Japan left as indelible a mark on the world of publishing and art as Tsutaya Juzaburo (1750–1797). A masterful entrepreneu ...

The 14,000 sqm projection on Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building offers visitors a free nightly spectacle in the heart of ...

In Edo Period Japan, only the merchants possessed cash to ... This Era led to renowned developments in varied art forms such as kabuki theater, which poked fun at society, bunraku puppetry ...

Textual Cultures, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Spring 2021), pp. 3-19 (17 pages) Why were certain kinds of knowledge kept secret during the Edo period and what impact did secretive practices have on the ...

American art collector Joe Price, renowned for his marvelous collection of works made in Japan during the Edo Period (1603-1867), died of old age on April 13 at his home in suburban Los Angeles.