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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Historical tale

Historical tale is a category of Japanese literature.Notable historical tales are:*A Tale of Flowering Fortunes *The Great Mirror *Today's Mirror *The Water Mirror...

 written in the late Heian period

Heian period

The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...

. According to its preface, it was written in the reign of Emperor Takakura

Emperor Takakura

Emperor Takakura was the 80th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1168 through 1180.-Genealogy:...

 and 2nd year of Kaō

Kao (era)

was a after Nin'an and before Jōan. This period spanned the years from April 1169 through April 1171. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* January 30, 1169 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...

 or 1170. The book is credited to Fujiwara Tametsune. It is the second of the four mirror series and is about years following Ōkagami

The Great Mirror

The Great Mirror or Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale by an unknown author that covers from 850 to 1025, the golden days of Fujiwara family's rule. It is said to be a succession to records of Eiga Monogatari....

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Imakagami is also called Shokuyotsugi (続世継), lit. following generation, and Shōkagami (小鏡), lit. small mirror.

It starts after Ōkagami and begins on the reign of Emperor Go-Ichijō

Emperor Go-Ichijo

was the 68th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Go-Ichijō's reign spanned the years from 1016 through 1036.This 11th century sovereign was named after Emperor Ichijō and go- , translates literally as "later;" and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Ichijō"...

, the 2nd year of Manju

Manju (era)

was a after Jian and before Chōgen. This period spanned the years from July 1024 through July 1028. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1024 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...

 or 1025 and ends on the Emperor Takakura's reign. The tale is supposedly by a fictitious grandson of Ōyake no Yotsugi who was visiting Hasedera of Sakurai

Sakurai, Nara

is a city in Nara, Japan.As of 2007, the city had an estimated population of 63,321 with a density of 630.01 persons per km². The total area is 98.92 km².The city was founded on September 1, 1956....

, Nara

Nara, Nara

is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture...

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