Their families remained as hostages in Edo when the daimyo traveled home. Also, each domain supplied ... many samurai fell into debt. In Edo Period Japan, only the merchants possessed cash to ...

American art collector Joe Price, renowned for his marvelous collection of works made in Japan during the Edo Period (1603-1867), died of old age on April 13 at his home in suburban Los Angeles.

Shirakawa-go is famous for its gassho-zukuri farmhouses, which are more than two centuries old. These thatched-roof houses ...