Yūzū Nenbutsu Engi (Origins of the Yuzu Nenbutsu Sect) 融通念仏縁起 (detail), Handscroll, Kamakura or period, 14th century, Japan, Ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian ...

Origins of the katana sword go back to feudal Japan during the Kamakura period of 1185–1333. As warfare continued and styles ...

Yasuke’s remarkable journey took him from Africa to the ranks of Oda Nobunaga’s forces, where he became one of Japan’s most intriguing figures.

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Nestled between the bustling metropolises of Tokyo and Osaka, Mie Prefecture offers travelers a captivating glimpse into ...

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There you’ll find a tidy, nondescript store where dress shirts made in Japan from quality fabrics sell for a price so reasonable it’ll make your head spin. That store was Kamakura Shirts—and ...

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October 29, 2024 • Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker's desk and a ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 80% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 66 °F (18.9 °C). Cloudy with a high of 71 °F (21.7 °C) and ...

Scott Burton, one of America’s leading sculptors, entrusted his estate to the museum in 1989, when he was sick with AIDS, to ensure his place in art history. It turned out to be a bad idea.