Starting with Ieyasu, the Tokugawa Shoguns made clever use of falconry beyond mere hunting. Uncover their deep connection ...

On December 19, 1910, Japan entered the age of powered flight when Captain Yoshitoshi Tokugawa flew a Farman III biplane at Yoyogi Parade Ground. This article traces the first powered aircraft flight ...

In "Studies in Intellectual History of Tokugawa Japan," leading postwar political scientist Masao Maruyama chronicles the ideas and debates of scholars throughout the Edo Period (1603-1868). Studies ...

Sir George Sansom’s history of Japan was first published in 1932 and used in U.S. college classrooms into the 1980s. In it, he described the Tokugawa period (1603-1868) as an era of oppressive “feudal ...

The scholarly narrative of spoken Chinese studies in Tokugawa Japan is dominated by Ogyū Sorai, who founded a translation society in 1711 and urged Japanese intellectuals to learn contemporary spoken ...

A small round man with a large round face the color of old bronze landed in Manhattan last week from the 23-year-old Mauretania. This personage is the head of a Japanese house which for 264 years was ...

Narai-juku, Nagano, Japan historic post town along the Nakasendo historic route at dusk. It's just one of 7 tours available that highlight Japan's Shogun history. With the recent release of the ...

Learn about Sakamoto Ryoma, including his life, legacy and real-life locations connected to his role in modern Japan.

Tsunenari Tokugawa, 18th generation head of the Tokugawa family. He was born and bred in Tokyo, where he has lived for 70 years. He remembers the heavy snowfalls of Tokyo winters and feels that Tokyo ...