From a group of playful otters vying over a fresh fish to weeping plum trees glistening in the rain, the final selection of a National Geographic challenge open to amateur photographers have captured ...

About 300 weeping plum trees in the precincts of Yuki Shrine in Mie Prefecture's Tsu City are in full bloom. Visitors can ...

For a more lush landscape, consider branching out a bit by planting a weeping tree. Bonnie Donovan/Getty Images Weeping trees make a striking statement with their long, downward branches that cascade ...

Every spring, Tatsuo Shrine in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, draws crowds of visitors to its weeping plum garden to wander among the hundreds of blossoming pink and white trees. Viewed from ...

KYOTO -- Visitors have recently been enjoying weeping plum trees at Jonangu Shrine here, which are blooming with branches laden with white and pink petals that give off a light fragrance to announce ...