Portland Japanese Garden, Oregon, United States

4Jasmine38Chichester UK 5:00 PM Jul 17, 2022

Lovely but not very big
Beautiful, with a lovely peaceful quality, despite the number of visitors. However there are only five gardens, plus a small bonsai display and exhibit, so it was smaller than I anticipated and didn't quite meet my expectations. Bit expensive at 20 USD for a one hour visit and I wasn't rushing. Of course, you could spend longer if you want to sit for a while. This is a very popular place and I would recommend buying tickets on line beforehand to avoid queueing. Also if you're planning on spending time visiting other sights within Washington Park, you may want to take a picnic as there is very little in the vicinity.

4eoc0114 5:00 PM Sep 8, 2022

Lots to Explore, Lots to Enjoy
Pros/Tips: This was a wonderful experience that I would definitely do again. It's relatively inexpensive and easy to get to. Pro-Tip: Order and pay for your tickets online to skip the huge lines. It was easy to follow along the paths and the stewards/workers were incredibly helpful. You can tell a lot of care goes in to the grounds. It is the kind of place that's great to go to with a friend, but could be even better if you go by yourself. Cons: (Other People) If I were to go again, I'd try to go as early as possible to avoid the crowds. If people weren't talking loud, they were taking a thousand pictures which was distracting/annoying. (Drought) Some of the water features were really dry. Not sure if it was because of the time of year or if it was for conservation purposes but it would've been even more lovely with all the water features flowing. WARNING: We parked at a metered spot but got a parking citation. Thankfully, we kept our receipt and were able to easily get it reversed but it was a bit of a shock at first and if I hadn't kept the receipt, we'd be out $44.