History buffs and cosplay fans won’t just look like samurai, but eat like them too on their visit to Kamakura.
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Shibuya photography session will give you a literal snapshot of two of the coolest aspects of Japan.
And poses from Kill Bill’s fight choreographer ensure you’ll look fearsome when you get there.
800 years after its creation, the Scrolls of Frolicking Animals are still inspiring new content, thanks to the anime studio Hayao Miyazaki built.
While many believe the tradition of making the ghost-like doll can be traced back to a bald-headed monk, history suggests it actually began with a small girl.
Just like their inspirations protected swordsmen’s hands, these coasters will guard your kitchen table’s varnish.
On November 7, 1937, the Los Angeles Examiner published a prescient map predicting how Imperial Japan could attack the US during World War II.
Just be sure you’re wearing proper 19th-century attire – you don’t want to get any funny looks.
Centuries-old earthenware plate gets a special assist from a kitty in becoming an ultra-rare, ultra-cute antique.
One of the Meiji Period’s most prolific artists painted more cats than you might have expected.
Japanese commenters aren’t so impressed with modern cityscapes, but are they just being nitpicky?
These gorgeous illustrations of workers’ uniforms over the past century and a half is sure to charm lovers of seifuku [uniforms] everywhere!
From Castle Day to Haircut Day, there’s an old-school, black-and-white video for any occasion!
Tokyo resident is the first foreign member of the Hattori Hanzo Ninja Squad.
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