Japanese Culture

Traditional Japanese fortune symbols including daruma dolls and a maneki-neko cat create a spiritual vignette at Sushi Mazi restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
A trumpeter serenades spring visitors beneath the cherry blossoms at Tom McCall Waterfront Park along Portland's Willamette River.
Visitors celebrate cherry blossom season beneath a stunning canopy of blooms at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon.
Crowds gather along the seawall at Tom McCall Waterfront Park to witness the annual cherry blossom bloom, framed by Portland's Steel Bridge and the Willamette River.
Visitors enjoy hanami beneath cherry blossoms at Tom McCall Waterfront Park along Portland's Willamette River, with the city's bridges visible in the distance.
Cherry blossoms bloom in delicate splendor at Tom McCall Waterfront Park along Portland's Willamette River, marking the arrival of spring in Oregon's largest city.
Cherry blossoms transform Tom McCall waterfront Park into a ethereal spring sanctuary where Portland residents pause to embrace the fleeting beauty of hanami season.
Visitors enjoy hanami beneath the iconic cherry blossoms of Tom McCall Waterfront Park, with downtown Portland's skyline visible across the Willamette River.
Cyclists blur past beneath the pink cherry blossom canopy at Tom McCall Waterfront Park along Portland's Willamette River.
Cherry blossoms frame the Willamette Greenway Trail at Tom McCall Waterfront Park as spring runners enjoy Portland's brief but spectacular sakura season.
Cherry blossoms burst into full bloom at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland's historic Old Town district, creating a stunning display of spring's arrival along the Willamette River.
Visitors enjoy a romantic walk under blooming cherry trees in Portland's Tom McCall Waterfront Park during peak spring blossom season.
Visitors enjoy cherry blossom season beneath the blooming canopy at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland's Old Town district.
Visitors enjoy the ephemeral beauty of cherry blossoms at Tom McCall Waterfront Park along Portland's Willamette River.