Four Japanese texts have been translated for the first time, and they describe how the samurai carried out ritual samurai […] ...

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From colorful lantern floats to sky-shattering firework displays, Tohoku’s range of festivities is absolutely unmatched.

By the Genroku period (1688-1703), one could see in Edo and other cities a flourishing merchant class that was ... Plans to overthrow the Tokugawa regime began in earnest in the 1860s. Radical samurai ...

Capcom's iconic 2000s-era PlayStation hack-and-slash supernatural samurai adventure series is coming back with a newly ...

Our Metropolis Winter 2024 Issue is out now and the theme is Edo!

TSUYAMA, Okayama Prefecture--It might not be to everyone’s taste but chocolate based on a recipe from the Edo Period (1603-1867) is now on sale in Japan. The brainchild of an enterprising ...

Beautifully filmed against the cherry blossoms and Shinto shrines of Early Modern Japan, “Bushido” revives the samurai ...

People’s preferences for Japanese sweet potatoes ... their fourth wave of popularity across the ages. During the Edo Period (1603-1867), when sugar was precious, they became a treat.

Ready to travel back to the beautiful and deadly world of Edo period Japan? Do it with Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice on Xbox and PlayStation.

Despite the legendary status Capcom's Onimusha earned back in the PS2 days, the series never got its due in later console ...