In photos by chief Tokyo photographer Eugene Hoshiko, throngs of young people can be seen Monday milling about on the streets of Yokohama, a city that forms part of Greater Tokyo. The women are ...

A native Briton spends nearly 365 days of the year wearing kimono, even though daily use of the traditional Japanese clothing is on the decline among modern Japanese fashionistas. Sheila Cliffe ...

Meet the mistress of Nara’s last geisha house — a remarkable woman who’s on a mission to keep this complex tradition alive in ...

NIKKO, Tochigi -- A unique "gacha" vending machine selling antique kimonos has been installed near a road leaning to Nikko Toshogu Shrine, targeting foreign inbound tourists. The "Kimono Gacha ...

On Japan Culture Day at Yokota Air Base, Japanese base workers shared their vibrant culture with their U.S. counterparts.

Students from four Washington, D.C. universities convened Jan. 18 at the Japanese Embassy to celebrate seijin shiki, a ...

Japan's century-old Mingei, or folk art, movement celebrates the everyday work of anonymous artists. It stands in contrast to ...

Japan's Coming of Age Day is a sure sign of winter, arriving after New Year celebrations and before the cherry blossom ...

A key that is dispensed when pressing the purchase button on the vending machine is shown along with instructions on how to retrieve the kimono in English and Japanese, together with an ...

Japan's Coming of Age Day is a sure sign of ... The men usually wear sober black suits, but the women are resplendent in kimonos woven in lustrous patterns — often of flowers — and a bright ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Coming of Age Day ... The men usually wear sober black suits, but the women are resplendent in kimonos woven in lustrous patterns — often of flowers ...