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

However, you’ll be pleased to know there are a number of hotels that come with their own green spaces, some of which date ...

Hino in western Tokyo is known for irrigation canals and its past as a rice cultivating center during the Edo period. The fertile lands gave rise to the men who would form the legendary Shinsengumi.

In Chiba, a quiet revival is taking shape, where creatives are reimagining Japan’s forgotten kominka — traditional folk homes — inviting people to slow down, reconnect with the land and question what ...

A newly discovered pair of painted folding screens have been confirmed to be the joint work of renowned Edo Period artists Ito ... at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2 organized by the ...

This spring and summer, Japan’s ancient aesthetic heritage meets the cutting edge of animation. On at the Tokyo National Museum from March 25 to August 3, ‘Imme ...

However, Tokyo Port Brewery — operating out of a ... sake production has not changed much since the Edo Period (1603-1868), Terasawa says. TPB produces roughly 50 brews each year, with the ...

Sawajima Yuichi investigates matchmaking in the Edo period. Matchmaker Oume is known for her skill in finding successful matches. Discover what it was like finding a partner in old Tokyo.

Fast-forward away from the Edo period by heading to Taisho Roman Yume ... canned/bottled beer in case you want to bring some back to Tokyo with you. We recommend stopping by here after your ...

Foreign visitors and other history-minded readers are flocking to Tokyo’s Kanda-Jinbocho area ... including literature from the Edo Period (1603-1868), ukiyo-e prints, old maps, and materials ...