Let's take a tour of Edo, Japan's capital (now Tokyo) during the Tokugawa Period.

Consider this your ultimate guide to exploring one of Japan’s most accessible off-the-beaten-path experiences—with a ...

Ueno is rich in history. In 1868, at the end of Edo period, it was the last place of resistance for some 2,000 followers of the Tokugawa regime who fought to the death against overwhelming waves ...

He also played the role of the second shogun of the Edo shogunate, Tokugawa Hidetada, in an NHK historical drama. Zojoji temple was chosen as the venue of Tuesday's event because Hidetada ...

Kyoto, 1863, during the final years of the Edo Period. Young Nio's strong sense ... loyal protectors of the Tokugawa Shogunate. While Japanese society convulses under pressure from powerful ...

the inspiration for John Blackthorne in Shogun – he was taken to Edo (today’s Tokyo), where he was received by soon-to-be shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Van Lodensteyn was allowed to settle in Edo ...

KOEI TECMO America and &TEAM NINJA announced today that their open-world action RPG Rise of the Ronin is now available on Windows PC via Steam ®, complete with a host of PC-unique features, including ...

When there were tight restrictions on entering or leaving Japan during most of the Edo period (1603–1868), Nagasaki was the only way in for European goods and ideas. In 1636, the Tokugawa ...

It was rebuilt by Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun of the ... temple that survived another great fire in the Kanei era of the Edo Period (1603-1867). The two oldest pieces are both government ...

Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga: Based on Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu ... turns away from Osaka and instead returns to his city of Edo (Toyko), where he will undergo 49 days of mourning ...