The Buddhist priest Kukai (774–835), aka Kobo Daishi, is one of the most influential figures in Japanese religious and cultural history. The founder of Shingon Buddhism introduced esoteric teachings ...

Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a bustling city that is best discovered at a leisurely pace. Credit...via Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum; via Nihon Mingeikan; via Tokyo ...

If you're looking to learn a little (or a lot) about Japan's history, the Tokyo National Museum is the place to go. This museum is one of the country's most expansive, housing about 120,000 pieces of ...

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From the National Museum of Modern Art to the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum and a traveling show landing at the Bunkamura Museum of Art, here are the photography shows to keep in your viewfinder.

Time is running out to experience the Japanese history and treasures that abound in a special exhibit at the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno Park. Tokyo National Museum: Its History and National ...

For years, the Honkan (or Japanese Gallery) of the Tokyo National Museum was one of the country’s most underachieving art institutions. The art wasn’t the problem. With more than 110,000 Japanese ...