To use “A Case Study of Heian Japan Through Art,” you will need to print the scroll selections for analysis by students. Links to these prints are provided in the Heian Japan Online Image List. You ...
The city’s name means “Capital of Peace and Tranquility,” and the Heian period is usually remembered as having been an age of art, literature, and culture. During these years, Japanese developed a ...
March 3 was Girl's Day in Japan. At the World Heritage site Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, there was a doll floating event. It is ...
If Heian-period writer Sei Shōnagon was penning her ... and even if the world gets CO 2 emissions under control, Japan may find its cherished four seasons irreversibly whittled down to two.
If you want take your ambiance to the next level, here's everything you need to know about the elegant art of Japanese home ...
During Japan’s Heian Period (794-1185), garments similar to the modern kimono began to take shape. Originally, these garments ...
NARA--Some of the finest swords of Japan’s feudal age are now on show ... s museum showcases 30 blades forged between the Heian Period (794-1185) and the Edo Period (1603-1867).
When hardworking Japanese wish to put the modern world ... Twelve hundred years ago, early in the Heian Period (794-1185) in the year 816, the Buddhist monk Kukai made his way to the primeval ...
In a world under the menace of a ghost, who will you end up falling for...? This is the Heian period. Our protagonist would rather be strong than feminine, and thus she's trated like a weirdo.
Experts tend the recreated period garden, and poets yearning for a bygone era strive to render the spirit of their Heian forebears. A court dancer provides a dance accompaniment. Discover the ...