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The Portland Japanese Garden is a traditional Japanese garden occupying 12 acres, located within Washington Park in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, United States.It is operated as a private non-profit organization, which leased the site from the city in the early 1960s.
Portland Japanese Garden: 1967 A 9.1-acre (3.7 ha) private traditional Japanese garden that opened in 1967. It was the most highly ranked Japanese garden in North America of more than 300 such gardens rated by experts from The Journal of Japanese Gardening in 2013. [15] Himalayan Cloud Forest Garden: 2010
The Japanese Garden was designed by Ken Nakajima in 1992, includes a teahouse, waterfalls, bridges, and stone paths that wander among crepe myrtles, azaleas, Japanese maples, dogwoods and cherry trees. Hershey Gardens: Hershey: Pennsylvania: Includes a Japanese garden with rare giant sequoias, Dawn Redwood trees, Japanese maples and more.
Peninsula Park and Rose Garden 700 N Rosa Parks Way 16.34 acres (6.61 ha) Acquired in 1909, Peninsula Park includes basketball and tennis courts, soccer and softball fields, a playground, covered picnic tables, the city's first public rose garden, and a 100-year-old fountain. [27] Pier Park: N Lombard St. and Bruce Ave. 85.00 acres (34.40 ha)
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Oregon is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Oregon. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Name
In 2023, Portland area tourism generated $5.4 billion in direct spending [3] from 12.1 million overnight person-trips. [4] That visitor spending is estimated to have supported 34,400 jobs, generating $1.7 billion in employment earnings.
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Hoyt Arboretum is sited on steep slopes, straddling the SW Fairview Boulevard ridge above the Oregon Zoo and the Portland Japanese Garden. The elevation of the arboretum ranges from 650 feet to 900 feet, and there are several ravines within the arboretum. [5] The hilly terrain of the arboretum was once in private hands.