The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

A photo exhibit featuring traditional Japanese tattoo art, called "American Irezumi ... so the idea of the samurai was very important to him," said Kitamura. "I try to take into account their ...

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 ...

Historical displays provide insights into Edo period Japan's samurai culture and castle construction The ... Some tourists ask if tattoos are acceptable—they are. “Match-box” carriage of an old steam ...

Japanese Tattoos: History, Culture, Design by Brian Ashcraft and Hori Benny Tuttle Publishing 2016, 160 pages, 7.5 x 10 x 0.7 ...

Retro aesthetic and ultra-realistic three-dimensional designs are just a few of the new tattoo trends parents should be aware of.

The number of traditional Japanese carpenters is dwindling, but American Jon Stollenmeyer is helping to keep their style of architecture alive. Jon Stollenmeyer Jon came to Japan in 2008 after ...

"Hurts a little bit, but not too bad," she says after the work is done. "It's worth it." Cummings is being tattooed at the Kwanlin Traditional Tattoo Gathering in Whitehorse. The first of its kind, ...

TOKYO -- With the 2025 World Expo in Osaka attracting visitors from abroad to Japan, local governments and tourism businesses across western parts of the country are using this opportunity to ...

Bangkok, 23 April 2025 – For the first time ever, Bangkok’s culinary landscape will welcome a gathering of Japan’s most revered chefs under one roof at the Samurai Chef Charity Dinner ...