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Tarumi Saiō Tongū Site
The is the location of a temporary palace erected in the Heian period in what is now the city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1944. Overview The Tarumi Saiō Tongū Site is located at the foot of a hill overlooking the Yokota River. During the Heian period, the ''Saiō'' was an unmarried female member of the Japanese Imperial Family sent to serve as High Priestess at Ise Grand Shrine. This practice continued from the late 7th century until the 14th century. Once a ''Saiō'' was chosen, she would travel from Kyoto to the Saikū, the ''Saiō's'' official residence in Ise, in a procession that was the largest of its kind in Japan for its time. Up to 500 people would set out from Kyoto as a part of her retinue for the six-day-and-five-night journey. From Kyoto, the procession travelled in an eastward direction, stopping at Ōtsu, Seta, Kōka was a after ''Tenpō'' and before '' Kaei.'' This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōka, Shiga
Kōka "ninja house" Shigaraki ware ceramics is a city in southern Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 89,619 in 36708 households and a population density of 190 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kōka occupies the entire southern end of Shiga Prefecture, and is thus long east-to-west. At the eastern end of Kōka, the southern ridge of the Suzuka Mountains with one elevation of 1000 meters runs from northeast to southwest, forming the boundary with Mie Prefecture. The highest altitude point in Kōka is Mount Amagoi in this range. Neighboring municipalities Kyoto Prefecture * Minamiyamashiro * Ujitawara * Wazuka Mie Prefecture * Iga * Kameyama *Komono * Suzuka *Yokkaichi Shiga Prefecture * Higashiōmi * Hino * Konan * Ōtsu * Rittō * Ryūō Climate Kōka has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kōka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
