Edo

New Kura Sushi revolving sushi bar in Ginza is the chain’s most beautiful restaurant in Tokyo

Gorgeous features make this more like an Edo theme park than a conveyor belt sushi restaurant.

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Fight like a ninja in a samurai town, with sword-fighting experience at Kyoto Toei movie studio park

Learn Japanese katana techniques from movie actors and film your own sword-fight in an Edo setting. 

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Beware the rise of overpriced “Inbound Don” at tourist spots in Japan

Return of inbound tourists means prices are skyrocketing, with some places charging US$120 for a bowl of seafood. 

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Edo-themed onsen and restaurant complex opens in Tokyo, but do overseas tourists know about it?

Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai brings the charm of an old market town to a new tourist site in Tokyo.

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Step back in time to the Edo period at this unusual highway rest stop in Japan

Both the setting and the unique meals here will whisk you away to traditional Japan.

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Toei Kyoto Studio Park takes you back in time to Edo period Japan, but all is not what it seems

Join us on a guided tour of the film set where hundreds of Japanese period movies and dramas are filmed every year.

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Historical Edo Wonderland celebrates 35th anniversary with fireworks and festivals

This beloved Nikko tourist attraction plans to let off 1,000 fireworks “in the hope the pandemic will end soon.”

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Shinjuku Bento surprises us with historic ingredient from the samurai era

Unusual ekiben takes us back in time with a hot ingredient. 

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Why do kids in Japan use those large leathery “randoseru” school bags?

A trend a century and a half in the making.

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Time travelling online survey gets Japanese people nostalgic for their youth

“I’d go back in time and give my life a do-over,” one participant said.

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We try a traditional Tokyo dish of stewed loaches, encounter something we’ve never seen before

A taste of the Edo-period past, and a new encounter

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Edo Rice shows you what rice tasted like in the samurai era by continuing centuries of tradition

A Tokyo time trip for your taste buds.

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Why is “Akihabara” shortened to “Akiba?” The historical reason may surprise you

Yeah, wait a minute. Why isn’t it shortened to “Akiha” instead?

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New app lets you traverse the streets of modern Tokyo and ancient Edo at the same time

The Edo Past and Present Wanderings app appeals not only to old map buffs, but to anyone with a sense of adventure

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Japanese ninja, samurai and courtesans star in new Red Bull ad set in the Edo period 【Video】

Travel back in time to feudal Japan with an epic new clip featuring music by the Yoshida Brothers.

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Ukiyo-e Heroes: Amazing Nintendo woodblock prints created via traditional, handmade methods【Pics】

Mario, Pokémon, Link, Star Fox and more are brought to life through the same process used 200 years ago.

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Ukiyo-e woodblock print of vocaloid Hatsune Miku in Edo-period Japan sells out immediately online

A number of impressive details hidden within the image has made fans go crazy for this limited-edition print.

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Exclusive Starbucks iced coffee glass handmade in Japan according to ancient Edo tradition

With more than a century of craftsmanship behind the creation of each little glass, these are some of the most exclusive and expensive items in the Starbucks range.

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Miss Hokusai anime film receives distribution rights for North America, screenings begin in fall

The little known daughter of ukiyo-e legend Hokusai is the main character in this animated featured film.

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New Edo Goldfish Wonderland to open at Tokyo Skytree this summer for a limited time

With lanterns, cocktails and one thousand unusual goldfish, this is the coolest place to hang out in your yukata this summer.

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