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Heian

In Japanese history, the period 794–1185, from the foundation of Kyoto as the new capital to the seizure of power by the Minamoto clan. The cut-off date may also be given as 1186, 1192, or 1200. The Heian period was the golden age of Japanese literature and of a highly refined culture at court; see also Japanese art.



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Big Dipper belief (hokuto shinko) came into Japan as part of early popular Daoism, circa the Heian period (794-1185).
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Very much in the style of palaces from the Heian Period (794-1185AD), the house comprises two wings linked by a courtyard and a terraced pond that generously spreads over the front of the complex just above a rivulet.
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