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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
74% 
Page structure
29% 
Link structure
68% 
Server
87% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
6.08 s
File size
125.30 kB
Words
504
Media files
14
Number of links
89 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Portland Japanese Garden
The length of the page title is perfect. (240 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Visit Portland Japanese Garden, proclaimed to be the most beautiful and authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan and one of Oregon's most beloved spaces.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (989 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://japanesegarden.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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article:modified_time2025-07-21T16:42:32+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@pdxJapaneseGdn
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titlePortland Japanese Garden
og:descriptionVisit Portland Japanese Garden, proclaimed to be the most beautiful and authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan and one of Oregon's most beloved spaces.
og:urlhttps://japanesegarden.org/
og:site_namePortland Japanese Garden
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Accept-CHViewport-Width
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
The average number of words per sentence of 6.8 words is low.
This page contains 504 words. That's ok.
14.5% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 10 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
7 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...rtland-Japanese-Garden-May-2017-28-9.jpgLate Spring Early Summer by Mike Centioli - 2017-05-31 - Portland Japanese Garden, May 2017-28 (9)
...org/behind-the-shoji-june23-019-3967.jpgNo alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64plates of sushi
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64a tree-lined sidewalk outside a restaurant
data:[...] Base64a wooden gate with a large red pine in front
data:[...] Base64two parents lean over a baby stroller to look at their child on a wooden bridge
data:[...] Base64A wide shot of people walking down a path in a garden.
data:[...] Base64Japan Institute logo
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Portland Japanese Garden
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 31 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Portland Japanese Garden
H1 Find Vibrancy
H1 Behind the Shoji: Annual Summer Marketplace
H1 Natural Patterns: Katazome Stencil Dyeing
H1 Sakura Society Summer Lunches
H1 Natural Patterns: Katazome Stencil Dyeing Duplicate text
H1 Sakura Society Summer Lunches Duplicate text
H1 Eat and Drink in the Charming Neighborhood by Portland Japanese Garden
H1 Salt & Straw Co-Founder Highlights the Garden in Forbes
H1 NW Kids Magazine Recommends the Garden for New Parents
H1 How to Go For a Walk in Portland Japanese Garden
H2 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
H2 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Duplicate text
H2 Be the first to know about the latest events and updates!
H2 Newsletter Sign-Up
H2 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Duplicate text
H2 $22.50
H2 Free with admission
H2 Explore Japanese culture
H2 Behind the Shoji Summer Marketplace
H3 Please be considerate of the Garden and of the Garden experience for all visitors.
H4 Event
H4 Event Duplicate text
H4 Event Duplicate text
H4 Event Duplicate text
H4 Event Duplicate text
H4 Northwest Portland
H4 Portland Japanese Garden on Instagram
H4 News
H4 News Duplicate text
H4 News Duplicate text
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
7 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 20 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://japanesegarden.org/Anchor Skip to content
https://www.portland.gov/trans...New window External Subdomain Traffic Advisory Info
https://japanesegarden.org/Portland Japanese Garden
https://secure.japanesegarden....External Subdomain Buy Tickets
https://japanesegarden.org/Anchor Membership
https://secure.japanesegarden....External Subdomain Member Login
/join-or-renew/Join or Renew
/tickettomembership?promo=1281Apply Ticket(s) to a Membership
/gift-membership/Subdomain Gift Membership
/join-or-renew/membership-help...Membership FAQs
/join-or-renew/golden-crane-so...Golden Crane Recognition Society
/cultural-village/vollum-library/Vollum Library
/events/member-tour-japan-land...Member Tour: Japan, Land of Living Traditions
https://japanesegarden.org/Anchor Donate
https://donate.japanesegarden....New window External Subdomain Donate Now
/support-your-garden/Support Your Garden
/join-or-renew/golden-crane-so...Text duplicate Golden Crane Recognition Society
/corporate-partnerships/Corporate Partnerships
/join-or-renew/global-ambassad...Global Ambassadors
/evergreen-donors/Evergreen Monthly Giving
/phoenix-legacy-society/Phoenix Legacy Society
/donating-books-and-objects/Donate Books or Objects
https://secure.japanesegarden....External Subdomain Login
https://japanesegarden.org/日本語/日本語
https://japanesegarden.org/中文/中文
https://japanesegarden.org/Anchor Plan A Visit
/hours-admission/Hours & Admission
/parking/Getting Here & Parking
/garden-spaces/umami-cafe/Umami Café
/tours-and-groups/Tours & Groups
/garden-spaces/Garden Map
/accessibility/Accessibility & Strollers
/hotel-partners/Hotel & Dining Partners
/visitor-faqs/Visitor FAQs
https://japanesegarden.org/Anchor Experience the Garden
/what-to-expect/What to Expect
/a-day-at-the-garden/A Day at the Garden
/art-exhibitions/Art Exhibitions
/cultural-demonstrations/Cultural Demonstrations
/visitvirtually/Visit Virtually
/cultural-village/Cultural Village
/cultural-village/vollum-library/Text duplicate Vollum Library
/gift-shop/Gift Shop
/gift-cardGift Cards
/pjgevents/Events
https://japanesegarden.org/Anchor News & Photos
/newsletters/Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter
https://japanesegarden.org/news/Text duplicate News & Photos
/the-garden-path/The Garden Path
/category/bilingual-newsletter/Bilingual Newsletter
https://japanesegarden.org/Anchor Community Engagement
/volunteers/Volunteer
/cultural-partners/Cultural Partners
/request-a-donation/Request a Donation
/japan-institute/Japan Institute
/japan-institute/Text duplicate Japan Institute
/japan-institute/thecenter/Japanese Garden Training Center
/japan-institute/international...International Exchange Forum
/japan-institute/global-center...Center for Japanese Arts & Culture
/japan-institute/living-tradit...Living Traditions
/japan-institute/support-japan...Support Japan Institute
https://japanesegarden.org/Anchor About
/about-portland-japanese-garden/About Portland Japanese Garden
/about-portland-japanese-garde...History
/staff-leadership/Staff Leadership
/board-leadership/Board Leadership
/media-information/Media Information
/careers/Careers
/contact-us/Contact Us
https://japanesegarden.org/日本語/Text duplicate 日本語
https://japanesegarden.org/中文/Text duplicate 中文
https://japanesegarden.org/Anchor Search
/parking/Get Directions
https://tickets.japanesegarden...External Subdomain Find Vibrancy Visit Today
IMG-ALT Late Spring Early Summer by Mike Centioli - 2017-05-31 - Portland Japanese Garden, May 2017-28 (9)
https://secure.japanesegarden....External Subdomain Book Tickets
https://secure.japanesegarden....External Subdomain No Text
/events/behind-the-shoji-annua...No Text
/events/natural-patterns-kataz...No Text
/events/sakura-society-summer-...IMG-ALT plates of sushi
/events/natural-patterns-kataz...No Text
/events/sakura-society-summer-...No Text
/2025/06/24/northwest-portland...IMG-ALT a tree-lined sidewalk outside a restaurant
/membershipsNo Text
/membershipsNo Text
https://www.instagram.com/port...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Follow on Instagram
/2025/07/30/forbes-salt-straw-...IMG-ALT a wooden gate with a large red pine in front
/2025/07/16/nw-kids-new-parent...IMG-ALT two parents lean over a baby stroller to look at their child on a wooden bridge
/2025/07/09/walk-portland-japa...IMG-ALT A wide shot of people walking down a path in a garden.
/japan-institute/Learn More
/japan-institute/No Text
/newsletters/Newsletter Sign-Up
https://secure.japanesegarden....External Subdomain Text duplicate Book Tickets
https://www.japanesegarden.com...External Subdomain Book Tour
/pjgevents/?category=demonstra...See Events
https://secure.japanesegarden....External Subdomain Visit Today
https://www.facebook.com/Portl...New window External Subdomain facebook
https://www.instagram.com/port...New window External Subdomain instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/P...New window External Subdomain youtube
https://www.tripadvisor.com/At...New window External Subdomain tripadvisor
https://www.pinterest.com/port...New window External Subdomain pinterest
/contact-us/Text duplicate Contact Us
/media-information/For Media
/gift-shop/Text duplicate Gift Shop
/careers/Text duplicate Careers
/volunteers/Text duplicate Volunteer
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
https://www.delta.com/New window External Subdomain No Text
http://www.toriimorwinery.com/New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.jotosake.com/New window External Subdomain No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://japanesegarden.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (6.08 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (125 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
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content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
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x-powered-byWP Engine
permissions-policych-viewport-width=(self "https://wpmedia.japanesegarden.org")
expiresThu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMT
pragmano-cache
link<https://japanesegarden.org/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/"
x-cacheableSHORT
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cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
set-cookie284 Characters
servercloudflare
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,481 referring domains.
This page has 6,437 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,082 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Visit Portland Japanese Garden, proclaimed to be the most beautiful and authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan and one of Oregon's most beloved spaces.

Most important keywords

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Garden93%Check
Japanese93%Check
Japanese Garden93%Check
Portland Japanese Garden89%Check
Portland81%Check
Japanese Culture67%Check
Japan Institute66%Check
Japanese Art65%Check
Authentic Japanese53%Check
Visit50%Check
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