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Kingdoms are a fascinating thing to study. For most of human history, people gathered around kingdoms to provide protection ...

Nostalgia has become a defining trait for Millennials and Gen Z-ers. However, this concept has roots beyond the present to ancient Greece.

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The Art, Design & Architecture Museum presents “A Tale of Sea Wanderers,” the largest collection of Tomiyama’s work outside ...

The Ancient Magus’ Bride's manga creator Kore Yamazaki revealed his research process for the story and the lengths he went to ...

Japan’s indigenous religion, worship Kami – gods believed to inhabit the natural world – and the Kumano region is considered to be home to a particularly large number. Walking the ancient ...

The answers, as in many questions about Hinduism, lie in a mixture of myths, history, and the enduring faith of an ancient people, trusting as much in the munificence of invisible deities as in ...

By incorporating myths from Greek, Norse, Japanese, and other cultures ... an entertaining coming-of-age story against a backdrop of ancient myths coming to life. Noragami blends Shinto mythology ...

After the smashing success of its debut exhibition, Japan: Myth to Manga, the newly renovated Young V&A in London’s Bethnal Green is gearing up for round two in 2025 - and this time, it’s all about ...