Japan Archive
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Japanese mythology, the origin of the gods and the world dates back to the time when earth and heaven did not exist. There
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Who could possibly have wielded this giant Japanese sword? The Norimitsu Odachi measures 12.37 feet in length and 31.97 lbs in weight. It should
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Yuki-Onna or the ‘Lady of the Snow’ is an evil spirit (yōkai) lurking around and waiting for people lost in a snowstorm. She is a
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Sun Goddess, Amaterasu is known as 'the great divinity illuminating heaven'. She is the elder daughter of Izanagi –no-Mikoto (“The August Male”), a
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient records confirm more than 33,000 smiths up to the beginning of the modern era. Japanese weapon history goes long back in time but the
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Chinese Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some of the stories we discuss in this article can be regarded either as pure myths or genuine sightings of advanced ancient technology. How
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Triskelion is a mysterious ancient symbol that has never been explained. It has been found in Christian, Buddhist, Islamic, and Jewish contexts. Tri-Spiral
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On a small island in Japan there is a very interesting cave filled with astonishing ancient paintings. The cave's narrow entrance and passage make
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - The earliest records anyone has of the Japanese myth Susanoo-no-Mikoto appears in the 8th century AD. These records tell the story of the Japanese
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - In the Hagakure, it states that a samurai is required to wake up, take a bath, arrange his hair everyday starting four in the morning.
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The largest keyhole-shaped tomb in Japan - Daisenryo Kofun – is located in the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Kofun ("ancient grave")
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - In a lot of societies in history, those who engaged in bloody battles were the males. In fact, they were the ones sent or chosen
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - The samurai warriors considered the sword as part of their soul. In this case, we can assume that the sword blade is the heart of
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - The name Uesugi Kenshin is well-known in the history of Japanese warriors. He was a daimyo born under the name, Nagao Kagetora. After he was
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - Japanese armor has a long and rich history. This goes all the way back to the 4th century. Over the centuries, these types of armor
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - The Ninja sword is mainly called the ninjaken, ninjato, or the shinobigatana. It is said to be the Shinobi's preferred weapon during Japan's warring period.
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Asuka, which means in Ainu, "flying birds" is one of the most historically rich places in Japan. This remarkable small village, located approximately 20
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Rafael - AncientPages.com - There are thousands of weapons that have been crafted by man but only a few have acquired the attention and interest of individuals all over
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - William Adams was born in Elizabethan England in the 16th century and grew up working as an apprentice to shipbuilders. For the first years
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - You have heard about these masters of stealth warfare and espionage. If not from history books, then from the myriad of movies that use
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Sokushinbutsu Buddhist monks of northern Japan were those who were able to mummify their bodies while alive. These monks practiced an extreme, physical
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Several mysterious scrolls and artifacts have been found inside a 700-year-old Buddha statue, in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara. It’s an astonishing discovery and researchers report
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Katana is the most famous Japanese Samurai sword. The Japanese Katana sword is considered "the soul of the Samurai" and one of the deadliest-edged
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Researchers have discovered 400-year-old documents that reveal Tadatoshi Hosokawa, a 17th-century lord of Kyusyu, Japan, ordered his people to produce opium for medical purposes. A description of
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - What at first glance looked like an innocent and beautiful fan was a deadly weapon used by the Samurai and female Ninja. The Japanese
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Seppuku is a ritual form of committing suicide in Japanese society. Many people living in the Western world believe it is a horrible and barbaric
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The tradition of suicide goes far back in the history of Japan. It is well-known that Seppuku is a form of Japanese ritual
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A 1,500-year-old underground tomb containing a large stone coffin, human remains, armor in very good condition and other burial accessories, was discovered during road work in southern
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Two years ago, researchers from Japan discovered pillars of an underwater structure in Japan's largest freshwater lake - Lake Biwako. Now, an ancient, almost intact pottery
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Depictions of the mysterious giant Piasa bird can be found on a limestone bluff overlooking the Mississippi. Native American legends tell this creature
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Archaeology
AncientPagers.com - A well-preserved and rare 1,900-year-old mirror has been found at the Nakashima archaeological site on the southern island of Kyushu, reports The Asahi Shimbun. It was unearthed
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Zuni Indians in New Mexico are unlike any other Native American tribe. Not only is their language, religion, and blood type surprisingly
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - The first-known example of a painted stone painted depicting a human face, has been discovered by Japanese archaeologists. The artifact is dated to the Jomon Pottery (8000
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The samurai were the legendary warriors of old Japan who led noble but violent lives governed by the demands of honor, personal integrity,
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many important symbols can be found in Japanese people's early cultural beliefs, religious tradition and imperial myths. The country’s most sacred objects are the
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