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Haniwa Warrior – Kofun Period.

Funerary objects meant to be seen Haniwa (“clay cylinder” or “circle of clay” in Japanese) are large hollow, earthenware funerary

Everybody knows about Japan and their samurai. But did you know men were not the only ones being trained to

Updated 15th April 2021. Good news that the Kumamoto castle main tower has been repaired and will be open to

Title: Konosu Station, View of Mt Fuji from Fukiage. This scene is dominated by Mt Fuji in the distance and

Ashikaga Yoshiteru, The 13th Ashikaga Shogun was assassinated in June 450 years ago, June 17, 1565. Ashikaga Yoshiteru reigned as

University essay case study: 16th & 17th Century Japanese Christianity By Stuart Iles 14th October 2011 In this essay I

After 2 years with the same theme, I decided to make a change. Please tell me what you think. I

鷺娘の精 (The Spirit of the Heron Maiden) woodblock print by Taniguchi Kokyo (1864-1915), dated 1925; from my collection. Oban tate-e

Heiji Monogatari Emaki (Tale of the Heiji Rebellion) Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace from the Illustrated Scrolls of the

Not far from Minowa station on the Hibiya line is a nondescript temple called 浄閑寺—Jokanji. From the street, it looks

I have had this print on file for a while but was never able to find the details of it

Nishi Honganji is the mother temple for the Jodo Shinshu sect of Japanese Buddhism established by Shinran Shonan who lived

Shikoku is host to the famous 88 temple pilgrimage. It is said to take up to 3 months to complete

While readers of Japanese literature from the Heian and Kamakura periods often find it difficult to determine when a sexual

On this Day, December 16, 1614, a number of Samurai women were killed by cannon fire in Osaka Castle. 400