On the territory of Washington Park on the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, USA, is a picturesque part of Japan - Portland Japanese Garden. He is recognized as one of the finest examples of traditional Japanese garden created outside of Japan.
 Garden project was designed in 1963 by one of Japan's most famous landscape designers of his time - Professor Takuma Tono. It was created over the next years actively worked hundreds of hands of enthusiastic people, and in 1967 it was opened to the public.
Key elements used to create a traditional garden in Japan - it is water, stones and plants. Good composition of stones - one of the most important elements in the creation of a genuine Japanese garden.
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