March 3 was Girl's Day in Japan. At the World Heritage site Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, there was a doll floating event. It is a ceremony to pray to th･･･ ...

Although the first Hina Matsuri was held in the 17th century, its roots date back to the Heian Period (794-1185). Hina dolls were historically toys that young girls played with that resembled the ...

In a world under the menace of a ghost, who will you end up falling for...? This is the Heian period. Our protagonist would rather be strong than feminine, and thus she's trated like a weirdo.

Families with daughters usually arrange hina-ningyo dolls in traditional Heian court attire on a five or seven-tiered platform covered with a red carpet (hina dan 雛壇). The dolls will be displayed ...

Teachers are encouraged to read “Heian Japan: An Introductory Essay,” by historian Ethan Segal, prior to conducting this lesson. The introductory essay may also be assigned to students with advanced ...

A man and a woman clad in Heian period costumes became a lord and a lady, the latter in 12-layered kimono. They floated down a river a straw lid on which hina dolls were placed to drive away bad ...