Throughout the centuries, a number of coal miners have documented their lives with paintings. Some of their...
Japan
Exploring the civilization of Japan from about 500 to 1700 C.E. Introduction Together, the Japanese islands make...
The ‘horse-rider theory’ (kibaminzokusetsu) was proposed by the historian Egami Namio in 1948. Introduction The ‘horse-rider theory’...
The study of the Paleolithic period in Japan did not begin until quite recently: the first Paleolithic...
Buddhism, Shintoism, and Neo-Confucianism and how the Tokugawa state used these religions to their advantage. The Tokugawa...
In July 1549, Francis Xavier arrived in Japan, hoping to find success converting the Japanese to Christianity....
The technology of printing had advanced rapidly as it became available to commercial publishers in the seventeenth...
The Western fascination with Japanese art directly followed earlier European fashions for Chinese and Middle Eastern decorative...
The era of the samurai lasted for 700 years, until the emperor was restored to power in...
Introduction The culture of medieval Japan was rich and varied due to exchanges with other Asian peoples....
The world has become enchanted with a three-legged mermaid called Amabie, said to help fight plague. Last...
The attack came with no warning, as aircraft emblazoned with red disks bore down on the moored...
When Germany and Italy declared war on the United States days later, America found itself in a...
The fin-de-siècle generation condemned the rationalistic individualism of liberal society and the dissolution of social links in...
According to Shinto belief, Jimmu is regarded as a direct descendant of the sun goddess, Amaterasu. Introduction...
Trees were utilized in building construction and for ceremonial ornaments and daily implements. Introduction The Jomon period...
Examining press reviews and accounts of the Japanese Village in London from newspapers and periodicals in 1885....
Examining the writings of The Mikado producers and opera reviewers in 1885, showing that the British were...
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini declared an axis between Berlin and Rome, coining a term that would be...
There was new development toward life-likeness and a form of idealized realism. Kamakura Period (1185-1333): New Aesthetic...
The arts of Japan are profoundly intertwined with the country’s long and complex history. Introduction Japan’s arts...
From gift-bestowing sparrows and peach-born heroes to goblin spiders and dancing phantom cats — in a series...
The changing significance of sacred groves (utaki) from medieval to contemporary Okinawa. Abstract This article discusses the...
Tea drinking in Japan became nothing less than an art form. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Japanese...
Several of the martial arts which became popular in medieval Japan were introduced from China. By Mark...
Feudalism (hoken seido) began to be widespread in Japan from the beginning of the Kamakura Period (1185-1333...
The Sino-Japanese War provided something very new—a modern and highly mechanized war against a foreign foe. Prints...
Buddhism was first introduced to Japan from mainland Asia in the 6th century CE, and monasteries were...
Shōsōin repository held nine thousand artifacts from China, Southeast Asia, Iran, and the Middle East—connecting ancient Japan...
His restructuring of the state would establish the social and political norms which endured in Japan until...