Japan is famous for combining ancient traditions with futuristic cities, but it also has a surprising side. Scattered across the country are places that look like they belong somewhere else entirely: ...

A travel writer shares her foolproof Japan packing list, complete with the 17 important travel essentials she never leaves ...

Kim Foley MacKinnon’s new book “100 Things to Do in Massachusetts Before You Die” offers 100 must-do places to see or ...

The Sandberg Wallpaper creative team perused centuries of botanical art as inspiration for its just-launched collection, Herbarium. Purveyor to the Royal Court of Sweden, the workshop has since 1976 ...

Design brands are dropping spring-ready collections faster than the flowers can bloom. From Botticelli-inspired wallcoverings ...

an old cultivar that has been grown in Japan since the 16th century. It grows up to 25ft when fully mature, is very low maintenance and one of the latest cherries to flower, holding back its semi ...

Recently, gifting mimosa flowers has become more common in Japan. “The beautiful yellow color lifts spirits,” said a 28-year-old who came to the store to buy flowers for someone. Add TheJapanNews to ...

JAPANESE minimalism is a favourite design trope for many Singapore homeowners ... PHOTO: JOVIAN LIM Inside this room, a circular maru mado (round window) with a translucent, floral-print blind in a ...

A light installation of “dancing flowers” has gone on show at Scotland’s design museum ahead of an exhibition about gardens. Shylight can be seen in Scotland for the first time at V&A Dundee, ...

Keen to harness the design world’s preoccupation with Japan too, Pierre Frey, the French fabric and wallpaper brand, recently announced a collaboration with artists Keiko Yanagisawa and Naoki Kawano, ...

Visitors to the Sackville Public Library this weekend are being treated to a landscape of unique flower arrangements placed among the bookshelves. The exhibit showcased the Japanese art of ...