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Beyond the well-established fame of sushi, ramen, and sashimi, Japan also has a diverse array of popular street foods. Here are 8 of them.
For 16 generations, master gardeners in this one family have dedicated their lives to preserving one of the nation's most ...
With the exception of the image of Vaisravana (Tamonten), which was made during the Kamakura period, these are the oldest examples in Japan of sculptures made using the dakkatsu kanshitsuzō ...
Miso soup is a traditional Japanese dish you may have while visiting sushi restaurants and other Japanese restaurants, but ...
The oldest one in Japan dated back to the latter part of the Kamakura Period (1185-1333). The newly found manuscript is scheduled to go on display at the Marunouchi main store of Maruzen Bookstore ...
Kublai twice attempted to invade Japan during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333). Japanese and Mongol forces fought the Battle of Bunei in 1274 and the Battle of Koan in 1281 in northern Kyushu.
According to the University of Colorado at Boulder, the Kamakura Period, starting in 1185 CE, saw a shift in power from Japan’s imperial court to its warrior class, led by the shogun Minamoto no ...
In the Taniuchi Rokuro Gallery are displayed the heartwarming works of Rokuro Taniuchi, a Japanese illustrator, who depicted the nostalgic Showa era. There is a library where you can freely look at ...
A collection of artefacts collected 2,500 years ago in modern-day Iraq reveal the forgotten world of Mesopotamia, home to ...