Nearly 90 boys take part in the annual festival. They age out once they reach 13 years old. Image: Elise Hu/NPR The hadaka matsuri or "naked festival" dates back centuries in Japan.

In Toyko, a yearly religious festival has captured the Internet’s attention for all the right reasons. For those not familiar, Sanja Matsuri is part of Mikoshi season in Japan, a time in spring for ...

Japan Society is proud to present the 16th annual JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film, the largest festival of its kind. From major blockbusters to indie darlings, films at this year’s ...

Tendo is known for producing 90% of the shogi, or Japanese chess, pieces in Japan, and during the festival, locals and visitors gather to watch a human chess match, or shogi battle, in Maizuru Park.

"You want to impress Sakura... don't you?" Film Movement has debuted the official US trailer for a lovely little Japanese ...

During the Edo period in Japan (1615-1857), woodblock printing was a common and popular art form. The Japanese took the Buddhist idea of ukiyo, or "the floating world," and interpreted the notion of ...