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Takuma Tono
戸野琢磨
Born1891
Osaka, Japan
Died1987 (aged 95–96)
Education
OccupationLandscape architect
Notable workPortland Japanese Garden

Paul Takuma Tono (Japanese: 戸野琢磨; 1891–1987) was a landscape architect, professor, and writer who designed Japanese gardens in Japan and the United States.

Biography

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Tono was born in Osaka, Japan in 1891.[1][2][3] He attended Hokkaido University, graduating in 1916. He then attended Cornell University to earn his master's degree. During his studies, he assisted in the annual chrysantheum show at Elmwood Music Hall, and the development of the Delaware Park Japanese Garden in Buffalo, New York.[1] He graduated with his master's degree in 1921.[1]

In 1923, Tono returned to Japan. He began teaching at Tokyo Agricultural University and became head of the landscape architecture department there.[1][3]

After World War II, Tono returned to the U.S. In 1961, he was the chief consultant for a U.S.-based replica of the sand and stone garden at the Ryōan-ji temple in Kyoto, serving as a liaison to source the stones used for the temple and also designing the raked gravel garden that surrounded the replica in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.[4][5][6][7] In 1962, Tono began to design and develop the Portland Japanese Garden, travelling between Tokyo and Portland from 1961 to the garden's opening in 1967.[1][8][9] In the 1960s, he also designed the Japanese garden at the Memphis Botanic Garden in Tennessee,[1][3] as well as a smaller garden at the Gardena Mayme Dear Library in Gardena, California.[10][11]

Tono died in 1987 at the age of 96.[1]

Writing

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Tono wrote several books on landscape architecture. These books included Gardens in Europe: Landscape Architecture (1928), A Secret of Japanese Gardens (1958),[12] Japanese Gardens for California (1969), and Landscape Planning and Design (1970).[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Paul Takuma Tono". www.tclf.org. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Uncovering Japanese Gardens Outside of Japan". Kyoto Journal. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Heuer, Friderike (5 September 2022). "Portland Japanese Garden: New additions to an old treasure". Oregon ArtsWatch • Arts & Culture News. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  4. ^ Thach, Joanna May (10 September 1961). "INSPIRED BY JAPAN; Botanic Garden Builds Replica of Ryoanji". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  5. ^ Friedman, Sy (26 May 1963). "STONE GARDEN TO BE DEDICATED IN BROOKLYN". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  6. ^ Eastman, Janet (19 February 2023). "A zoo moved, making room for the Portland Japanese Garden's start 60 years ago". Here is Oregon. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  7. ^ Hiss, Anthony (31 August 1963). "Garden?". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  8. ^ "The history of the Portland Japanese Garden". KGW. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  9. ^ "The Thoughts of Professor Takuma Tono". Portland Japanese Garden. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Gardena Valley Gardeners Association to Disband". Discover Nikkei. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  11. ^ Schock, Alice (April 2009). Los Angeles County’s Civic Art Collection - Discovery, Revitalization, and Growth (PDF) (Report). LA County Civic Art Program. p. 39. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  12. ^ Tono, Takuma (1958). A secret of Japanese gardens. M. Onizuka. ASIN B0006BWF06.
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