helping to raise silkworms at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Masako is carrying on a tradition with a thread said to date back 15 centuries, the Japanese imperial family's cultivation of silkworms ...

The second season of the immensely popular The Apothecary Diaries anime series barreled toward its second half, but not ...

The Imperial Palace, or Kōkyo ... For any history lover, no experience can top off a visit to Tokyo’s classical arts performances. Although Japan is full of centuries-old art forms, nothing ...

You'd think the Imperial Palace would be mobbed with tourists, but it's not. You can credit the lack of crowds to an application policy, which limits the number of visitors. That's because the ...