But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way of life. HISTORY & CULTURE The samurai were a preeminent class ...

Zendaya’s striking all-white suit and hat at the 2025 Met Gala gave new life to a bizarre TikTok meme known as the “Zendaya Big Hat Theory.” Zendaya is something of a style icon, known for ...

Within this tradition, Hiroshige – a grand new exhibition of whose work will open at the British Museum next month – developed a distinctive artistic voice, and this was nowhere more visible than in ...

The publicly traded organization is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and boasts an incredibly nuanced history dating back to the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1870. Today, Mitsubishi offers services ...

In 1609 Tokugawa Ieyasu rebuilt the castle, which remained a key power base of the shogunate until the 19th century. Jui-Chi Chan/Alamy After Nobunaga’s assassination in 1582, Hideyoshi avenged ...

Japan, 1863. After three centuries of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s reign, the Black Ships of the West descend upon the nation’s borders and the country falls into a state of turmoil. Amidst the ...

“After three centuries of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s oppressive rule, the Black Ships of the West descend upon the nation’s borders and the country falls into a state of turmoil,” reads the ...

It was the perfect destination for fleeing Ronin and Wokou (aka pirates), who were escaping the newly appointed Tokugawa shogunate. Since the trailer released I’ve been poring over the details ...

It refers to the approximately 32-kilometer portion of the Old Tokaido Way that the Tokugawa shogunate constructed ... Wearing two hats as craftsman and president, Ishikawa welcomes visitors ...