Wiki Tag: List Pages

Dragons Currently this page will aim to serve as a place to gather the different Dragons on the website. Further down the line we will change this page to include the imagery and culture behind them in Japan. Currently we have the following Dragons listed on the site: Yamato no[...]

Personal Poetry Collections This page brings together all the Personal Poetry Collections we have currently on our website as well as any little information we have gathered concerning them. Akisuke shū – Personal collection of Fujiwara no Akisuke containing 145 poems.3 Daini no Sanmi shū – Personal collection of Daini[...]

List of Man’yoshu Poets This page serves to act as a list of man’yoshu poets. We will continue to add to this as we undertake more research.[...]

Buddhist Titles This page serves to list all different job titles associated with the Buddhist faith. We will continue to update as we add to the site. Sami Sami (沙弥) was a title meaning ‘Cleric of Minor Orders.’ This title was given to people by themselves. Until the arrival of[...]

Sanseki The Sanseki (三跡) was a group of three people renowned for their caligraphy during the Heian Period. They were: Fujiwara no Sukemasa Fujiwara no Yukinari Ono no Michikaze1 Footnotes 1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.[...]

See also: Six Poetic Geniuses, 36 Poetic Geniuses, 36 Women Poetic Geniuses Thirty Six Poetic Geniuses of the Late Classical Period The Thirty Six Poetic Geniuses of the Late Classical Period (Chūko Sanjūrokkasen – 中古三十六歌仙) were a compilation of 36 esteemed poets compiled by Fujiwara no Norikane. The list of[...]

See also: Six Poetic Geniuses, 36 Poetic Geniuses, 36 Poetic Geniuses of the Late Classical Period Thirty Six Women Poetic Geniuses The Thirty Six Women Poetic Geniuses (Nyōbō Sanjūrokkasen 女房三十六歌仙) was a list of female poets compiled by Fujiwara no Norikane inside a compilation known as the Poetry Tournament of[...]

See also: Six Poetic Geniuses, 36 Women Poetic Geniuses, 36 Poetic Geniuses of the Late Classical Period Thirty Six Poetic Geniuses The Thirty Six Poetic Geniuses (三十六歌仙 – Sanjūrokuninsen / Sanjūrokksen) was a list of 36 poets compiled by Fujiwara no Kinto between 1009-1012. This idea of ’36’ poets was[...]

Superstitions This page serves for all the Superstitions we come across during our research into Japanese history. It will contnue to expand over time. Plants Lygodium Japonicum Staying on the Ryukyu Islands, they have a plant there known as the Lygodium Japonicum, this climbing fern has associations with being able[...]

Provinces The Japanese provinces (国 kuni or koku) were geographical areas which were establsihed by the Kokugun System and the Taika Reforms came into being in 645AD. Initially they comprised of 58 kuni with 3 islands provinces, however by 822AD this had changed to 66 kuni and 2 islands provinces.[...]

See also: Six Poetic Geniuses, Thirty Six Women Poetic Geniuses, Thirty Six Poetic Geniuses, Thirty-Six Poetic Geniuses of the Late Classical Period Poets This page serves as a list page for all the poets we have gathered on our website. They are ordered by the period in which they lived[...]

Supernatural Creatures This page serves as a list of all the supernatural creatures currently on our website and is sure to continue to grow over time. Alternative names for these creatures are also displayed alongside them. See also Yōkai Yurei Dragons Interactive Map This map aims to try and map[...]

Emperor This is a redirect page for the Emperor. W We are a wiki as well as a Blog and podcast site which is constantly and steadily growing. Bringing to you all aspects of Japanese history. It is going to be a project which will expand continuously over the coming[...]

Literature This page acts to compile a list of all aspects of historical Japanese Literature currently on our website. See also: Japanese Folktales. See also: Proverbs and Idioms Anthologies/Encyclopedias Art Chronicles Commentaries Diaries Fudoki Geneologies Law/Reforms Poetry Records Religious Stories Supernatural Travel Diaries Unclassified[...]

Timeline Here follows a Timeline for events in Japan’s long history currently on our website. This will continue to expand over time. BC 660BC – 11th February. Emperor Jimmu comes to the throne. 581BC – Emperor Jimmu dies. Emperor Suizei comes to the throne. 549BC – Emperor Suizei dies. 98BC[...]

Japan throughout its long history had a multitude of Clans (氏 – uji) with this page serving as a list of all those currently on the website. Clans Abe Clan * One of two families instated as leaders of the Ommyoryo. Akamatsu Family * One of four families eligible to[...]