Shrines And Temples Of Japan -and- Buddhist Sculptures Of Japan

Jomon (10,000 BC - 300 BC) Jomon Pottery and Dogu Oyu Stone Circles (Kazuno) Sannai Maruyama site (Aomori) Torihama Shell Midden (Fukui) Uenohara Jomon Village (Kagoshima) Yayoi (300 BC - 300 AD) Kojindani Ruins (Izumo) Yayoi Pottery Yoshinogari Yayoi Village (Saga) Kofun (300 AD - 552 AD) Asuka Plain (Asuka) Haniwa Ishibutai Kofun (Asuka) Mori Shogunzuka Kofun (Nagano) Niizawa-senduka Kofun (Kashihara) Saitobaru Tumuli (Miyazaki) Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo (Izumo) Sue Ware Takamatsuzuka Kofun (Asuka) Yakumotatsu Fudoki-no-Oka (Matsue) Asuka (552 - 710) Asuka-dera Temple (Asuka) Zenko-ji Temple (Nagano) Nara (710 - 794) Horyu-ji Temple (Nara) Kaidan-in Temple (Dazaifu) Kanzeon-ji Temple (Dazaifu) Todai-ji Temple (Nara) Early Heian (794 - 893) Kasuga Taisha Shrine (Nara) To-ji Temple (Kyoto) Late Heian (Fujiwara) (894 - 1186) Byodo-in (Phoenix Hall) (Kyoto) Chuson-ji Temple (Hiraizumi) Motsu-ji Temple (Hiraizumi) Kamakura (1186 - 1333) Eihei-ji Temple (Fukui) Kofuku-ji Temple (Nara) Kiyomizu Magaibutsu Shrine (Kawabe) Myotsu-ji Temple (Fukui) Sanjusangen-do Temple (Kyoto) Wakasa Jingu-ji Shrine (Fukui)

Muromachi (1334 - 1573) Fushimi Inari Shrine (Kyoto) Golden Pavilion of Kinkakuji Temple (Kyoto) Ichijodani Ruins (Fukui) Nakagusuku Castle (Okinawa) Ryoan-ji Temple (Kyoto) Silver Pavilion of Ginkakuji Temple (Kyoto) Tama-u-dun Mausoleum and Shuri Castle (Okinawa) Momoyama (1574 - 1614) Tenman-gu Shrine (Dazaifu) Kumamoto Castle (Kumamoto) Maruoka Castle (Fukui) Matsue Castle (Matsue) Matsumoto Castle (Matsumoto) Nanzen-ji Temple (Kyoto) Nijo-jo Castle (Kyoto) Edo (1615 - 1868) Asakusa Shrine and Temple (Tokyo) Gessho-ji Temple (Matsue) Izumo Taisha Shrine (Izumo) Kanazawa Historic Center (Kanazawa) Kiyomizu-dera Temple (Kyoto) Manpuku-ji Temple (Kyoto) Shiominawate Street (Matsue) Shirakawa-go Village (Shirakawa) Takayama Jinya (Takayama) Modern (1868 - present) Heian Shrine (Kyoto) Imperial Palace (Tokyo) Lafcadio Hearn (Matsue) Meiji Shrine (Tokyo) Motsu-ji Temple (Hiraizumi) Additional Topics Buddhist Sculptures from the Tokyo National Museum Festivals and Dance Funny Signs Gardens and Nature Kei School of Sculptors Masks Old Kyoto and Geisha Sculpture Finder Village Life Reference Bibliography Glossary Language Maps of Japan and Okinawa, Kyoto, and Nara Park Japan Timeline and Japanese Art History Web Resources