“It looks like it will die,” Nishibori said of the cherry tree, “but it’s not going to die. The next spring, there will be ...

Japanese printmaking, with its rich history and refined aesthetics, has long been a cornerstone of the nation’s visual culture. Originating as a tool for religi ...

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

Spiritual themes in anime Anime often explores spiritual and philosophical questions by drawing on Japan’s religious traditions ... traditional Japanese body art historically associated with crime and ...

Edo pointed towards a place where a boat was found and the carbon dating suggested that it was of the period when Jesus ... brotherhood between different religious groups and celebration of ...

Tokyo has been the center of Japanese culture, art ... Edo. For centuries, the cities of Kyoto and Nara were the centers of political power in Japan. However, during the Tokugawa Period, which ...

One of Japan's most colourful festivals, the Sanja Matsuri is a rowdy mix of religious ritual and wild ... downtown commoners' district during the Edo period (1603-1868), an era of peace and ...

Religious groups have sprouted in Fuji’s foothills ... The weight of the mountain’s art, philosophy and history climb the path alongside you.” In an almost literal way, she maintains ...

Einstein was, after all, not just the era’s best-known scientist ... after Commodore Matthew Perry sailed his U.S. fleet into Edo Bay, and Einstein was deeply impressed by Japanese culture ...

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

Edo Avant-Garde reveals the pivotal role Japanese artists of the Edo era (1603 – 1868) played in setting the stage for the “modern art” movement in the West. During the Edo era, while a ...

This is the first “Yurei Zu” (ghost painting) in Japan confirmed to be an original by Okyo, a popular and influential painter from the Edo Period ... that the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific ...