Mystery Timeline｜to 793 (through the Nara period)
Legends recorded in the Kojiki, Nihon Shoki and provincial gazetteers, ancient ruins and other mysteries up to the Nara period.
An art and philosophy from ancient to early modern times that sought to turn base metals such as lead into gold and to make an elixir of immortality. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, it developed in Europe by way of the Islamic world. It never achieved its goals, but its laboratory techniques became the foundation of modern chemistry.
A festival held on October 31. Its origin is said to be "Samhain," celebrated by the ancient Celts at the end of summer, when the spirits of the dead and monsters were thought to return to this world. Jack-o'-lanterns, costumes and trick-or-treating spread mainly in America.
