Editing Heian period (section)

==Modern depictions==
The iconography of the Heian period is widely known in Japan, and depicted in various media, from traditional festivals to [[anime]]. Various festivals feature Heian dress – most notably [[Hinamatsuri]] (doll festival), where the dolls wear Heian dress, but also numerous other festivals, such as [[Aoi Matsuri]] in [[Kyoto]] (May) and [[Saiō Matsuri]] in [[Meiwa, Mie]] (June), both of which feature the [[jūnihitoe]] 12-layer dress. Traditional horseback archery ([[yabusame]]) festivals, which date from the beginning of the Kamakura period (immediately following the Heian period) feature similar dress.

===Video games===
* ''[[Cosmology of Kyoto]]'' is a 1993 Japanese video game set in 10th–11th-century Japan. It is a point-and-click adventure game depicting [[Heian-kyō]], including the religious beliefs, folklore, and ghost tales of the time.
* ''[[Kuon]]'' is a 2004 survival horror game for the [[PS2]] set in the Heian period.
* The 2011 video game ''[[Total War: Shogun 2]]'' has the ''Rise of the Samurai'' expansion pack as a downloadable campaign. It allows the player to make their own version of the [[Genpei War]] which happened during the Heian period. The player is able to choose one of the most powerful families of Japan at the time, the Taira, Minamoto or Fujiwara.
* ''[[Nioh 2]]'', a 2020 video game, released three DLC expansions that had its main protagonist time travel to key moments in the Heian period to aid [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]] and [[Minamoto no Yorimitsu]].
* ''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2|Plants Vs. Zombies 2]]'', specifically the Chinese Version of the game released in 2015, has a world based on the Heian Period called the ''Heian Age'' that was released in January 2021. It features unique plants and zombies that are based on the various culture that was popular during the time period. It is currently in an unfinished state, with the most recent update  being from April 2021.
* The [[Fate/stay night|''Fate'' series]] has several Servants from the Heian period in games such as ''[[Fate/Grand Order]]'' and ''[[Fate/Samurai Remnant]]''.

===Manga===
* ''[[Jujutsu Kaisen]]'' is a 2018 manga that features many references to the Heian period. In ''Jujutsu Kaisen'', the Heian period was considered the peak of jujutsu sorcery, and many characters—including the main antagonist, [[Ryomen Sukuna]], as well as others such as Kenjaku, Tengen, Yorozu, Uro Takako, The Angel and Uraume—were born in the time period.
* ''[[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba]]'' is a 2016 manga. The main antagonist, Muzan Kibutsuji was born during the Heian period and turned into a demon from an experimental treatment for his terminal illness.