While not a traditional Zen garden, the surrounding landscape was designed with Zen principles in mind. The reflection of the ...

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

Kyoto, the cultural heart of Japan, is renowned for its blend of ancient traditions and serene landscapes. It is celebrated ...

Details: Free entry. Open daily, 24 hours (ja.kyoto.travel). The most famous Zen garden in Japan, its centrepiece is a raked gravel courtyard in which 15 large rocks are strategically placed for ...

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 ...

At first glance you might mistake Four Seasons Kyoto for a modern-day Emperor’s Palace rather than a slick hotel. Its sheer ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

KYOTO--This city of temples, shrines and Zen gardens is so swamped with tourists that authorities initiated a program ...

Kyoto is a true embodiment of Old Japan awash with beautiful vestiges ... breathtaking temples, serene Zen gardens, narrow cobbled alleyways, bustling markets and a vibrant nightlife.

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 ...