In the 8th century, Japan had women emperors, and in the 12th century during the Heian period, women in Japan could inherit property in their own names and manage it by themselves: "Women could own property, be educated, and were allowed, if discrete (sic), to take lovers.The traditional Japanese room was made from wood and closed with sliding doors (shouji and fusuma) and women slept usually alone or rarely with their husband in the room. The Japanese traditional woman usually had a servant which helped her every morning to wash and change.