O-Shogatsu is a time of celebration for the start of a new year and hopes of happiness and prosperity to come.

At Portland Japanese Garden, we are celebrating Japan’s most important holiday throughout the beginning of January with special events, demonstrations, and performances all culminating in the return of our beloved and free (with daily admission) celebration on January 12.

The Garden will celebrate the beginning of 2025, the Year of the Snake, or hebi in Japanese, from 10:00am to 2:30pm with family-friendly activities and performances. Guests can also admire kadomatsu, or traditional arrangements of pine, bamboo, and plum branches, made by our gardeners.

10:00am – 2:30pm (Members-Only: 9:30 – 10:00am)