One of the most famous sights for embracing incredible pastures of flower varieties, entirely unseen in any other part of Japan, is Farm Tomita in Nakafurano, Hokkaido. It is located less than three ...

I arrived at work with a handful of flowers wrapped in a soggy paper towel and asked a colleague if I could borrow a vase. I explained that I'd just come from a flower-arranging class. My co-worker ...

Japanese flower arrangement, known as ikebana or kadō (the way of the flower), developed into a distinctive artform in the late fifteenth century. Today, there are an array of styles and variations, ...

Fifty years ago, a drive down Baseline Road near South Mountain was a Sunday destination. It offered mile after mile of explosive colors and exotic flowers, thanks to the Japanese flower farmers. The ...

As the love of Japanese pop culture grows, ikebana is quietly building an enduring cultural bridge back in time to the ancient Japanese art of flower arrangement. What began as a Buddhist offering of ...

To this day, I meet other people who share with me equally vivid memories of the farms. One friend told me: “I would drive my mom there every weekend!” Although all of the flower fields are gone now, ...

Dubai: The second Japanese Flower Exhibition or Hanami 2017 opened in Dubai on Thursday, giving people who love flowers a chance to see Japanese flowers without travelling all the way to Japan. Hanami ...