Traditional Japanese erotic art – shunga – flourished during the Edo period (1603–1867), along with the rise of ukiyo-e ...

"The First Homosexuals" traces how the coinage of the term "homosexual" has shaped queer art and expression through the ages.

If there is to be a broad-based, democratic resistance, Kurosawa’s film suggests, the “hungry Samurai” who lead it must ...

It was while walking the (deceptively long) stretch between Odeonsplatz and St. Ludwig that I first encountered the ...

Hiroshige's vibrant woodcuts capture everyday life, landscapes, and culture during a transformational era in Japan.

The Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints keeps age-old methods alive by creating ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with artisans ...

He was a commercial artist; many of his pictures – "of crowds milling over bridges towards famous shrines" or "twirling their parasols" in celebrated beauty spots – are essentially tourist posters.

Mt. Fuji is Japan's tallest and most famous peak. As an active volcano, it has also inspired awe and terror. Mt. Fuji has also inspired artists, including Katsushika Hokusai, as seen in his famous ...

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way of ...

Japanese convenience stores have just about everything. We’re not just talking about delicious food and refreshing drinks, either, as they also offer a staggering array of services. Need to purchase ...