Historically, sasa bamboo leaves were more commonly used in Tokyo (previously known as Edo), while haran/baran (a flowering plant called Aspidistra elatior or iron plant) were favored in Osaka.

An event that occurs only once every 120 years, the large-scale flowering, seeding, and dying of dwarf bamboo (Sasa borealis), has been found to provide ideal breeding conditions for Japanese ...

Hanami Suzuki and Professor Hisashi Kajimura examined the behavior of field mice using seeds from once-in-a-century flowering sasa bamboo plants in central Japan. The researchers found that the ...

Hanami Suzuki and Professor Hisashi Kajimura examined the behavior of field mice using seeds from once-in-a-century flowering sasa bamboo plants in central Japan. Dwarf bamboo (Sasa borealis ...

Like a field of ripening rice facing the lashing of a typhoon wind dragging drubbing rain behind it, dwarf bamboo (sasa) is felled and flattened by the wind's force. But unlike rice, resilient ...

“Another good ground plane would be sasa bamboo. It’s ground cover, so it’s only going to get maybe two feet high, but you can trim it to keep it shorter.” Below, Esthus shares other tips ...

If you’re looking for some recreation away from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, now’s the time to visit Sasa Rikyu, a sprawling landscape garden in Nagano prefecture. The garden is part of the ...