Japan is often ranked amongst the world's friendliest countries to visit, with its citizens being described as kind, helpful, ...

in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district, as an escape from the world. Wealthy merchant s the Mitsui family purchased the tea room in the Meiji era (1868–1912), and it was relocated to Urakuen in 1972.

From ground-breaking sound installations to sustainable architecture – art aficionados have plenty to look forward to in ...

Japan’s quirkiest museums are not limited to urban hubs. Travel just slightly off the beaten path and you will find novel ...

Tiny scrolls tucked into Tibetan statuettes; images lying in wait in mirrors. An exhibition turns the spotlight on 75 bronze ...

Sanjō Munechika, a talented swordsmith living in tenth-century Heiankyō (now Kyoto) was ordered to make ... During the Edo period (1603–1868), such snakes reportedly guarded the rice granaries ...

From taking part in traditions in Asakusa to getting lost in the playground that is Shinjuku, Tokyo is truly unique.

This artefact dates to the Meiji period (1868-1912), a time when the Edo shogunate ... a fifth-generation Kyoto artisan. The mirror room, as Slaczka puts it, is the ultimate reflection of what ...

KYOTO--A project to use rare metals from discarded ... When it was relinquished by the Mogami family in the Meiji Era (1868-1912), the Shiga governor at the time suggested the blade be dedicated ...