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Shimoichi, Nara
is a town in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. , the town has an estimated population of 5,378 and a population density of 86.8 persons per km². The total area is 61.99 km². The town is perhaps most famous for the Tsurube sushi shop, which is featured in the popular kabuki play ''Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura''. The shop still operates today and claims to have existed as far back as the 17th century. There are several restaurants and tea houses throughout the town offering sushi, okonomiyaki, udon, takoyaki, and soba. Shimoichi has many factories making ''waribashi'' (disposable chopsticks), as well as onsen, persimmon orchards, shops specializing in shrine ornaments and woodwork, a bathsalts plant, and a regional dessert souvenir factory. There are also konnyaku, sōmen and soba factories. Shimoichi also has its own television station, Shimoichi Terebi, which offers news coverage, local sightseeing information and tours, as well as public information such as fire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakayama Prefecture to the southwest, and Mie Prefecture to the east. Nara is the capital and largest city of Nara Prefecture, with other major cities including Kashihara, Ikoma, and Yamatokōriyama. Nara Prefecture is located in the center of the Kii Peninsula on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast, and is one of only eight landlocked prefectures. Nara Prefecture has the distinction of having more UNESCO World Heritage listings than any other prefecture in Japan. History Nara Prefecture region is considered one of the oldest regions in Japan, having been in existence for thousands of years, and is widely viewed as the Japanese cradle of civilization. Like Kyoto, Nara was one of Imperial Japan's earliest capital cities. The current form of Nara Prefec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kintetsu Railway
, referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Nagoya, Tsu, Ise, and Yoshino. Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. History On September 16, 1910, was founded and renamed a month after. Osaka Electric Tramway completed Ikoma Tunnel and started operating a line between Osaka and Nara (present-day Nara Line) on April 30, 1914. The modern Kashihara, Osaka, and Shigi lines were completed in the 1920s, followed by the Kyoto Line (a cooperative venture with Keihan Electric Railway). Daiki founded in 1927, which consolidated on September 15, 1936. In 1938, Daiki teamed up with its subsidiary to operate the first private railway service from Osaka to Nagoya. Another subsidiary Sankyū bought Kansai Express Electric Railway on Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry Tree
A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The name 'cherry' also refers to the cherry tree and its wood, and is sometimes applied to almonds and visually similar flowering trees in the genus ''Prunus'', as in " ornamental cherry" or "cherry blossom". Wild cherry may refer to any of the cherry species growing outside cultivation, although ''Prunus avium'' is often referred to specifically by the name "wild cherry" in the British Isles. Botany True cherries ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus'' contains species that are typically called cherries. They are known as true cherries and distinguished by having a single winter bud per axil, by having the flowers in small corymbs or umbels of several together (occasionally solitary, e.g. ''P. serrula''; some species with short racemes, e.g. '' P. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heian Period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. It is a period in Japanese history when the Chinese influences were in decline and the national culture matured. The Heian period is also considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court and noted for its art, especially poetry and literature. Two types of Japanese script emerged, including katakana, a phonetic script which was abbreviated into hiragana, a cursive alphabet with a unique writing method distinctive to Japan. This gave rise to Japan's famous vernacular literature, with many of its texts written by court women who were not as educated in Chinese compared to their male counterparts. Although the Imperial House of Japan had power on the surface, the real power was in the hands of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful aristocratic f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōmon Period
The is the time in Japanese history, traditionally dated between 6,000–300 BCE, during which Japan was inhabited by a diverse hunter-gatherer and early agriculturalist population united through a common Jōmon culture, which reached a considerable degree of sedentism and cultural complexity. The name "cord-marked" was first applied by the American zoologist and orientalist Edward S. Morse, who discovered sherds of pottery in 1877 and subsequently translated it into Japanese as ''Jōmon''.Mason, 14 The pottery style characteristic of the first phases of Jōmon culture was decorated by impressing cords into the surface of wet clay and is generally accepted to be among the oldest in the world. The Jōmon period was rich in tools and jewelry made from bone, stone, shell and antler; pottery figurines and vessels; and lacquerware.Imamura, K. (1996) ''Prehistoric Japan: New Perspectives on Insular East Asia''. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press It is often compared to pre-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamato People
The (or the )David Blake Willis and Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu''Transcultural Japan: At the Borderlands of Race, Gender and Identity,'' p. 272: "“Wajin,” which is written with Chinese characters that can also be read “Yamato no hito” (Yamato person)". (was applied to the Imperial House of Japan or "Yamato Court" that existed in Japan in the 4th century; further, it was originally) are an ethnic group of the people that first settled in Yamato Province (modern-day Nara Prefecture). Generations of Japanese historians, linguists, and archeologists have debated whether the word is related to the earlier . The Yamato clan set up Japan's first and only dynasty. The clan became the ruling faction in the area, and incorporated native Japanese, Chinese and Korean migrants. The clan leaders also elevated their own belief system that featured ancestor worship into a national religion known as Shinto. The term came to be used around the late 19th century to distinguish the settlers o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JET Programme
The , or , is a Japanese government initiative that brings college (university) graduates—mostly native speakers of English—to Japan as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) and Sports Education Advisors (SEAs) in Japanese kindergartens, elementary, junior high and high schools, or as Coordinators for International Relations (CIRs) in local governments and boards of education. JET Programme participants are collectively called JETs. Participants currently come from a total of 40 countries. As of July 1, 2014, 4,476 participants (in CIR, ALT, and SEA positions) were employed on the programme, making it the world's largest exchange teaching programme. Of that number, about half are from the United States (2,457), with Canada (495), the United Kingdom (383), Australia (315), New Zealand (255), South Africa (93), and Ireland (86) making up the majority of JET participants. Holders of Japanese passports may participate in the programme, but must renounce their Japanese citizenship to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Health And Sports Day
, formerly , is a public holiday in Japan held annually on the second Monday in October. It commemorates the opening of the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, and exists to promote sports and an active lifestyle. History and current practice The first Health and Sports Day was held on October 10, 1966, two years after the 1964 Summer Olympics. October was chosen for the unusually late Summer Olympics to avoid the Japanese rainy season, and Health and Sports Day continues to be one of the fairest days of the year.Kid's Web Japan: Sports Day retrieved November 21, 2005 In 2000, as a result of the , Health and Sports Day was moved to the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebisu (mythology)
, also transliterated or called or , is the Japanese god of fishermen and luck. He is one of the , and the only one of the seven to originate purely from Japan without any Buddhist or Taoist influence. Origins as Hiruko In medieval times, Ebisu's origin came to be tied together with that of ''Hiruko'' - the first child of Izanagi and Izanami, born without bones (or, in some stories, without arms and legs) due to his mother's transgression during the marriage ritual. Hiruko struggled to survive but, as he could not stand, he was cast into the sea in a boat of reeds before his third birthday. The story tells that Hiruko eventually washed ashore—possibly in —and was cared for by the Ainu . It is however believed that Ebisu first arose as a god among fishermen and that his origin as Hiruko was a much later conception, after the worship of him had spread to merchants and farmers. It is also theorized that he was originally a god known as "Kotoshironushi no Mikoto", son of Ōkun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōyodo, Nara
is a town located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the town has an estimated population of 17,731 and a density of 470 persons per km². The total area is 38.06 km². Surrounding municipalities * Nara Prefecture ** Gose ** Gojō ** Yoshino ** Shimoichi ** Takatori History * 1889 - Ōyodo village is created. * 1921 - Ōyodo village is renamed Ōyodo town. * 1952 - Ōada village is merged into Ōyodo town. Education * Primary Schools ** Ōyodo Sakuragaoka Elementary School ** Ōyodo Midorigaoka Elementary School ** Ōyodo Kibougaoka Elementary School * Junior High Schools ** Ōyodo Junior High School * High Schools ** Ōyodo High School Transportation Railway * Kintetsu Railway ** Yoshino Line: Kusurimizu - Fukugami - Ōada - Shimoichiguchi - Koshibe - Muda Muda or MUDA or MuDA may refer to: People * Sultan Muda (1579–1579), nominal Sultan of Aceh * Tycho Muda (born 1988), Dutch rower * Vincent Muda (born 1988), Dutch r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurotaki, Nara
is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2017, the village has an estimated population of 745 and a density of 16 persons per km². The total area is 47.71 km². Geography Located north of Mount Yoshino, it is part of the municipalities in the Kii Mountain Range. * Mountains : Mount Kashihara, Hyakukaidake Surrounding municipalities * Nara Prefecture ** Gojō city ** Yoshino town ** Kawakami village ** Tenkawa village ** Shimoichi town History * 1889 - Minamiyoshino village is created in Yoshino District is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. In 2020, the district had an estimated population of 37,086 and a density of 18.05 persons per km2. The total area is 2,055 km2. On September 25, 2005, the villages of Ōtō and Nishiyoshin ... * 1912 - Minamiyoshino village is divided into Kurotaki village and Niu village * 1949 - A portion of the village is merged into Akino village (now Shimoichi town) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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