It is said to have been a bathing site since the Kofun period (between 300-538AD) and is famous as the place the Samurai went to heal their wounds. The natural hot spring releases a volume of more ...

A recent study published in the journal Archaeometry investigates the recycling of Han Chinese bronze mirrors into Japanese imitation mirrors during the Kofun period (c. 300–538 CE). Lead author ...

During the Yayoi period, groups of Northeast Asian origin migrated to Japan, followed by additional migrations from East Asian populations during the Kofun period. Each wave of migration involved ...

The global popularity of blades forged in the western Japan city of Sakai is on the rise, with foreign tourists boosting sales of the city’s native brand that is widely regarded as one of the ...

Amazake has been around for over a thousand years. According to the Nihon Shoki, the second-oldest book of Japanese historical records, the sweet beverage can be traced back to the Kofun period ...

Among the first things I purchased in Japan was a Haniwa figure, a terracotta clay funerary object buried with the dead during the Kofun period, that remains in our collection to this day.” ...

Yamato Takeru is associated with the beginning of the Kofun Period (250-538 AD), an era marked by the consolidation of imperial power and the development of a hierarchical society. He is said to have ...

The Japanese Archipelago was relatively isolated during the Jomon period until around 3000 BCE. Then, during the Yayoi and Kofun periods, immigration to the islands from continental Asia began.

However, this was not always the case. The Japanese Archipelago was relatively isolated during the Jomon period until around 3000 BCE. Then, during the Yayoi and Kofun periods, immigration to the ...

The similarity was particularly close to Kofun period people with distinct ancestries related to east and northeast Asian ancestries. open image in gallery Immigrants from Korean peninsula admixed ...