A centuries-old festival in Japan brings Shinto traditions and towering floats to the streets

In Japan, the Gion Matsuri festival brings towering floats to the streets in Shinto religious processions that are rooted in ...

The Founder of Aman Just Opened Japan’s Most Stylish New Farm Retreat

Adrian Zecha, the 93-year-old hotelier behind Aman Resorts, just opened Azuma Farm in the sleepy rural region of Iwate—a “slow luxury” farm hotel in an underexplored corner of the country.
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Japanese gardens and a koi pond surround the clean geometric forms of this modern Hudson Valley home, asking $4.2M

KoiHaus, a mid-century modern home on three-and-a-quarter acres near Piermont, New York, rises from a secluded road near the ...

10 years after horrific farm abuse case, animals thriving at RI sanctuary

Ten years after New England's largest animal cruelty case, rescued survivors are thriving at a Tiverton sanctuary built from ...
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Koi pond construction underway at Fargo Japanese Garden

Volunteers are building a 34,000-gallon koi pond connected by a stream and waterfall as part of a major expansion at Fargo's ...