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It may surprise you to learn that the stone bridge in the entryway of the Seattle Japanese Garden was not a part of the 1960 construction of the garden. In fact, the stone bridge was already part of the landscape when the first plans for the garden were drafted in 1959.
Read MoreFebruary 19th was the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which incarcerated 120,000 Japanese Americans. Reflecting on this injustice brought about a process of remembrance and introspection – and caused me to examine why I volunteer in the Seattle Japanese Garden.
Read MoreWhen Juki Iida considered the challenge of building a garden overseas, he described the American counterparts he anticipated working with as “gardeners”. An article published in the Journal of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architects solves the challenge of translating this term, and reveals what Iida likely thought of the team he would assemble to build the Japanese garden in Seattle.
Read MoreA display board about the Seattle Japanese Garden is the newest exhibition at the Hyogo Prefecture Museum of Nature and Human Activities, near Kobe. This exhibition is the work of Dr. Hiroki Akazawa, a senior researcher in Landscape Architecture who spent the past year as a visiting scholar at UW.
Read MoreLandscape architect Juki Iida left behind a little known legacy when he came to Seattle to oversee the installation of Seattle Japanese Garden: an ink-painted scroll. It provides a glimpse into the natural elements he incorporated into his design.
Read MoreLandscape architect Juki Iida is largely credited for designing Seattle Japanese Garden in 1959. Follow a new series by Scholar-in-Residence, Mark Bourne, about the insights Mr. Iida recorded in his diary.
Read MoreWe have created a new position, Scholar-in-Residence, to spearhead Japanese garden history education and archival projects at Seattle Japanese Garden.
Read MoreThe work of early 20th century Japanese-American photographers demonstrate a quintessentially Japanese aesthetic
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