The desire to pass on knowledge spurred the evolution of books made of washi paper. Artisans carry on the trade of binding ...

An exhibition exploring this historical relationship through ukiyo-e (traditional woodblock prints and paintings ...

At twilight, a kitsune (fox) and akaname (filth-licking toilet demon) lead a group of excited Tokyoites and visitors around ...

Japan's sole publisher of woodblock prints, this collection showcases animals depicted by prominent Edo era artists. The animals depicted by famous Ukiyo-e artists such as Korin Ogata, Hiroshige ...

David Edelstein under Unsplash License In 1831, the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai immortalized a snow-covered Mount Fuji in the background of his famous woodblock print, The Great Wave off ...

A passenger train hit a thick piece of wood kept on the tracks on Thursday night in what is being suspected as a sabotage in Uttar Pradesh again. The incident comes a month after an empty gas ...

Minecraft may have just had an update, introducing Bundles and Hardcore mode to the game and Bedrock respectively, but its latest Beta and Snapshot have revealed a brand new block, all built ...

Its influence could not be overstated. “Hokusai: Waves of Inspiration” just opened at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and diagrams the career of the Edo ...

24.7 x 37.2 cm. (9.7 x 14.6 in.) ...