It may be mostly used for packaging, but cardboard is a surprisingly capable building material in the right hands, as ...

In Japan, the lines and signs that indicate places you can and cannot enter are quite vague. These Kekkai, or boundaries, can take the form of a length of bamboo, for example, lying on its side at ...

The Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis, a variant of black bamboo found in Japan’s forests, captivates scientists and nature ...

For the first time in nearly 120 years, "hachiku" bamboo is flowering all across Japan. The hachiku bamboo plant expands by sending out underground stems, which can grow at a rate of about 2 ...

Locals call them "nemagaritake" (bamboo with bent roots) because the roots become bent under the weight of winter snow. Among Japan's many "sansai" seasonal edible vegetables that grow in the wild ...