Edo period

Tsumago: A Historic Town in NaganoTRAVEL | Sep 29, 2026

Little Beauties: The Goldfish Bringing a Splash of Color to Everyday Life in JapanCULTURE | Dec 3, 2024

Nakamura Takanosuke: Kabuki Heir Soaring to New Heights CULTURE | Oct 31, 2024

Teacher and Traveler Sakuma Yōken: Fukushima’s Nineteenth-Century “Wasan” Math MasterJAPAN LIFE | Sep 13, 2024

Edo-Period Teens Tackling Math’s Toughest Problems: A Historical Look at Japan’s “Wasan” MathJAPAN LIFE | Jun 3, 2024

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

Japan’s “Wasan” Mathematical Tradition: Surprising Discoveries in an Age of SeclusionJAPAN LIFE | Apr 30, 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

Tsutaya Jūzaburō: The King of Edo PublishingINSIGHT | Oct 4, 2023

Male-Male Desire: “Danshoku” Culture and Its Legacy in JapanINSIGHT | Sep 29, 2023

Palace Rendezvous: Rigid Rules Governed Sex Lives of Tokugawa ShōgunsCULTURE | Sep 15, 2023

Edo-Period Buddhism as Part of the Apparatus of Shogunal ControlCULTURE | Aug 2, 2023

Wealthy Western Domains in the Edo PeriodINSIGHT | Jul 18, 2023

Japan’s Richest Domains in the Edo PeriodINSIGHT | Jun 1, 2023

Traditional Japanese Units of Measurement for Length and WeightINSIGHT | Feb 9, 2023

The Black Ships Shock: A Historic Encounter that Changed JapanINSIGHT | Feb 7, 2023

Lessons from Old Japan for Sustainable Living JAPAN LIFE | Jan 11, 2023