when the city (then known as Heian-kyō) served as Japan's capital. The Shinden Garden, as it's called, takes visitors across arched bridges and two landscaped islands in the middle of a serene pond.

Periods range in length from decades to centuries. The Heian (pronounced “Hey ahn”) period, from 794 to 1185 C.E., is one such period. During the Heian period, an imperial court based in the capital ...

The Japanese architects designed a garden in the style of the Heian period (around 800 A.D.), which surprises with ever new views during a tour. During the 1983 Garden Exhibition, a handful of ...

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 ...