same latitude. nese Garden stands tall beyond the Wisteria Sapporo, like Portland, is a relatively young city, less Arbor. Presented to the City of Portland by than 200 years old, developed by pioneers, explor- the City of Sapporo, the five stories of the ers, loggers, and fishermen much like the founders pagoda symbolize earth, water, fire, wind, of Portland. Both cities have grown and now have and sky. The stone arrangement or “stone map populations of more than 2 million people. of Hokkaido” in the moss at the base of the pagoda is designed to suggest the shape of the The commonalities between these cultures, like island, with the reddish stone indicating Sap- those between Portland and Sapporo, remind us poro, the capital city and Portland’s sister city. that the Pacific Ocean acts not as a barrier but a bridge between our two countries. Portland Jap- The Sapporo lantern is just one of the many anese Garden celebrates this strong relationship ways Portland Japanese Garden pays homage with a goal to continue fostering and promoting to the City’s valuable cultural connection cross-cultural understanding between the United to Sapporo. States and Japan.

PORTLAND JAPANESE GARDEN JOINS CITY CELEBRATIONS

The Garden joins the city-wide celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Portland – Sapporo Sister City Relationship this year through the annual focus on the Northern Region of Hokkaido and Sapporo, including Hokkaido-themed art exhibitions and cultural programs until the end of the year.

JUNE 6 AUGUST 15 - 18 On June 6, the Mayor of Sapporo Katsuhiro Akimoto visits Portland In August, the City of Sapporo and Portland Jap- for a host of Rose Festival celebratory activities. Among them will be anese Garden present a Sapporo Food Event de- an anniversary celebration and rededication of the Sapporo Friend- signed to showcase the quintessential Sapporo ship Bell, which is part of a sound installation by composer Robert street food culture by focusing on Sapporo-born Coburn called “Bell and Wind Environment.” Dedicated in 1990 and miso ramen along with one of Japan’s major presented to Portland by the people of Sapporo, the outdoor bronze beer brands, Sapporo Beer. The street food fest bell (by an unknown Japanese artist) will be relocated from a brick will take place at the Garden in mid-August in and granite pagoda outside the Oregon Convention Center to the conjunction with the popular O-Bon Festival. corner of MLK and Lloyd Boulevard in Portland. AUGUST 3 - SEPTEMBER 15 JUNE 8 In August and early September, the Garden’s On Saturday, June 8, Sapporo’s Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto will visit annual Behind the Shoji pop-up shop will present Portland Japanese Garden to help kick-off our Art in the Garden beautiful Sapporo treasures for purchase inside exhibition Forest of Dreams: Ainu and Native American Wood Carvings the Garden Pavilion. (see pages 14 - 15) before he takes part in the Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade.

MAY / JUNE 2019 1 17 The Golden Cumulative giving to the Annual Fund from March 16, 2018 Crane Society through March 15, 2019

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

Institute of Museum and Ruth Anderson & Michael Beebe Trish Adams, in memory of Robert & Library Services Jean & Ray Auel Ethel Csakany Bank of America Mrs. Suzanne Storms Berselli & Martha & Anthony Belluschi Dr. Robert Berselli GOLD CIRCLE Steve Bloom Bokksu, Inc. $50,000 AND ABOVE Gwyneth Gamble Booth Mary Lee Boklund Elizabeth "Ibby" Brooke Richard Louis Brown & Thomas Mark Delta Air Lines Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant Susan C. Brown The Japan Foundation, Dede & Joe DeJager Barbara & Worth Caldwell Center for Global Partnership Devil's Food Catering Will Carter & Jeff Miller Arlene Schnitzer & Jordan Schnitzer Takao Donuma Kathryn & John Cochran Mrs. Margueritte H. Drake & the Anne & James Crumpacker Margueritte Hirschbuhl Drake Fund, Cameron & Dick Davis SILVER CIRCLE Oregon Community Foundation Diane Durston & Stephen Futscher $25,000-$49,999 ESCO Foundation Marilyn Easly, in memory of F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation David Easly Sandra Chandler & Chris Schaefer Caroline Fenn & Marc Bohn John Einarsen Dossier Hotel Katherine & Mark Frandsen Sandra F. & Wayne R. Ericksen Victoria & Danny Hitt Jeanne Giordano Geffen Mesher Marilyn McIver Susan & Tom Hamman Barbara Giesy Torii Mor Winery & Vineyard Geoffrey Hoefer & Thomas Wei Peter & Mim Gray William G. Gilmore Foundation The Samuel S. Johnson Foundation Sandra & Jeffrey Grubb Kay Kitagawa & Andy Johnson-Laird Margaret and Thom Hacker Martin Lotti & Linda Mai-Lotti Ms. Susan Halton & BRONZE CIRCLE Mark Spencer Hotel the Halton Foundation $10,000-$24,999 Lani McGregor & Daniel Schwoerer Cynthia & Andrew Haruyama Kelly & Steve McLeod Robert Hogfoss Carole Alexander Janet & Tom Montag Hank & Judy Hummelt American Endowment Moonstruck Chocolate Company Tatsuo Ito & Kohgetsu Aoki Foundation Benevity Widney & Glenn Moore The Jasmine Pearl Tea Company Bamboo Sushi Chef Naoko John & Janet Jay Chita Becker Noraneko Salena Johnson Jack B. Blumberg Northwest Bank Mary & William David Jones Brown Printing Inc. NW Natural Gas Co. Peter J. Kendall George Cummings Omomuki Foundation Catherine and John Knox Kathi & Dean Dordevic The Party Place The Kyoto Shinkin Bank Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Port of Portland Dorothy Lemelson Susan & Greg Fitz-Gerald Portland Roasting Coffee Doug & Theresa Lovett Yoko Fukuta Jennifer & Charles Putney James D. Lynch & Robby Cunningham Google Wayne M. Quimby & Susan & Peter Lynn Jenny Herman Michael Roberts-Quimby Curtis W. Marble Hoffman Construction Regional Arts & Culture Council Masa & Associates, Inc. Joto Sake Marge Riley Fund, Allen Mercer and Helen Angelica Wong Gail & Fred Jubitz Oregon Community Foundation Masa Mizuno Dinah & Robert McCall Trudy & Pat Ritz, Mrs. Hester H. Nau & Leslie Willhite Nike Ritz Family Foundation Carol L. Otis MD & Roger Goldingay Oregon Community Foundation Cathy & Jim Rudd The Paramount Hotel Patterson Nursery Sales, Inc. Dori Schnitzer, Susan Schnitzer, Park Lane Suites & Inn PGE Foundation Jeanne Schnitzer Marks, and Shirley & David Pollock Dorothy Piacentini the Mildred and Morris Schnitzer Susan & Michael Rego Travers & Vasek Polak Charitable Fund, Oregon Gary W. & Sue Reynolds Arlene Schnitzer Community Foundation Susan Schnitzer & Greg Goodman Smith Rock, Inc. The Standard Paul & Caitlin Schommer Dorie and Larry Vollum and the Drs. Mayho & Calvin Tanabe Schwab Charitable Fund Jean Vollum Fund of the Vanguard Treecology, Inc. Bonnie Pomeroy Stern Charitable Endowment Susan & John Turner Ernie Stoddard Fran & John von Schlegell Vanguard Charitable Priscilla Bernard Wieden And those who wish to remain Robert & Deborah Zagunis & Dan Wieden anonymous (3)

Mike Centioli

18 THE GARDEN PATH Mike Centioli

Susan & Jim H. Winkler Nancy Connery Jane R. Kendall Family Fund, Marianne Perrin Carmen Wong & Arjun Chatrath Douglas H. de Weese Oregon Community Foundation Marilyn Ross Podemski And those who wish to remain Paula Deitz Caroline Kerl & Bill Lunch Mary & Alex Polson anonymous (1) Mary Dickson Selby & Douglas Key PosterGarden Kristen A. Dozono Elizabeth M. King Lee & Ronald Ragen Drake's 7 Dees John A. Kodachi, PC William F. Rasnake GARDENER’S CIRCLE Gail Durham & E Benno Philippson Michiko Kornhauser Pat Reser $1,500-$2,499 Janet & Michael Ellena Hoichi Kurisu Nancy L. Richmond & Lauren Eulau & Paul Schneider Nikki & Yoshio Kurosaki and the William A. Hughes Acorn Fund, Oregon Mary E. Fellows & John W. Russell Kurosaki Family Fund, Oregon Ann Roberts Community Foundation Diane Field & Richard Williams Jewish Community Foundation Cheryl "Charlie" & Rod Rogers A-dec, Inc. Flowerree Foundation Bonnie Laun Christopher Ruggles Roudabeh Akhavein Doyle Forister & Gary Sheldon Ross M. Lienhart, Edward Lienhart Sapporo Brewing USA Susan & Dean N. Alterman Carol Frankel Family Foundation Valerie Sasaki George K. Austin Diane & Gary Freeman Joyce & Stanley Loeb Patricia O. Schleuning Julieann & Alan Barker Global Incentive Group Gregg Macy & Eric Steinhauser Yoshiaki Shimizu & Mary E. Hirsh Irene & Jerome Barr Ann Goetcheus saRah Mahler Peter Shinbach Bartlett Tree Experts Bruce Guenther & Lisa & Richard Mann B.J. & Forrest Simmons Karen L. Benson Eduardo A. Vides, M.D. Maruyama Nori Co., Ltd. Steven H. Smith & Dennis C. Johnson Patsy Crayton Berner Selena Horn & Christopher Hall Anna & Van Mason Lynn & Drake Snodgrass Broughton & Mary Bishop Foundation Hasegawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. Hosai Matsubayashi XVI Susan & Donald Spencer Cindy & Bruce Brenn Merle & Andrew Hashimoto Maryellen & Michael McCulloch Andrée Stevens Evona Brim Jay A. Henry & Demi Haffenreffer Thomas Mock & Michael Flanagin, Swanson Financial Heida & Don Bruce Flora J. & Anker P. Henningsen in memory of Carl Poston Caroline & Charles J. Swindells Bullard Law Helen Herman Erin Moeschler & Robb Rathe Julia Tank & James Prihoda Bullseye Glass Co. Philip Hoefer Linda Montgomery Rebecca & Russell Teasdale Diane & James Burke Lynn M. Hoffman Lindley Morton & Corinne Oishi Rena & Cheryl Tonkin Ann C. Carter & Thomas P. Palmer Mary & Gordon Hoffman Darren & Casey Nakata Dawn & Sadafumi Uchiyama Candy Cassarno Ann & Jerry Hudson Chris & Tom Neilsen US-J Connect, Inc. Thomas Cirillo & Aaron White Elizabeth Hulick & Mark Handley Kihachiro Nishiura & Tomoe Horibuchi Anthony Van Ho, MD & Truman Collins Kerstin & Joshua Husbands Paul D. O'Brien Forrest Davidson III, PhD The Collins Foundation The Jackson Foundation Hirotsugu Ogawa Lou Ellen Barnes-Willis & David Willis Columbia Sportswear Janelle & Lee Jimerson PAE Engineers Lynn and Jeffrey Wolfstone Compass Oncology Allan Karsk & Keith Berglund Piper A. Park, The Park Foundation Joji Yoshimura & Michael Kronstadt

MAY / JUNE 2019 19 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 Tom & Susan Hamman Alan, Gwen, Avery & Ashton Niemann Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc Hasegawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. Rikki Ninomiya Capt. David G. & Carolyn Berry Wilson Flora J. & Anker P. Henningsen NPO Greenwave Susan C. Brown 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 Karen & Jeffrey Robson David H. Corry Global Partnership Patricia E. Sacks M.D. Susan Cummins William David & Mary Jones Catherine & Taisuke Sasanuma Lynn A. Cyert & Russell Westbrook Jr. Joto Sake Jeanne Schnitzer Marks Daiwa Lease Co., Ltd. Amy S. Katoh Henry Sidel Peggy & Dick Danziger Scot Kellar David & Abigail Snoddy Paula Deitz Tracy & Chris Keys Sony Electronics Delta Air Lines Komatsu Seiren Co., Ltd. Erik & Cornelia Thomsen Lawrence & Sarah Eppenbach Patricia T. Leiser & Gary Leiser L. D. Tisdale & Patricia A. Tisdale Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund Yuki Wada & Michael Thompson Steve & Peggy Garber Curtis W. Marble Torii Mor Winery & Vineyard George Nakashima Woodworking, S.A. Kelly & Steve McLeod Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine William G. Gilmore Foundation Richard Milgrim Mary & James G. Wallach Foundation Lisa Gimmy Landscape Architecture Yoshiaki Mizumoto Mary Wallach Jeanne Giordano Janet & Tom Montag Uniqlo Google Nakamura Sotoji Komuten And those who wish to remain Justine Halliday Scott & Connie Neish anonymous (2)

Tribute Gifts Memorials and Honoraria & Donations 1/16/2019 - 3/15/2019

IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF PATRICIA RUTH DODD JUNE MORIYASU

Kimberlee Langeler Leslie Arndt Maya Myoga James Mullen Donn Bunyard Michiko Myoga Alden West Linda Coats Shawn Ohki Andrew and Cynthia Haruyama Diana Saltoon-Briggs Mark Ishihara Urasenke Portland Wakai IN MEMORY OF Joyce Kikkawa Tea Association LINDA JEAN CAMPBELL, Dottie Koontz jan Waldmann NANCY JEAN LYNCHILD AND Manuela Maeder and Family Suwako Watanabe GRACIE MARIE CAMLYN Mr. Masa Mizuno Yuki Morita Anonymous Mariko Mrakich

Jonathan Ley

20 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.

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

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 Jeaneatta Sautter Clarence Bobbe Elizabeth Ann Hinds Robert & Marilyn Schuberg Matthew Maas at (503) 542-9301 Barbara Cyrus Jerry G. Jones Trust Lawrence L. Secor 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 Barbara W. Gomez Trust Jack O. Rickli

Annual Fund Contributions received Donations 1/16/2019 - 3/15/2019

Richard Allan Michael & Barbara Gaines William H. Parm Jr. Daniel & Andrew W. Brown The Garden Society of Japan Gloria Pittel David & Helen Clement Ms. Barbara Hall Jane & David Pollock Marilyn K. Cobb Mr. & Mrs. John Hartup Judith RingensonCape Consular Office of Japan in Portland Linda Hering Karen & Jeffrey Robson Lynn A. Cyert and Russell Westbrook Jr. Susan G. & Albert W. Johnson Kurt Rosenberg Todd and Andleeb Dombrowski Mr. Stanton R. Koch and Laura Schlafly Karen & Bill Early Mrs. Suzanne Dilanzo Ms. Maxine Selling Kay Endo Mrs. Lynn L. Marks Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Shulman Susan Engbretson Oscar H. & Mary S. Mayer Molly & George Spencer Bob & Debbie Fellman Velma & Cal McConnell Dorrie Towne Stephan P. Ferreira Jill McLean Hiro Tsuji and James Knodell Rebecca Fleischman Mary Z. Mead James K. & Jenny L. Watson Fred Meyer Community Rewards Karen J. Moffat And those who wish to remain Program Linda Montgomery anonymous (1) Elaine Furumoto Terry Nakamura

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Signs of Spring: Your Photos of the Season

In late March and early April, we reached out to our community via email and social media, asking for their images of spring- time. We’ve selected some of those images here to present a portrait of the season.

Thanks to all who shared your work with us!

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1-2 Laura Knapp 3 3 Ping-Le Shen

22 THE GARDEN PATH PHOTO GALLERY 23 Ping-Le Shen Chris Fairley

4 5 5 MAY / JUNE 2019 JUNE / MAY 4 DID YOU KNOW? HOKKAIDO... NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE The history of connections between Native Peoples of the Pacific Northwest and the Ainu of Hokkaido, PAID. PERMIT NO. 827 Japan goes back to the 19th century. Ranald MacDonald, Oregon native, was born at Fort Astoria in 1824 PORTLAND, OR to a Chinook princess mother and Scottish father. In his quest to explore distant lands, he become a sailor in 1848 on the whaling ship Plymouth and convinced the captain to leave him at Rishiri Island, Hokkaido. There he encountered the native Ainu people, who took him in before he was taken to Nagasaki, where the educated MacDonald became an English teacher to officials of the Tokugawa Shogunate. As MacDonald said in his autobiography, "My plan was to present myself as a castaway ... and to rely on their humanity.”

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