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 ... or 20.5 percent of the total, for the first time. Although the total cultivation area for sweet potatoes in Japan has declined ...

Discover the hometown of the Yoshiwara publisher who helped shape Japan’s artistic legacy and inspired NHK’s latest period ...

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.