Causes of Piracy in Medieval Japan
The scope of the study spans two distinct phases of piratical activity by Japanese marauders known as the wako, the first lasting from 1223 to 1265 and the second from 1350 to the early 1400s.
Stigmatization of obesity in medieval times: Asia and Europe
Obesity was stigmatized in medieval Japan in part, at least, because it was viewed as the karmic consequence of a moral failing in a Buddhist context. The stigma in Europe was based on the Christian deadly sin of gluttony
Near-Death Folklore in Medieval China and Japan : A Comparative Analysis
Medieval Chinese and Japanese literature provides numerous examples of near-death experiences, episodes in which the narrator claims to have gained personal images of the after life.
The Art of Slicing Fish and Fowl in Medieval Japan
In Western eyes, the delicately cut piece of food is often regarded as central to traditional Japanese cooking. The skilful use of the knife is indeed one of the most prominent features of the Japanese kitchen, and mastery of various cutting-techniques is a matter of course to the Japanese chef as well as to the ambitious homemaker.
A Neglected Chapter. Courtly Fiction of the Kamakura Period
The establishment of the shogun’s court in Kamakura unquestionably affected even members of the nobility who remained behind in the old Heian capital. Diaries describe the journeys made by nobles to Kamakura in order to plead at the law courts for the restitution of lands; and some traveled there simply because…
Shipwreck from Mongol Invasion fleet discovered off Japan
Archaeologists from the University of the Ryukyus in Japan have discovered large parts of a Mongolian/Chinese ship that was likely part of the…
The Land of the Dead – International Motifs in the Oldest Work of Japanese Literature
The Land of the Dead – International Motifs in the Oldest Work of Japanese Literature By Danijela Vasić Trans, No.9 (2009) Introduction: The…
Sagoromo and Hamamatsu on Genji: Eleventh-Century Tales as Commentary on Genji monogatari
Sagoromo and Hamamatsu on Genji: Eleventh-Century Tales as Commentary on Genji monogatari By Royall Tyler Japan Review, Vol.18 (2006) Abstract: Although avowed comment…
14th-century Samurai battle wounds discovered by scientists
Films like Seven Samurai, Ran and Heaven and Earth have made Japan’s historic Samurai warriors famous But now, their skeletons have been examined…
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…