NHK’s taiga historical drama “Unbound,” which depicts the life of Tsutaya Juzaburo, an exceptional publisher who discovered ...

Jin Minakata is a surgeon in present-day Tokyo. In a few minutes, he finds himself surrounded in a wooded area by “samurai” ...

London's art scene is flourishing this summer with a diverse array of exhibitions that blend tradition, innovation, and ...

An early print of an ukiyo-e by Kitagawa Utamaro, titled “Young Woman Blowing a Poppin,” has been rediscovered after being ...

A signature piece by famous Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro titled "Young Woman Blowing a Glass Pipe (poppin)" was ...

He was a commercial artist; many of his pictures – "of crowds milling over bridges towards famous shrines" or "twirling their ...

Hiroshige's vibrant woodcuts capture everyday life, landscapes, and culture during a transformational era in Japan.

A photo exhibit featuring traditional Japanese tattoo art, called "American Irezumi" is coming to San Francisco's Main Library in October.

Join National Geographic photographer Jonathan Irish on a journey through Tokyo, Japan, capturing the city's vibrant food ...

Japanese skincare has always been more ... Portraits of the past In Ukiyo-e woodblock prints of Edo-era women, beauty wasn’t just for fleeting moments; it was art. As Young Won Park explains ...

The woodblock print captures towering waves “almost ... issued by the Bank of Japan last year, Chu said. The exhibition is to highlight the “vibrant delights of Edo-period urban life” through the 218 ...