He was the 45th emperor of Japan who moved the capital to Nara and patronized the construction of the Todai-ji temple and the Great Buddha statue
He was a Buddhist monk, scholar, poet, and founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism. He established the Kongobu-ji temple on Mount Koya and the To-ji temple in Kyoto
She was a court lady and a novelist who wrote the Tale of Genji, regarded as the world's first novel and a masterpiece of Japanese literature. She served as a lady-in-waiting to Empress Shoshi in the Heian palace
He was a Buddhist monk, scholar, and founder of the Tendai school of Buddhism. He studied in Nara and later established the Enryaku-ji temple on Mount Hiei, where he taught the Lotus Sutra and other doctrines
He was a regent and a politician who is credited with promulgating the Seventeen-article constitution, a set of principles for the governance and morality of the state. He also supported the introduction of Buddhism and Chinese culture to Japan