History

Beyond Hachikō: Japan’s Many Tributes to Faithful CaninesCULTURE | Jun 24, 2024

Standing Statue of the Dog General, One of the Twelve Heavenly GeneralsCULTURE | Jun 21, 2024

“None That I Do Not Love”: Higuchi Ichiyō As a Poet and Thinker CULTURE | Jun 14, 2024

Jinbōchō Through the Years: The Story of Tokyo’s Secondhand Book District CULTURE | Jun 11, 2024

Standing Statue of the Bodhisattva Asanga MujakuCULTURE | Jun 7, 2024

Bronze Standing Statue of the Shaka Buddha at BirthCULTURE | May 24, 2024

“Wahon”: The History of the Japanese BookCULTURE | May 22, 2024

Coffee Culture, Japan Style: Tracing the History of Japanese Porcelain ExportsCULTURE | May 2, 2024

Kōchi: Where Nature Meets HistoryCULTURE | Apr 9, 2024

Exploitation and Culture: Heaven and Hell in the Yoshiwara Pleasure QuartersCULTURE | Mar 29, 2024

Chikamatsu Monzaemon: The Tenderness and Severity of Japan’s Master DramatistCULTURE | Mar 14, 2024

A Visit to Kyoto’s Tenryūji and Its Exquisite GardenTRAVEL | Feb 29, 2024

Fujiwara no Michinaga: Powerful Statesman and Emotional Diarist CULTURE | Feb 27, 2024

“Kami” Questions: Hirafuji Kikuko Shares Her Knowledge About Japanese GodsCULTURE | Feb 23, 2024

An Auspicious Nō Dance for a New Year: Takeda Isa and Her Father Perform TogetherCULTURE | Feb 13, 2024

“Aiyu” Jelly: Taiwanese “Soul Dessert” Making Inroads with Japanese FoodiesCULTURE | Jan 25, 2024

A Journey Through the Erotic World of “Shunga”: Director Hirata Junko Discusses Her New FilmCULTURE | Jan 22, 2024

Foxes, Inari Shrines, and Abe no SeimeiCULTURE | Jan 18, 2024