KYOTO--A ceremonial event to mark the New Year featured women in gorgeous Heian Period (794-1185 ... card-snatching game at Yasakajinja shrine here. While the first half of a Hyakunin-isshu ...
"Kemari" was popular among Japanese noblemen in the Heian period from the late 8th century to the 12th century. It is still played on January 4 every year at Shimogamo Shrine, a UNESCO World ...
This outdoor party was revived at Jonangu Shrine in 1970. Experts tend the recreated period garden, and poets yearning for a bygone era strive to render the spirit of their Heian forebears.