I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

“It looks like it will die,” Nishibori said of the cherry tree, “but it’s not going to die. The next spring, there will be ...

Whether you’re revisiting the Onimusha franchise or diving in fresh, Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny Remaster is an ideal entry ...

From Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle to 2024's best anime series Frieren Beyond Journey's End, there are plenty of anime ...

To turn little Edo into a city befitting the most powerful man in the land, Ieyasu put the samurai under ... they use to set their hair. It is also home to hundreds of small restaurants and bars ...

With the growing number of tourists visiting Japan, decorations modeled after "kabuto"—traditional samurai helmets—are becoming popular year-round as souvenirs. While the dolls were once ...

Japanese horror, often referred to as J-horror, has captivated and terrified audiences worldwide with its distinct approach ...

Traditional craft technique, lacquerware, is the focus of the Celine Maki-e exhibition, a natural exploration for the French luxury house, which has consistently woven Japanese culture throughout its ...

This round-up presents 11 of these projects which share a common thread of reclaiming and revitalizing traditional Japanese homes, often rooted in deep personal or generational ties. They are ...

Machiya are traditional wooden townhouses with layouts that allow residents to carry out both daily life and business in the same building. They were built all over Japan, but many remain in ...

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced creative disciplines like calligraphy and poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle.

Yasuke – Way Of The Butterfly (working title), about a real-life African warrior who became a samurai in Japan. Dube is writing and directing the rare Japan-South Africa collaboration ...