Heian

Miyagi · 平安

Browse Miyagi’s cultural heritage from the Heian period (794 – 1185). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.

18 total Miyagi Heian Period 794 – 1185
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Kozoji Temple Amida Hall
Miyagi 平安後期
Kozoji Temple Amida Hall

Amida hall in Kakuda, Miyagi, said to date from around 1177 and the oldest building in the prefecture: a plain thatched hall on huge pillars housing a great Amida.

Shiki (Records of the Grand Historian), Kobun Honki Volume 10
Miyagi 平安
Shiki (Records of the Grand Historian), Kobun Honki Volume 10

Volume 10 of Sima Qian's Shiji, copied and annotated by Oe no Ieguni in 1073: Japan's oldest dated Shiji manuscript, now a National Treasure at Tohoku University.

Ruiju Kokushi Volume 25
Miyagi 平安
Ruiju Kokushi Volume 25

A Heian copy of volume 25 of the Ruiju Kokushi, Sugawara no Michizane's classified history, once held by the Mibu family and now a National Treasure at Tohoku.

Akai Government Office Ruins / Akai Government Office Ruins
Miyagi 平安時代
Akai Government Office Ruins / Akai Government Office Ruins

Kumano Shingu-Ji Temple Sutra Collection
Miyagi 平安~鎌倉
Kumano Shingu-Ji Temple Sutra Collection

Hanging Buddha Statues at Kumano Nachi Shrine
Miyagi 平安~鎌倉
Hanging Buddha Statues at Kumano Nachi Shrine

Lacquer Paper Documents Excavated from the Taga Castle Ruins
Miyagi 奈良~平安時代
Lacquer Paper Documents Excavated from the Taga Castle Ruins

Wooden Tablets Excavated from the Taga Castle Ruins
Miyagi 奈良~平安時代
Wooden Tablets Excavated from the Taga Castle Ruins

Lacquer Paper Documents Excavated from Taga Castle Related
Miyagi 奈良~平安時代
Lacquer Paper Documents Excavated from Taga Castle Related

Wooden Tablets Excavated from the Taga Castle-Related Ruins
Miyagi 奈良~平安時代
Wooden Tablets Excavated from the Taga Castle-Related Ruins

Copper Mirror
Miyagi 平安~鎌倉
Copper Mirror

Excavated Items from Taga Castle Ruins in Miyagi Prefecture
Miyagi 奈良~平安時代
Excavated Items from Taga Castle Ruins in Miyagi Prefecture

Wooden Seated Statue of Amida Buddha
Miyagi 平安
Wooden Seated Statue of Amida Buddha

Wooden Statue of the Five Great Myoos
Miyagi 平安
Wooden Statue of the Five Great Myoos

Wooden Seated Statue of Thousand-Armed Kannon
Miyagi 平安時代
Wooden Seated Statue of Thousand-Armed Kannon

Wooden Seated Statue of Acala
Miyagi 平安
Wooden Seated Statue of Acala

Wooden Seated Statue of Yakushi Nyorai (enshrined in the
Miyagi 平安
Wooden Seated Statue of Yakushi Nyorai (enshrined in the

Wooden Standing Statue of Two Heavenly Kings
Miyagi 平安
Wooden Standing Statue of Two Heavenly Kings