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.
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 ...
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 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 ...