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The Imperial House (皇室, Kōshitsu) is the dynasty and imperial family of Japan, consisting of those members of the extended family of the reigning emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties.
- Princess Akiko
Princess Akiko of Mikasa (彬子女王, Akiko Joō, born 20 December...
- Aiko, Princess Toshi
Aiko, Princess Toshi (敬宮愛子内親王, Toshi-no-miya Aiko Naishinnō,...
- Family Tree of Japanese Monarchs
The following is a family tree of the emperors of Japan,...
- Princess Akiko
Japan has been ruled by emperors since antiquity. The sequence, order and dates of the early emperors are almost entirely based on the 8th-century Nihon Shoki, which was meant to retroactively legitimise the Imperial House by dating its foundation further back to the year 660 BCE.
Oct 26, 2021 · Japan’s emperors have looked after the imperial regalia ever since and taken on a priestly role in leading Shintō rites. Emperor Naruhito enjoys playing the viola and mountain climbing, and ...
The Eight Legions are a curious grouping of Buddhist protectors, demons, and spirits. Among the eight groups, only the Ten (Skt. Deva) and Ryū (Skt. Naga; serpent-like creatures, including Dragons) appear with great frequency in Japanese sculpture and artwork, while the other six are represented much less so. As a group, the Hachi Bushu are ...
The list of emperors of Japan presents the traditional order of succession. [1] Records of the reigns of the emperors of Japan were compiled according to the traditional Japanese calendar, [2] and these traditional dates have been converted into the Western calendar format.
1 – Work clothes. 2 – Shirt. 3 - Tunics. 4 – Tunics and mantles. 5 – Cappa or chaperon. 6 - Tunics. 7 - Tunics with hanging sleeves. Men working in linen braies, tunics, and coifs, from the Maciejowski Bible, c. 1250. The man on the left wears green hose over his braies.
KOFUN PERIOD AND YAMATO. Kofun crown. Sometime during the Kofun period, emerged the first state in Japan – Yamato, though there is still much debate over exactly when Yamato became a centralized state and even where it was located.
