Hitoshi Kanakubo’s work involves taking apart and rebuilding “jigsaw puzzles” of treasure with the help of dream teams of ...

An elite high school in Tokyo turns 130 next year, and a pine tree grown from seeds in Kitty Hawk graces its front entrance.

Japan’s Bakufu, or military government, began in 1192 with Minamoto Bakufu and ended with the Tokugawa Bakufu’s fall in 1868.

Founded in 1629 by Yorifusa Tokugawa, the first lord of the Mito Tokugawa family, and completed by the second lord, Mitsukuni, Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens is one of the oldest surviving Edo ...

India has 29 states with at least 720 districts comprising of approximately 6 lakh villages, and over 8200 cities and towns. Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code ...

Currently playing in theaters is the new comedy-drama ‘C’mon C’mon’ from writer and director Mike Mills (‘Beginners’). Shot in black-and-white, the film stars Academy Award winner ...

They closed in 1989. During the Edo period, from 1600 to 1868, the mines supplied gold currency to the ruling Tokugawa Shogunate. Today, the site has been developed as a tourist facility and hiking ...

The Monongalia County 911 Media Log states that crews with the Star City Volunteer Fire Department, Westover Volunteer Fire Department, the West Virginia State Police and Mon EMS are on scene ...

Throughout the Muromachi period, members of the clan were appointed as shugo (provincial governors) and would also regularly hold sway over the post Kantō Kanrei (shogun's deputy in Kantō). Through ...

During the Edo period, when the Tokugawa shogunate ruled Japan for about 260 years from the start of the 17th century, the variety of products painted with lacquer increased dramatically as craft ...

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Working up an itinerary to amuse 30-yr-old son while traveling with Mom. He is interested in castles, samurai, food, history, nature. Out of necessity, we will travel early July (hot, we know!). We ...