Located inside the walls of Edo Castle, it contained the living quarters of women serving Tokugawa rulers and played a vital role in ensuring stability during the Edo period (1603–1868 ...

All items are usually kept in a storehouse at the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Most of the items were ... who reigned in the late Edo period. Also on display will be a fan made of Japanese cypress ...

Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-Century Japan by Dr Satona Suzuki and comedian Ahir Shah to learn all about the Edo period and the Tokugawa shogunate. Show more In this episode, Greg Jenner is ...

The style of the sword indicates it is from the Edo period. An X-ray showed that the ... its surrounding aristocratic palaces to the Berlin Palace suggests this." German ruler Wilhelm I met ...

Few figures in Edo-period (1603–1867) Japan left as indelible a mark on the world of publishing and art as Tsutaya Juzaburo (1750–1797). A masterful entrepreneur with a keen eye for talent ...