KYOTO – Picture a procession of carriages departing a crimson palace. Ladies dressed in jūnihitoe (12-layer kimono) look through the wooden blinds of their carriages and see the streets of Heian-kyo ...

Japan has a long history. Archaeological evidence shows that people have lived in the Japanese islands since prehistoric times, and written records from almost 1,700 years ago describe primitive ...

Heian Jingū was built in 1895 to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the capital’s move to Heiankyō, now known as Kyoto. The shrine buildings are faithful 5/8-scale replicas of the original ...

21.1 x 28.2 cm. (8.3 x 11.1 in.) ...

DAZAIFU, Fukuoka Prefecture--Braving wintery cold weather, people dressed in exquisite period costumes recited poems at the Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine here on March 3. Thirteen participants re-enacted ...