Famous in Japan

[Tosa Mitsuoki. Murasaki Shikibu composing Genji Monogatari, 17th century, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper] With a...

[Seiji Ozawa conducts the Boston Symphony] With a 29-year tenure as conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the longest in the...

With a list of works including I am a Cat, Kokoro, and Botchan, Natsume Sōseki solidified himself as an important figure in Japanese...

[Utagawa Kunisada I. Memorial Portrait of Hiroshige, 1858, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper] Considered one of the...