The Tōkaidō was the most important route in 19th-century Japan. It connected Edo (modern-day Tokyo), the de facto capital ...

The British Museum’s exhibition on the Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) will include Van Gogh’s own ...

A look at Japan’s love of packaging, from impeccably crafted cardboard to lacquered works of art.

“It looks like it will die,” Nishibori said of the cherry tree, “but it’s not going to die. The next spring, there will be ...

1 1/4 x 3 7/8in (3.2 x 9.9cm) (16) ...

Edo Avant-Garde reveals the pivotal role Japanese artists of the Edo era (1603 – 1868) played in setting the stage for the “modern art” movement in the West. During the Edo era, while a ...

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 ...

This spring and summer, Japan’s ancient aesthetic heritage meets the cutting edge of animation. On at the Tokyo National ...

Sucker Punch's Nate Fox and Jason Connell share what fans can expect from Atsu's journey through Hokkaido in "Ghost of Yotei.

More than 1,100 carp streamers are on display across a local river in this east Japan city during an annual spring festival, ...

OKAZAKI, Aichi — The Hiraoka family’s former residence, which belonged to a merchant family and was built in the Edo period (1603-1867), was designated as a structure ... to Cover Hundreds of Billions ...

Seen as a vital design resource, the arts of Japan became an area of particular interest for the ... Ranging from the 17th century to the 20th century, the collection reveals the variety of books ...