Although the Heian period is known as a particularly “Japanese” age, the Japanese still maintained contact with the outside world. Asian kingdoms including Silla and Wu Yue sent diplomats to Japan, ...

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 ...

Daikakuji Temple in northwest Kyoto started life in the lyrical Heian Period as Saga-in ... irrigate the area's fertile farmland. All over Japan, there are many ponds such as this, known as ...

The event will take place on July 31 and Aug 1, and it will be a live broadcast worldwide, also at the movie theaters in Japan. Fans around the world will have the opportunity to listen to Hyde ...

Twelve hundred years ago, early in the Heian Period (794-1185 ... Wakayama Prefecture is a welcoming destination for visitors to Japan. Located a mere 100 kilometers south from the industrial ...