In the sixth month of 736, a Japanese diplomatic mission set out for the kingdom of Silla, on the Korean peninsula. The envoys undertook the mission during a period of strained relations with the coun
This is a companion volume to Horton's (classical Japanese literature, U. of California, Berkeley) work, The Journal of Socho , a translation of the diary of the medieval Japanese linked-verse ( reng
In this companion volume to Song in an Age of Discord: 'The Journal of Sch' and Poetic Life in Late Medieval Japan , Horton (classical Japanese literature, U. of California, Berkeley) annotates the j
Traditional Japanese architecture-whether Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines, residences, castles, or teahouses-has become increasingly familiar around the world. Through the media of motion pictures,
A lushly illustrated edition of a world classicThe third in this series of illustrated Japanese classics, The Tale of Genji again combines Miyata's captivating paper cut-outs with a modern retelling o
