In the city of Koka in Shiga Prefecture — also known as a “ninja village” — a written copy of the original, famous book on the art of ninja, “Karinseiyo,” has been discovered at a local shrine.

Instead of focusing on flashy new rides, Asakusa Hanayashiki leverages its history as a strength with attractions that ...

Researchers from Kumamoto University (Japan) have discovered two primary historical documents showing that Mitsuyoshi Yoshida, author of the popular Edo-period Japanese arithmetic book "Jinkouki," was ...

Photographers stroll around the area, play with their smartphones and do other things to waste time until the magical moment ...

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Asato Ikeda -- Wakashu as third gender and gender ambiguity through the Edo period / Joshua S. Mostow -- Fleurs du mal : onnagata (female-role ...

An early Edo period document stipulating the Hosokawa clan code of conduct for vassals dispatched on a national project to rebuild Sunpu Castle has been discovered by Kumamoto University researchers.

The other day I had the pleasure of attending a very interesting presentation about antique books by an expert in Edo period literature, professor Laura Moretti. Laura had brought along many volumes ...