The Rise of the Fujiwara

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Season 5, Episode 8: The Rise of the Fujiwara
The Fujiwara Clan crest: two hanging Wisteria blossoms (The “Fuji” part of Fujwara literally means Wisteria). Source: Mukai, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fujiwara Otsugu, sitting here with his Koto, a type of floor harp. Source: Kikuchi Yōsai, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
A portrait of Emperor Junna. Source: PatrickWhat, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A portrait of Emperor Nimmyo. Source: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons