In Japan, violet flowers symbolize nobility and strength. However, the flowers of the same name are often used as gratitude symbols, as thank-you gifts, to convey sincerity, or to express love.

Japanese Anemone (Anemone hupehensis) is a graceful perennial native to China and Japan, known for its delicate, saucer-shaped flowers that bloom in late summer to fall.

Fall bouquets in Japan are bursting with bright and fiery color, heralding the changing of the leaves that sets the nation awash in reds and golds. Whether the true autumn chill comes earlier in the ...

At Higashimokoto Shibazakura Park in Northern Japan, two hours outside of Tokyo, the Shibazakura flowers are in full bloom. Set against the backdrop of snow-capped Mount Fuji, the park is in ...

Japanese susuki grass sprouting in an empty lot in central Tokyo. Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times Most of the time, I have no idea what kind of flower or plant or tree I am looking at.

Now, seeing the gorgeous cherry flowers is always a pleasure each year, but considering that hanami is also a huge excuse for people across Japan to party, buy lots of alcohol, and get drunk, it’s not ...