Tokyo is a mega city that can be overwhelming so choosing where to stay in Tokyo can make a big difference to your visit.

All of these factors converged in Edo, leading to nearly 200 fires and approximately 50 "great fires" over the course of the ...

From fascinating woodblock prints and beautiful landscape paintings to eye-catching sculptures, Japanese artists have created ...

Onosato, 24, has been promoted to yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo. In terms of speed, it was a record-breaking rise to the pinnacle of the sport, s･･･ ...

The art of Japan’s Edo period is undeniably beautiful, influencing creators across the centuries. Japanese artist Katsushika ...

The sport has recently been dominated by Mongolians and prior to Onosato, six of the previous seven yokozunas have been from ...

Onosato Daiki became the first Japanese man in eight years to be named a yokozuna, or grand champion, the highest title in ...

but the sport welcomed its first foreign wrestler – a US-born Japanese-American – in 1934. And women were not even allowed to watch sumo bouts in the Edo period (1603 to 1868). But rather than ...