Although written Chinese remained the official language of the Heian period imperial court, the introduction and wide use of kana saw a boom in Japanese literature. Despite the establishment of several new literary genre such as the novel and narrative monogatari (物語) and essays, literacy was only common among the court and Buddhist clergy. The lyrics of the modern Japanese national anthem, "Kimi Ga Yo," were written in the Heian period, as was The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, one of the first novels in Japanes ...

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The Heian period is preceded by the Nara period and began in 794 after the movement of the capital of Japanese civilization to Heian-kyō (present-day Kyoto) by the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu. It is considered a high point in Japanese culture that later generations have always admired. Also, the time period is also noted for the rise of the samurai class, which would eventually take power and start the feudal period of Japan. The capital was also named af ...

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The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods, namely the Nara period (up to 784), the Heian period (794-1185) and the post-Kamakura period (1185 onwards). Each period saw the introduction of new doctrines and upheavals in existing schools. Buddhism in Japan - Early Chinese accounts. In 467 CE, according to the Chinese historic treatise Liang Shu, five monks from Gandhara traveled to the country of Fusang (Chinese: 扶桑, Jp: Fusō: "The country of the extreme East" beyo ...

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• Buddhism in Japan - Early Chinese accounts
• Buddhism in Japan - Nara Period
• Buddhism in Japan - Jojitsu
• Buddhism in Japan - Kusha
• Buddhism in Japan - Sanron
• Buddhism in Japan - Hosso
• Buddhism in Japan - Kegon
• Buddhism in Japan - Heian Period
• Buddhism in Japan - Tendai
• Buddhism in Japan - Shingon
• Buddhism in Japan - Kamakura to Modern Period
• Buddhism in Japan - Amidist Schools
• Buddhism in Japan - Zen Schools
• Buddhism in Japan - Nichiren Buddhism
• Buddhism in Japan - Timeline

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During the Heian period of Japanese history, the Hokke managed to establish a hereditary claim to the position of regent, either for an underage emperor (sesshō) or for an adult one (kampaku). Some prominent Fujiwaras occupied these positions more than once, and for more than one emperor. Lesser members of the Fujiwara were court nobles, provincial governors and vice governors, members of the provincial aristocracy, and samurai. The Fujiwara was one of the four great families that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian P ...

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During the Heian period of Japanese history, the Hokke managed to establish a hereditary claim to the position of regent, either for an underage emperor (sesshō) or for an adult one (kampaku). Some prominent Fujiwaras occupied these positions more than once, and for more than one emperor. Lesser members of the Fujiwara were court nobles, provincial governors and vice governors, members of the provincial aristocracy, and samurai. The Fujiwara was one of the four great families that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian P ...

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Fujiwara family, Fujiwara family - Nara period, Fujiwara family - Heian period, Fujiwara family - Fujiwara regime in the Heian period, Fujiwara family - Descent, Fujiwara family - Fission, Fujiwara family - Regents

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Waka (和歌) or Yamato uta is a genre of Japanese poetry. Waka literally means Japanese poem in Japanese. The word was originally coined during the Heian period to differentiate native poetry from the kanshi (Chinese poems) that all educated Japanese people were also familiar with. For this reason, the word waka encompasses a number of differing styles. The main two are tanka (短歌 lit. "short poem") and chōka (長歌 lit. "long poem"), but there are others: bussokusekika< ...

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• Waka - Forms of Waka
• Waka - Chōka
• Waka - Tanka
• Waka - Other forms
• Waka - Poetic culture
• Waka - History of Waka development
• Waka - Ancient
• Waka - Heian revival
• Waka - Medieval
• Waka - Tokugawa shogunate period
• Waka - Modern
• Waka - Tanka written in English
• Waka - Famous Waka and Tanka Poets

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The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods, namely the Nara period (up to 784), the Heian period (794-1185) and the post-Kamakura period (1185 onwards). Each period saw the introduction of new doctrines and upheavals in existing schools. Buddhism in Japan - Early Chinese accounts. In 467 CE, according to the Chinese historic treatise Liang Shu, five monks from Gandhara traveled to the country of Fusang (Chinese: 扶桑, Jp: Fusō: "The country of the extreme East" beyo ...

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• Buddhism in Japan - Early Chinese accounts
• Buddhism in Japan - Nara Period
• Buddhism in Japan - Ritsu
• Buddhism in Japan - Jojitsu
• Buddhism in Japan - Kusha
• Buddhism in Japan - Sanron
• Buddhism in Japan - Hosso
• Buddhism in Japan - Kegon
• Buddhism in Japan - Heian Period
• Buddhism in Japan - Tendai
• Buddhism in Japan - Shingon
• Buddhism in Japan - Kamakura to Modern Period
• Buddhism in Japan - Amidist Schools
• Buddhism in Japan - Zen Schools
• Buddhism in Japan - Nichiren Buddhism
• Buddhism in Japan - Timeline

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In Japanese history, a shogun (将軍 shōgun) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868. A Shogun's administration is a shogunate, or bakufu (幕府), literally "tent government", in Japanese. The term shōgun means "General" whereas the full title Seii Taishōgun (征夷大将軍) means "generalissimo who overcomes the barbarians", ie. the aborigine Ainu people who once inhabited Honshu and Hokkaido. Used in common reference to the historical full title, the term shōgun i ...

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• Shogun - Seii Taishogun of Heian Period of Japan 794 - 1185
• Shogun - Conquest of the Ainu
• Shogun - Genpei
• Shogun - Seii Taishogun of Feudal Period Japan 1185 - 1868
• Shogun - Kamakura Shogunate
• Shogun - Kemmu Restoration
• Shogun - Muromachi and Edo Shogunates
• Shogun - List of Seii Taishoguns
• Shogun - Shogunate

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Events Kyoto becomes the Japanese capital. Begin of the Heian period. Council of Frankfurt - oldest known mentioning of Frankfurt. Births Deaths Category: 794 ...

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The Aoi Matsuri (葵祭り) is a festival that takes place annually on May 15 in Kyoto, Japan. It dates from the Heian period. During the festival, emissaries leave the Kyoto Imperial Palace and proceed to the Kamo Shrines. Participants wear costumes of the Heian period. A famous scene in the Tale of Genji takes place during the Aoi Matsuri. Other related archivesHeian period, Japan, Kyoto, Tale of Genji, annually, festival

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Kanda (神田) is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It encompasses about thirty neighborhoods. Prior to 1943, when there was a city named Tokyo, Kanda was a ward. It is home to the Kanda Myojin (Shinto) shrine, devoted to Taira no Masakado, who led a rebellion against the central government during the Heian period. In the Edo period, the shrine's festival was one of the three most famous in the city. Kanda is also the home of the Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral which was built by Nikolai of Japan and is the main Cathedral of the Japanese Orthodox Church. There are a lo ...

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Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period – Kofun period – Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period – Kemmu restoration Muromachi period – North-South Court – Warring States period Azuchi-Momoyama period – Nanban trade period Edo period – Late Tokugawa shogunate Meiji period Taishō period – Japan in WWI Shōwa period – Japanese expansionism – Occupied Japan � ...

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Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period – Kofun period – Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period – Kemmu restoration Muromachi period – North-South Court – Warring States period Azuchi-Momoyama period – Nanban trade period Edo period – Late Tokugawa shogunate Meiji period Taishō period – Japan in WWI Shōwa period – Japanese expansionism – Occupied Japan � ...

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• Azuchi-Momoyama period - Reunification 1573-1600

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The name Heian may mean: The Heian Period, an era of Japanese history. Another name for Kyoto, a city in Japan formerly called Heian-kyō. Other related archivesHeian Period, Japan, Japanese history, Kyoto

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Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period – Kofun period – Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period – Kemmu restoration Muromachi period – North-South Court – Warring States period Azuchi-Momoyama period – Nanban trade period Edo period – Late Tokugawa shogunate Meiji period Taishō period – Japan in WWI Shōwa period – Japanese expansionism – Occupied Japan � ...

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• Jomon - Incipient and Initial Jomon 10000 - 4000 BC
• Jomon - Early to Final Jomon 4000 - 400 BC
• Jomon - Foundation myths
• Jomon - List of Jomon periods
• Jomon - External link

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Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period – Kofun period – Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period – Kemmu restoration Muromachi period – North-South Court – Warring States period Azuchi-Momoyama period – Nanban trade period Edo period – Late Tokugawa shogunate Meiji period Taishō period – Japan in WWI Shōwa period – Japanese expansionism – Occupied Japan � ...

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• Asuka period - Exchange with the Asian continent and the introduction of Buddhism
• Asuka period - The Yamato state
• Asuka period - The Soga clan and Shotoku Taishi
• Asuka period - Taika reform and ritsuryo system
• Asuka period - Reference

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This article is about a Japanese historical era. For the town, see Yayoi, Oita.. Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period – Kofun period – Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period – Kemmu restoration Muromachi period – North-South Court – Warring States period Azuchi-Momoyama period – Nanban trade period Edo period – Late Tokugawa shoguna ...

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• Yayoi - Features of Yayoi Culture
• Yayoi - The Origin of Yayoi Culture
• Yayoi - Yayoi in Chinese History
• Yayoi - A recent study

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Kanda (神田) is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It encompasses about thirty neighborhoods. Prior to 1943, when there was a city named Tokyo, Kanda was a ward. It is home to the Kanda Myojin (Shinto) shrine, devoted to Taira no Masakado, who led a rebellion against the central government during the Heian period. In the Edo period, the shrine's festival was one of the three most famous in the city. Kanda is also the home of the Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral which was built by Nikolai of Japan and is the main Cathedral of the Japanese Orthodox Church. There are a lo ...

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Built in 998 in the Heian period, Byōdōin (平等院) is a temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto prefecture in Japan. The most famous building in the temple is the Phoenix Hall or the Amida Hall. It is a Buddhist temple, established by Fujiwara no Yorimichi in 1052: the former owner, Minamoto no Toru, used the building as a country villa. Additional buildings making up the compound were burnt down during a civil war in 1336. Byodoin consists of a central hall, flanked by twin wing corridors on both sides of the central hall, and ...

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• Byōdō-in - External link

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