“Kyoto isn’t a tourist city ... the residence of Japan’s first shogun of the Edo period, Tokugawa Ieyasu, conveniently located next to the hotel. It’s a style of tourism the city is ...

Kamigata-mai comes from Kamigata, the ancient name given to the area that encompassed Kyoto and its surrounding area. The tendency for lovers of traditional Japanese culture to focus on Edo ...

But first, explore Japanese art and culture of the past and present through woodblock prints and photography with the double-bill exhibition titled Life in Edo | Russel Wong in Kyoto. And it's ...

History of the End of the Samurai: Gangs of Kyoto - With international pressure to form new (and often unfair) treaties, the political divide in Edo was growing deeper and deeper. The Emperor ...

KYOTO--Hiraoka Hachimangu shrine here opened ... The paintings, all by the same artist, are believed to date to the late Edo Period (1603-1867) when the shrine pavilions were last renovated.

After his victory, Ieyasu took control of the country and established his government in the city of Edo. Kyoto was the capital of Japan at the time. The emperor lived in Kyoto, but since Ieyasu ...

In a preview article from Game Informer, it was confirmed that there will be three main cities to wander around - Kyoto, Yokohama, and Edo (the former name of Tokyo). Being a fully open world ...

Ever since matcha began to boom in popularity around the globe, green tea lovers from overseas have had Uji in Kyoto on their bucket list ... towards the end of the Edo period (1603-1868) when samurai ...

In practice, this implied disporting oneself in the pleasure quarters and theater districts of Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka that captivated the popular imagination of Japan from the late seventeenth to late ...