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Asuka Historical Museum Description: This Website will be an excellent resource for older learners to learn about Japanese history and culture. Featuring the Asuka Period (542-645), the site provides a comprehensive introduction to the history, architecture, art, and literature in the period. The site is divided into seven sections: Asuka Period, The Asuka Palaces, Asuka Stones, Asuka Kofun (burial mounds), Takamatsuzuka Kofun, The Asuka Temples, and Asuka and the Man'yoshu (The Ten Thousand Leaves). These sections contain an extensive collection of photos of the historical remains of palaces and temples, wall paintings inside the burial mounds, and other types of art in the period. The Asuka and Man'yoshu section contains seventeen poems from Man'yoshu with English translations. The site is also available in Japanese. Created by Asuka Historical Museum. Audience Age: Grades 9-12 Undergraduates Publisher: Asuka Historical Museum (Japan) Classification: Japanese Language Japanese Language -- Japan Culture -- History Culture -- Literature Culture -- Art/Sculpture Culture -- Architecture Date Issued: 1995 Resource Type: Collection Image Educator's guide Study guide Image set Literature Audience: Novice Intermediate Superior Language: English Japanese Date Of Record Creation: 2003-04-03 16:20:05 Date Of Record Release: 2003-05-01 11:24:38 Date Record Checked: 2003-04-03 Date Last Modified: 2003-05-01 11:24:38

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