This town in Japan is only 30 minutes by train from Tokyo. Here's why this underrated destination is perfect for history ...

The copy, completed in June last year and unveiled in December, offers a penetrating look into Nagasaki’s heyday as a trading hub during the late Edo Period (1603-1867). “I expect the map will ...

During the Edo Period (1603-1867), when sugar was precious, they became a treat. This was followed by the opening of specialty shops after the Meiji Restoration and the spread of stone-roasted ...

Ingredients for black gunpowder "'Wabi' launched in the Edo period was a dark orange color. The light depended on the black gunpowder used," said Takehiro Matsunaga, an invited researcher in ...

Fukuoka City will begin its first academic excavation of the tenshudai (main keep foundation) at the Fukuoka Castle ruins in ...

Spend an afternoon exploring the traditional art of Ise Katagami, a distinctive Japanese paper stenciling technique dating ...

Sawajima Yuichi investigates matchmaking in the Edo period. Matchmaker Oume is known for her skill in finding successful matches. Discover what it was like finding a partner in old Tokyo.

For a time during the Edo period, fireworks lit up the skies practically every night in the summer. It was a chance for women to dress up and let loose ... and grab the attention of male suitors.