The 32-inch sword, known as a kohoki, was likely an heirloom sword, made for a samurai, and passed down through his family. Experts believe it was crafted during the Heian Period (794-1185 ...

Over the course of the Heian period, society moved from an interest in foreign things to native ones, from elite Buddhism to religion for the common people, and from rule exclusively by those at court ...

The two-part “Pride of the Aristocracy, Soul of the Samurai” event runs through March 31. Some of the highlights include ornamental swords produced between the mid- and late Heian Period ...

The ceremony is held to commemorate Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), a scholar, poet and politician in the Heian Period (794-1185). This year’s event marked the 60th since the tradition was ...

The samurai warrior has come to symbolize Japan’s medieval period of social and political unrest that lasted from the late twelfth to late sixteenth centuries. Working with artistic renderings of the ...