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Guide to Japan Culture History Lifestyle Jan 4, 2025 From the man-eating Yamata no Orochi to slithering gods, snakes have been a part of Japan’s culture and belief system since ancient times.

4. The wooden strip was excavated in 2001 from a site thought to be the location of an "Emon-fu" guards' office that was part of the central government in Japan's ancient capital of Fujiwara-kyo.

His bedroom, located on the third floor, is decorated in styles inspired by ancient Japan, Korea and Ryukyuan culture, with walls adorned with vintage textiles.

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Horse harness of Siberian Ice Maiden from ancient Pazyryk culture. Credit: Sue Fleckney / CC BY-SA 2.0 The Pazyryk people, nomadic tribes who lived between the sixth and third centuries BCE, once ...

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