A constant fixture of National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek’s journey through rural Japan was the whirligig, or as he ...

Chances are you’re growing a type of Asian wisteria—Chinese or Japanese. Some of these varieties can take more than 15 years ...

If you’re burnt out on the Tokyo–Kyoto–Osaka tourist circuit and craving something less overrun, Fukuoka is a breath of fresh ...

Japan’s decision to use contaminated soil in the prime minister’s garden is the culmination of its efforts to normalize the ...

On the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of ...

Hannah Wallace If you need an escape from urban landscapes, seek out Zen-like tranquility at the Japanese Garden within Washington Park. The 12-acre Portland Japanese Garden is made up of eight ...

Nara Japan offers beauty, history and deer encounters, and is especially gorgeous during cherry blossom season.

A constant fixture of National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek’s journey through rural Japan was the whirligig, or as he called them, “seismic scarecrows.” Gardeners he spoke to use these ...

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At the opposite end of the Earth, surrounded by nothing familiar, I felt the most at home that I had in years.