Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What struck me most this time wasn’t just how well-dressed everyone was (though they were), but how fresh and intentional it all ...

What is Harumaki (Japanese Spring Rolls)? Harumaki (春巻き) is the direct translation of “spring roll” in Japanese, with “haru” denoting spring and “maki” meaning roll. The term “maki” might sound ...

Welcome to the Bay Area Bucket List, where readers suggest things to do around the Bay, and we go out and do them. Today, Joe C. asks us to check out the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park and ...

I love the many small, flowering trees that help brighten our landscapes from February to April. Blooming now is one of the more beautiful of our early spring-flowering trees, the Japanese magnolia or ...

There are several different types of iris to grow in the garden, including bearded German irises, Siberian irises, and Dutch irises. Japanese irises (Iris ensata), also known as Japanese water irises, ...