History

Tsurugaoka Hachimangū: A Shrine at the Center of Kamakura HistoryCULTURE | Nov 25, 2022

Yōfukuji: Computer Graphics Bring a Lost Kamakura Temple Back to Life CULTURE | Oct 26, 2022

Sankeien Garden: A Selfless Benefactor’s Gift to YokohamaCULTURE | Oct 21, 2022

“Yakyū” Nation: Celebrating 150 Years of Japanese BaseballCULTURE | Oct 7, 2022

Wandering Through History in KagoshimaCULTURE | Oct 7, 2022

Tsukiji Honganji Tsukuda Building: Temple and Seniors’ Residence Under One RoofCULTURE | Oct 6, 2022

Step into Japan’s Prehistoric Jōmon Culture at Aomori’s Sannai Maruyama Archeological SiteCULTURE | Sep 22, 2022

Tokugawa Ieyasu’s CastlesCULTURE | Sep 14, 2022

Fear and Reverence: Japanese Views of Souls, Spirits, and GhostsCULTURE | Aug 30, 2022

Mori Ōgai: The Polymath Intellectual Who Made Literary HistoryCULTURE | Jul 8, 2022

“Kappa”: The Terror of Japan’s RiversCULTURE | Jul 7, 2022

Ikegami Honmonji: Historic Nichiren Temple in TokyoCULTURE | Jul 1, 2022

Meiji Mura Brings Early Modern Japan to TodayCULTURE | Jun 22, 2022

“Ōoku”: Yoshinaga Fumi’s Alternative History of a Japan Run by WomenCULTURE | Jun 15, 2022

The Revival of “Himuro-Biraki”: A Feature of Summer at Kanazawa’s Yuwaku OnsenCULTURE | Jun 3, 2022

Matsuo Bashō and “Senbei” Rice Crackers: Exploring the Old Post Town of SōkaCULTURE | May 20, 2022

“Ningyo”: Japanese Merfolk and Auspicious MummiesCULTURE | May 18, 2022

Reflecting on the Horrors of War: Okinawa’s Himeyuri Cenotaph and the Himeyuri Peace MuseumCULTURE | May 13, 2022