also known as the Edo Period. The era began as Japan secluded itself for over two centuries, becoming a mystery. Yet during this period of monumental change the country’s culture flourished like ...

For those looking to dive into Tokyo’s past, Fukagawa Edo is a great substitute for the much larger Edo-Tokyo Museum, which ...

The Yōkai drawings inspired the Impressionist artists as well as the cartoons and video games that we interact with today. Read more here.

Iehiro noted that Edo culture is especially admired in Europe and the United States, so much so that cultural assets from the period are stored and exhibited all over the world. “Japan’s ...

is being held at the Morioka History and Culture Museum. Thirty-nine documents pertaining to crimes committed during the Edo Period are on display, curated from the museum’s collection of ...

Japan left as indelible a mark on the world of publishing and art as Tsutaya Juzaburo (1750–1797). A masterful entrepreneu ...