New Entrance Garden Project
Although the Cranbrook Japanese Garden is a place of beauty and inspiration, attracting thousands of visitors each year, it needs further rehabilitation. The effort to restore and rehabilitate the garden is being led by Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.
In 2019, Sadafumi Uchiyama, Curator Emeritus of Portland Japanese Garden, completed a Master Plan for the rehabilitation of the entire Cranbrook Japanese Garden. We are now beginning the next phase of the project, the creation of a new Entrance Garden.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Completed in 2019 and updated in 2022, the Cranbrook Japanese Garden Master Plan created by Sadafumi Uchiyama respects the integrity and historic features of the Booth-era landscape while also enhancing its significance as a Japanese-style garden. It also moves forward the Center’s commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access by increasingly making the garden accessible to all, no matter their physical abilities.
The creation of the New Entrance Garden Project is the second phase of the multi-phase plan. The first phase was completed with the rejuvenation of the Lily Pond Cascade in 2018. The new Entrance Garden will feature an Azumaya pavilion, a new pathway with stone steps leading down into the garden where the original Kasuga Lantern is located, and a long wooden bench inspired by the Ryōanji stone garden in Kyoto. Learn more about the different phases of the Cranbrook Japanese Garden Master Plan below.
2019 CRANBROOK JAPANESE GARDEN MASTER PLAN
2022 CRANBROOK JAPANESE GARDEN MASTER PLAN - PARTIAL REVISION
2022 NEW ENTRANCE GARDEN PLAN
SUPPORT THE PROJECT
For the New Entrance Garden Project, a total of $700,000 is needed, with $525,000 supporting capital project costs and $175,000 establishing a dedicated endowment. These funds are critical to the long-term sustainability of the project.
We are 80% of the way to this goal due to the incredible generosity of our Japanese Garden donors. If you are interested in supporting the project, learn more about the sponsorship opportunities below or contact Greg Wittkopp, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research Director, at 248.645.3315.
PHOTO CREDITS
Japanese Bon Festival, August 2023. Photography by Shintaro Nabeshima.
Rehabilitated Lily Pond Cascade, June 2019. Courtesy of Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.
Cranbrook Japanese Garden Master Plan, 2019. Created by Sadafumi Uchiyama.
Cherry Blossoms in the Cranbrook Japanese Garden, Courtesy of Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.
Japanese Garden Volunteers, 2024. Photography by Amy Klein