Savor the art of Imperial Japan with a package from The Paramount, a WestCoast Hotel

The art of Japan's Meiji period will be on display at the Portland Art Museum until September 22. This is a large collection from a little known but very poductive time in Japan's recent history. The Paramount Hotel is just 2 blocks from the museum.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The art of Imperial Japans Meiji Period, on exhibit this summer at the Portland Museum of Art, is complex, stunning and exquisite. The Splendors of Imperial Japan Package at The Paramount Hotel, located just two blocks from the museum, ensures a convenient, simple and stress free vacation. The Paramount, a WestCoast Hotel, is located at 808 SW Taylor Street in Portland, Oregon. To book this package please call 1-800-325-4000 or visit www.westcoasthotels.com.

The Splendors of Japan Package includes two tickets to the Portland Art Museum for the Splendors of Imperial Japan: Art of the Meiji Period, deluxe accommodations, continental breakfast in the Dragonfish Asian Café and complimentary valet parking. Rates for this package start at $169, based on double occupancy. Guests can upgrade to an executive corner room with private jetted spa for $15 more. Valid package dates: June 1 -- September 22.

Over 400 masterpieces comprise the Splendors of Imperial Japan exhibit including sculptures, vases, tapestries, furniture, ceramics and incense burners. All the pieces are from the brilliant Meiji Period (1868-1912), a span of thirty-four years during which Japanese craftsmanship reached levels of perfection never equaled before or since. It is a remarkable period in Japanese history, when the nation was recreating itself as part of the world community after several centuries of isolation.

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