The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way of ...

Learn more Although first popularized in the United States in the 1980s, the Tabi sandal dates back to 15th-century Japan.

Ancient ceremonies mark the start of once-every-20-years renewal of Japan’s sacred shinto shrine Associated Press Videos Updated Thu, May 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM UTC ...

In an era when connecting with nature has become more vital than ever, a centuries-old Japanese garden element is making ...

Every 20 years, Ise Jingu — the most revered Shinto shrine in Japan — is knocked down and rebuilt from scratch, a tradition that has been carried out for more than a millennia. The Ise Jingu is a ...

In his new memoir "Things Become Other Things," photographer and essayist Craig Mod contemplates the power of a long walk to ...

They used AI to analyze the data as part of research to locate ancient Japanese burial mounds known as kofun. At least 1,300 locations with land features that could indicate ancient burial mounds ...

That self-stuffing. And so ten years ago, in my early thirties, I began expanding the circle of my known world by walking the historic routes of Japan. With that simple impulse to walk ...

KYOTO -- A "yabusame," or horseback archery, ritual was held at a Shinto shrine in this ancient Japanese capital to pray for the safety of the famed Aoi Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three major festivals.

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Remember when the design world fell for feng shui? Its proliferation in the West followed Richard Nixon’s state visit ...

The ancient city of Nara lies close to Kyoto and Osaka. Around 1,300 years ago it was the capital of Japan, and numerous sacred sites are preserved there dating back to that period of history.