1022 NW Johnson
Portland , OR 97209 (Map)
Phone: 503-223-6535
The entrance doors resemble wooden gates from a medieval castle in a Kurosawa film. Inside you’ll discover a shimmering fountain with lotus blossoms floating on the water, stoneware vases that might grace a superb Asian gallery, richly hued woods carved as you’d find in a Shinto temple, refined tatami rooms and artfully etched glass. The outside windows depict tsunamis, and even the restrooms have green bamboo etched on the mirrors while bonsai bamboo plants sit upon the counters. With its careful attention to detail at every turn, Sin Ju transports you to another, sumptuous world, something like the Pleasure Quarters of Edo.
