Marker at site of Rashōmon

The Rashōmon (羅生門 or 羅城門 Rajōmon;"the castle gate") was formerly the grandest of the two city gates of the Japanese city of Kyoto during the Heian period. Built in 789 CE, it was 106 feet wide by 26 feet high, with a 75-foot stone wall and topped by a ridge-pole. By the 12th century it had fallen into disrepair and became an unsavoury place, with a reputation as a hideout for thieves and other disreputable characters. People would abandon corpses and unwanted babies at the gate. Rashomon Gate marker Kyoto Japan I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain. ... Rashomon Gate marker Kyoto Japan I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain. ... This page is about the city Kyoto. ... The Heian period (Japanese: 平安時代, Heian-jidai) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. ... Events Uprising in Japan leads to a major defeat for Emperor Kammu, alongside a severe drought and famine Constantine becomes king of the Picts Herford founded by Charlemagne Fes founded by Idris I Eadburh marries Beorhtric of Wessex Births Deaths Categories: 789 ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...

The ruined gate is the central setting — and provides the title — for Akira Kurosawa's famous 1950 film, Rashōmon, which is based on a short story by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke. Akutagawa's use of the gate was deliberately symbolic, with the gate's ruined state representing the moral and physical decay of Japanese civilization and culture. Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明 Kurosawa Akira, also é»’æ²¢ 明) (March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a prominent Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rashomon (羅生門) is a Japanese motion picture made in 1950 by director Akira Kurosawa. ... A commemoration of Akutagawa and Rashōmon Akutagawa RyÅ«nosuke (芥川 龍之介, March 1, 1892 - July 24, 1927) was a Japanese poet and writer. ...

See also

• Rashomon for other meanings
• Suzakumon Gate, the other gate

Rashomon can refer to several things: The Rashōmon Gate (羅生門 or 羅城門 Rajōmon) is the main city gates in Heijokyō (Nara), and later Heiankyō (Kyoto), Japan. ... The Suzakumon Gate was the lesser of the two city gates of the Japanese city of Kyoto. ...

External links

• Rajomon Gate