The samurai were a class of skilled professional warriors, experts in deadly force. They were similar to European knights in ...

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 ...

WORTHINGTON — Nobles County commissioners received an update on the Nobles County Fairgrounds and plans for its summer season during a work session Monday morning. Nobles County Fair Association ...

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In Japan’s Heian Period 1,200 years ago, this is where Japan’s emperor and nobles vacationed, and it’s still just as picturesque now. Cycling tips: As the area borders on mountains like Arashiyama, ...

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 ...

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Even emotions were once noble—brothers-in-arms embraced without shame ... Women plucked their hairlines to enhance this regal feature, a gesture of elegance. In Japan’s Heian period, eyebrows were ...

(Photos from PIXTA, PR TIMES, and LIVE JAPAN articles - Nishiki Market / %ARABICA Kyoto Arashiyama / Kyoto Tsutaya Bookstore / Oimatsu Arashiyama store) Shijo-dori, named after the ancient capital's ...