Tuesday, August 18, 2015

The Strolling Pond Garden & The Tea Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden

…Continued from Portland Japanese Garden.

IMG_2618 View of the Upper Pond & Tea House at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
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.

IMG_2619 View of the Tea House at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
View of the Tea House on February 27, 2010

IMG_2527 Wisteria Arbor at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon 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.

IMG_2528 5-Tiered Stone Pagoda Lantern at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
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.

IMG_2529 5-Tiered Stone Pagoda Lantern at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
5-Tiered Pagoda Lantern on February 27, 2010

IMG_2530 5-Tiered Stone Pagoda Lantern at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
5-Tiered Pagoda Lantern on February 27, 2010

IMG_2531 5-Tiered Stone Pagoda Lantern at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
5-Tiered Pagoda Lantern on February 27, 2010

Other lanterns found throughout the garden are shown below.

IMG_2614 Lantern at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Portland Japanese Garden Lantern on February 27, 2010

IMG_2526 Lantern at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Portland Japanese Garden Lantern on February 27, 2010

IMG_2545 Lantern at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Portland Japanese Garden Lantern on February 27, 2010

IMG_2555 Lantern at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Portland Japanese Garden Lantern on February 27, 2010

IMG_2585 Lantern in the Natural Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Portland Japanese Garden Lantern on February 27, 2010

IMG_2590 Lantern at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Portland Japanese Garden Lantern on February 27, 2010

IMG_2541 Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon 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.

IMG_2543 Moon Bridge in the Strolling Pond Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Moon Bridge in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010

IMG_2621 Upper Pond & Moon Bridge in the Strolling Pond Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010

IMG_2625 Moon Bridge in the Strolling Pond Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Moon Bridge in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010

IMG_2532 Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010

IMG_2533 Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010

IMG_2534 Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010

IMG_2538 Upper Pond in the Strolling Pond Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon 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.

IMG_2540 Crane Sculptures in the Strolling Pond Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Crane Sculptures on February 27, 2010

IMG_2536 Stream in the Strolling Pond Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Stream in the Strolling Pond Garden on February 27, 2010

IMG_2546 Tea Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon 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.

IMG_2548 Tea Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Tea Garden on February 27, 2010

The Inner Garden surrounds the ceremonial Tea House.

IMG_2549 Tea Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Tea Garden on February 27, 2010

It is surrounded by a fence and has stepping stones leading through it.

IMG_2553 Tea Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Tea Garden on February 27, 2010

IMG_2550 Tea House at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon 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.

IMG_2554 Tea Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Tea Garden on February 27, 2010

The Outer Garden contains waiting stations, or machiai, for Tea House guests.

IMG_2551 Well at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Well in the Tea Garden on February 27, 2010

The Outer Garden also contains what appears to be a well.

IMG_2552 Well at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Well in the Tea Garden on February 27, 2010

IMG_2558 Zig Zag Bridge Under Renovation at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon 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.

IMG_2557 Zig Zag Bridge & Lower Pond Under Renovation at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Zig Zag Bridge (under renovation) on February 27, 2010

IMG_2556 Heavenly Falls Under Renovation at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon 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.

IMG_2559 Lower Pond Under Renovation at the Portland Japanese Garden at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Lower Pond (under renovation) on February 27, 2010

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