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[whencyclopedia]

Queen Himiko

Queen Himiko, also known as Pimiko or Pimiku (183? - 248 CE), was a 3rd-century CE ruler of the territory in ancient Japan known as Hsieh-ma-t'ai or Yamatai, later to be known as Yamato. Considered by the Chinese as the ruler of all of Japan or Wa, given her state's power, she exchanged diplomatic embassies with the ruling Wei dynasty. A semi-legendary figure, Himiko is curiously absent from Japanese historical records but does appear briefly in Chinese histories. Himiko was noted for being a shaman queen, unmarried, and living in a fortress where she was served by 1,000 women.

Yamatai

Himeko's name in archaic Japanese means Sun Child or Sun Daughter and probably alludes to her divine descent from Amaterasu, the Shinto sun goddess, as all Japanese rulers would later be identified as being descendants of. Scholars do not agree on the exact location of Queen Himiko's state Hsieh-ma-tai/Yamatai. A minority place it in north Kyushu, but the majority consider the Nara region as the most likely candidate. In Japan, at the time of her reign during the 3rd century CE, there were around 100 kingdoms spread across the islands. It seems that Himiko's state was the most powerful of these and may have led a loose federation of 30 states as the contemporary Chinese state recognised her as, in effect, the ruler of all of the Japanese islands.

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Kitsune Miko

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[maya-no-more]

The Crane: Disclaimers

Hey, you! 

Yeah, you.

Welcome to the super fun and exciting disclaimer post of my new story, The Crane. First and foremost, I would like to thank @lunarbuck for giving me permission to take inspiration from their layout ideas. Their work is incredible, so go show them some love! Now, if you’re interested in reading this story but haven’t read the description yet, I’ll (try to) link it here. I binged this whole show in a day and have been obsessed with it (and Mizu) ever since. Sooooo, I thought what better way to procrastinate doing my ever-growing pile of schoolwork and push aside my responsibilities than to start writing a whole new story! Pshhhhh… It’ll be fiiiiiine. Forewarning: life is busy and it sometimes gets in the way, so my uploads will be pretty sporadic and slow. Below are a few not-so-interesting-but-still-important disclaimers for the story.

⚠️ Also! This story will be very mature, so reader discretion is advised! There will be mentions of violence, swearing, alcohol, sex and prostitution. If you are not comfortable with any of this, I completely understand, and please click away now. I will put individual warnings at the start of every chapter for what it will contain, but these are the biggest over-arching ones that should be considered before you begin reading! This story will be rated as 18+ because of these themes, so minors, please do not interact unless if you want to get me or yourself in trouble! ⚠️

Other than that, there isn’t really much else to be said other than shit that show was amazing, and shit, I’m so gay. Enjoy!

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The Blade of Redemption 

Written By: Kevin

Edited By: Nick

Co-edited By: Chaeyoung

Cover By: Jiyoung

Noriyashi Sabito is only ten when demons breach the Noriyashi estate and his father dies to protect him while he evacuates with two legendary samurai Takeshi Inoto and Yasada Ryu. Now eleven years later Sabito head on a quest to kill the demon king which is the only chance to destroy the demon race that had taken his father's life. Accompanied by Minatozaki Sana he must now endure the hard journey and the battle waiting for him ahead that will shape the fate of humanity. Will he return back in one piece?

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Haniwa Warrior, this time I took a better picture. This guy always reminded me my little brother. #ceramic#ceramicart #sculpture #artwork #artist #artstudent #Mesa #mcc #ceramic #japaneseceramics #oldancientart #handmadeart #artistofinsta #artinyourlife #artinyouhome #haniwa #ancientjapan #horse #cutehorse (at Mesa, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8HnfHpnvLw/?igshid=ioizm8nbefpt

[whencyclopedia]

Ancient Japan

Ancient Japan has made unique contributions to world culture which include the Shinto religion and its architecture, distinctive art objects such as haniwa figurines, the oldest pottery vessels in the world, the largest wooden buildings anywhere at their time of construction, and many literary classics including the world's first novel. Although Japan was significantly influenced by China and Korea, the islands were never subject to foreign political control and so were free to select those ideas which appealed to them, adapt them how they wished, and to continue with their indigenous cultural practices to create a unique approach to government, religion, and the arts.

Japan in Mythology

In Shinto mythology, the Japanese islands were created by the gods Izanami and Izanagi when they dipped a jewelled spear into the primordial sea. They also created over 800 kami or spirits, chief amongst which was the sun goddess Amaterasu, and so created the deities of Shinto, the indigenous religion of ancient Japan. Amaterasu's grandson Ninigi became the first ruler, and he was the great-grandfather of Japan's first emperor, the semi-legendary Emperor Jimmu (r. 660-585 BCE). Thus, a divine link was established between all subsequent emperors and the gods.

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Wtf am I drawing? This is pretty weird looking even for me...lol. I don’t usually move in this direction . . . #crappydesign #crappyart #samurai #samuraiart #ancientjapan #japan #jidaigeki https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DQYGqjKNV/?igshid=rb1wx6jp8ykx

[ninja-weapons]

A beautiful Edo Period piece. Take a look at the Do (chest piece) it’s wrapped in same (ray skin) possibly even shark. Tell me, what stands out for you? . . 📸 @japan_at_war . . #samurai #armor #armour #metalartwork #metalart #edo #budo #bujinkan #bushi #bushido #history #japanesehistory #silk #judo #kyudo #ancientjapan #japanculture #soldier #antique #sword #battle #japanesewarrior👍 by @katana_sword_reviews https://www.instagram.com/p/B1sLaNDpRH1/?igshid=d3ywdqjzjgxh

[nemosynth]

A Valley Where the Ancient Immigrants Sleep

There is a small valley in Japan where you can see some scattered remains of mounds made of stones like cairns, a couple of meters across. These are actually tombs of ancient Korean immigrants, date back to some 5th to 6th century Common Era. 

They were perhaps engineers and their families from the advanced civilizations in East Asian Continent. They then probably served to the local clan here. Various new technologies, more sophisticated agriculture, science, art, even ideographic letters and else were brought to Japanese islands by those people from the Continental kingdoms and dynasties.

At that time, Japan was still divided into over a hundred clans. One of them, Yamato Clan, eventually conquered others, and unified the islands with otherwise even more colorful diversity. 

Archeological survey shows that the local clan here had strong relationship with the central Yamato Clan. There was another, small, rather independent clan in the mountains several kilometers to the northwest, but that seems to have been conquered by the Yamato satellite state here. That conquest was done around 4th to 5th century CE, approximately a century prior to these cairns graves.

The clan leaders built large earthen mounds as tombs that are located on the hilltops, and ridges, that are clearly visible from elsewhere. It was to impress people by showing off their power. 

On the other hand, the immigrant tombs are made of stone piles, and are built inside of small valleys, as if to hide themselves from the rest of the world. Modest? Or are these valleys regarded as the land of the deceased? We don't know. We do know however, that on passing away, they left something new, the Buddhist religion which eventually merged with the Japanese original faith Shinto.

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6/17/2022- Japan’s ancient capital, Kamakura. #kamakura #japan #bigbuddha #ancientjapan (at 鎌倉大仏 (Great Buddha of Kamakura)) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce7LJUmPmxk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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