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GARDENING FOR ALL

ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Oct 11, 2001
Firmly rooted in tradition and daily life
In the foothills of Mount Fuji, there is a fascinating botanical garden devoted to the cultivation and display of bamboo plants and products. Unique in this country, the Fuji Bamboo Garden, which opened on its 4-hectare site in 1951, cultivates more than 500 species and cultivars of bamboo from around the world. The garden has also organized the Nihon Take Sasa no Kai (Japan Bamboo and Sasa Group) to promote the study of both tall bamboos and the lower-growing forms called sasa.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Sep 27, 2001
Medicinal ornaments
Last year, while searching the southern part of the Kii Peninsula for the elusive yellow-flowered toad lily (Kii joro-hototogisu, Tricyrtis macranthopsis), I came across an unusual tree, a "new discovery" that made my day.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Sep 13, 2001
A long hike but worth it to see yew again
Now that the oppressive summer heat has finally abated, hiking is much more comfortable. Earlier this month I went to Daisen in Tottori Prefecture.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Aug 23, 2001
Get that tropical feeling with hibiscus on your balcony
Summers just wouldn't be the same without hibiscus flowers. Hibiscus create the feeling of some tropical paradise -- even in city centers. Those of you who have balcony gardens can easily cultivate a number of hibiscus species.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Aug 9, 2001
Hidden treasures in south Kyushu
Aside from the feral horses and the splendid views from Cape Toimisaki, southeastern Kyushu is known for its "living fossils": the cycads.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Jul 26, 2001
So much to see despite the cedars
Earlier this year, I hired a car at Miyazaki Airport and drove along the coast to Kagoshima.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Jul 12, 2001
Foreign plants are right at home in Japan
I have always been interested in the natural origins of plants. Where does a particular plant come from? How and when did it come to this country? Geographic botany investigates the distribution of plants around the world.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Jun 14, 2001
A green oasis in the Osaka urban desert
Historically a city of merchants, Osaka is generally thought to have little greenery. But at its very heart, on the eastern portion of Nakanoshima, a small island sandwiched between the Dojima and Tosabori rivers, there is a lovely patch of green known as Nakanoshima Rose Garden.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
May 24, 2001
Just plant grass, and mow it for 400 years
The Hosokawa family is deeply rooted to the history and development of Kumamoto. Hosokawa Tadatoshi (1586-1641) was granted the domain of Kumamoto (540,000 koku) by Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1632 and started work on the gardens which became Suizenji Jojuen in the same year.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Apr 26, 2001
Monument to 800 years of daimyo power
Sengan'en, a garden and former residence of the Shimazu lords of Kagoshima, is located on the shores of Kinko Bay, the innermost part of Kagoshima Bay. Officially called Sengan'en, it is also known as Iso Gardens. It was designated a national scenic landmark in 1958.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Apr 12, 2001
Tropical fusion in southern Satsuma
It is well known that first impressions count, and my first impressions of Kagoshima Flower Garden were excellent.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Mar 28, 2001
Cherry grove has encyclopedic reach
If asked what the national tree of Japan is, I would answer sakura, the Japanese flowering cherry, which belongs to the very large genus Prunus. There are many places throughout the country where one can view these beautiful trees, but for those wishing to compare many different varieties at one time, a visit to Tama Forest Science Garden is a must.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Mar 15, 2001
Storm on the mountaintop, wind in the pines
The Japanese archipelago is home to five or six species of pine tree. The number is debated because among these species are geographical subspecies, varieties, ecotypes and "physiological races," the last expression referring to pine varieties that look similar, but are physiologically different, as seen in such points as the chemical composition of their essential oils.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Feb 28, 2001
Rare mangroves left unprotected
Tanegashima in Kagoshima is well-known in Japan both as the first place where Western-style muskets were introduced by the Portuguese in 1543 and for the Tanegashima Space Center, which opened in 1988 and is located in the southeast corner of the island.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Feb 15, 2001
Nature in Tokyo: the long and Short of it
Kevin Short's latest book, "Nature in Tokyo," which came out in December from Kodansha International, is a 335-page guide to animals and plants in Tokyo and the surrounding area. Through this book, readers will become much more aware of the origins of Tokyo and realize that it's not all flat nor totally denuded of wildlife and green open spaces.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Jan 24, 2001
See where the apricot (or is it plum) blossoms
Kairakuen Garden in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, is one of the three most celebrated gardens in Japan, located a very short distance from the city center.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Jan 10, 2001
Daimyo's garden: tall trees among the embassies
Arisugawa Memorial Park has an area of 3.6 hectares and is the largest park in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The collection of tall mature trees gives the park a pleasing woodland effect.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Dec 27, 2000
The many moods of Koko-en
Any time of the year is ideal to visit Koko-en, next door to Himeji Castle, a World Heritage Site.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Dec 13, 2000
Quest for the yellow-flowered toad lily
After visiting Ukishima bog-woodland in Shingu I took the express train back to Kushimoto. My quest was for a yellow-flowering toad lily, which reportedly grows wild in the southern Kii Peninsula.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Nov 23, 2000
Floating island a relic of a long-gone geologic age
SHINGU, Wakayama Pref. -- Inosawa Ukishima, a bog woodland in the center of Shingu City at the mouth of the Kumano River, isn't an ordinary park.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
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U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
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