Now that summer has loosened its torrid grip, a trip to this outdoor museum in the western Tokyo suburbs is a perfect way to ...

Japan hs held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, listed in July as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the ...

By the 18th century, Edo had become a city with a population of over one million, and the field of entertainment was well developed. Although Japan was isolated at that time, many animals were ...

This Japanese city attracts of hordes of tourists wanting ... antlers cut in autumn as part of a ritual dating back to the Edo period. This is because when in heat they can become aggressive ...

Staged at Whitestone Gallery, Hisashi Tenmyouya is pioneering Neo-Nihonga, employing traditional techniques in decidedly ...

Japan’s Tokaido Road existed as a significant trade route connecting Kyoto and Edo (now Tokyo). Used for several hundreds of ...

Recently discovered folding screens show what life was like in a bustling castle town on Tsushima island between Kyushu and the Korean Peninsula during the Edo Period (1603-1867). The pair of six ...

Shizuoka City Government, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Mount Fuji has long been seen as a symbol of immortality in Japan’s Shinto ... During the Edo period, which ran from the ...

This scenic vista is not of a seaside stretch along the Mediterranean but of a town on the Sea of Japan as seen from the ... utilized since the middle of the Edo Period (1603-1867).

An exhibition featuring a traditional bridal item from the Hokuriku region is being held in Tokyo to support the quake-hit Noto area in central Japan ... back to the late Edo period, around ...