Mariko's traditional obligation could lead Blackthorne to challenge Japanese customs and fall ... Blackthorne draws a line ...

The Japanese sensibility is rooted in various schools of Buddhism, particularly Zen, which is all about ... covering or prominent feature. Sand and gravel should be natural, without artificial ...

The purpose of a Zen garden, those stylized ... try to automate a traditional Japanese practice. This tea ceremony robot comes to mind, and this nicely crafted sand table is very similar to ...

Japanese Zen gardens on Earth are created by raking sand or gravel into curving patterns that interact with features like rocks, trees and plants. So how did this odd pattern shake out on Mars?

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 ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

There is a lot to learn from the long, venerable tradition of gardening in Japan, a point made in last week’s Real Dirt, which focused on the history and meaning of Japanese gardens. Indeed, in ...

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 ...

The studio challenges the traditional VIP lounge with an abstract echo of nature, inspired by Japanese zen gardens ... forms imitate the lines in a sand garden and sinuous walls suggest ...

works as a part time reporter (Tuesdays to Thursdays). She writes about new businesses and also highlights notable restaurants as part of yorkregion.com’s Neighborhood Eats series. Simone attended ...