Explore the traditional process of making Japanese knives and samurai swords at the Sakai Mizuno Forge in Osaka, an iconic ...

From geisha gown to 21st-Century fashion statement, the kimono is a quintessentially Japanese garment entrenched in symbolism ...

By the time the samurai film genre, along with Japanese cinema itself, announced its presence on the global stage at the dawn of the 1950s with Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon, thousands of tales ...

The breakout series Shōgun has renewed interest in the clashing swords and political maneuvering of Japan's feudal era – and the city of Kanazawa is an excellent place to learn more.

5 samurai sites in Japan that inspired the story behind ‘Shogun ... This era was marked by intrigue and plotting among Japan’s powerful daimyos, ... where the Japanese royal family resides.