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The Portland Japanese Garden
1963
Portland, Oregon
Adonelson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Built on the old zoo site as a gesture of reconciliation after the war and the internment, and widely called the most authentic Japanese garden outside Japan. A visiting ambassador said it was more beautiful than any he had seen at home.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
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