Images

A modern statue of the legendary samurai Yoshitsune (1159-1189 CE). Mimosusogawa Park, Shimonoseki, Japan.

Ahala, master of the horse, presents the dead Melius to Cincinnatus the Dictator. 16th-century fresco by Domenico Beccafumi in Palazzo Pubblico, Siena.

Statue of Cincinnatus in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain and a place of pilgrimage for followers of Shinto.

A statue of Nichiren outside Honnoji temple on Teramachi.

The Dharmachakra (Skt: wheel of the law with eight spokes) represents the Eightfold Path (Right View, Right Resolve, Right Speech, Right Actions, Right Occupation, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration). Konark Sun temple...

This map shows the territories of all major civilizations in East Asia in the year 500 CE. Italicized texts indicate nomadic bands or tribal societies.

This map depicts all major Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines of Japan around the year 1200 CE. Notice that many renowned temples (such as the famous Kinkaju-ji) have not yet been built at that time. The map highlights the city of Kamakura...

The kaguraden or dancing hall at the Ise Shinto shrine dedicated to Amaterasu. The site first had a shrine built in 4 BCE and is Japan's oldest Shinto shrine, as well as its most important.

The Torri at the Itsukushima Shrine, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.