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List Of Historic Sites Of Japan (Shimane)
This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Shimane. National Historic Sites As of 1 July 2021, sixty Sites have been designated as being of national significance; the San'indō and Tsuwano Domain Kamei clan">Kamei Clan Tsuwano Domain Kamei Clan Graves">Graves with the Grave of Kamei Korenori span the prefectural borders with Tottori Prefecture, Tottori. Prefectural Historic Sites As of 24 June 2021, fifty-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance. Municipal Historic Sites As of 1 May 2020, a further one hundred and fifty-seven Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance. See also * Cultural Properties of Japan * Iwami Province * Izumo Province * Oki Province * Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo The opened in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 2007. The design, by architect Fumihiko Maki, references the locally-important tatara steel; construction was completed in March 2006. The perman ...
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Monuments Of Japan
is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of JapanIn this article, capitals indicate an official designation as opposed to a simple definition, e.g "Cultural Properties" as opposed to "cultural properties". as historic locations such as shell mounds, ancient tombs, sites of palaces, sites of forts or castles, monumental dwelling houses and other sites of high historical or scientific value; gardens, bridges, gorges, mountains, and other places of great scenic beauty; and natural features such as animals, plants, and geological or mineral formations of high scientific value. Designated monuments of Japan The government ''designates'' (as opposed to '' registers'') "significant" items of this kind as Cultural Properties (文化財 ''bunkazai'') and classifies them in one of three categories: * * , * . Items of particularly high significance may receive a higher classification as: * * * ...
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Oki Province
was a province of Japan consisted of the Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan, located off the coast of the provinces of Izumo and Hōki. The area is now Oki District in modern Shimane Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Awa no Kuni''" in . Its abbreviated form name was , Oki is classified as one of the provinces of the San'indō. Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, Oki was ranked as an "inferior country" (下国) and a "far country" (遠国). History The Oki Islands have been settled since the Japanese Paleolithic period, and numerous remains from the Jōmon, Yayoi and Kofun periods indicates continuous human occupation and activity. It was organized as a province under the Ritsuryō reforms in the later half of the seventh century, and the name "Oki-no-kuni" appears on wooden markers found in the imperial capital of Nara. During the late Heian period, due to its remoteness, Oki Province came to known as a place for political exile. In 1221, Emperor G ...
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Provincial Temple
were Buddhist temples established in each of the provinces of Japan by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794). History Shōmu (701 – 756?) decreed both a ''kokubun-ji'' for monks and a for nuns to be established in each province. Tōdai-ji, the provincial temple of Yamato Province, served as the head of all ''kokubun-ji'', and Hokke-ji held that duty for the ''kokubunni-ji''. Modern place names Modern place names based on this etymology include: *Kokubunji, Kagawa *Kokubunji, Tokyo * Kokubunji, Tochigi See also * 735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic * Fuchū * Glossary of Japanese Buddhism * Ichinomiya is a Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest rank in a province. Shrines of lower rank were designated , , , and so forth. ''Encyclopedia of Shinto'' ''Ichi no miya'' retrieved 2013-5-14. The term gave rise t ... References Buddhist temples in Japan Buddhist archaeological sites in Japan Former provinc ...
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Okinoshima, Shimane
is a town located on Dōgo, in Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town had an estimated population of 14,849 and a population density of 61.1 persons per km2. The total area was 242.95 km2. Etymology Okinoshima Town takes its name from Okinoshima, the traditional name for all four inhabited Oki Islands. There is no single island named Okinoshima. History Okinoshima Town was formed from the merger of the town of Saigō, and the villages of Fuse, Goka and Tsuma on October 1, 2004, all from Oki District. Geography Okinoshima occupies all of the island of Dōgo, in the Oki Islands archipelago in the Sea of Japan, along with numerous offshore uninhabited islands and rocks. For administrative purposes, the Japanese government officially considers the disputed islet of Takeshima (Liancourt Rocks) to be a part of the town of Okinoshima. Climate Okinoshima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with very warm sum ...
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Oki Kokubun-ji
Oki or Ōki may refer to: Places * Oki District, Shimane, a district in Shimane Prefecture, Japan * Oki Islands, an archipelago in the Sea of Japan * Oki Province, a former province of Japan * Ōki, Fukuoka, a town in southern Japan * Oki Airport, the airport serving the Oki Islands *Oki Jubilee Stadium, a stadium in Kogarah, New South Wales, also known as Jubilee Oval *Orkney, Chapman code OKI Other uses * Oki (surname), two separate Japanese surnames *Oki (musician), an Ainu musician * Oki (rapper), a Polish rapper * OKI (company), an electronics and printer manufacturer (Oki Data) *Super Oki, the limited express train which runs in San'in Main Line and Yamaguchi Line of West Japan Railway *Oki, the original name of Sheriff Callie on '' Sheriff Callie's Wild West'' back when it was going to be called "Oki's Oasis" *Oki, a doll in the Groovy Girls doll line OKI *Open Knowledge Initiative, an organization that specifies software interfaces for service-oriented architecture (SOA) ...
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Ijimi Ichirizuka
The is a historic Japanese distance marker akin to a milestone, comprising a pair of earthen mounds located in what is now the Shinji neighborhood of the city of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture in the San'in region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1937. Overview During the Edo period the Tokugawa shogunate established ''ichirizuka'' on major roads, enabling calculation both of distance travelled and of the charge for transportation by '' kago'' or palanquin. These mounds denoted the distance in '' ri'' () typically to Nihonbashi, the "Bridge of Japan", erected in Edo in 1603. They were typically planted with an ''enoki'' or Japanese red pine to provide shelter for travelers. Since the Meiji period, most of the ''ichirizuka'' have disappeared, having been destroyed by the elements, modern highway construction and urban encroachment. In 1876, the "Ichirizuka Abolition decree" was issued by the Meiji government and many were demolished at that t ...
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Yasugi, Shimane
is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of March 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 38,875 and a population density of 92 persons per km². The total area is . History The ruins of Gassantoda Castle are in Yasugi. According to legend, the goddess Izanami was buried here. In Shinto, both holy and negative concept exists. The city was an ancient steel-making (tatara) center. The Yasugi Steel brand name bears the name of the city, and was established by Hitachi Metals, Ltd. Yasugi was elevated to city status on April 4, 1954. On October 1, 2004, the towns of Hakuta and Hirose (both from Nogi District) were merged into Yasugi. Sightseeing The Adachi Museum of Art has a widely known Japanese garden and a collection of contemporary Japanese paintings, comprising approximately 1,300 of the country's most highly regarded paintings produced after the Meiji period and centering on the works of Yokoyama Taikan. In 2021, the gardens of the Adachi Museum wer ...
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