In Nanakita Park in Sendai in northern Japan, the view of the flowers covering the surface is often likened to an ice skating rink. The nemophila there surround a cherry blossom tree planted to ...

For the flower of Japan’s aristocracy, the Way of the Gods seemed suddenly to be a way of the godforsaken. In Tokyo’s dismal Sugamo Prison languished the Emperor’s lifelong friend ...

MINAMI-BOSO, Chiba Prefecture—Rows of colorful flowers are now in full bloom in farmers’ fields here, an early spring scene that attracts lovers of the fresh beauties. Open-air cultivation of ...