In practice, this implied disporting oneself in the pleasure quarters and theater districts of Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka that captivated the popular imagination of Japan from the late seventeenth to late ...

Nestled in the heart of the Honshu mountains, Takayama’s nickname is “the little Kyoto of the Alps,” and for good reason: its ...

Join us as we take a stroll around the grounds and unravel the story of the city's transition from the ... leading to a Japanese take on Western-style cuisine. Now, Ueno is known for its lively ...

People have filled a traditional thatched icehouse with snow in Kanazawa, a city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, inspired by a ...

Recently discovered folding screens show what life was like in a bustling castle town on Tsushima island between Kyushu and the Korean Peninsula during the Edo Period (1603-1867). The pair of six ...

Edo Japan launches exciting new restaurant at Engel’s Corner At Edo, every meal is a one-of-a-kind adventure, where Japanese-inspired cuisine awaits you at the Engel’s Corner location in Colwood.

While yatai can be found throughout Japan, Fukuoka stands out as the city where the culture is most prominent. Yatai have their roots in the Edo period (1603-1868), when soba noodle vendors began ...

in Japan confirmed to be an original by Okyo, a popular and influential painter from the Edo Period (1603-1867), according to a member of the city’s cultural property committee that studied it ...