…Continued from Portland Japanese Garden.
View of the Upper Pond & Tea House on February 27, 2010
These views from near the Service Center and Garden Gift Store shows the Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden and the Tea House in the Tea Garden.
View of the Tea House on February 27, 2010
Wisteria Arbor on February 27, 2010
The Wisteria Arbor was designed as a frame for the 5-tiered pagoda lantern shown below.
5-Tiered Pagoda Lantern on February 27, 2010
The antique 5-tiered stone pagoda lantern was given to Portland from its sister city, Sapporo, Japan.
5-Tiered Pagoda Lantern on February 27, 2010
5-Tiered Pagoda Lantern on February 27, 2010
5-Tiered Pagoda Lantern on February 27, 2010
Other lanterns found throughout the garden are shown below.
Portland Japanese Garden Lantern on February 27, 2010
Portland Japanese Garden Lantern on February 27, 2010
Portland Japanese Garden Lantern on February 27, 2010
Portland Japanese Garden Lantern on February 27, 2010
Portland Japanese Garden Lantern on February 27, 2010
Portland Japanese Garden Lantern on February 27, 2010
Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010
In the Strolling Pond Garden, or chisen kaiyu shiki niwa, is the authentic Moon Bridge.
Moon Bridge in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010
Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010
Moon Bridge in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010
Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010
Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010
Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010
Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010
To the north of the Moon Bridge is the Upper Pond and crane sculptures, & to the south a stream to the Lower Pond.
Crane Sculptures on February 27, 2010
Stream in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010
Tea Garden on February 27, 2010
The Tea Garden, or roji niwa, consists of two gardens: the Inner Garden, or uchi roji, and the Outer Garden, or soto roji.
Tea Garden on February 27, 2010
The Inner Garden surrounds the ceremonial Tea House.
Tea Garden on February 27, 2010
It is surrounded by a fence and has stepping stones leading through it.
Tea Garden on February 27, 2010
Tea House on February 27, 2010
The Tea House is called Kashin-Tei or Flower Heart House. The tea house was built in Japan by the Kajima Construction Company using wooden pegs instead of nails in a traditional Japanese construction technique, then disasembled, shipped to America and rebuilt on its present site in 1968. It was dedicated on June 1, 1968.
Tea Garden on February 27, 2010
The Outer Garden contains waiting stations, or machiai, for Tea House guests.
Well in the Tea Garden on February 27, 2010
The Outer Garden also contains what appears to be a well.
Well in the Tea Garden on February 27, 2010
Zig Zag Bridge (under renovation) on February 27, 2010
Returning to the Strolling Pond Garden, the Zig Zag Bridge, or yatsuhashi, (shown here under renovation) takes a meandering path from the Tea Garden through iris and fern beds and over the Lower Pond.
Zig Zag Bridge (under renovation) on February 27, 2010
Heavenly Falls (under renovation) on February 27, 2010
The Lower Pond is normally home to koi and is accented by a large waterfall called Heavenly Falls, but due to wintertime renovations both are pictured dry.
Lower Pond (under renovation) on February 27, 2010
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