The Heian period is the End of Ancient Japan and opens the doors to Classical Japan. The Heian Period saw the Capital move to Heian-Kyo and the nature of power and government change as well. The way that Emperors ruled and the power they held shifted throughout the period with the Fujiwara clan learning to rule through intermarriage. The period saw the blossoming of Japanese art, culture, and civilization that laid the foundation for traditional Japanese culture and aesthetics. Eventually, the emperor’s power declined to the point where a military dictatorship was able to rise and functionally rule the Japanese Islands from Kamakura. When the Heian period ends, The Kamakura Shogunate begins.