To understand how the Fujiwara became so influential, we need to look at marriage, child-rearing, and the role of women in Heian society. Much of our knowledge of Heian marriage comes from literary ...

In a world under the menace of a ghost, who will you end up falling for...? This is the Heian period. Our protagonist would rather be strong than feminine, and thus she's trated like a weirdo.

Women dressed in traditional attire from the Heian Period (794-1185) take part in the first “karuta” card-snatching game of the New Year at Kyoto’s Yasakajinja shrine on Jan. 3. (Yoshiaki Arai) ...

To use “A Case Study of Heian Japan Through Art,” you will need to print the scroll selections for analysis by students. Links to these prints are provided in the Heian Japan Online Image List. You ...