I have a thing for ferries. Not the stomach-churning Devon to France crossings as a kid in the UK, bunged in the back of a Ford Escort with the cornflakes and tea bags. But the little ferries that ...

From visiting a rural onsen to losing yourself in under the neon lights of an arcade, these are the best experiences in Japan ...

Condé Nast Traveler has teamed with the legendary travel company to offer specialized trips hand-picked for our readers. The program kicks off with a series of small group journeys exploring the ...

Vinny Mauro of Motionless in White performs during Sonic Temple Art and Music Festival on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art showcases the longtime cultural meaning in the practice of chanoyu ...

A look at Japan’s love of packaging, from impeccably crafted cardboard to lacquered works of art. By Nick Haramis ... At Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, the saisenbako, a wooden coin ...

Two swords once carried by samurai have been found ... the center of the nation’s art and culture, which had been home to the emperor of Japan and the imperial court since a.d. 794.

For more than 300 years, the tale of the 47 Rōnin has epitomised the codes and values of the samurai. In Japan, the story is celebrated as ... and through countless retellings in plays, books, art and ...

What better scenario, then, than the Japanese civil war (1477-1600), where samurai and ninjas (known as shinobi) were fighting each other? Yet when the premiere trailer for Assassin’s Creed ...