Tracing the Itinerant Path: Jishu Nuns of Medieval Japan
Tracing the Itinerant Path: Jishu Nuns of Medieval Japan Griffiths, Caitilin J., (University of Toronto) PhD Thesis, Philosophy, University of Toronto (2010) Abstract…
US company gets right to remake Kurosawa films
Splendent Media has signed a multiyear deal to represent worldwide rights (outside Japan) to 69 titles from filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, including 19 screenplays…
A Case Study of Medieval Japan through Art: Samurai Life in Medieval Japan
A Case Study of Medieval Japan through Art: Samurai Life in Medieval Japan By Ethan Segal and Jaye Zola Lesson Plan for Grades…
The Discovery of “Childhood” in Tokugawa Japan
The Discovery of “Childhood” in Tokugawa Japan By Ohta Motoko Wako University: Bulletin of the Faculty of Human Studies, No.4 (2011) Abstract: In…
Reinventing the Sword: A Cultural Comparison of the Development of the Sword in Response to the Advent of Firearms in Spain and Japan
Reinventing the Sword: A Cultural Comparison of the Development of the Sword in Response to the Advent of Firearms in Spain and Japan…
TRAVEL WRITING FROM HELL? MINAMOTO NO YORIIE AND THE POLITICS OF FUJI
TRAVEL WRITING FROM HELL? MINAMOTO NO YORIIE AND THE POLITICS OF FUJI NO HITOANASŌSHI Kimbrough, Keller R. (University of Colorado, Boulder) PAJLS, Volume…
Appropriating the Other on the Edge of the World: Representations of the Western Middle Ages in Modern Japanese Culture
This article explores how the Western Middle Ages is represented in contemporary Japanese popular culture.
The Baltic Sea and the Sea of Japan: History of Cooperation
The Baltic Sea and the Sea of Japan: History of Cooperation By Yulia Lamasheva The journal of the study of modern society and…
The Origin of the Lost Fleet of the Mongol Empire
In 1281 C.E., under the rule of Kublai Khan, the Mongols sent a fleet of more than 4000 vessels to subjugate the island nation of Japan.
Supernatural Abductions in Japanese Folklore
Supernatural Abductions in Japanese Folklore By Carmen Blacker Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 26:2 (1967) Introduction: The belief that children may in an unguarded…
Child Guardian Spirits (Gohō Dōji) in the Medieval Japanese Imaginaire
Child Guardian Spirits (Gohō Dōji) in the Medieval Japanese Imaginaire By Irene H. Lin Pacific World Journal, Third Series No.6 (2004) Introduction: The…
Mongol Intentions towards Japan in 1266: Evidence from a Mongol Letter to the Sung
The Mongol emperor Khubilai first decided to dispatch an envoy to Japan in the year 1265
Bibliography Japan and the Japanese in printed works in Europe in the sixteenth century
Bibliography Japan and the Japanese in printed works in Europe in the sixteenth century By João Paulo Oliveira e Costa Bulletin of Portuguese-Japanese…
Women’s In-jokes in Heian Japan: Makura no soshi
In this study, I address the issue of women’s humour and laughter in Heian Japan, particularly as handled in Sei Shonagon’s Makura no soshi, a key text in the tradition of women’s writing and reading.
The Political Meaning of the Hachiman Cult in Ancient and Early Medieval Japan
The Political Meaning of the Hachiman Cult in Ancient and Early Medieval Japan By Ross Bender PhD Dissertation, Columbia University, 1980 Abstract: This is…
Bushido in its Formative Period
Bushido in its Formative Period By Takuke Kawakami The Annals of the Hitotsubashi Academy, Vol.3:1 (1952) Introduction: In ancient Japan, where the clan…
Research on Japanese pirates in the 15th and 16th centuries
This video report details the work by Peter Shapinsky of the University of Illinois – Springfield, related to Japanese pirates from the 15th and…
Simultaneous auroral observations described in the historical records of China, Japan and Korea from ancient times to AD 1700
Simultaneous auroral observations described in the historical records of China, Japan and Korea from ancient times to AD 1700 Willis, D. M., Stephenson,…
The Culture of Force and Farce: Fourteenth-Century Japanese Warfare
The Culture of Force and Farce: Fourteenth-Century Japanese Warfare By Thomas Conlan Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies: Occasional Papers in Japanese…
The Early Modern Warrior: Three Explorations of Samurai Life
The Early Modern Warrior: Three Explorations of Samurai Life By Morgan Pitelka Early Modern Japan, Vol.16 (2008) Introduction: The following three essays focus…
The Tale of Genji – podcast by Teresa Goff
Written a thousand years ago by Murasaki Shikibu, a 30 year-old lady in waiting of the 11th century Japanese Heian Court, The Tale…
Human skeletal remains from the Osaka castle site in Japan: metrics and weapon injuries
Human skeletal remains from the Osaka castle site in Japan: metrics and weapon injuries By Tomohito Nagaoka and Mikko Abe Anthropological Science, Vol.115…
To-ji: The World of Kukai : Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
The capital of Japan was moved to Kyoto in 794. Two temples were built to protect the city. The West temple was destroyed…
Master Artisanship and Architectural Splendour: The Shrines and Temples of Nikko
The mountains and forests of Nikko in the northwest of Tochigi Prefecture in Japan have been regarded as the hallowed ground of Shugen-do…
The White Fortress: Himeji-jo
A UNESCO World Heritage Site