HISTORY
Mount Fuji Eruption: The 1707 Disaster and Next Big One
What happened the last time the famed Mt. Fuji erupted? Learn about the Hoei Eruption, and the great crisis it caused during…
Heian era
HISTORY
FEATURED
Benkei: Was Japan’s Warrior Monk Real?
Benkei was a Warrior Monk whose life was filled with rich history and folklore. Or at least, that's how the tale is…
CULTURE
The Hyakki: Japan’s Frightful Night Parade of Demons
How did Japan's "parade of demons" get its start? Learn about the history behind the creatures who haunt some of Japan's most…
WOMEN
Murasaki Shikibu: The First Lady of Japanese Literature
How a grieving widow came to write two classics of world literature: a sprawling novel, and an 11th-century Twitter account.