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13 Things You Might Not Know About Hokusai

There's more to Hokusai than yokai and the great wave

By Lyn Tsuchiya

Wisteria in Japan: History, Meaning and Where To Find Them

By Kim Kahan

Riot: 6 Times Japan Got Mad

By Kim Kahan

A Beginner’s Guide to Okinawa’s Ryukyu Glassware

By Sharon Alphonso

On This Day in Japan: Aum's Sarin Gas Attack

By Matthew Hernon

The Legend & Butterfly is a Beautiful Lie About the Love Life of Oda Nobunaga

By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz

tokyo bonsai lifestyle

Tokyo Bonsai Artisan Daisuke Nakajima is Thinking Outside the Pot

By Zoria Petkoska

7 Lesser-known Japanese Traditions

By Kim Kahan

Spotlight: Yoshie Shiratori — The Man No Prison Could Hold

By Matthew Hernon