Ancient Cultures Society and Culture Japan

Ancient Cultures Society and Culture Japan

Ancient Cultures

This category is for sites in English related to ancient and old culture in Japan.

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- Temple complex in Nara, Japan includes the largest wooden building in the world. View the Great Buddha housed inside and learn about the complex's history.
- Outlines Japanese history through the Meiji period of restoration. Find links to major historical figures and events.
- Gives timeline and events during old Japanese history from approximately 10,000 B.C. to the end of the Heian Period in 1192 A.D.
- Essay on ancient rituals and peasant society practices that became part of Japanese traditional culture and still influence present day rural society.
- Ancient Japan Haiku history and chronology.
- Brief discussion of ancient city planning, using Nara as the example. Illustrations of the original grid system and its remains.
- Gives descriptions of chararacters in the famous Japanese story, as well as life in Heian Japan including period cosmetics, fashion, food, music, and religion. Authored by Liza Dalby, the only westerner to ever become a geisha.
- Chronological outline of the History of Japan.
- History and art of Asuka, the first Japanese capital (7th century). Site includes a virtual museum containing both text and photos.
- Includes a brief history of Japan from ancient times through developments after 1945. Find geographical and topographical details as well.
- A study, including translation, of the Enoshima Engi, a 6th century dragon story by the 11th century Japanese monk Kokei. Finds Kokei's narrative is closer to history than myth.
- Includes 3 diaries written by women aristocracy, created around 1000 AD.
- Offers an overview of the Japanese imperial system, with an emphasis on the modern emperors. Find a list of emperors dating back to the ancient times.
- Includes brief overviews of each period of Japanese literature from ancient times to present.
- A kids' information site from the Nagano Olympics, has basic information on the establishment and use of roads from c. 700.
- Provides a history of women's role in Japanese martial arts from the ancient era until modern times.
- Provides access to primary source texts from East Asian countries, particularly China, Japan, and Korea. Arranged by era from ancient history to post-World War II.
- Take a tour through Tokyo during the period of the Tokugawa shoguns, and learn about the history of Japan's greatest city. Illustrated by ukiyo-e images, the text discusses the traditions that underlie Japanese culture.
- Article on the kofun, or ancient burial mounds in Japan, with background information, history, timeline, types and characteristics.

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