A walking tour of the Kiso Valley offers glimpses of the golden age of Japan’s great printmakers.

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

2024 marked the 90th anniversary of Japan’s national parks—first established ... or following the Hokkoku Kaido, an Edo period highway that now makes for relatively gentle walking or cycling ...

they think about this very glamorous period in Japanese history,” says Netflix Japan content head Kaata Sakamoto. “But what a lot of people don’t realize is that, towards the end of the Edo ...

Each year between mid-November and April, winter sports fans from around the world flock to Japan for the country’s renowned ...

The area is still referred to as Yoshiwara, for the pleasure quarters of the same name that flourished here during the Edo Period (1603-1868). It’s also the birthplace of Tsutaya Juzaburo ...

Unlike other first-party PlayStation titles like Ghost of Tsushima, players will have to make a few tough decisions to advance the story and shape the history of Japan. The gaming community has ...

This is the first “Yurei Zu” (ghost painting) in Japan confirmed to be an original by Okyo, a popular and influential painter from the Edo Period (1603-1867), according to a member of the city ...

U.S. tourists visiting Japan would have paid a small fortune – close to $500 – for a 50,000 yen omakase meal at a high-end ...

Yakuza games are based on real cities like Kamurochō, Sotenbori, and Shinsekai, reflecting Japan's diverse locales ... However, given the Edo Period ended about 150 years ago, things have ...

Like a Dragon is a franchise that doesn't suffer from an identity crisis, it fully embraces and revels in it. Before ...

Ishinomaki was mauled more than any other municipality by the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake and ... with what is now Tokyo during the Edo Period (1603-1867). Ishinomaki had a ...