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Hōfu
is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of September 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 117,387 and a population density of 622.44 people per km2. The total area is 188.59 km2.
History
Hōfu (防府) means "the c ...
,
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 Square kilometre, km2 (2,359 Square mile, sq mi). Y ...
, Japan, in 1966. It occupies part of the Former
Mōri Clan
The Mōri clan (毛利氏 ''Mōri-shi'') was a Japanese samurai clan descended from Ōe no Hiromoto. Ōe no Hiromoto was descended from the Fujiwara clan. The family's most illustrious member, Mōri Motonari, greatly expanded the clan's power ...
Main Residence, dating from the
Meiji and
Taishō periods, of which twelve component structures have been jointly
designated
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an
Important Cultural Property and the gardens a
Place of Scenic Beauty. The collection of some twenty thousand objects includes four
National Treasures, nine Important Cultural Properties, and nine
Prefectural Cultural Properties.
National Treasures
The four National Treasures are
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. ...
scrolls from
Records of the Grand Historian
''Records of the Grand Historian'', also known by its Chinese name ''Shiji'', is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's 24 dynastic histories. The ''Records'' was written in the early 1st century by the ancient Chinese hist ...
and
Kokin Wakashū
The , commonly abbreviated as , is an early anthology of the ''waka'' form of Japanese poetry, dating from the Heian period. An imperial anthology, it was conceived by Emperor Uda () and published by order of his son Emperor Daigo () in about ...
, a
Kamakura-period sword, and
Sesshū's ''Long Landscape Scroll''.
Records of the Grand Historian
''Records of the Grand Historian'', also known by its Chinese name ''Shiji'', is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's 24 dynastic histories. The ''Records'' was written in the early 1st century by the ancient Chinese hist ...
Image:Kokin Wakashu Mori.jpg, Kokin Wakashū
The , commonly abbreviated as , is an early anthology of the ''waka'' form of Japanese poetry, dating from the Heian period. An imperial anthology, it was conceived by Emperor Uda () and published by order of his son Emperor Daigo () in about ...
Image:Landscapes of the Four Seasons.jpg, Landscapes of the Four Seasons, by Sesshū
See also
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Hōfu Tenman-gū
is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of September 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 117,387 and a population density of 622.44 people per km2. The total area is 188.59 km2.
History
Hōfu (防府) means "the c ...
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Landscape by Sesshū (Ōhara Collection)
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List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Yamaguchi)
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List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Yamaguchi)
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List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Chinese books)
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List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Japanese books)
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List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
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List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings)
The term "National Treasure (Japan), National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote Cultural Properties of Japan, cultural properties since 1897.
The definition and the criteria have changed since the inception of the term. These paintings a ...
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Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
is a prefectural museum in Yamaguchi, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It also has displays relating to science, technology, and astronomy. The museum opened as the Bōchō Educational Museum in 1912 ...
References
External links
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Mōri Museum*
Museums in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Hōfu, Yamaguchi
Mōri clan
Museums established in 1966
1966 establishments in Japan
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