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Kōjaku-in
Kōjaku-in (香積院) is a Buddhist temple in Kawanayama-chō, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi prefecture in central Japan. The temple is associated with the production of Kawana ware during the Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok .... References External links * http://www.tokaitenrei.co.jp/hall/koujakuin.html * http://www.osohshiki.jp/area/aichi/nagoya-shi/showa-ku/sougijou-28067.html * https://4travel.jp/travelogue/10323618 Buddhist temples in Nagoya Yagoto {{Japan-Buddhist-temple-stub ...
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Kawanayama-chō
is a neighbourhood in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. Kawana used to be a village and was later incorporated in the 1930s. The Buddhist temple of Kōjaku-in Kōjaku-in (香積院) is a Buddhist temple in Kawanayama-chō, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi prefecture in central Japan. The temple is associated with the production of Kawana ware during the Edo period The , also known as the , is the perio ... is located there. Kawana ware used to be produced there during the late Edo period. Also located there is the Chukyo University Senior High School and the . It is served by Kawana Station and Irinaka Station on the Nagoya Subway Tsurumai Line. The area of Yagoto is next to it. File:Kojakuin 110118.jpg, Main gate of Kōjaku-in File:Chukyo University Senior High School 110121.jpg, Chukyo University Senior High School File:Holy Spirit (Seirei) Hospital Nagoya 2014 (2).JPG, Holy Spirit Hospital File:Nagoya-subway-T13-Kawana-station-entrance-2-20100316.jpg, Kawana sub ...
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Kawana Ware
refers to a type of Japanese porcelain produced in and around the area of Kawana (川名), today Kawanayama-chō (川名山町) in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. It is of the ''sometsuke'' (染付) blue and white pottery type, but notable for using the English technique of transfer printing. History In Japan, transfer printing by copperplate was attempted at the end of the Edo period. This technique was used in Mino's Risen ware (里泉焼) from Mizunami, Gifu and Owari's Kawana ware from Nagoya. In the Buddhist temple Kōjaku-in (香積院) compound in Kawana village, a kiln was opened in the middle of the Kaei era (1848–54) by Kato Shinshichi (加藤新七), who was a disciple of the third generation Kawamoto Jihyoe (三代川本治兵) from Seto. Regular ''sometsuke'' ware was initially produced, however craftsmen from Seto protested against it. In reaction Kato Shinshichi tried a new direction by producing items with copper plate transfer printing. In Europe ...
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Edo Period
The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by prolonged peace and stability, urbanization and economic growth, strict social order, Isolationism, isolationist foreign policies, and popular enjoyment of Japanese art, arts and Culture of Japan, culture. In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu prevailed at the Battle of Sekigahara and established hegemony over most of Japan, and in 1603 was given the title ''shogun'' by Emperor Go-Yōzei. Ieyasu resigned two years later in favor of his son Tokugawa Hidetada, Hidetada, but maintained power, and defeated the primary rival to his authority, Toyotomi Hideyori, at the Siege of Osaka in 1615 before his death the next year. Peace generally prevailed from this point on, making samurai largely redundant. Tokugawa sh ...
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Buddhist Temples In Nagoya
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE. It is the world's fourth-largest religion, with about 500 million followers, known as Buddhists, who comprise four percent of the global population. It arose in the eastern Gangetic plain as a movement in the 5th century BCE, and gradually spread throughout much of Asia. Buddhism has subsequently played a major role in Asian culture and spirituality, eventually spreading to the West in the 20th century. According to tradition, the Buddha instructed his followers in a path of development which leads to awakening and full liberation from '' dukkha'' (). He regarded this path as a Middle Way between extremes such as asceticism or sensual indulgence. Teaching that ''dukkha'' arises alongside attachment or clinging, the Buddha advised meditation practices and eth ...
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