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Nasu Kanga Ruins
The is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Heian period government administrative complex located in what is now part of the town of Nakagawa, Tochigi prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It has been protected as a National Historic Site from 1976. Background In the late Nara period, after the establishment of a centralized government under the ''Ritsuryō'' system, local rule over the provinces was standardized under a ''kokufu'' (provincial capital), and each province was divided into smaller administrative districts, known as (郡, gun, kōri), composed of 2–20 townships in 715 AD. Each of the districts had an administrative complex built on a semi-standardized layout based on contemporary Chinese design, and ancient Shimotsuke Province was divided into nine such districts. Whereas as the governor ('' kokushi'') was an official dispatched from the central government on temporary assignment, the district rulers (''gunji'') were typically hereditary local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakagawa, Tochigi
file:Bato Hiroshige Museum 2009.jpg, 270px, Bato Hiroshige Museum is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,824 in 6,028 households, and a population density of 82 persons per km². Its total area of the town is . On October 4, 2013, a portion of the town was designated one of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan. Geography Nakagawa is located in northeast Tochigi Prefecture. Surrounding municipalities Tochigi Prefecture * Ōtawara, Tochigi, Ōtawara * Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi, Nasukarasuyama * Sakura, Tochigi, Sakura Ibaraki Prefecture * Hitachiōmiya, Ibaraki, Hitachiōmiya * Daigo, Ibaraki, Daigo Climate Nakagawa has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nakagawa is 12.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1418 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasu District, Tochigi
is a district located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The district consists of the two discontiguous towns of Nasu and Nakagawa, separated by the city of Ōtawara in the middle. The total area of the district was 1,209.59 km2 before the former constituent towns of Nishinasuno, and Shiobara were consolidated with Kuroiso to form the new city of Nasushiobara on January 1, 2005. In 2003, the district had an estimated population of 154,881 and a density of 128.04 persons per km2. Mergers * On January 1, 2005 the towns of Nishinasuno and Shiobara merged with the city of Kuroiso to form the new city of Nasushiobara. * On October 1, 2005 the towns of Batō and Ogawa merged to form the new town of Nakagawa. * On October 1, 2005 the towns of Karasuyama and Minaminasu merged to form the new city of Nasukarasuyama. * On October 1, 2005 the town of Kurobane, and the village of Yuzukami merged into the city of Ōtawara 270px, View from the ruins of Ōtawara Castle is a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi-Nasuno Station
is a railway station in the city of Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Nishi-Nasuno Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 151.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . Station layout This station has an elevated station building with one island platform and one side platform underneath; however, platform 2 is not in use. The station is staffed. Platforms History Nishi-Nasuno Station opened on 1 October 1886. JR East station information With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3740 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palisade
A palisade, sometimes called a stakewall or a paling, is typically a fence or defensive wall made from iron or wooden stakes, or tree trunks, and used as a defensive structure or enclosure. Palisades can form a stockade. Etymology ''Palisade'' derives from ''pale'', from the Latin word ', meaning stake, specifically when used side by side to create a wood defensive wall. Typical construction Typical construction consisted of small or mid-sized tree trunks aligned vertically, with as little free space in between as possible. The trunks were sharpened or pointed at the top, and were driven into the ground and sometimes reinforced with additional construction. The height of a palisade ranged from around a metre to as high as 3–4 m. As a defensive structure, palisades were often used in conjunction with earthworks. Palisades were an excellent option for small forts or other hastily constructed fortifications. Since they were made of wood, they could often be quickly and easil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampart (fortification)
In fortification architecture, a bank or rampart is a length of embankment or wall forming part of the defensive boundary of a castle, hillfort, settlement or other fortified site. It is usually broad-topped and made of excavated earth and/or masonry.Darvill, Timothy (2008). ''Oxford Concise Dictionary of Archaeology'', 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York, p. 376. . Early fortifications Many types of early fortification, from prehistory through to the Early Middle Ages, employed earth ramparts usually in combination with external ditches to defend the outer perimeter of a fortified site or settlement. Hillforts, ringforts or "raths" and ringworks all made use of ditch and rampart defences, and they are the characteristic feature of circular ramparts. The ramparts could be reinforced and raised in height by the use of palisades. This type of arrangement was a feature of the motte and bailey castle of northern Europe in the early medieval period. Types of ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roof Tile
A roof ( : roofs or rooves) is the top covering of a building, including all materials and constructions necessary to support it on the walls of the building or on uprights, providing protection against rain, snow, sunlight, extremes of temperature, and wind. A roof is part of the building envelope. The characteristics of a roof are dependent upon the purpose of the building that it covers, the available roofing materials and the local traditions of construction and wider concepts of architectural design and practice, and may also be governed by local or national legislation. In most countries, a roof protects primarily against rain. A verandah may be roofed with material that protects against sunlight but admits the other elements. The roof of a garden conservatory protects plants from cold, wind, and rain, but admits light. A roof may also provide additional living space, for example, a roof garden. Etymology Old English 'roof, ceiling, top, summit; heaven, sky', also fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naka River (Tochigi Ibaraki)
The is a river in eastern Honshu, Japan. It flows through the prefectures of Tochigi and Ibaraki and empties to the Pacific Ocean. More than 50 species of fish live in the river, including dace, chum salmon, ayu, and herring. The Japanese government categorizes it as a Class 1 river. With a length of , the Naka drains an area of , including parts of neighboring Fukushima Prefecture. Its source is at Nasu-dake in Nikkō National Park. Naming * References * ''Spring Comes with the Arrival of Dace - Naka River'', NHK , also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee. NHK operates two terrestr ... 1998 External links (mouth) Rivers of Tochigi Prefecture Rivers of Ibaraki Prefecture Rivers of Fukushima Prefecture Rivers of Japan {{Japan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasu Ogawa Kofun Cluster
The is the collective designation for three separate groups of ''kofun'' burial mounds located in the town of Nakagawa in Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The Komagata Ōtsuka Kofun within this cluster received protection as a National Historic Site in 1979, and the other groups were added in 2002. Overview The Nasu Ogawa Kofun Cluster were built near the Gozu River, a tributary of the Naka River in the Nasu region of northern Tochigi during the 4th century. The sites are located about 1 hour and 30 minutes by car from JR Tōhoku Shinkansen Utsunomiya Station.The cluster consists of the following: This keyhole-shaped ''kofun'' has a total length of 64 meters. The circular portion has a diameter of 16 meters. The rectangular portion has a length of 32 meters, with of 30 meters and height of 8 meters. It was covered in ''fukiishi''. The tumulus was excavated in 1974, and was found to contain a burial chamber with a wooden casket with length of 3.2 mete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuraizuka Kofun
The is a pair of Kofun period burial mounds located in the Yuzukami neighborhood of the city of Ōtawara in Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. Both received protection as a National Historic Site in 1951. The neighborhood has many smaller ''kofun'', including one keyhole-shaped tumulus, seven tumuli and one square-shaped tumulus, which are covered under an Ōtawara City Historic Site designation. Overview The Samuraizuka Kofun are both . They are located on the right bank of the Naka River in the northern end of the Kanto Plain. The is to the north, and the is located some 700 meters to the south. The ''kofun'' were excavated in 1692 by order of Tokugawa Mitsukuni, who kept a detailed illustrated records of the artifacts discovered. The artifacts were later placed in boxes made from Japanese red pine restored to the burial chambers, and the site was backfilled. Tokugawa Mitsukuni attributed the tombs to that of the Nasu ''Kuni no miyatsuko'' named "A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kofun
are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Northeast Asia. ''Kofun'' were mainly constructed in the Japanese archipelago between the middle of the 3rd century to the early 7th century CE.岡田裕之「前方後円墳」『日本古代史大辞典』大和書房、2006年。 The term is the origin of the name of the Kofun period, which indicates the middle 3rd century to early–middle 6th century. Many ''kofun'' have distinctive keyhole-shaped mounds (). The Mozu- Furuichi kofungun or tumulus clusters were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019, while Ishibutai Kofun is one of a number in Asuka-Fujiwara residing on the Tentative List. Overview The ''kofun tumuli'' have assumed various shapes throughout history. The most common type of ''kofun'' is known as a , which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular end, when viewed from above. There are also circular-type (), "two conjoined rectangles" typed (), and square-type () kofun. Orientation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuni No Miyatsuko
, also read as "kokuzō" or "kunitsuko", were officials in ancient Japan at the time of the Yamato court. Yamato period Kuni no miyatsuko governed small territories (), although the location, names, and borders of the provinces remain unclear. Kuni no miyatsuko were appointed by and remained under the jurisdiction of the Yamato Court, but over time the position became hereditary. Kuni no miyatsuko carried kabane honoric names bestowed by the Yamato Court, commonly "kimi" (君) or "atae" (直). Prestigious Kuni no miyatsuko were called "omi" (臣). Taika Reform The office of kuni no miyatsuko was abolished in the Taika Reforms in 645 and the former administrative ‘’kuni’’ provinces were formally reorganized under the ritsuryō system. The provinces became ruled by new officials called kuni no mikotomochi, or more commonly, . The kuni no miyatsuko continued to be appointed after the Taika Reform, generally to the office of . Gunji were appointed from powerful regional kuni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asuka Period
The was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710 (or 592 to 645), although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period. The Yamato polity evolved greatly during the Asuka period, which is named after the Asuka region, about south of the modern city of Nara. The Asuka period is characterized by its significant artistic, social, and political transformations, having their origins in the late Kofun period. The introduction of Buddhism marked a change in Japanese society. The Asuka period is also distinguished by the change in the name of the country from to . Naming The term "Asuka period" was first used to describe a period in the history of Japanese fine-arts and architecture. It was proposed by fine-arts scholars and Okakura Kakuzō around 1900. Sekino dated the Asuka period as ending with the Taika Reform of 646. Okakura, however, saw it as ending with the transfer of the capital to the Heijō Palace of Nara. Although historians ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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