The Nihon Shoki (日本書紀), sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second-oldest book of classical Japanese history.The book is also called the Nihongi (日本紀, "Japanese Chronicles").It is more elaborate and detailed than the Kojiki, the oldest, and has proven to be an important tool for historians and archaeologists as it includes the most complete extant …

In Japan, Jurōjin (寿老人) is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune or Shichifukujin, according to Taoist beliefs. He is the god of longevity. Jurōjin originated from the Chinese Taoist god, the Old Man of the South Pole.He is known as the immortal of the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), and may have been a historical figure of the period. Jurōjin is identified as the personification …

The traditional attire of a miko is a pair of red hakama (divided, pleated trousers), a white kosode (a predecessor of the kimono), and some white or red hair ribbons.In Shinto, the color white symbolizes purity. [citation needed] The garment put over the kosode during Kagura dances is called a chihaya (千早).Traditional miko tools include the Azusa Yumi (梓弓, "catalpa bow"), the ...

A shōen (荘園 or 庄園, shōen) was a field or manor in Japan.The Japanese term comes from the Tang dynasty Chinese term "莊園" (Mandarin: zhuāngyuán, Cantonese: zong1 jyun4).. Shōen, from about the 8th to the late 15th century, describes any of the private, tax-free, often autonomous estates or manors whose rise undermined the political and economic power of the emperor …

The 23rd chapter of the Nihon Shoki, written in 720, is generally held to contain the first recorded mention of tengu in Japan. In this account a large shooting star appears and is identified by a Buddhist priest as a "heavenly dog", and much like the tiāngoǔ of China, the star precedes a military uprising.

Istilah Nihon 日本) juga mulai ... (712) dan Nihon Shoki (720). Dalam kedua buku sejarah tersebut dikisahkan sejarah Jepang mulai dari awal sejak zaman mitologi Jepang. Di dalamnya ditulis tentang pendirian Jepang pada tahun 660 SM oleh Kaisar Jimmu yang keturunan langsung dari Amaterasu. Menurut kedua kronik tersebut Kaisar Jimmu merupakan ...

The term was coined early in the 20th century by Nichiren Buddhist activist and nationalist Tanaka Chigaku, who cobbled it from parts of a statement attributed in the chronicle Nihon Shoki to legendary first Emperor Jimmu at the time of his ascension. The Emperor's full statement reads: "Hakkō wo ooute ie to nasan" (八紘を掩うて宇と為さん) (in the original kanbun ...