In the city of Koka in Shiga Prefecture — also known as a “ninja village” — a written copy of the original, famous book on the art of ninja, “Karinseiyo,” has been discovered at a local shrine.
The Ukiyo-e woodblock prints of Japan’s Edo period manage to speak volumes about their world without raising their voice. These delicate yet powerfully evocative images are the fullest expression of ...
Researchers from Kumamoto University (Japan) have discovered two primary historical documents showing that Mitsuyoshi Yoshida, author of the popular Edo-period Japanese arithmetic book "Jinkouki," was ...
Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Asato Ikeda -- Wakashu as third gender and gender ambiguity through the Edo period / Joshua S. Mostow -- Fleurs du mal : onnagata (female-role ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. How did the sex trade transform communities in early modern Japan? Which social and economic forces shaped the lives of the women who worked in ...
In the age of the Internet, it's clear that cats don't fail to capture our attention and dominate our social media feeds. But long before they starred in viral videos and inspired memes, cats were ...
JAPAN - Edo period (1603-1868), 17th century Ink, colors and gold on paper, Daimyo shunga scroll, twelve erotic scenes composed of groups of men and women frolicking, sometimes in front of a screen, ...