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Nuribotoke
The is a yōkai found in Japanese yōkai emaki such as the ''Hyakkai Zukan'' by Sawaki Suushi. They are also depicted in the '' Gazu Hyakki Yagyō'' by Toriyama Sekien. They are depicted as an animated corpse with darkened skin and dangling eyeballs. Their name literally means "Lacquered Buddha" which references their black lacquered color and their resemblance to Buddha, although the term for Buddha can also be used to mean any deceased spirit. It has also sometimes been referred to as Kurobou (黒坊). They are often portrayed with largely bloated stomachs and appear often as a Buddhist priest. Concept They have the appearance of a black bonze and they are depicted with both eyeballs out of their sockets and hanging down. None of the documents have any explanatory text, so it is unknown what kind of yōkai they were intending to depict. In the emakimono and e-sugoroku of the Edo Period, such as the ''Jikkai Sugoroku'' (十界双六) (held by the National Diet Library), th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyakkai Zukan
is a picture scroll by Edo period Japanese artist Sawaki Suushi. Completed in 1737, this scroll is a supernatural bestiary, a collections of ghosts, spirits and monsters (Yōkai), which Suushi based on literature, folklore, other artwork. These images had a profound influence on subsequent ''yōkai'' imagery in Japan for generations. Scroll gallery Image:Suushi Mikoshi-nyudo.jpg, Image:Suushi_Shokera.jpg, Image:Suushi Hyosube.jpg, Image:Suuhi Nure-onna.jpg, Image:Suushi_Kappa.jpg, Image:Suushi_Gagoze.jpg, Image:Suuhi Nurarihyon.jpg, Image:Suuhi Kasha.jpg, Image:Suuhi Ubume.jpg, Image:Suushi_Nuppeppo.jpg, Image:Suushi_Waira.jpg, Image:Suushi_Otoroshi.jpg, Image:Suushi Yama-biko.jpg, Image:Suushi_Nuribotoke.jpg, Image:Suushi Ouni.jpg, Image:Suushi_Yume-no-seirei.jpg, Image:Suushi Yama-uba.jpg, Image:Suushi Inugami.jpg, Image:Suushi_Nukekubi.jpg, Image:Suuhi Yama-warau.jpg, Image:Suuhi Uwan.jpg, Image:Suushi Akakuchi.jpg, Image:Suuhi Ushioni.jpg, Image:Mehi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazu Hyakki Yagyō
is the first book of Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien's famous ''Gazu Hyakki Yagyō'' e-hon tetralogy, published in 1776. A version of the tetralogy translated and annotated in English was published in 2016. Although the title translates to "The Illustrated Night Parade of a Hundred Demons", it is based on an idiom, ''hyakki yagyō,'' that is akin to pandemonium in English and implies an uncountable horde. The book is followed by ''Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki'', ''Konjaku Hyakki Shūi'', and ''Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro''. The book is a supernatural bestiary, a collection of ghosts, spirits, spooks and monsters from literature, folklore, and other artwork. The art of ''Gazu Hyakki Yagyō'' heavily references a 1737 scroll-painting called the ''Hyakkai Zukan'' by artist Sawaki Sūshi; Sekien's innovation was preparing the illustrations as woodblock prints that could be mass-produced in a bound book format. Intended as a parody of then-popular reference books such as the ''Wakan Sans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
東京書籍
is a Japanese company engaged in the textbook and other publishing businesses. The company is well known as the largest publisher of textbooks in Japan, but also publishes reference books and Digital textbooks, educational assessment question, and many other general books (mainly educational books, personal documents, and literary books), in a wide range of business areas. The company was founded in 1909 and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009. Product areas Textbook * For elementary schools – 10 types (Japanese, ''shodo''-calligraphy, social studies, arithmetic, science, English, life, home economics, physical education, and morality) are published. * For junior high schools – 10 types (Japanese, ''shodo''-calligraphy, social studies, mathematics, science, English, home economics and technology, physical education, and morality) are published. * For high schools – 8 types (Japanese, geography, maps, mathematics, science, English, home economics and technology, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tokushima Prefecture to the south. Takamatsu is the capital and largest city of Kagawa Prefecture, with other major cities including Marugame, Mitoyo, and Kan'onji. Kagawa Prefecture is located on the Seto Inland Sea across from Okayama Prefecture on the island of Honshu, which is connected by the Great Seto Bridge. Kagawa Prefecture includes Shōdoshima, the second-largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, and the prefecture's southern land border with Tokushima Prefecture is formed by the Sanuki Mountains. History Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province. For a brief period between August 1876 and December 1888, Kagawa was made a part of Ehime Prefecture. Battle of Yashima Located in Kagawa's capital city, Takamatsu, the mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanuki Province
was a province of Japan in the area of northeastern Shikoku. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Sanuki''" in . Sanuki bordered on Awa to the south, and Iyo to the west. Its abbreviated form name was . In terms of the Gokishichidō system, Sanuki was one of the provinces of the Nankaidō circuit. Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, Sanuki was ranked as one of the "upper countries" (上国) in terms of importance, and one of the "middle countries" (中国) in terms of distance from the capital. The provincial capital was located in what is now the city of Sakaide, but its exact location was only identified in 2012. The ''ichinomiya'' of the province is the Tamura jinja located on the city of Takamatsu. retrieved 2011-08-09 < ...
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Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast. Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Ōmuta. Fukuoka Prefecture is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits, connecting the Tsushima Strait and Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, and extends south towards the Ariake Sea. History Fukuoka Prefecture includes the Old provinces of Japan, former provinces of Chikugo Province, Chikugo, Chikuzen Province, Chikuzen, and Buzen Province, Buzen. Shrines and temples Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-jinja, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edo Period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by economic growth, strict social order, isolationist foreign policies, a stable population, perpetual peace, and popular enjoyment of arts and culture. The period derives its name from Edo (now Tokyo), where on March 24, 1603, the shogunate was officially established by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period came to an end with the Meiji Restoration and the Boshin War, which restored imperial rule to Japan. Consolidation of the shogunate The Edo period or Tokugawa period is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's regional '' daimyo''. A revolution took place from the time of the Kamakura shogunate, which existed with the Tennō's court, to the Tok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
