An art deco building in the Japanese capital that has been serving as the country's first textbook library houses materials ...

Painting and sculpture reflected the influential roles of ... near temples in hopes of avoiding interference from political or military figures. In the Kamakura period, markets met infrequently. For ...

Sumo is one of Japan's most iconic sports, but few know the story of its origins. Katsuragi City in Nara Prefecture is ...

Detailed information (Events) for History Museums TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM located in the Ueno area. It is home to art and ...

When leaders embraced Zen Buddhism in the Kamakura and Muromachi Periods (from around 1185 to 1573), gardens took on a minimalistic design. In the Edo Period ... are an art form in Tokyo, often ...

Many historical figures, including Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of the Kamakura ... during the Edo period. Published over twenty-eight years, it is considered the longest novel in Japanese ...

The cliff sculpture of Maitreya was carved at the beginning of the Kamakura period (1185–1333), in fulfillment of a vow by Gaen, a senior monk at the Kōfukuji temple in Nara. The carving ...

A Zen Buddhist temple in the city of Kamakura, south of Tokyo, has aired out its cultural assets. The Engakuji temple exhibition included calligraphic works and paintings. The annual airing event ...

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Staged at Whitestone Gallery, Hisashi Tenmyouya is pioneering Neo-Nihonga, employing traditional techniques in decidedly ...

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The victors, the Minamoto clan led by now Shogun Minamoto Yoritomo, founded the first bakufu – the Kamakura Bakufu ... This ...