The Heian period is considered the peak of the Japanese aesthetic tradition ... to a certain event or object at the left side of a scene. Figures leaving always face left and those arriving always ...

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 ...

KYOTO--A ceremonial event to mark the New Year featured women in gorgeous Heian Period (794-1185) court attire giving a public demonstration of the popular “karuta” card-snatching game at ...

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 ...