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The Ryōunkaku Tower

Between 1890, when it was built, and 1923, when it was destroyed, the Ryōunkaku was Tokyo's tallest building. Measuring 69 me...

Edo to Meiji: Ukiyo-e artist Chikanobu Yoshu tracked the transformation of Japanese culture The popularity of ukiyo-e woodblock pri...

Sight at Ochanomizu (1880) by Kiyochika Kobayashi Ukiyo-e reflects turn of century mood changes across Japan The Meiji period is considere...

When Edo Japan was forced to open its doors to the outside World in 1854, it set off a train of events that destabilized the feudal orde...