A hidden, historic outdoor space in Seattle’s Nihonmachi (Japantown) has been transformed and reactivated into Chiyo's Garden. Creating a safe, accessible and sustainable community hub, Chiyo's Garden now serves as a new cultural destination on The Wing’s walking tours.
Chiyo Murakami, born in 1915, was the second-oldest daughter of Sanzo and Matsuyo Murakami, who originally built the Jackson Building. She died tragically young at age 22, succumbing to tuberculosis in an upstairs room in the Jackson Building on January 3, 1937.
Through The Wing's guided neighborhood tours, visitors explore a garden honoring the Murakami family’s daughter Chiyo and reflect on both historic Nihonmachi and the personal stories — like Chiyo’s — behind it.
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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project
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Nov 04, 2013
Updates First Hill Streetcar Project shows no sign of stopping even as the temperature cools and the rain starts to pick up. They continue to... Read More
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Jul 27, 2013
Funding from ArtPlace supports the reactivation of a hidden, historic outdoor space in Seattle’s Nihonmachi (Japantown) as a safe, accessible and sustainable community hub that... Read More
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Jun 15, 2013
Funding from ArtPlace supports the reactivation of a hidden, historic outdoor space in Seattle’s Nihonmachi (Japantown) as a safe, accessible and sustainable community hub that... Read More
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May 14, 2013
Funding from ArtPlace supports the reactivation of a hidden, historic outdoor space in Seattle’s Nihonmachi (Japantown) as a safe, accessible and sustainable community hub that... Read More
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Apr 20, 2013
ArtPlace spoke with Cassie Chinn, Deputy Executive Director, about the Higo Garden project, reactivating a hidden, historic outdoor space in Seattle’s Nihonmachi (Japantown). ArtPlace: How... Read More
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Mar 14, 2013
This January Beth Takekawa, Executive Director of the Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle, WA, attended the ArtPlace Creative Placemaking Summit 2013 in Miami Beach... Read More
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Jan 22, 2013
ArtPlace spoke with Cassie Chinn, Deputy Executive Director, and Beth Takekawa, Executive Director of The Wing, about the Higo Garden project, reactivating a hidden, historic... Read More
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Dec 18, 2012
Funding from ArtPlace supports the reactivation of a hidden, historic outdoor space in Seattle’s Nihonmachi (Japantown) as a safe, accessible and sustainable community hub that... Read More
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Nov 23, 2012
Funding from ArtPlace supports the reactivation of a hidden, historic outdoor space in Seattle’s Nihonmachi (Japantown) as a safe, accessible and sustainable community hub that... Read More
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Nov 02, 2012
Funding from ArtPlace supports the reactivation of a hidden, historic outdoor space in Seattle’s Nihonmachi (Japantown) as a safe, accessible and sustainable community hub that... Read More
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Jul 27, 2012
Funding from ArtPlace supports the reactivation of a hidden, historic outdoor space in Seattle’s Nihonmachi (Japantown) as a safe, accessible and sustainable community hub that... Read More
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Jan 15, 2012
The Wing Luke Museum in Seattle is working to reactivate a hidden, historic outdoor space in Seattle’s Nihonmachi (Japantown) as a safe, accessible and sustainable... Read More