Nara, Japan, Shoryakuji temple, Todaiji temple, ... the oldest anthology of Japanese ancient poems survived during the ancient Nara era circa 759. ... one of the world’s first literature novels that ...

The Nara Period (710-794) was Japan’s sprouting time, remembered today for temples (Horyuji, ... and literature (two imperial histories, the Nihon Shoki and the Kojiki; ...

The Nara Period (710-794) began its end with a sudden, ... literature, religion and education. The Nara university taught, naturally, Confucianism. Kukai, scion of the minor nobility, attended.

THE ancient city of Nara has lived in the shadow of its neighbor, Kyoto, for centuries. So this year, as Nara marks the 1,300th anniversary of its ascension as Japan’s imperial capital, the city ...

Make your way to Nara and Hanoi—two ancient capitals celebrating 1,300 and 1,000 years of existence respectively. While there are no games or grand ceremonies planned, there’s a lot worth ...

That's because the city's current layout dates back 1,300 years, when Nara was the capital of Japan during the so-called Nara period, which ended in 784. Just half an hour's train ride from Kyoto ...

NARA--Archaeologists have excavated one of the largest ruins of a building ever found at the former site of the Heijokyu palace in this ancient capital.