Trees like maples and aspens often get all the credit for ... Physalis alkekengi is perennial in zones 3–9 and, depending on the region, may also be called Japanese lantern plant or strawberry ground ...

Located in Golden Gate Park, the Japanese Tea Garden ... the garden’s cherry blossom trees are in full bloom. The garden is also home to a 9,000-pound Lantern of Peace, a gift given to the ...

Translating to “light” and “lightness” in Japanese, the name “Akari” perfectly captured the designs’ ambient glow and ...

There shouldn't be anything artificial in a Japanese garden. No plastic fencing or ornaments, no whirligigs hanging from the trees, and definitely no garden ... Stone items like birdbaths and lanterns ...

“Like a little meditation?” I venture. “Exactly,” he replies, emphatically, validating our shared moment of mindfulness.

That included the lantern, which became the center ... in a display that rotates seasonally. Bonsai is a Japanese art form of pruning tree branches and roots into miniaturized versions of full ...

The lantern festival at Manpukuji temple also commemorates the 350th anniversary of the death of its founder, Yin Yuan (1592-1673), as he is called in Chinese. Japanese know him as Ingen.

This hexagonal home, hidden on an Oahu mountaintop, is the best example of Vladimir Ossipoff’s blend of Japanese and American midcentury design.

Paddle boats have gently treaded its surface since it expanded into a vaguely English-style park in 1892 — the same year that ...

From rare teas and gourmet chocolates to luxury candles, these fancy advent calendars are where you can find the best and ...

Photographs and Text by Rachel Herring If I stared too long, the glossy, petrified tree trunk seemed to pulsate ... ubiquitous vending machines found on Japanese street corners.

A tree skyscraper is probably more apt ... especially the iconic Japanese, Sakura. This particular build is massive, with multiple branches bearing multiple rooms for different purposes.