The Six National Histories of Japan (Rikkokushi) was written in 1970 by one of Japan's foremost historical scholars. Sakamoto Taro. An authoritative study of Ja

The Six National Histories of Japan chronicle the history of Japan from its origins in the 'Age of the Gods' to A.D. 887. Compiled in the imperial court during

Definitive history of Japan from prehistoric times to the end of the eighth century.

Survey of the historical events and developments in medieval Japan's polity, economy, society and culture.

This volume provides the most comprehensive treatment in Western literature of the Heian period, the Japanese imperial court's golden age.