The town of Masuda, in the Yokote valley in southeast Akita Prefecture, is located on the confluence of two rivers. A hub for river cargo since before the Edo period (1603–1867), the town continued to ...

Variations on Japanese manga date back to 12th-century scroll art, with the term "manga" entering popular diction at the end of the 18th century. On the other hand, the first serialized manga, ...