Tomoe Gozen Essays

Tomoe Gozen takes place in Japan during 1001 CE - 1500 CE. This time period was marked by the Genpei War and fighting between the clans. Yoshinaka was raised by the Nakahara clan in Kiso after his father was murdered. At this time their government structure was a monarchy because with a lord as a leader, Kiso no Yoshinaka, make the government monarchy. Tomoe Gozen was a rare and exceptional person who became a female samurai hero. The genre of this story is a legend because it is a very well known

I will be exploring the aspect of women in Medieval Japan, and my historical question is, “what roles did women uphold in Medieval Japan?” The two sources used to answer the historical question, is a diary called the ‘Sarahina Nikki’, and a woodblock printing of The Battle of Awazu. The ‘Sarashina Nikki’ is a primary source, and it is an original document of a diary, written by Lady Sarashina. It describes her life experiences from when she was a child to an adult. The author was from Japan, and

The day was wednesday, 26th, April and Went to go see the samurai: armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller collection. now this took my back in time to discover one of the largest collections in the world. This project once began in Dallas Texas by the exhibition organizers, Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum. The lighting of the room stood out to me greatly I really enjoyed how the darkness brought out the full suit of armor, helmets and masks, weapons, and battle gear! The art of the