What do Japan's creation myths, an Isle of Women and a mushroom-wielding street performer have in common? A surprisingly wise lesson about laughter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/23/japan/history/history-hiraga-gennai-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #edoperiod #hiragagennai #jomonperiod #yayoiperiod
#jomonperiod — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #jomonperiod, aggregated by home.social.
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Timeless tales throw the march of ‘progress’ into relief https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/japan/history/ainu-tales-yukie-chiri/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #hokkaido #jomonperiod #ainu #yukiechiri #isabellabird
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In an exchange of letters, Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud discussed human nature when it comes to why people go to war. How does Japan fit in? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/18/japan/history/war-culture-japan-manyoshu-jingu/ #japan #history #jomonperiod #yayoiperiod #jingu #manyoshu #nihonshoki
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From Neanderthal funeral rites to the temples of the Nara Era, art has been a part of our lives. At what point was beauty considered for its own sake, though? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/18/national/history/heian-nara-art-beauty/?utm_content=bufferbef80&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #history #art #jomonperiod #heianperiod #naraperiod #figurines
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Jōmon period ceramic 'cats head' nickname suggestions wanted! deadline 31/01 - result to be announced on Cat Day 22/02 https://www3-nhk-or-jp.translate.goog/news/html/20230113/k10013948791000.html #Jomonperiod #JomonPottery #CatDay #HunterGatherers