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 ...

Let's take a tour of Edo, Japan's capital (now Tokyo) during the Tokugawa Period. Six dead and dozens ... Grade II-listed stately home on auction for just £220,000 Tottenham injury update ...

Shirakawa-go is famous for its gassho-zukuri farmhouses, which are more than two centuries old. These thatched-roof houses are built to endure heavy snowfall, making them architectural marvels. The ...

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.

The Tokugawa clan, which produced successive shogun rulers throughout the Edo Period ... which is home to the family’s mausoleum. The development comes as Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK ...

0.9324/1 Suits of armour have been made in Japan for thousands of years but most of those in museum collections are from the Edo period (1603 - 1868). This suit of armour dates to the Edo period.