Japanese Garden

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An enchanted world in shades of green, Kyoto's Saihoji garden - known as the Moss Temple - is carpeted by some 120 varieties ...
Enamored of Mount Fuji after many visits, a feudal lord named Hosokawa Tadatoshi decided upon returning home to Kumamoto to e...
To ensure that the waters run crystal clear in the streambed at Kenrokuen, "river washers" labor from morning till dusk, swee...
To keep gardens pristine, workers even remove stray pine needles.
Begun in 1687 for a feudal lord in Okayama, the 32-acre garden was modeled on its then famous namesake in Tokyo. The correct ...
At a rock center in Ibigawa, rocks collected from rivers, mountains, and fields are cleaned, sorted, and valued according to ...
Feudal lords and courtesans of the 18th century once composed poems seated by this stream in the covered pavilion at Korakuen...
Tributes to nature appear in unexpected places: tucked away on a rooftop, between tracks of a railroad, or even in the rest r...
Flashes of living color, brilliant carp flit through pond waters at Takaragawa hot springs. A symbol of strength, longevity, ...
A dreamy haze over Takaragawa hot springs envelops a bather preparing to contemplate the beauty of the autumn foliage.