Step back in time to Nara, Japan’s captivating first permanent capital (710-794 CE). Just a short train ride from Kyoto or Osaka, this serene city offers a unique blend of ancient history and natural ...
They help confirm a long-standing theory about the genetic origins of modern-day Japanese populations. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
Japanese carpenters have been building elaborate shrines by hand for more than a millennium. A new exhibit shows the extraordinary tools and joints behind these extraordinary buildings. Since the 7th ...
KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) -An immersive art space in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto is offering a novel experience to visitors from around the world, aiming to dissolve the boundary between ...
New research into ancient Japanese rice farming suggests that technological development does not always mean the abandonment of cultural practices, particularly culinary traditions. The research is ...
Long ago, ancient mariners successfully navigated a perilous ocean journey to arrive at Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, a new study suggests. Archaeological sites on six of these isles — part of a ...
Revered for guiding, the three-legged crow god surely had my back. In rural mountainous Japan, I hoofed up the steep Kumano Kodo trail, retracing ancient footsteps of emperors, shoguns, and nobles who ...
From tranquil temples to the bright lights of Tokyo, look at images that capture the “Land of the Rising Sun” Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries Photographs selected by Text by Tracy Scott Forson ...