Burial mounds for emperors set to gain World Heritage listing
By MAYUMI UEDA/ May 14, 2019 Asahi Shimbun
UNESCO signaled its readiness May 13 to grant World Heritage status to a cluster of “kofun” burial mounds in Osaka Prefecture dating
Category: Emperor (imperial family) (Page 3 of 8)
Mainstream Shinto is based around the emperor system. In Japan, An Attempt at Interpretation (1904) Lafcadio Hearn wrote of its central role in unifying the nation, and from recent events surrounding the accession of Emperor Naruhito it is evident that … Read the rest
This morning we enter a new historical period called Reiwa as Emperor Naruhito begins his reign. It’s a very different feel from the beginning of the Heisei Era in 1989, as there is no death preceding the ascension of the … Read the rest
Today Emperor Akihito officially abdicated, marking the last day of the Heisei era. In Shinto terms this meant that he reported his abdication to the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu ōmikami, as the purported great ancestor of his lineage. Reporting events … Read the rest
ISSA is the International Shinto Studies Association, the head of which is emeritus professor Michael Pye based in Kyoto. In the past it’s been something of a shadowy organisation, with little attempt at outreach. Now however there seems a … Read the rest
An informative piece below on the naming of the new era, which will start from the ascension of the next emperor on May 1, 2019. This is extracted from a longer piece by the curator of Japanese art at Cleveland … Read the rest