During the Heian period, an imperial court based in the capital of Heian ... The widespread production of wooden figures of Kannon, the Buddhist deity of mercy and compassion, suggests that people 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 ...

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 ...

In a world under the menace of a ghost, who will you end up falling for...? This is the Heian period. Our protagonist would rather be strong than feminine, and thus she's trated like a weirdo.