Tag: Seattle Japanese Garden
Seattle Japanese Garden Celebrates Kodomo No Hi 2013
Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Japanese Garden will honor children during the annual Children’s Day (Kodomo no Hi) celebration on Monday, May 27, from noon to 4 p.m. Local puppet theatre MIMIBUNKO will present The Red Demon Cried, a Japanese language puppet show for children of all ages at 12:30 and 1:45 p.m. [More]
Posted: May 16th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: Children's Day, Kodomo No Hi, Seattle Japanese Garden
Seattle Parks and Recreation announces pilot program to host weddings in the Seattle Japanese Garden
For the first time, the Seattle Japanese Garden will host wedding ceremonies during the summer of 2013 as part of a pilot program. As one of Seattle's most beautiful locations, the Japanese Garden is perfect for an intimate wedding ceremony in a serene setting. Parks is working in partnership with the Japanese [More]
Posted: May 9th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: Seattle Japanese Garden, wedding
Seattle Parks offers mixed-media photography workshop at Seattle Japanese Garden
Looking to improve your camera and composition skills? This workshop offers exclusive early morning and evening access at the Seattle Japanese Garden when it’s dressed up in its spring finery. Students will learn by doing—shooting, sharing in-class critiques, and sharing results online. Work will be juried for a mixed-media show at the [More]
Posted: April 24th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: photography, Seattle Japanese Garden
Guides needed for Seattle Parks and Recreation Japanese Garde
The Japanese Garden at Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Washington Park Arboretum has opened applications for training to become a volunteer tour guide. [caption id="attachment_2577" align="alignright" width="249"] The Japanese Garden displays beautiful foliage throughout the year.[/caption] Tour guides will give free guided tours to garden visitors and must learn the techniques of effective [More]
Posted: January 7th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: Japanese Garden, Seattle Japanese Garden, tour guides
At the Seattle Japanese Garden: Six photographers’ views of the garden
The Seattle Japanese Garden is one of Seattle’s most beautiful and photogenic parks, and Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the public to see a juried show of six photographers’ views of the garden through their own lenses. There will be a public opening of the exhibit on Sunday, October 7 from 2 [More]
Posted: October 1st, 2012 under Parkways.
Tags: photography exhibit, Seattle Japanese Garden
Seattle Japanese Garden presents Moon Viewing (o-tsukimi) on Saturday, September 1; celebration features performances, haiku, moon viewing tea
Enjoy the Seattle Japanese Garden after hours at a Moon Viewing from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, September 1. During Moon Viewing, the garden is magically lit with lanterns, luminaria and floating boats. In Japan, people hold o-tsukimi or moon viewing festivals to welcome and celebrate the arrival of the full [More]
Posted: August 14th, 2012 under Parkways.
Tags: haiku, lanterns, moon viewing, Seattle Japanese Garden, tea ceremony