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.

Discover Japan’s 10 most beautiful gardens, from Kyoto’s Zen retreats to Tokyo’s lush escapes. Explore serene ponds, seasonal ...

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 ...

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.

Japanese Zen Buddhism in particular, to be aesthetically sublime. The most sublime thing I've ever seen are the gardens around Kyoto. I'm deeply moved by what that culture has produced ...

Kyoto is a true embodiment of Old Japan awash with beautiful vestiges ... breathtaking temples, serene Zen gardens, narrow cobbled alleyways, bustling markets and a vibrant nightlife.

The World Heritage site renowned for having one of the finest Zen rock gardens in Japan was built in 1450 by Hosokawa Katsumoto, a high-ranking official of the Muromachi Shogunate. The Hojo main ...

KYOTO--This city of temples, shrines and Zen gardens is so swamped with tourists ... 11, officials said visitors from outside Japan can choose from among four categories of donation purpose ...