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Discovery of 9th century fragment of earthenware indicates hiragana originated a century earlier than thought

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Ongoing photo exhibition of Koguryo Tomb mural paintings at the Japan Newspaper Museum

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An examination of Japanese rooster symbolism, mythology, and the funerary and folkloric connections with rooster symbolism around the world

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New rice to be offered to gods at Ise Shrine

Watch the Daijosai being performed on this Youtube videoclip. Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture will host one of its most important annual festivals Monday in which the year’s new rice harvest will be offered to the shrine’s gods. The festival … Continue reading →

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5,000-year-old Jomon pottery from Nagaoka (Niigata prefecture) on exhibition at the British Museum

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The extent of Yamato kingdom’s influence in ancient Japan found to have extended 250 km further north than thought

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Japanese yama-uba (a.k.a. jigoku no baba; datsueba): The universality of the Baba yaga mountain crone

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Ohaguro, the Japanese teeth-blackening custom, known to have been practised from the Kofun period, was shared by ancient Southeast Asian tribes

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Researchers discover in Southeast Asia one of the most extensive pre-Indic sea-based trade networks involving jade in the prehistoric world, but this network is separate from that of the Northeast ...

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Take advantage of this summer’s museum historical offerings

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In the news: The oldest stringed instrument in the world from the ruins of Korekawa-nakai

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KANSAI “The Grand Izumo Exhibition” KYOTO NATIONAL MUSEUM

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New research team reports that pottery sherds from Xianrendong Cave in Jiangxi Province, China are 2,000-3,000 years older than other East Asian/Japanese pottery finds

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In the news: Roman glass beads uncovered in 5th century burial mound in Nagaoka, near Kyoto

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Exploring the Ancient Salt Road, Shiogama shrine (where resides the Salt God) and the ancient tradition of salt-making in Japan

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In the news: Stolen and recovered! Dainichi Nyorai Buddha from the Enichiji Temple in Fukushima

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Oldest koseki record unearthed at the Kokubumatsumoto archaeological site in Dazaifu, Fukuoka

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Vivid replica of ancient sacred hall unveiled

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Ancient shrine documents and archaeology suggest that the Izumo Grand Shrine was once a colossal skyscraper of ancient Japan

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Discovery of 9th century fragment of earthenware indicates hiragana originated a century earlier than thought

Ongoing photo exhibition of Koguryo Tomb mural paintings at the Japan Newspaper Museum

An examination of Japanese rooster symbolism, mythology, and the funerary and folkloric connections with rooster symbolism around the world

New rice to be offered to gods at Ise Shrine

5,000-year-old Jomon pottery from Nagaoka (Niigata prefecture) on exhibition at the British Museum

The extent of Yamato kingdom’s influence in ancient Japan found to have extended 250 km further north than thought

Japanese yama-uba (a.k.a. jigoku no baba; datsueba): The universality of the Baba yaga mountain crone

Ohaguro, the Japanese teeth-blackening custom, known to have been practised from the Kofun period, was shared by ancient Southeast Asian tribes

Researchers discover in Southeast Asia one of the most extensive pre-Indic sea-based trade networks involving jade in the prehistoric world, but this network is separate from that of the Northeast ...

Take advantage of this summer’s museum historical offerings

In the news: The oldest stringed instrument in the world from the ruins of Korekawa-nakai

KANSAI “The Grand Izumo Exhibition” KYOTO NATIONAL MUSEUM

New research team reports that pottery sherds from Xianrendong Cave in Jiangxi Province, China are 2,000-3,000 years older than other East Asian/Japanese pottery finds

In the news: Roman glass beads uncovered in 5th century burial mound in Nagaoka, near Kyoto

Exploring the Ancient Salt Road, Shiogama shrine (where resides the Salt God) and the ancient tradition of salt-making in Japan

In the news: Stolen and recovered! Dainichi Nyorai Buddha from the Enichiji Temple in Fukushima

Oldest koseki record unearthed at the Kokubumatsumoto archaeological site in Dazaifu, Fukuoka

Vivid replica of ancient sacred hall unveiled

Ancient shrine documents and archaeology suggest that the Izumo Grand Shrine was once a colossal skyscraper of ancient Japan

Progress seen in restoration of Takamatsuzaki mural