This period included the creation of the Iroha, a pangram representing early Japanese poetry, and the lyrics for the modern Japanese national anthem, Kimi ga Yo.
This period included the creation of the Iroha, a pangram representing early Japanese poetry, and the lyrics for the modern Japanese national anthem, Kimi ga Yo. Also during this period, Tendai and Shingon spread Buddhism throughout its country, creating a style of "aristocratic Buddhism" to gain power. Go-Sanjo and Shirawaka established the "cloistered emperor" or "insei" system during this period, which was dominated by the Fujiwara clan. It started when the capital was moved from Nagaoka-kyo to its namesake city of "peace and tranquility" and ended with the Gempei War, the Battle of Dan-no-Ura, and the rise of the Kamakura shogunate. For 10 points, the Pillow Book and the Tale of Genji were written during what three hundred year period, the last of classical Japanese history?
This period included the creation of the Iroha, a pangram representing early Japanese poetry, and the lyrics for the modern Japanese national anthem, Kimi ga Yo.
{Heian} Period (or {Heian} Jidai)