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Kodo (taiko Group)
__NOTOC__ Kodo may refer to: Japan * ''Kōdō'' (香道), ceremonial appreciation of incense * Nippon Kodo (日本香堂), an incense company * Kodō (taiko group) (鼓童), a ''taiko'' drumming group * Kodo-kai (弘道会), a yakuza criminal organization * The ''imperial way'' (皇道), a propaganda concept related to hakkō ichiu * Imperial Way Faction (''Kōdō-ha'' 皇道派), a totalitarian faction within the Imperial Japanese Army * ''Kumano Kodō'' (熊野古道), a series of pilgrimage routes People * Kodo Nishimura (西村 宏堂), Buddhist monk and makeup artist * Kodō Nomura (野村 胡堂), novelist and music critic * Kōdō Sawaki (沢木 興道), Sōtō Zen teacher * Junya Kodo (鼓童 淳也), mixed martial artist * Kokuten Kōdō (高堂 国典), actor Other * ''Paspalum scrobiculatum'', a type of millet grown primarily in Nepal * ''Eleusine coracana'', or finger millet, grown across Africa and Asia * Kodo, Iran Kodow ( fa, كدو, also Romanized as Kādū; also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōdō
is the art of appreciating Japanese incense, and involves using incense within a structure of codified conduct. ''Kōdō'' includes all aspects of the incense process, from the , to activities such as the incense-comparing games ''kumikō'' () and ''genjikō'' (). ''Kōdō'' is counted as one of the three classical Japanese arts of refinement, along with ''kadō'' for flower arrangement, and ''chadō'' for tea and the tea ceremony. Etymology The word 香 ''kō'' is written with the Chinese Kangxi radical 186, which is composed of nine strokes (although it can be expanded up to 18 strokes 馫). Translated, it means "fragrance"; however, in this context, it may also be translated as "incense". The word 道 ''dō'' (written with the same character as Chinese ''tao''/''dao'') means "way", both literally (street) and metaphorically (a stream of life experience). The suffix -道 generally denotes, in the broadest sense, the totality of a movement as endeavor, tradition, practice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Kodo
Nippon Kodo () is a Japanese incense company who trace their origin back over 400 years to an incense maker known as Koju, who made incense for the Emperor of Japan. The Nippon Kodo Group was established in August 1965, and has acquired several other incense companies worldwide and has offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Paris, Chicago, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Tokyo. Mainichi-Koh, introduced in 1912, is the company's most popular product. History The company traces its roots back over 400 years to Jyuemon Takai, known as Koju, an incense maker to the Emperor of Japan. Founder Tadanori Konaka who was born in Izushi, Hyogo had gone to Osaka, and got a job in Kokando in 1920. He went to Tokyo in 1929. He had established Tokyo Kokando which is the basis of the current of Nippon Kodo, which sells products in the eastern japan region of Kokando. The Nippon Kodo Group was established in August 1965; though it had been in business since 1575. It has acquired several other incense comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodō (taiko Group)
is a professional taiko drumming troupe. Based on Sado Island, Japan, they have had a role in popularizing taiko drumming, both in Japan and abroad. They regularly tour Japan, Europe, and the United States. In Japanese the word "Kodō" conveys two meanings: "heartbeat" the primal source of all rhythm and, read in a different way, the word can mean "children of the drum". Although taiko are the primary instrument in their performances, other traditional Japanese musical instruments such as '' fue'' and '' shamisen'' make an appearance on stage as do traditional dance and vocal performance. Kodō's repertoire includes pieces based on the traditional rhythms of regional Japan, pieces composed for Kodō by contemporary songwriters, and pieces written by Kodō members themselves. Since their debut at the Berlin Festival in 1981, Kodō has had almost 4,000 performances, spending about a third of the year overseas, a third touring in Japan and a third resting and preparing new mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodo-kai
The Kodo-kai ( ''Kōdō-kai'', ''Koh-doh-kai'') is a yakuza criminal organization based in Nagoya, Japan. It is a secondary organization of the Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest known yakuza syndicate in Japan. With an estimated membership of 4,000,"Yakuza chief arrested in Japan" November 18, 2010, '''' it is the second-largest Yamaguchi affiliate after the Yamaken-gumi, and operates in at least 18 . The Kodo-kai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Way Faction
The ''Kōdōha'' or was a political faction in the Imperial Japanese Army active in the 1920s and 1930s. The ''Kōdōha'' sought to establish a military government that promoted totalitarian, militaristic and aggressive expansionistic ideals, and was largely supported by junior officers. The radical ''Kōdōha'' rivaled the moderate ''Tōseiha'' (Control Faction) for influence in the army until the February 26 Incident in 1936, when it was ''de facto'' dissolved and many supporters were disciplined or executed. The ''Kōdōha'' was never an organized political party and had no official standing within the Army, but its ideology and supporters continued to influence Japanese militarism into the late 1930s., page 193 Background The Empire of Japan had enjoyed economic growth during World War I but this ended in the early 1920s with the Shōwa financial crisis. Social unrest increased with the growing polarization of society and inequalities, such as trafficking in girls, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumano Kodō
The is a series of ancient pilgrimage routes that crisscross the Kii Hantō, the largest peninsula of Japan. These trails were used by pilgrims to "Kumano Sanzan" (熊野三山) or the Three Grand Shrines of Kumano: Kumano Hongū Taisha_(熊野本宮大社),_Kumano_Nachi_Taisha.html" ;"title="acred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range" ... (熊野本宮大社), Kumano Nachi Taisha">acred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range" ... (熊野本宮大社), Kumano Nachi Taisha (熊野那智大社) and Kumano Hayatama Taisha (熊野速玉大社). The Kumano Kodō pilgrimage routes that lead to Kumano can be categorized into three sub-routes: Kiji; Kohechi; and Iseji. On 7 July 2004 the Kumano Kodō and Kumano Sanzan, along with Koyasan and Yoshino and Omine, were registered as World Heritage sites together as the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". Kiji route The "Kiji" route runs along the west coast of the peninsula to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodo Nishimura
is a Japanese Buddhist monk, Artist and Author o"This Monk Wears Heels" He is an advocate for LGBTQ rights. Early life and education Nishimura was born in 1989 and grew up in Tokyo. His father was a Jodo shu Buddhist priest, and Nishimura was raised in his temple. He studied ikebana for eight years. After watching ''The Princess Diaries'' in junior high school, Nishimura became interested in visiting the United States. Nishimura briefly struggled with his perception of his own beauty as an Asian man before discovering makeup, which he did not use in Japan because of social stigmas. After graduating from high school, Nishimura moved to the United States and studied at Dean College, where he asked drag queens working at makeup stores questions about what to buy. He then purchased makeup and learned how to use it. He graduated from the Parsons School of Design majoring in Fine Arts. Career Nishimura began working as a makeup artist when he was 22. He got an internship with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodō Nomura
was the pen-name of Nomura Osakazu (野村長一), a novelist and music critic in Shōwa period Japan. He also used the pen-name Araebisu for his music criticism. He is famous for his creation of the fictional detective Zenigata Heiji. Early life Nomura was born in the rural district of Shiwa county, Iwate prefecture in northern Japan, the younger son of a farmer. As a youth, he loved to read, and one of his favorite works was the Chinese classic ''Outlaws of the Marsh.'' He was sent to boarding school in Morioka, where he met Kindaichi Kyosuke, later a noted linguist and Namura's lifelong friend. One year behind him in the same school was future poet Ishikawa Takuboku. He attended Tokyo Imperial University, but left to work as a journalist for the ''Hochi Shimbun,'' a newspaper based in Tokyo. He continued to work as a journalist for the paper until it merged with the ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' in 1942. Literary career While working as a journalist, Nomura began to write popular fic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōdō Sawaki
was a prominent Japanese Sōtō Zen teacher of the 20th century. He is considered to be one of the most significant Zen priests of his time for bringing Zen practice into the lives of laypeople and popularizing the ancient tradition of sewing the kesa. Peter Sloterdijk has called him "one of the most striking Zen masters of recent times." Biography Sawaki was born in Tsu, Mie on June 16, 1880. He was the sixth child and both his parents died when he was young, his mother when he was four and his father three years later. Sawaki was then adopted by an aunt whose husband soon died. After this, Sawaki was raised by a gambler and lantern maker named Bunkichi Sawaki. When he was 16, he ran away from home to become a monk at Eihei-ji, one of the two head temples of the Sōtō Zen sect, and later traveled to Soshin-ji where he was ordained in 1899 by Koho Sawada. However, he was drafted to serve in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 to minister to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junya Kodo
Junya Kodo (born March 24, 1983) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Flyweight division of Shooto organization. Kodo is also the head coach and representative of Shooto Gym Kobe. KODO replaced Norifumi Yamamoto in 2 days notice to fight Joseph Benavidez on DREAM 5 Lightweight GP Final 2008. KODO was ranked 3 in Japan Amateur Shooto Championships then going on to be Kansai Amateur Shooto Champion securing his rank as a professional A-Class Shooter. Early career Kodo started his career in early 2006, facing Tomohiko Yoshida at Powergate 6 on March 5, 2006. After three hard fought rounds, Kodo would win the fight via split decision. Kodo would fight against lower-tier opponents in Shooto, compiling a professional record of 6–1–2, before signing with Dream. Dream In his debut fight with Dream, Kodo faced current UFC fighter Joseph Benavidez at the Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2006 Finals on July 21, 2008. Benavidez, who was relatively unknown at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokuten Kōdō
, real name Tanigawa Saichirō (谷川 佐市郎), was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1923 to 1959. Career Kōdō first began acting on the stage in 1901 in shinpa dramas. He joined the Teikine studio in 1923, and after the war, the Toho Studio. He appeared in numerous films by Akira Kurosawa, most notably in ''Seven Samurai is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai drama film co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The story takes place in 1586 during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. It follows the story of a village of desperate farmers who hire seven ...'' as the village elder. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kodo, Kokuten 1887 births 1960 deaths People from Takasago, Hyōgo Japanese male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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