Creating a Zen garden is a wonderful way to cultivate a peaceful and serene space in your backyard. Japanese gardens are renowned for their tranquility, elegance, and harmony with nature.

Researcher Chie Tsutsumi stands next to a titan arum plant and its more than 700 fruits at the National Museum of Nature and Science's Tsukuba Botanical Garden in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Dec.

If you’re looking for a rather slow-growing foundation shrub to add to your landscaping, you may be interested in purchasing a Pieris japonica, native to Japan and commonly called Japanese andromeda.

Tucked in the mountains behind the city of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture is Nunobiki Herb Garden, the largest herb garden in Japan. From riding the ropeway up to the garden to strolling its idyllic paths, ...

When people mention going to Japan for hanami (flower-watching in Japanese), one would usually think of sakura or cherry blossoms. But there are also other equally beautiful flowers that bloom ...

There’s no end of things to do in Japan’s capital region. While many of the recommendations on our recent list of 10 favorite places to spend a day in Tokyo are fairly well known, today we’d like to ...

To this day, I meet other people who share with me equally vivid memories of the farms. One friend told me: “I would drive my mom there every weekend!” Although all of the flower fields are gone now, ...

I love the many small flowering trees that help brighten our landscapes through the spring season. When I see them bloom, I know that we are beginning to transition into warmer weather. Blooming now ...

ASHIKAGA, Tochigi Prefecture--The Ashikaga Flower Park here ranks as the top illumination park in Japan for good reason: The 100,000-square-meter area undergoes a fairytale transformation every year ...

From diverse street food to unique street fashion, Japan and South Korea have become popular tourist destinations. While visiting both countries this past spring break, I enjoyed noticing some ...