The biggest destinations of sake exports are now the U.S. and China, but sake officials think there is room for growth.

The Ozawa Brewery is striving to have sake recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Sake, deeply ingrained in Japanese culture, is gaining international popularity alongside global ...

47 x 42 in. (119.4 x 106.7 cm.) ...

It would be hard to adapt into a shorter version, but I think they could do a great job with The Tale of Genji.

An exhibition focusing on the connection between Donald Keene (1922-2019), who played a major role in introducing Japanese literature to the world, and the classic 11th-century novel “Tale of Genji” ...

22.5 x 19 cm. (8.9 x 7.5 in.) ...

The Donald Keene and the Tale of Genji Exhibition is currently being held in Kita Ward, Tokyo, where the late Donald Keene, who introduced Japanese literature to the world, lived for nearly half a ...

The shrine is referenced in numerous works of literature, most notably in the world’s first novel; The Tale of Genji. After lunch, travel on to Kinkakuji, also known as the Golden Pavilion ...

In 1510 a wealthy Japanese man called Sue (pronounced Sué) Saburō took possession of a magnificent album of paintings and calligraphy illustrating The Tale of Genji. He had commissioned it for his ...

Notably, the shrine makes an appearance in The Tale of Genji, an 11th-century masterpiece of Japanese literature considered by some to be the world’s first novel. Exiting the grove, we’ll walk about ...

In particular, he specialized in the use of color woodcuts. His woodcuts of the 1980s and 1990s, such as Tales of Genji III (1998), are considered among the most innovative works in contemporary ...