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Since the Meiji Period (1868–1912), administrative documents had been preserved respectively by each government ministry. A library for the cabinet of the early Meiji government was established in 1873; and in 1885, this became the Cabinet Library (Naikaku Bunko), which evolved as the nation's leading specialized library of ancient Japanese and Chinese classical books and materials.
A Heroine tale of the creation of the earth goddess, Jimosin, showcases the origins of farming (Jwa, N.D), the conflict of the sexes, and how the combining of male and female leads to prosperity and fertility. Jacheongbi goes to heaven to find her lover and after being tested and passing she is able to marry him.
The benkan worn by Japanese emperors is sometimes referred to as a "Tang-style crown", but it is actually very different from the mianguan worn in China. The benkan worn by the emperor in the Edo period consisted of a metal frame placed on top of an openwork gilt-bronze base called the oshikazura ( 押鬘 ) , with forty-eight jeweled chains ...
This language can be referred to as Mahan, [3] Han-Paekche, [4] Old Paekche, [5] Japanese Paekche [6] or Aristocratic Paekche. [7] Some believe that the Mahan can be subdivided into two periods: [2] Mahan (literal): From the 1st to 4th centuries AD; Mahan Paekche: From the 4th to 7th centuries AD
Nijūichidaishū (21 imperial collections of Japanese poetry) Kokin Wakashū (c. 920) Gosen Wakashū (951) Shūi Wakashū (1005–1007) Goshūi Wakashū (1086) Kin'yō Wakashū (1124–27) Shika Wakashū (1151–54) Senzai Wakashū (1187) Shin Kokin Wakashū (1205) Shinchokusen Wakashū (1234) Shokugosen Wakashū (1251) Shokukokin Wakashū ...
Waka ("Japanese poem") or uta ("song") is an important genre of Japanese literature. The term originated in the Heian period to distinguish Japanese-language poetry from kanshi, poetry written in Chinese by Japanese authors. [35] [36] Waka began as an oral tradition, in tales, festivals and rituals, [nb 4] and began to be written in the 7th ...
The historiography of Japan (日本史学史 Nihon shigakushi) is the study of methods and hypotheses formulated in the study and literature of the history of Japan.. The earliest work of Japanese history is attributed to Prince Shōtoku, who is said to have written the Tennōki and the Kokki in 620 CE.
The Gakushi Kaikan, a club for members of the former Imperial Universities in Tokyo. The Imperial Universities (Kyūjitai: 帝國大學, Shinjitai: 帝国大学, teikoku daigaku, abbr.: 帝大 teidai) were founded by the Empire of Japan between 1886 and 1939, seven in Mainland Japan (now Japan), one in Korea under Japanese rule (now the Republic of Korea) and one in Taiwan under Japanese rule ...