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

NAGASAKI--The sprawling map that Hidetoshi Miyawaki stumbled upon at a Nagasaki University library offered clues to this port city’s feudal ... hub during the late Edo Period (1603-1867).

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

KOCHI--The Harimayabashi bridge here, considered one of the three most disappointing sightseeing spots in Japan, has reopened ...

The tableau is completed by a boathouse and other period-accurate structures ... for with intimacy. In a city where the past and future frequently collide, Fukagawa Edo Museum offers a chance ...