The practice became much more widespread in the Heian period. Along with religious houses, nobles were granted lands for their services to the state. In addition, government initiatives to encourage ...

but the grounds were originally cultivated during the Heian Period (794–1185), a full millennium ago. Kyoto was the capital of Japan at the time, and medieval nobles retreated to the grounds for ...

The kuge were a Japanese aristocratic class that served the emperor and imperial family in the Heian period (794-1185), and were heavily involved in developing the court culture, from poetry to the ...

The ceremony is held to commemorate Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), a scholar, poet and politician in the Heian Period (794-1185). This year’s event marked the 60th since the tradition was ...

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 ...