When it was first dug, the Chidorigafuchi moat was meant to keep people away from the shogun’s stronghold of Edo Castle, ...

Spring is in the air again at Ikebukuro’s popular Sunshine City shopping complex in downtown Tokyo. The annual event, called ...

The Hello Kitty Island Adventure Springtime Celebration runs through April 7 and allows players to exchange sakura ...

As winter fades, the world eagerly anticipates one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles: cherry blossom season. This year ...

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is one of Washington’s most popular tourist attractions, drawing more than 1.5 million ...

The new JR East E10 Shinkansen will replace the current E2 and E5 bullet trains and are slated for a 2030 debut.

I’ve always had an interest in Japan and cherry blossoms. I was nine when my father brought a Japanese colleague home for ...

The second chapter of the Louis Vuitton x Murakami re-edition collection has arrived, with a campaign featuring Zendaya.

(This is Part 25 of the "Learning from Japanese picture books" series, which introduces recommended Japanese picture books, ...

The lotus flower, capable of blooming amidst muddy waters, holds deep cultural and spiritual significance in both Indian and ...