Creating a Zen garden is a wonderful way to cultivate a peaceful and serene space in your backyard. Japanese gardens are renowned for their tranquility, elegance, and harmony with nature.

If you’re hoping to redesign your garden this year but space is limited, it’s worth taking a look at some small Japanese ...

Japan is home to 27,000 hot springs sources, but overtourism has reduced some of the country’s onsen water supply to a record ...

Japanese gardens are famous for their calmness and attention to detail, serving as a serene escape from the chaos of the ...

Can You Find Zen In This 3-D Geometric Puzzle? An artist known for his large street installations takes it indoors, where he plants some dystopia in his Zen Garden ...

native Japanese plants, serene koi ponds, a five-story pagoda and a Zen garden. You’ll want to plan your visit foo March or April when the garden’s cherry blossom trees are in full bloom.

Water elements are a common feature in Japanese gardens. Photo by Kevin Legnon. The Zen garden, also known as a rock garden, is usually relatively small and consists of carefully arranged rocks of ...

These were special green stones imported from the Japanese island of Shikoku, selected and arranged by American artist and designer Isamu Noguchi in 1961 as a “Zen garden” entryway to a new ...

The purpose of a Zen garden, those stylized landscapes created ... first time we’ve seen someone try to automate a traditional Japanese practice. This tea ceremony robot comes to mind, and ...

Hannah Wallace If you need an escape from urban landscapes, seek out Zen-like tranquility at the Japanese Garden within Washington Park. The 12-acre Portland Japanese Garden is made up of eight ...

The new Seiko Presage Japanese Garden watches are inspired by the beauty and zen of Japanese gardens, and feature a playful cutout that shows off the movement hidden underneath. The Seiko Presage ...