Japanese History: Rulers, Traditions and Historic Sites

Japanese historic sites include early burial mounds, Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and the castles of regional lords. Their standing structures often reflect repeated rebuilding and changing patronage. The collection brings together Japanese and Yamato associations with the Kamakura and Ashikaga shogunates, the Toyotomi regime and Tokugawa rule, identifying the periods represented by surviving buildings, sculptures and earthworks.