PORTLAND, Ore. — Summer is here, and ushering it in are the Portland Japanese Garden's iris flowers! The Garden announced that the irises have started to bloom this week, just in time for the warmer ...

Beyond cherry blossoms, Japan blooms year-round with sunflower fields, hydrangea shrines, lotus ponds and dreamy flower ...

Iris flowers are seen at Horikiri Shobuen Iris Garden in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward, June 13, 2025. Some 6,000 Japanese iris plants in around 200 varieties are in full bloom, delighting visitors with ...

When people mention going to Japan for hanami (flower-watching in Japanese), one would usually think of sakura or cherry blossoms. But there are also other equally beautiful flowers that bloom ...

A thick thatched roof topped with purple iris flowers shelters this timber sheep pen in Kyoto, Japan, which has been designed by local architecture practice 2m26. Named Hitsujigoya, meaning sheep pen ...