Sanrio's Hello Kitty oozes elegance and refinement in a new limited-edition doll release, inspired by Edo's long history of ...

By the Edo Period (1603-1868), kimono-making had evolved into a specialized craft, producing kimonos that were not only functional but also works of art. Some kimonos were highly valuable ...

With the cherry blossoms’ ephemeral beauty immortalized in art and literature for centuries, there's plenty of artworks to ...

Tokyo Creative Salon - an annual celebration of ingenuity in fashion, design and various other fields of art and craft - unfolded across 10 iconic districts of the vibrant Japanese capital from March ...

Burning cinders rained on nearby towns—72 houses and three Buddhist temples were quickly destroyed in Subasiri, six miles away—and drifts of ash blanketed Edo, now Tokyo. The ash was so thick ...

Dressed in a traditional kimono, a skilled boatwoman expertly steers the Tarai ... Visitors can choose from several exploration courses: ・Sōdayū Tunnel Course – Walk through Edo-period tunnels, where ...

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

Beginning in the 17th century, the Nakasendo trail connected Kyoto and Edo, now modern-day Tokyo. Along this path, 69 designated post towns operated as resting stations where weary travelers could ...

If your interior vibe is all about refined elegance and opulent minimalism, you need to know about the Japanese principle of ...

It costs only a few hundred yen to explore this carefully reconstructed neighborhood from the late Edo period (1603-1867) — a time when samurai strolled the streets and merchants sold rice and ...

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2024 Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, says he is heading to the Court of Appeal to challenge the Edo State ...

Once Japan’s Imperial capital, the city has been a spiritual and cultural epicentre for more than a thousand years. That ...