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.

This chaotic spectacle is one of the Japanese prefecture’s “danjiri matsuri,” or float festivals. Held over a few weeks in October, they’re considered one of the most dangerous events on ...

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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.

"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 ...