"During the Heian period, the sacred mountain Kinpusen came to prominence as a pilgrimage destination for the most powerful men in Japan--the Fujiwara regents and the retired emperors. This book depicts their trek from the capital to the rocky summit, as well as the imaginative …
During the Heian period (794 1185), the sacred mountain Kinpusen, literally the Peak of Gold, came to cultural prominence as a pilgrimage destination for the most powerful men in Japan the Fujiwara regents and the retired emperors. Real and Imagined" depicts their one-hundred-ki…
"During the Heian period, the sacred mountain Kinpusen came to prominence as a pilgrimage destination for the most powerful men in Japan--the Fujiwara regents and the retired emperors. This book depicts their trek from the capital to the rocky summit, as well as the imaginative …