A tea ceremony in the Shoseian Teahouse is the highlight of any garden visit! Learn more about the history of this special building and how it came to be a part of our garden.
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June 5, 2020 marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Seattle Japanese Garden.
In Japan, the 60th year of life is called “kanreki” (還暦) and is celebrated as a rebirth or re-entry into childhood. Sixty years is the full cycle of the Chinese zodiac calendar, which was adopted for use in Japan starting in the year 604.
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Did you know that May is National Get Caught Reading Month? To celebrate, we are recommending some of our favorite books by Japanese and Japanese-American authors. These recommendations come from Seattle Japanese Garden volunteers and staff. Read along with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Seattle Japanese Garden will host a virtual haiku writing event, Haiku at Home, for the month of April.
Each week, we will post a spring photograph from the garden on our Facebook page, Instagram, and Twitter. Join us by composing your original haiku to go with the photo and sharing with us!
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Thank you all for joining us for two evenings of Moon Viewing at the Seattle Japanese Garden! Please enjoy some of the highlights from the evening as well as the winning haiku entries from this year's haiku contest.
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Exciting news for Seattle Japanese Garden lovers –we’ve extended our free First Thursday hours in 2019! A few years ago we got involved in a popular Seattle tradition, offering free entry to the garden on the first Thursday of each month like many other local museums and galleries. With support from the Arboretum Foundation and Seattle Parks and Recreation these hours have expanded and the garden will be free from 1pm until close on the first Thursday of each month.
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Also known as maidenhair tree, ginkgo is cultivated throughout the temperate world -- and is renowned for its usefulness & the beauty of its fan-shaped leaf.
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Called dokusho no aki in Japanese, the colder days and longer nights of fall beckon us to read. Blog contributor Corinne Kennedy has compiled a list of 11 mostly fiction titles. Ten are English translations of works by Japanese writers.
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