• Rooftop gardens　create urban oases (Jun.22, 2008)
• Nature adds finishing touch (Feb.10, 2008)
• Roads to run rings round Tokyo to ease congestion (Dec.23, 2007)
• Visitors shed stress at night aquarium (Oct.21, 2007)
• The big and the small in the robot world (Sep.30, 2007)
• From the depths of the nighttime sea (Sep.9, 2007)

Cultural Inroads

• Briton cuts to spiritual heart of Japanese swords (Aug.25, 2007)
• Tea infuses balance in martial artist (June.23, 2007)
• British falconer spreads wings in Japan (March.24, 2007)
• Seminar teaches true meaning of budo (March.18, 2007)
• Koto player aims to strike non-Japanese chord (February. 14, 2007)
• Ceramic artist's pot luck (January. 13, 2007)
• A striking passion for karate (November. 18, 2006)
• Preserving homes preserves history (October. 14, 2006)
• Zazen fills empty hole in monk's life (September. 9, 2006)
• Canadian finds his own silk road (August. 13, 2006)
• South Korean takes shine to lacquer (July. 3, 2006)
• American musician finds East meets East (June. 1, 2006)
• Irishman keeps biwa alive (April. 30, 2006)
• Rikishi aims to put sumo on Irish map (March. 26, 2006)
• French textile artist lets his hands do the magic (February. 24, 2006)
• U.S. architect finds traditional inspiration (December. 30, 2005)
• Shinto keeps Aussie grounded (December. 1, 2005)
• 'Blue-eyed' poet puts life into haiku (October. 30, 2005)
• Impressions of a bygone Japan (September. 24, 2005)
• Unusual path leads Israeli to woodwork (August. 20, 2005)
• A Slovak's brush with destiny (July. 30, 2005)
• Maverick gives kyogen a twist (June. 26, 2005)
• Australian's aim straight as an arrow (May. 21, 2005)
• Expat strums & taps in tune with tradition (April. 30, 2005)
• Polish couple seek peace through Zen (March. 30, 2005)
• Kiwi potter crafts name in Okinawa (January. 29, 2005)
• Ink helps artist get over business blues (December. 25, 2004)
• Artist discovers natural beauty in byobu (November. 28, 2004)


Changing Seasons(archives)

• Magnolia blossoms bring signs of spring to Tokyo(Mar. 30, 2005) 
• Springtime covers land in pink and white 
• All dolled up for spring 
• Icicles show nature's artistry 
• Tropical sugarcane harvest sweetens midwinter 
• Lotus root harvest in bloom 
• Persimmons--the sweet sign of winter 
• Shichigosan celebrates parents' love for children 
• A bird's-eye view of rice fields 
• Foreboding flowers 
• Sailing out of the past 
• Autumn blessed with bountiful sanma catch 
• Out and about on a summer's day 
• Golden rain requires iron nerve 
• Alfresco dining, Kyoto-style 
• Test of mortal strength 
• Rainy season brings irises into bloom 
• Cormorant fishing heralds summer's start 
• Relaxing on rocky river waters 
• Blooms shining divinely 
• As winter sheds her cold cloak...  
• Under the spreading yamazakura tree 
• Reborn like a phoenix from the fire 
• Icy waters vivify streamers 
• Catching fish to dance on the plate and palette 
• Hillside rice paddies clinging on 
• Magical 'mist flowers' 
• A chilly state of mind 
• Exam season brings crowds to academic shrine