Italian missionary Giovanni Battista Sidotti (1668-1714) landed on southwestern Japan's island of Yakushima in 1708, when the ...

Tokyo is known for its delicious fare ... such as red snow crab and salmon roe. With its old samurai and geisha districts, arts and crafts, and sites like the magnificent Kenrokuen Garden ...

In a bid to forge meaningful connections and promote the unique allure of Fukui Prefecture, the Fukui Prefectural Government ...

Travelers were impressed with all that the Tokyo National Museum has to offer ... you'll spot relics such as samurai armor and swords (a traveler favorite), delicate pottery, kimonos, calligraphy ...

Discover the top things to do in Osaka, where you can immerse yourself in the city's cultural heritage, vibrant atmosphere, ...

Author Fujimori Terunobu, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, was born in Nagano Prefecture ... only for his sworn friend (at the time), samurai and daimyō Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537 ...

This essential museum makes the horrors experienced by ... the umami-packed seasoning blend way back in 1904. Demons, samurai heroes and fearsome monsters take the stage here every Wednesday ...

From the Edo-Tokyo Museum Collection," and it is currently ... with no separation between samurai with katana and merchants. It was interesting for the French to see the equal relationship between ...

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Driving along the Yamanami Highway from Kumamoto to Beppu and back brings beautiful views and chances to relax in hot-spring ...

Shogun,” a feudal Japan-set drama starring and produced by Hiroyuki Sanada, claimed four Golden Globes for television drama ...