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Mount Koya
Mount Koya (aka Koyasan), located in the Wakayama Prefecture, south of Osaka, Japan, is the site of a temple complex founded in 819 CE by the scholar monk Kukai as the headquarters for Shingon Buddhism. There are temples and sacred buildings...
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Ninja
Ninja (aka Shinobi) were the specialised assassins, saboteurs, and secret agents of medieval Japanese warfare who were highly-trained proponents of the martial arts, especially what later became known as ninjutsu or 'the art of the ninja'...
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Jomon Pottery
The Jomon Period (c. 14,500 - c. 300 BCE) of ancient Japan produced a distinctive pottery which distinguishes it from the earlier Paleolithic Age. Jomon pottery vessels are the oldest in the world and their impressed decoration, which resembles...
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Jomon Flame Pot from Dodaira
"Flame" pots, such as this, are just one type of a long ceramic tradition that continued for some 13,000 years during the Jomon period in Japan. They were made in the Middle Jomon period (3500-2500 BCE) in the area that is now modern Niigata...
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Dion Archaeological Museum, Greece
The Archaeological Museum of Dion is a museum in Dion in the Pieria Prefecture of Central Macedonia, Greece. The museum was established in 1983 to display the artefacts that were discovered in Dion and in other sites located in the wider...
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Yayoi Jar with Beaded Neck
This jar has small beads around the neck and is decorated with red pigment and cord impressions. As regional rulers became more powerful in the Yayoi period, they demanded higher quality ceramics. Warfare also became more common, and in Western...
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Himeji Castle Complex
A painting illustrating the complex ground plan of Himeji Castle, located in the town of Himeji in the Hyogo Prefecture of Japan. 1601-9 CE.
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Himeji Castle Keep
The keep of Himeji Castle, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Built as a samurai fortress in 1581-1609 CE.
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Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Built as a samurai fortress in 1581-1609 CE.
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Five-storey Pagoda, Itsukushima Shrine
The five-storey pagoda of the Shinto Itsukushima Shrine, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was first built in the 6th century CE and greatly expanded in 1168 CE by Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181 CE).
