OKAYAMA--Visitors to the famed Korakuen garden here can get a taste of history by enjoying foods that the lords of the Ikeda clan would have savored during the Edo Period (1603-1867).

But what's less known is that the area was also a leisure destination centuries ago in the Edo period, thanks to its many temples and shrines. Then, as Japan modernized, it became an industrial ...

Several decades before the beginning of the Tokugawa (Edo) period, which started around 1600, Japan was unified by several military lords, at the head of which stood Oda Nobunaga. After his ...

The campus is also home to a historical site that dates back to the Edo period. So you can see down here, these are actually the playing fields of Sophia University. 03:01 But the playing fields ...

The final two decades of the seventeenth century saw in the intellectual life of Japan two developments that would prove ... The final generation of Edo period waka poets may be represented by two ...

This umami-rich hero deserves more of a spotlight, not only because of its fascinating history but also because it has the inherent ability to turn any bland dish into a spectacular feast of flavors .

Some developments emerged over a period ... modern Japan is laid. Hideyoshi's ambition to conquer Korea and China is thwarted by local resistance. Arts such as painting, monumental decorative designs, ...

The same is true when it comes to Japan. Gaming fans can easily travel ... take on familiar Yakuza characters near the end of the Edo period. Ghost Of Tsushima is one of the most beloved and ...

In the autumn months, travelers take part in “momijigari” with Walk Japan, which is a tradition that translates to “hunting red leaves” and dates back to the Edo period of 8th century when ...

Sinitic genres flourished in the Meiji period with unprecedented splendor, giving kanshibun a ubiquity it had never had before. A tremendous expansion of kanshi or Sinitic poetry composition had taken ...