Searching all of Japan for handcrafted items that express its heart and soul, our proprietor, KASHIYUKA, presents ...

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 ...

The most famous attraction is Takachiho Gorge – a deep chasm carved out by several explosions from the nearby Mount Aso, ...

The British Museum will take visitors on a journey through Edo Japan this summer through an exhibition of prints by Utagawa ...

Over 800 years ago, Kamakura flourished as Japan’s shogunal capital ... the present shrine building dates from the Edo period (1603–1868)—but the rituals and costumes herald back to the ...

In the mid-Edo period (1603–1868), the Nihon sankai meibutsu zue (Illustrated Famous Products of the Mountains and Seas of Japan) explained the transmission of tea and the origins of Uji tea.

Ever wonder what exactly goes into an adorable Japanese bento box? Turns out, presentation and history have a lot to do with ...

Meet Frenchman Jules Brunet, the real-life last samurai. Fighting alongside the Shogunate rebels who wanted to maintain ...

An old Japanese proverb goes, “Edokko (people from Edo) are like carp streamers fluttering in the May wind.” This means they may be blunt in their speech, but they are basically frank, open ...

An amalgamation of three smaller areas – Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi –Yanesen oozes a cool, bohemian old Tokyo atmosphere. It’s ...

Edo period in Japan lasted from 1603 to 1867/1868. During this time the country was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate. Hunting scenes have been an important theme in art history but we at DailyArt ...

The development comes as Japan ... The Edo Period marked the family’s heyday. After the Tokugawa Shogunate was toppled and imperial rule restored through the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the ...