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Over 10,000 visitors made it to the Seattle Japanese Garden for the 10-day Maple Viewing Festival this year. The garden added extra shade of colors each day during the festival as it began to prepare for winter. Arts and Crafts activities held throughout the festival were enjoyed by visitors from around the world!
Read MoreJapanese maples are truly a four-season plant… And, perhaps most notable, the brilliant display of fall. The beauty of each season is in its impermanence, the daily change and inevitable shift into the next phase.
Read MoreIn Japanese-style gardens, foreground shrubs are often pruned into the semi-spherical shape known as tamamono. Repeated, this simple form contributes mass and stability to the garden, and a sense of peacefulness & tranquility as we encounter it
Read MoreDespite the afternoon starting with autumn like mist and breeze, our annual Moon Viewing on Saturday September 9th was another magical event.
An evening of music and dance performance, tea ceremonies, luminary lighting and haiku contest was enjoyed by over 300 guests this year.
Read MoreWhen you miss the Seattle Japanese Garden but just can’t get there today, try strolling through the garden via the Virtual Park Tour on your desktop or mobile device?
Read MoreThe Seattle Japanese Garden hosted a group of Youth volunteers as part of the Seattle Parks and Recreation Youth Enrichment Program that focuses on the exploration of the five departments within the Natural Resources Unit facility: Trails, Green Seattle Partnership, Urban Forestry, Horticulture, and Environment, addressing community needs
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 MoreIn combination with moss, NW native ferns are an important groundcover in the mountain and woodland areas of the Seattle Japanese Garden.
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