When Tokugawa Ieyasu was appointed shogun of Japan in 1603, the fortunes of a sleepy fishing village called Edo were forever changed. Ieyasu transformed Edo —

"Knowing Japan and the Japanese better," Louis Frédéric states in the introduction to this encyclopedia, "is one of the necessities of modern life." The Japan

This is a collection of the work of Kuniyoshi's works that feature cats.

江戸の絵草紙屋にタイムスリップ。眺めて飾って細部を味わう60枚 絵草紙屋の店先で気に入った絵を選ぶように、1枚の

From Hello Kitty to Maneki Neko—Japan is the epicentre of global cat culture! Whether lurking in corners or taking center stage, cats are a ubiquitous presenc