This presentation features the most ephemeral of all Japanese prints, Edo-period fans depicting popular Kabuki actors, ...

The hachiku bamboo plant expands by sending out underground stems, which can grow at a rate of about 2 meters per year. The plant then essentially creates clones of itself by sending up shoots ...

The proposed ordinance, up for adoption next month, expands the list of banned plants and lays out new penalties. Here's what ...

It’s no coincidence if Japanese gardens remind you of those scene-in-a-shoebox dioramas you made in grade school. A Japanese ...

Today, bamboo baskets are an integral and cherished part of the time-honored flower arrangement and tea ceremony. Referred to as hanakago (flower basket) or hanaire (flower container), the Japanese ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...

Learn more When it comes to bedding, nothing says "soft" like bamboo. Exploding on the market, bamboo sheets are becoming more and more popular because of their breathability, cooling properties ...

Japanese is a language isolate, spoken by 121 million people in Japanese archipelago. There are small Japanese communities in American Samoa, Hawaii, North and South ...

Early this year, Bamboo U and IBUKU launched The Bamboo Playground Design Contest, inviting architects, designers, and creative minds to submit innovative proposals for a sustainable and visually ...

You can often find fresh bamboo shoots in Asian food stores, but they’re not easy to prepare as they’re protected by many layers of overlapping, brown husk covered in fine, sharp hairs.