KyotoCity in the Kansai region of JapanPrefectural capital and Designated city in Kansai, JapanKyoto ( or ; Japanese: 京都, Kyōto), officially Kyoto City (京都市, Kyōto-shi; , locally), is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan.
Western worldCountries with an originally European shared cultureFor other uses, see Western World (other) and Western Power (other).The Parthenon in AthensThe Roman Forum in RomeAncient Greco-Roman world forms the foundation of the modern Western worldThe Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states in Europe, Northern America, and Australasia.
CopperChemical element with atomic number 29 (Cu)–↑Cu↓Agnickel ← copper → zincEdo periodThe Edo period, also known as the Tokugawa period, 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, isolationist foreign policies, and popular enjoyment of arts and culture.
OsakaOsaka (大阪市, Ōsaka-shi; [ò̞ó̞.sä́.kä́(.ɕì), ó̞ó̞-] ) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third-most populous city proper in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama.Sumitomo MasatomoSumitomo Masatomo (Japanese: 住友 政友, Hepburn: Sumitomo Masatomo; 31 December 1585 (O.S. 21 December 1585) – 17 September 1652) was a Japanese Buddhist monk and businessman credited with founding the eponymous Sumitomo Group. He was an 8th generation descendant of Sumitomo Tadashige. Sumitomo Tadashige said to be a 22nd generation descendant of Taira no Takamochi from the Kanmu Heishi clan, who was a grandson of the 50th Emperor of Japan, Emperor Kanmu.
Multinational corporationA multinational corporation (MNC) is a corporate organization that owns and controls the production or trade of goods or services in at least one country other than its home country. Control is considered an important aspect of an MNC to distinguish it from international portfolio investment organizations, such as some international mutual funds that invest in corporations abroad to diversify financial risks.
Japanese languageJaponic languageJapanese (日本語, Nihongo; ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide.The Japonic family also includes the Ryukyuan languages and the variously classified Hachijō language.
Spring (hydrology)A spring is a natural exit point at which groundwater emerges from an aquifer and flows across the ground surface as surface water. It is a component of the hydrosphere, as well as a part of the water cycle. Springs have long been important for humans as a source of fresh water, especially in arid regions which have relatively little annual rainfall. Springs are driven out onto the surface by various natural forces, such as gravity and hydrostatic pressure.
SilverSilver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag (from Latin argentum) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and reflectivity of any metal. Silver is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold (electrum) and other metals, and in minerals such as acanthite, argentite and chlorargyrite.
SilkFine, lustrous, natural fiber produced by various arthropodsRaw silk of domesticated silk worms, showing its natural shineSilk is a naturalproteinfiber, some forms of which can be woven or knitted into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin (75-80%) and a smaller coating of sericin (20-25%). It is most commonly produced from the cocoons of certain insect larvae.
Hepburn romanizationHepburn (Japanese: ヘボン式ローマ字, romanized: Hebon-shiki rōmaji, lit. 'Hepburn-style Roman letters') is the main system of romanization for the Japanese language. The system was originally published in 1867 by American Christian missionary and physician James Curtis Hepburn as the standard in the first edition of his Japanese–English dictionary.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.