In quiet Koto ward, away from the neon-lit skyscrapers and frenzied pace of central Tokyo, the Fukagawa Edo Museum offers a portal to a bygone era. It costs only a few hundred yen to explore this ...

What kind of relationship did Japanese people and animals have during the early modern Edo period (1603–1868)? An exhibition exploring this historical relationship through ukiyo-e (traditional ...

TOKYO >> In an ukiyo-e (woodblock print) by Utagawa Hiroshige titled “Edo Meisho Shiki no Nagame, Ryogoku Natsu no Yukei” ...

How did the sex trade transform communities in early modern Japan? Which social and economic forces shaped the lives of the women who worked in pleasure districts such as the Yoshiwara? Join Julie ...

This exhibition is the first of two to feature paintings, lacquer, and ceramics of the Edo period from the Freer Gallery's extensive permanent collection. Innovation within the established arts and in ...

The researchers analyzed snippets of DNA left in the centuries-old tartar buildup. Courtesy of PLOS One, Rikai Sawafuji Researchers in Japan have taken a close look at the tartar on centuries-old ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Escape Game The Edo Period A classic escape game set in the Edo period! Solve the mysteries and aim to escape from the Edo period. Games metadata is powered ...

Tokyo, Japan – Your teeth are like tiny time capsules—they have the potential to provide a wealth of information to scientists centuries in the future. For example, if you allow your plaque to harden ...

The Edo-Tokyo Museum, located in Tokyo's Ryogoku district, is one of Tokyo’s leading cultural institutions exploring the history and culture of the city. It officially reopened on March 31, following ...

Graves discovered in the southern part of the Umedahaka burial grounds in Osaka’s Kita Ward. (alll photos courtesy Osaka City Cultural Properties Association) Just what 2020 needed — an ancient burial ...