Step into Edo, a city of samurai, merchants, and geisha. Discover the rhythm of life in Tokugawa Japan, where strict order met vibrant culture.

The only way to get this armband is to challenge the current owner to a fight. The story of Blade of the Immortal is set in Japan in the Edo era. The protagonist, Manji, is a warrior who has a great ...

Renting a kimono is a fun and unforgettable way to experience Japan’s culture firsthand ... Kawagoe, known as Little Edo, is just a short train ride from Tokyo and retains much of its Edo Period charm ...

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The rich expression of this art form, which flourished thanks to technological innovation during the Edo period (1603-1867), continues to fascinate people in Japan and abroad. The Yomiuri Shimbun ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun The goshuin stamp of the Onaka ruins, center, in Harima, Hyogo Prefecture The Yayoi period started several hundred years before Christ and continued until around 300 A.D., when ...

Hayakawa specifically chose to set the story in 1987, during Japan’s economic bubble period, seeing parallels with contemporary society. “Back then, Japan’s economy was growing and growing.

(AP Photo/Hiro Komae) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's economy shrank an annualized real 0.7 percent in the January-March period, the first contraction in a year, government data showed Friday ...