Heian period

Sei Shonagon – Notes under the Pillow

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Sei Shonagon (996/997 – 1017), a court lady from the Heian period, came from a noble family with a long tradition of literary creation. She entered the court in Kyoto at the age of twenty-four, in the service of fifteen-year-old Empress Sadako. Emperor Ichijo at that time had two wives: the first Empress Sadako and … Read more

The Holy Island of Itsukushima

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In the immediate vicinity of Hiroshima, along the coast of the Japanese Inland Sea Seto, lies Itsukushima, a small island of great significance to Japanese history and culture. Itsukushima is home to the most important Shinto shrine in this part of Japan, which is why the island is also known as Miyajima, derived from the … Read more