Portland Japanese Garden

Join us for a free musical performance featuring shinobue flute, Tsugaru shamisen and a piano performance by Maido Mind. This cultural performance will be held in the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center. Yumi Torimaru and Nozomi Imade, who come from profoundly...

Enjoy a free koto performance by Oregon Koto-Kai at the Cathy Rudd Cultural Corner in the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center. The standard Koto is a thirteen-string plucked zither introduced to Japan in the 7th century. It has been part of the Gagaku court...

Enjoy a special holiday performance with the Koto and Cello duo, Samazama! SamaZama is a collaboration of the Koto – a Japanese traditional musical instrument played by Masumi Timson and the Cello played by Joseph Harchanko. “Samazama” is the Japanese word for variety. The...

Enjoy a free koto performance by Oregon Koto-Kai at the Cathy Rudd Cultural Corner in the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center. The standard Koto is a thirteen-string plucked zither introduced to Japan in the 7th century. It has been part of the Gagaku court...