In considering the unchanging sentiments that underlie Japanese culture, the first thing that comes to mind is the Heian period (794–1185). This was a crucial period for the formulation of ...

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 ...

The blades dating from the Heian Period (794-1185) through modern times belonged to a physician whose deep knowledge of Japanese sword culture profoundly impressed experts. Until two years ago ...

Literature from the Heian Period (794-1185) refers to tokage, which means skink in contemporary Japanese ... during the Yayoi Pottery Culture Period (1000 B.C.-A.D. 250), settled in the Kinki ...

In Japanese culture, cherry blossoms are very important ... influenced by Chinese traditions. In the Heian period (794-1185), things changed. Cherry blossoms, or sakura, became the favorite ...

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 ...

March 3 was Girl's Day in Japan. At the World Heritage site Shimogamo ... A man and a woman clad in Heian period costumes became a lord and a lady, the latter in 12-layered kimono.

The Jidai Matsuri on October 22 pays homage to Kyoto's 1,200-year history, from the Meiji through the Heian periods, with 2,000 people parading in period costumes. The festival shows the Kyotoites ...

Teachers are encouraged to read “Heian Japan: An Introductory Essay,” by historian Ethan ... analysis of the varied scrolls of the period can provide insights into the highly refined court culture, ...

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 a ceremony to pray to th･･･ ...