Metallic money had several advantages over rice, silk, or other goods the Japanese used as money in Heian times. Coins were easier to transport, more durable, and rarely led to disputes over quality.

This cultural era, the Muromachi Period, lasted well past the Ashikiga. Easy-recognizable cultural institutions, such as Noh drama or architecture, developed, adding their richness to Japanese ...

The shock of rising prices in Japan The unused communal toilet - known as tōsu - was built in the first half of the Muromachi period (1336-1573) and is located inside Tofukuji temple. It's ...

This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...

They were designed to offer a cushion against the hard wooden or dirt floors of early Japanese homes. During the Muromachi Period (1336–1573), the tatami room was mainly used by the elite as a study ...

Here’s what you need to know about this actively volcanic island’s hot springs, gastronomy, and uniquely Japanese accommodations.

The famed Ikenobo school of flower arrangement held its centuries-old annual “Hatsuike” ceremony (first flower arrangement of ...

or shokunin in Japanese. The inception of local industries goes back about 500 years, to the Muromachi period (1336-1573), when powerful clans governed the region. Every winter, as heavy snow fell ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan ... sometime during the Muromachi period (between 1392 ...