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a technological hub, ancient Japan was filled with ninja, samurai, and a warrior code based upon familial clans. The Japanese culture is steeped in tradition, and in order to understand some parts of the culture, it’s also important to understand the history. ...
Because of this decadence of the imperial authority frequent revolts took place which the court was powerless to repress, and for this purpose called on military clans. Their power became more and more formidable, two families especially, the Taira and the Minamoto, acquiring great influence. ...
As factions emerged and loyalties shifted, clans and factions that had helped the Imperial Court became enemies, and defensive networks were broken, or altered through the shifting of alliances. Fortifications were still made almost entirely out of wood, and were based largely on earlier modes, ...
Since there were fewer people to govern in Japan and no external enemies, much of local rule, in the Yamato 16 Chapter 1 • Japanese History: Origins to the Twelfth Century tradition, was in the hands of local clans, and more of the business of court government was with the court ...
A few pottery-related attractions can be found around town. Kutani-yaki Kutani-yaki started in the beginning of the Edo Period (1603-1868) in Ishikawa Prefecture (then Kaga Province), not long after the Maeda Clan came into power to be the lords of Kaga and one of the richest clans ...
Shrines dedicated to powerful clans’ founders. Toshogu Shrine in Nikko The easiest way to identify a Shinto shrine is by the torii gate marking the entrance to the sacred precincts. These gateways are generally made of wood and painted orange and black, but they are sometimes crafted from st...
The term seems in the past to have referred to disloyal clans from the middle ages and most especially refers to tribes such as the Ainu, who refused allegiance to and conquest by the rapidly expanding and militeristic mainland Japanese. There are many people over the years that hold the ...
Ancient Japan was organized into clans that vied for control and power; however, they were open to new ideas. China and Korea began to exert some influence on Japanese culture during this period. The Japanese people adopted a writing system similar to that of China and Korea, the teachings ...
It was only in the 6th century that the Yamato clans could be said to be dominant over the entire southern half of Japan. The Yamato polity, which emerged by the late 5th century, was distinguished by powerful clans (豪族 Gozoku). Each clan was headed by a patriarch (氏上 Uji-no-...