The art of Japan’s Edo period is undeniably beautiful, influencing creators across the centuries. Japanese artist Katsushika ...

Quail Meeting (late Edo period) by an unknown artist, portraying one of the quail singing contests that became increasingly popular in the early Edo period The exhibition includes many paintings ...

It costs only a few hundred yen to explore this carefully reconstructed neighborhood from the late Edo period (1603-1867) — a time when samurai strolled the streets and merchants sold rice and ...

The measurements were conducted as part of a research project to “restore the original colors of the gold-leaf backing of fusuma-e drawn by Maruyama Okyo (1733–1795), a painter of the mid to late Edo ...

Discover one the best historic walks near Tokyo at Soka Matsubara Promenade, where pine-lined paths, Basho’s legacy, and ...

It is some time around 1750 during the Edo period, the era from 1603 to 1868 ruled by the Tokugawa shoguns. You are surrounded by a bustle of chattering locals twirling their umbrellas ...

(3) Use of gold foil in the Edo and Meiji eras The team compared ... with the gold foil used in repairs in the early Meiji era (mid-to-late 19th century). This measurement was a precious ...