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The Heian era's peace has sparked all kinds of arts. Including the infant forms of today's Japanese comic books ('manga'). This drawing is a sample of that era's entertaining visual art.

Click here for history & pictures of Japanese comic books & animation movies since the year 700 until this morning.

Minamoto Hiromasa's clan in an archery contest against the Taira warriors. These clans were generally for outdoor stuff, and uncomfortable around the Imperial city.

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Click here for history of Japanese music and dance that involves Minamoto Hiromasa, Abe Seimei, and
the actor Nomura Mansai.

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Click here for Nomura Mansai as flutist.

The Heian garden is a genre on its own.

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