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Heian-kyō

Index Heian-kyō

Heian-kyō was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. [1]

66 relations: Azuchi–Momoyama period, Ōnin War, Buddhist temple, Capital of Japan, Chang'an, Chiteiki, Emperor Kanmu, Emperor Nakamikado, Emperor Saga, Emperor Tenji, Emperor Tenmu, Emperor Tsuchimikado, Feng shui, Four Symbols (China), Fujiwara clan, Fukuhara-kyō, Genpei War, Geomancy, Hanazono Station (Kyoto), Hankyu Kyoto Main Line, Heian Palace, Heian period, Heijō-kyō, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Imperial Court in Kyoto, Kamakura, Kamakura shogunate, Kamigyō-ku, Kamo River, Kanji, Katsura River, Kūkai, Kyōto Station, Kyoto, Meiji Restoration, Mibu, Tochigi, Minamoto clan, Nagaoka-kyō, Nara period, Nihon Kiryaku, Nishi-Kyōgoku Station, Oda Nobunaga, Rajōmon, Ritsuryō, Sai-ji, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, San'in Main Line, Shōgun, Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Sui dynasty, ..., Suzaku Avenue, Suzakumon, Taira clan, Tang dynasty, Tō-ji, Teramachi Street, Timeline of Kyoto, Tokugawa shogunate, Tokyo, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Wake no Kiyomaro, West Japan Railway Company, Xi'an, Yamashiro Province, Yamato Province, Yodo-juku. Expand index (16 more) »

Azuchi–Momoyama period

The is the final phase of the in Japan.

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Ōnin War

The was a civil war that lasted from 1467 to 1477, during the Muromachi period in Japan.

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Buddhist temple

A Buddhist temple is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism.

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Capital of Japan

The current de facto capital of Japan is Tokyo, with the seat of the Emperor, National Diet and many government organizations.

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Chang'an

Chang'an was an ancient capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history, today known as Xi'an.

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Chiteiki

, also known as Chitei no Ki, is one of the representative kanbun texts of the mid Heian period.

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Emperor Kanmu

was the 50th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):; retrieved 2013-8-22.

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Emperor Nakamikado

was the 114th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Saga

was the 52nd emperor of Japan,Emperor Saga, Saganoyamanoe Imperial Mausoleum, Imperial Household Agency according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Tenji

, also known as Emperor Tenchi, was the 38th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Tenmu

was the 40th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):; retrieved 2013-8-22.

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Emperor Tsuchimikado

was the 83rd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Feng shui

Feng shui (pronounced), also known as Chinese geomancy, is a pseudoscience originating from China, which claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment.

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Four Symbols (China)

The Four Symbols (literally meaning "four images") are four mythological creatures in the Chinese constellations.

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Fujiwara clan

, descending from the Nakatomi clan and through them Ame-no-Koyane-no-Mikoto, was a powerful family of regents in Japan.

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Fukuhara-kyō

Fukuhara-kyō (福原京, Capital of Fukuhara) was the seat of Japan's Imperial Court, and therefore the capital of the country, for roughly six months in 1180.

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Genpei War

The (1180–1185) was a conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late-Heian period of Japan.

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Geomancy

Geomancy (Greek: γεωμαντεία, "earth divination") is a method of divination that interprets markings on the ground or the patterns formed by tossed handfuls of soil, rocks, or sand.

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Hanazono Station (Kyoto)

is a train station in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

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Hankyu Kyoto Main Line

The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway.

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Heian Palace

The or was the original imperial palace of Heian-kyō (present-day Kyoto), the capital of Japan, from 794 to 1227.

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Heian period

The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.

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Heijō-kyō

, was the capital city of Japan during most of the Nara period, from 710–40 and again from 745–84.

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Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto

is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Imperial Court in Kyoto

The Imperial Court in Kyoto was the nominal ruling government of Japan from 794 AD until the Meiji period (1868–1912), after which the court was moved from Kyoto to Tokyo and integrated into the Meiji government.

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Kamakura

is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Kamakura shogunate

The Kamakura shogunate (Japanese: 鎌倉幕府, Kamakura bakufu) was a Japanese feudal military governmentNussbaum, Louis-Frédéric.

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Kamigyō-ku

is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Kamo River

The is located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Kanji

Kanji (漢字) are the adopted logographic Chinese characters that are used in the Japanese writing system.

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Katsura River

The is a continuation of two other rivers, the Hozu River, a small, speedy river which begins in the mountains near Kameoka and then slithers through the mountains separating Kameoka and Kyoto; and the Ōi River (大堰川 Ōi-gawa), which emerges from those mountains and expands into a shallow, slow-flowing river until Togetsukyo Bridge in Arashiyama.

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Kūkai

Kūkai (空海), also known posthumously as, 774–835, was a Japanese Buddhist monk, civil servant, scholar, poet, and artist who founded the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism.

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Kyōto Station

is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan.

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Kyoto

, officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.

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Meiji Restoration

The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was an event that restored practical imperial rule to the Empire of Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.

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Mibu, Tochigi

is a town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

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Minamoto clan

was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility.

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Nagaoka-kyō

was the capital of Japan from 784 to 794.

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Nara period

The of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794.

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Nihon Kiryaku

is a historical text that categorizes and chronologizes the events listed in the Six National Histories.

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Nishi-Kyōgoku Station

is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Oda Nobunaga

was a powerful daimyō (feudal lord) of Japan in the late 16th century who attempted to unify Japan during the late Sengoku period, and successfully gained control over most of Honshu.

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Rajōmon

, also called, was the gate built at the southern end of the monumental Suzaku Avenue in the ancient Japanese cities of Heijō-kyō (Nara) and Heian-kyō (Kyoto), in accordance with the Chinese grid-patterned city layout.

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Ritsuryō

is the historical law system based on the philosophies of Confucianism and Chinese Legalism in Japan.

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Sai-ji

or the West Temple was one of the two large Buddhist temples established in Kyoto, Japan.

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Sakyō-ku, Kyoto

is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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San'in Main Line

The is a railway line in western Japan, which connects Kyoto and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

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Shōgun

The was the military dictator of Japan during the period from 1185 to 1868 (with exceptions).

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Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto

is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Sui dynasty

The Sui Dynasty was a short-lived imperial dynasty of China of pivotal significance.

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Suzaku Avenue

is the name given to the central avenue leading to the Imperial Palace from the south in Japanese capitals.

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Suzakumon

The was the main gate built in the center of the south end of the imperial palaces in the Japanese ancient capitals of Fujiwara-kyō (Kashihara), Heijō-kyō (Nara), and later Heian-kyō (Kyoto).

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Taira clan

was a major Japanese clan of samurai.

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Tang dynasty

The Tang dynasty or the Tang Empire was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

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Tō-ji

(East Temple) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect in Kyoto, Japan.

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Teramachi Street

is a historical street in Kyoto, Japan, running north-south.

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Timeline of Kyoto

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu island, Japan.

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Tokugawa shogunate

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the, was the last feudal Japanese military government, which existed between 1600 and 1868.

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Tokyo

, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.

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Ukyō-ku, Kyoto

is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Wake no Kiyomaro

was a high-ranking Japanese official during the Nara period.

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West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu.

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Xi'an

Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi Province, China.

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Yamashiro Province

was a province of Japan, located in Kinai.

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Yamato Province

was a province of Japan, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture in Honshū.

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Yodo-juku

was the second station on the Ōsaka Kaidō (or fifty-fifth of the fifty-seven stations of the Tōkaidō).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian-kyō

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