Heian (平安) means 'peace' in Japanese. It is a period in Japanese history when the Chinese influences were in decline and the national culture matured. The ...

The new capital was established in Heiankyō (“Capital of Peace and Tranquility,” now known as Kyoto) in 794. Like Nara, it was laid out according to a grid ...

Duration: 13:33
Posted: Mar 4, 2015

Based on the bureaucratic offices of the ritsuryō system, it represented a shift of access to power from matrilineal to patrilineal relatives of the emperor.

Duration: 39:18
Posted: Jul 16, 2021

In the early Heian period, Kouboutaishi・Kuukai brought a major change in the world of Japanese calligraphy. Kuukai brought back Tantric Buddhism from Tang ...

During the Heian period, a lavish culture of refinement and poetic subtlety developed, and it would have a lasting influence on Japanese arts.

Takeshi Watanabe contends that the blossoming of tales, marked by the Tale of Genji, inspired Eiga's new affective history: an exorcism of embittered spirits ...

Aug 19, 2017 · Heian period（平安時代 ) is from the time when the Emperor Kanmu(桓武天皇) moved the capital city to Heian-Kyo(平安京) at 794, that is Kyoto( ...

Mar 13, 2021 · The Heian Period (794 – 1185 CE) is considered Japan's “Golden Age,” a high point in Japanese culture that greatly influenced art and ...