In just about every pamphlet I obtained regarding Shirakami-Sanchi, I kept reading about Philipp Franz von Siebold’s beech, a native Japanese tree. Siebold? I muttered to myself, “Who is this ...

To allow for partial sunlight exposure, plant your Japanese maple beneath a shade tree with a spacious canopy, such as oak, ...

The Japanese beech is a prominent and iconic ... This destabilized the soil and led to soil erosion, exposing the roots of the beech trees," explains Hayato Abe, a Ph.D. student in Kyushu ...

It stands at 1,729 meters, and its mountainside has a wide-reaching Japanese beech tree forest. In late October, the trees turn beautiful colors and produce berries and seeds. All kinds of birds ...