Japan: Cultural History and the Heian Period

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Amanda Iliadis
by CrashCourse
published on 22 May 2017

John Green describes the Heian period in Japan, lasting from 794CE to 1185CE. The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu was the classic piece of literature of the day, detailing the elite, aristocratic culture of the Heian period.

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