Hopefully while in Japan you will be able to make some time to visit the Yokohama Sankeien Garden http://www.sankeien.or.jp/
The garden in Portland seems like a neat place to visit, and have now placed that on my ever growing list of places to visit.
Found this interesting side article also: http://www.usarj.army.mil/archives/archives/2003/feb/14/cultural/story01.htm
Seems like about a nice of a place as the Kokoen Himeji Castle garden which I was able to visit in 1997 - http://www.ryokka.jibasan.or.jp/kokoen/index_en.html
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The garden in Portland seems like a neat place to visit, and have now placed that on my ever growing list of places to visit.
Found this interesting side article also: http://www.usarj.army.mil/archives/archives/2003/feb/14/cultural/story01.htm
Seems like about a nice of a place as the Kokoen Himeji Castle garden which I was able to visit in 1997 - http://www.ryokka.jibasan.or.jp/kokoen/index_en.html