Divide irises when they are dormant in midsummer. After blooming in spring, plants slowly move into a dormant period that lasts for about six weeks during the warmest part of summer. July and August ...

There’s nothing more relaxing in summer and fall than venturing into the garden to harvest edible greens, herbs and flowers.

One of Japan’s most exciting and culturally unique sports is making its long-awaited leap to the United States. Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW) — the country’s premier women’s wrestling promotion ...

I had a chance to visit two famous tourist attractions during my short stay in Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo.Around 80km from Haneda district in Tokyo, we arrived at Ashikaga city and spent ...

About 200,000 Japanese irises in full bloom have created colorful flower carpets in a park north of Tokyo. The irises, called "hana shobu" in Japanese, began to bloom in early June at the Ashikaga ...

The Purple Iris Foundation will be hosting a National Cancer Survivors Day event in Brewer on June 22nd. The event was originally scheduled for Sunday but has been rescheduled due to rain in the ...

The iris laevigata varieties (Japanese irises) are also moisture lovers. They sit like butterflies on tall stems in a range of colours that feature heavily in Japanese paintings.

Suigo Itako Iris Festival (Itako, Ibaraki) May 23 – June 22 Every year a 1.3-hectare iris garden along the Mae River in Itako, Ibaraki, bursts with colors ranging from white to pink to darkest purple ...

A thick thatched roof topped with purple iris flowers shelters this timber sheep pen in Kyoto, Japan, which has been designed by local architecture practice 2m26. Named Hitsujigoya, meaning sheep ...

Purple Heart Warriors is the latest season in Dramas, the home of immersive storytelling from the BBC World Service. It’s a time-travelling tale about the Japanese American legends of US ...