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Looking Afar for Qidan Frontier Outposts

Posted on: January 13th, 2014

The Qidan’s northeastern reach of direct control extended as far as the northwest region of today’s Jilin Province where it met with the lands of their supposed vassals, the wild Jurchens. I was curious about what remains in that region to connect it with the past and wanted to see in person (2012.6) those places […]

Kishibojin Statue Carved by Ennin

Posted on: January 11th, 2014

The temple of Jooshooji 常照寺, nestled in the foothills of northern Kyoto, is well known for the tomb of a famous lady entertainer from the early 17thc. People gather in early April when the cherry trees are in bloom to remember her with a tea ceremony. The temple’s brochure, however, doesn’t write about another even […]

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