has researched the diaries of court nobles and men of letters to estimate when Japan's fall foliage season occurred through history. "I was able to do this precisely because Kyoto remains a ...

A study group aiming to introduce an eco-friendly public transportation system, such as a ropeway, to improve access to the ...

KYOTO--Unseasonably high temperatures are playing havoc with the autumn foliage season that draws ... Only about 10 percent of the leaves on four Japanese maples designated as specimen trees ...

“Even monkeys fall from trees,” runs an old Japanese proverb. Last week the wiliest arborealist in the Japanese political jungle crashed ingloriously to earth. He was Liberal-Democrat Party ...

Japanese anemones, often referred to as windflowers, bring an elegant touch to late-summer and fall gardens with their ...