Ever wonder what exactly goes into an adorable Japanese bento box? Turns out, presentation and history have a lot to do with ...
Pilgrimage to the ‘soul of Japan’ Since the Edo period (between 1603 and 1868), pilgrims have come to this region to visit Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine. Ise Jingu is the ancient epicenter of ...
The British Museum will take visitors on a journey through Edo Japan this summer through an exhibition of prints by Utagawa ...
An exhibition of various kinds of miniatures is being held at a cultural property site on the premises of Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, featuring crafts from 17 artists and collectors.
The most famous attraction is Takachiho Gorge – a deep chasm carved out by several explosions from the nearby Mount Aso, ...
Searching all of Japan for handcrafted items that express its heart and soul, our proprietor, KASHIYUKA, presents ...
Two female priests have been appointed at a shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, for the first time in its history.
If we talk about the number of fatalities and the degree of destruction, three major disasters stand out in Japan. Two are ...
Meet Frenchman Jules Brunet, the real-life last samurai. Fighting alongside the Shogunate rebels who wanted to maintain ...
An amalgamation of three smaller areas – Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi –Yanesen oozes a cool, bohemian old Tokyo atmosphere. It’s ...
Visitors can step back in time to Japan's samurai era in an new Tokyo exhibition that uses cutting-edge technology to bring ...
A Japanese academic, who was based in Hong Kong for 25 years, and her British former colleague recently published a book ...