A street that crosses through the Imperial Palace in Tokyo will be open to the public for cherry blossom viewing for the first time in four years from March 25 to April 2, the Imperial Household ...

First built in 1444 at Gyeongbokgung, Seonwonjeon was burned to the ground during the Imjin Waeran, or Japan's invasions of the Korean Peninsula from 1592-98. Later in 1695, one was built at ...

Throughout the festival, visitors can enjoy plum-related events such as plum wine tastings, ume sweets, pickled plum (umeboshi) samplings, and a bonsai plum exhibition ... The Grand Sumo Tournament, ...

Japan’s wisteria season is from mid-April to mid-May ... On top of that, seasonal flower beds are dotted all around the park, and during the time of our visit, wisteria bonsai was chosen as the “in ...

But Tokyo conceded that this weak young man with extremely weak eyes still has a chance to be chosen as Japan’s Imperial Puppet. Furthermore, his proud Manchu mother, the daughter-in-law of his ...

Princess Aiko, left, and Princess Kako are seen at the Shinhama Imperial Wild Duck Preserve in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday. Chiba, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press) — Princess Aiko, the only child of ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan This update includes detailed ... A 360-degree virtual tour of the Imperial Palace offers a rare opportunity to experience its historic halls and ...

The Emperor and Empress remotely converse with people at an adult day care facility on Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, from the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward ... Iwaya Asks Rubio to Exclude ...

The agency also added a new page to introduce parts of the Imperial Palace, such as the Homei-Den banquet hall, using a 360-degree panoramic photo. About ¥9.6 million was spent on renovating the ...

Japan's Imperial Household Agency has overhauled its website. Its new features include 360-degree views of the palace interior. The agency set up a public relations office last fiscal year that ...

Originating in China thousands of years ago, bonsai was later adapted by Japanese growers who further developed it into the bonsai we know today. Translated to “plant in a tray,” bonsai is ...

The Japanese government on Wednesday announced countermeasures against a U.N. committee on discrimination against women that has called for reviewing Japan's male-only imperial succession law. The ...