What do Japan's creation myths, an Isle of Women and a mushroom-wielding street performer have in common? A surprisingly wise lesson about laughter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/23/japan/history/history-hiraga-gennai-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #edoperiod #hiragagennai #jomonperiod #yayoiperiod

What do you think about my new crib? Retro #YayoiPeriod feel at #SaitamaPrefecturalMuseumOfHistoryAndFolklore in #Omiya ward #Saitama #Japan #日本 #埼玉県 #さいたま市 #大宮区 #埼玉県立歴史と民俗の博物館 #弥生時代

In an exchange of letters, Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud discussed human nature when it comes to why people go to war. How does Japan fit in? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/18/japan/history/war-culture-japan-manyoshu-jingu/ #japan #history #jomonperiod #yayoiperiod #jingu #manyoshu #nihonshoki

When traces of history are found at construction sites, businesses need to sport the cost of removing them. But then, the build goes on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/01/japan/history/yayoi-village-preservation-archaeology-japan-tokyo/ #japan #history #yayoiperiod #tokyo #chiyodaward #archaeology #britishembassy

Ancient village remains from the Yayoi Period have been found on the former grounds of the British Embassy in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/07/japan/society/yayoi-period-remains-found/?utm_content=bufferb98dc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #uk #britishembassy #yayoiperiod #tokyo #chiyodaward

Do you have what it takes to make a living in the Japan of 2,000 years ago? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/31/travel/travel-yoshinogari-park-history-yayoi/?utm_content=buffer8347b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #travel #archaeology #saga #yayoiperiod #yoshinogari #yamatai

Do you have what it takes to make a living in the Japan of 2,000 years ago? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/31/travel/travel-yoshinogari-park-history-yayoi/?utm_content=buffer8347b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #travel #archaeology #saga #yayoiperiod #yoshinogari #yamatai

Yoshinogari site (Special National Historic Site)
Reconstructed ancient settlement and watch tower.
Yoshinogari and Kanzaki, Saga pref.
31 August 2021

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