But experts know that the "garden" of diplomacy still requires ... policymakers--nowhere is this more important than in the Japan-U.S. friendship. Japanese culture has a wide-ranging appeal ...

Which is why we’re here, half an hour and the No. 7 bus later, in Balboa Park. “Like, something Asian,” she says. We’re down ...

The garden is also home to a 9,000-pound Lantern of Peace, a gift given to the United States by Japan after World War II and meant to symbolize friendship between the two countries. The newly ...

The San Diego Cherry Blossom Festival is happening from March 7 through March 10 at the Japanese Friendship Gardens. This annual spectacle happens when cherry blossom trees bloom into vibrant pink ...

You’re cruising Central, headed south. Because you’ve lived in Phoenix longer than you care to remember, you’re seeing not just the buildings on either side of this wide expanse of road, but ...

A garden in the middle of Phoenix? It's hard to believe a mini-waterfall, small ponds and dense greenery exist in the desert, but the Japanese Friendship Garden (also known as Ro Ho En ...

Event venue: WestWorld of Scottsdale [16601 N Pima Rd] in Scottsdale. The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix will be the beautiful backdrop for the debut event ‘Sumo in the Garden.’ ...