Izumo Taisha and Ancient Izumo's Lost Power: Myths, Archaeology, and Japan’s Sacred Origins
10/30/2023
Explore Izumo Taisha and ancient Izumo through myth and archaeology—from Kuniyuzuri and giant shrine remains to the spiritual origins of Japan.
Daisen Kofun, one of the world's three largest tombs of Emperor Nintoku along with King Khufu's Pyramid and Quing Emperor's Mausoleum
03/16/2023
Identified as the mausoleum of the 16th Emperor Nintoku (4th - 5th century, 仁徳天皇), the Nintoku-Tenno-Ryo Tumulus is the largest keyhole-shaped tumulus in Japan, measuring approximately 486 meters in length and 249 meters in diameter for the burial mound, which has a three-tier structure. The tumulus is comparable in size to the Pyramid of Khufu […]