With the Edo-Tokyo Museum opening at the end of March, after a 4-year refurbishment, I got to see the updated exhibits ...
After four long years of construction, the massive museum reveals both upgraded and brand-new permanent exhibitions ...
By the early 1800s, Edo (now Tokyo) had grown into a major city with a population of over one million. Its inhabitants ...
The Ukiyo-e woodblock prints of Japan’s Edo period manage to speak volumes about their world without raising their voice. These delicate yet powerfully evocative images are the fullest expression of ...
Centuries ago, Tokyo was known as Edo. More than a million people enjoyed life in this small but abundant city. They live on in ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Each episode is a deep dive into a single ...