Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

“It looks like it will die,” Nishibori said of the cherry tree, “but it’s not going to die. The next spring, there will be ...

To celebrate spring migration, Orange Audubon Society will host its annual Saturday bird walks at Mead Botanical Gardens. Each walk is led by experienced birding leaders. The walks last 2 to 3 hours, ...

Begun in 1836, this Temple of Invention serves—now ... of Commodore Matthew Perry's then-recent visit to Japan. On the walls hung portraits of Revolutionary heroes and Indian chiefs.

Dior staged a poetic show at Kyoto’s UNESCO-listed Toji Temple for Fall 2025, drawing on its longstanding connection to local ...

A sightseeing railway that runs through a scenic gorge in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, has partially reopened ... Operations are suspended every winter because of heavy snow.

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

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Hasedera or the Hasedera Temple is an old temple with a view of the ocean and the town of Hase in Kamakura. Various flowers bloom in the garden from season to season. Its principal image of worship is ...