Records from early medieval Japan ... of premodern Japan, I've studied the processes its healing experts used to deal with possessions, and illness generally. Both literature and historical ...

Researchers found that men and women lived to around the same ages, and life expectancy wasn’t extended for women. During the Medieval Period, life expectancy was much lower than it is today, at ...

Each week we will look at one significant work of Japanese literature situating it in its historical, cultural, and social context, from the Meiji period (1868-1912) to the present. We will explore ...

But “Shogun,” based on the 1975 novel by Australian-British writer James Clavell, broke the mould when the period drama series – mostly in Japanese and hailed for its authenticity – won 18 ...

Paul is the author of the Medieval History blog, which covers a range of topics from the history and folklore of the medieval period. He has always taken a keen interest in history, a passion that led ...

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The life and works of Japanese artist and ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai, as seen from the eyes of his daughter, Katsushika O-Ei.

Ginzan Onsen, a popular Japanese hot spring town known for its ... in the onsen but its picturesque scenery of traditional Edo-period buildings blanketed in snow – speculated to be the ...

From cheap and cheerful takeaway joints, teppanyaki bars and sushi trains to relaxed izakaya-style eateries and total omakase opulence, there’s some serious ground to cover when it comes to eating ...