Japan’s Architectural Cultural Heritage and Traditional Building Arts Lecture at Portland Japanese Garden

Join Portland Japanese Garden and Kominka Collective, a Japan-based nonprofit organization, for a special lecture introducing traditional Japanese architecture and efforts to preserve it. This lecture is included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden. Traditional Japanese architecture often features wooden structures with tiled or thatched roofs, and customizable interiors with sliding doors used in place of walls. Unfortunately, these buildings celebrated for their craftsmanship,…