The Dai Gohonzon is a venerated Mandala image inscribed with both Sanskrit and Chinese logographs on a median log trunk of Japanese camphorwood. It is worshipped in Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism.
Nichiren, founder of Nichiren Buddhism, inscribes the Dai-Gohonzon Read more
The samurai (also bushi) were a class of warriors which arose in the 10th century CE in medieval Japan and which lasted until the 17th century CE. The type has been romanticised since the 18th century CE as the epitome of chivalry and honor.
Samurai warriors rise to power in Japan Read more
The Heian period is considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court and noted for its art, especially poetry and literature.
The Heian period begins in modern-day Japan Read more
Japan was then connected to mainland Asia by at least one land bridge, and nomadic hunter-gatherers crossed to Japan.
Humans settle in modern-day Japan for the first time Read more
