The theme for this Terakoya Kansai is "Himiko."When I looked into it, I was surprised to find that there is actually very ...

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What was Yamatai-koku?Yamatai-koku is believed to have been a country that existed on the Japanese archipelago during the ...

Queen Himiko remains one of ancient Japan's greatest mysteries, remembered as a shamaness ruler who may have unified rival tribes through ritual power. This episode gives clear history, careful ...

The Himiko Mystery tells the story of one of the most mysterious rulers in world history. In the 3rd century CE, ancient Chinese records described Himiko as the powerful queen of Wa, a land of ...

NARA--Researchers excavating an archaeological site where an impressive palace is believed to have stood in the late third century found the partial remains of a cockroach that conceivably gave Himiko ...

Japanese archaeologists believe they have identified the final resting place of the legendary Queen Himiko, who ruled the Yamatai kingdom in the third century, but are unlikely to ever have conclusive ...

The building covering nearly 300 square metres was located close to the city of Sakurai and the former Japanese capital of Nara, 300 miles south-west of Tokyo. Built on stilts, the structure was found ...

In this interview, I sit down with historian and broadcaster Dr. Christopher Harding to unravel the story of Himiko, the enigmatic shaman-queen who appears at the start of Japanese history, and who ...