A rare Japanese White Pine from Miyajima is not only 388-years-old, but also reportedly survived the Hiroshima blast in Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Wikipedia Commons Apparently, cockroaches are not the ...

WASHINGTON - There are curators in this town who are responsible for some pretty important stuff: the Declaration of Independence, Leonardo da Vinci's picture of Ginevra de'Benci and copies of ...

Almost 70 years ago, on 6 August 1945, the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb “Little Boy” over Hiroshima. It killed some 200,000 people and caused incalculable long-term damage. Yet, just two miles from ...

A Japanese white pine bonsai tree stands in the National Arboretum in Northeast Washington, boasting a full set of bright-green leaves and an impressively thick trunk, approximately 18” in diameter.

Japanese bonsai is recognized worldwide and exported globally for its high level of craftsmanship. Among Japanese bonsai, however, there are various production areas in Japan and a wide range of ...

Shiki 1, a Japanese White Pine Bonsai suspended from a weather ballon as it ascends to the edge of space for artist Azuma Makoto's project Exobiotanica Azuma Makoto The New York Times’ T Magazine has ...

The centuries-old craft is thriving as both a hobby and an art form, with contemporary practitioners around the world asking what lessons it can impart today. Bonsai created by the Japanese artist ...

Bonsai trees are magnificent to behold. The craftsmanship and skill to nurture and tend such a plant speaks of the discipline and careful attention of the owner. One bonsai tree though has definitely ...