During December 2016 and January 2017, Portland experienced a number of snow and freezing rain storms as well as plunging temperatures. It really feels like winter here! Photo: Oregonlive As Portland does not have a large fleet of snowplows and salt is not used for ecological reasons, a large amount of snow & ice remains on rooftops, gardens and [...]
Hokusei North America and its parent company, Hokusei Products in Japan, are pleased to announce the start of a new relationship with the Portland Japanese Garden, the leading Japanese garden in the United States. As part of its planned expansion (completion date: April 1, 2017) the Portland Japanese Garden will enhance and enlarge its gift shop, a popular stop for [...]
Hokusei North America and its parent company (Hokusei Japan) are pleased to announce a new joint project with Hanshin Department Store, the leading department store in Osaka, Japan. Hokusei will work with Hanshin to offer a wide variety of Portland- and Oregon-made products at Hanshin's "Portland Fair", to be held at Hanshin's main store in Osaka from April 26 - [...]
From Sep 1 ~ Oct 30, 2016, Hokusei North America is teaming up with Portland's Behind The Museum Cafe to showcase a number of unique products from Japan. Many of these products are made by artisans in Hokusei's parent company's home prefecture (state), Toyama. Toyama is Oregon's sister state, and its craftspeople are renowned for high-quality products, especially in metalworks. [...]