Kurisu LLC

05/27/2025

心華 SHIN KA: INNER GARDENS OF REFLECTION. Closing Week + Lecture!
Kurisu LLC is truly honored to collaborate with the team, the Embassy of Japan, and Ho’oulu: Fostering Growth to share & expand stories of Nature’s power to heal.

Shin Ka is a unique, multimedia exhibit exploring the transformative power of Japanese-style healing gardens in a most unlikely settings - a maximum security prison. The exhibit focuses on the Memorial Healing Garden at Oregon State Penitentiary, designed and built by Kurisu LLC together with adults in custody.

Through photographs, video, and audio recordings, the Shin Ka exhibition highlights the voices of the adults in custody who care for the garden, sharing their deeply personal experiences.

Also on view is a karesansui - or dry sand & stone garden, where you can try your hand at raking the granite gravel!

This special exhibit closes THURSDAY, so don’t miss it!

Please join us at the exhibit’s closing lecture by Dr. Kendall Brown, an esteemed art historian, and leading figure in the study of Japanese gardens in North America.

📅 Thursday, May 29
🕕 6:30 PM (doors open 6:00 PM)
🎟️ Free Tickets – visit to register & more more info

11/22/2023

We made the Peaceful Top 20! According to online culture/travel/news site, thrillist.com, not only are two design/build in the top 20 “Most Peaceful Tourist Spots” in America but we’re also honored to have been and/or are currently involved in major renovations of two other Top 20 Japanese gardens on the list:



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It is interesting to note that a full 20% of the list is Japanese gardens (25% if you count temple) and more than half of the peaceful places are parks.

Link to full Thrillist article: https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/most-relaxing-us-vacation-spots-tripadvisor-reviews

11/03/2023

Kurisu’s team is thrilled to be offering a bamboo fence workshop at the Northwest Kominka & Yakisugi Festival this Sunday, Nov 5th. Hoichi Kurisu will also give a presentation about the at Oregon State Penitentiary. Check out for festival schedule & to learn more about this cultural, family-friendly event!

06/19/2023

Mirrors expand the sense of depth & space in this quiet courtyard

02/08/2023

11/01/2022

Room with a view 🍁Kurisu designed and built this Japanese pond and stroll-style garden at Boulder Falls Inn in Lebanon, Oregon to serve as a healing garden for the public. It lies at the heart of the Samaritan Health Sciences Campus and along with the hospital Healing Garden across the street, played an important role in the revitalization of this small, rural town. Learn more about the impact Nature and these healing gardens have on quality of life, the way healthcare is delivered, economics, and hope for the future in the Work section of our website.

08/17/2022

Renovating the Yamatokan style rock garden the no heavy machinery way.

08/09/2022

We wear a lot of hats at Kurisu.

07/28/2022

A beautiful peek into the 8-acre Japanese garden in

From 2010-2015 Kurisu LLC had the honor of working with Meijer’s amazing team to envision, design, and build the Richard and Helen DeVos Japanese Garden. This unique project includes world-class sculpture within the Japanese garden, an authentic, accessible Japanese and cherry tree promenade, style … Visit Meijer’s website or www.kurisu.com to see more photos, video, and history of how this garden came to be!

07/22/2022

In summer’s heat, even the boulders seek shade.