Sumo is one of Japan's most iconic sports, but few know the story of its origins. Katsuragi City in Nara Prefecture is ...

By Esha Chaudhuri  As the Shillong skyline is dotted with pink with just the right amount of nip in the air, a sense of ...

Following the critical and commercial success of "Ghost of Tsushima," a video game centered on the Mongol invasions of Japan, ...

Art, literature, and painting are vital means of expressing human experiences, emotions, beliefs, and values .

Nikko, located in Tochigi Prefecture, served as the spiritual center of the Tokugawa Shogunate, founded during Japan’s Edo ...

Masterpieces of Japanese art ... from the Kamakura Period; and “Byobu Dodai” (drafts for inscription on screens), a work of calligraphy by Ono no Tofu (894-966) of the Heian Period (794-1185).

Return to the world of samurai and learn about the women warriors who defended homes and created long-lasting legacies.

Photograph by Jax Chan Traditional, hand-cut wheat noodles are an art form in ... originated during the Heian Period, over 1,000 years ago. These intricate and beautiful Japanese garments were ...

Stunning brush strokes, both in calligraphy and paintings, are on display alongside beautiful decorative art pieces at The ...

Far more importantly, they are unique, timeless works of art, made with the utmost precision. Medieval Japan was shaped by terrible power ... These virtues were first identified all the way back in ...