The Mitsuiboshi Kaido, or Three Star Road, is a lesser-known route and a great pick for travellers who wish to avoid ...

The forgotten burial ground was discovered at a redevelopment site where four skyscrapers are slated to be built.

Looking for day trip options within a two-hour drive of Tokyo? These destinations offer many architectural, cultural, and ...

From Edo-style shopping streets and rooftop observation decks to onsen baths and standout restaurants, there's plenty to experience without even leaving the terminal. Whether you've got a long ...

The house was constructed in 1927 after the Great Kanto Earthquake by the Endo family, who ran a lumber business in Kanda Kamakuracho (now Uchi-Kanda in Chiyoda Ward) since the Edo period (1603-1867).

and the world’s first novel – penned during the Edo Period. World of the Book is refreshed each year to showcase the extraordinary riches of the library’s collections, but you have until May ...

OKAZAKI, Aichi — The Hiraoka family’s former residence, which belonged to a merchant family and was built in the Edo period (1603-1867), was designated as a structure of landscape importance in ...

Hubballi: The Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) decided to remove the newly introduced UGD user fee and SWM cess following protests from public and business sectors. However, the SWM ...

Masaya Tanaka IN ENGLISH, THE word “kimono” means simply “the thing to wear,” and beginning in Japan’s Heian period (794-1185) and throughout the Edo period (1603-1868), during which the ...

UNESCO's executive board on Thursday added Buddhist scriptures kept at Tokyo's Zojoji Temple to its Memory of the World register, making it the ninth Japanese inscription. The series of some ...

An exhibit of ukiyo-e depicting Japan’s tumultuous period of modernization, spanning the late Edo period and the early Meiji, is running through May at the National Museum of Japanese History in ...