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69 relations: Amitābha, Azuchi–Momoyama period, Ōnin War, Ōtsu, Buddhism, Byōdō-in, Cultural Property (Japan), Daigo-ji, Edo period, Emperor Kōkō, Emperor Uda, Enryaku-ji, Firebombing, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Heian period, Henry L. Stimson, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Honshu, Important Cultural Property (Japan), Japan, Japanese castle, Jōdo Shinshū, Jōdo-shū, Kamakura period, Kamigamo Shrine, Kamo Shrine, Kansai region, Kōzan-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Mahayana, Monuments of Japan, Muromachi period, Nagasaki, Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, National Treasure (Japan), Nijō Castle, Ninna-ji, Nishi Hongan-ji, Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Oda Nobunaga, Rinzai school, Ryōan-ji, Saichō, Saihō-ji (Kyoto), Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Shiga Prefecture, ..., Shimogamo Shrine, Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Shingon Buddhism, Shinto, Shinto shrine, Tō-ji, Tendai, Tokugawa Iemitsu, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa shogunate, Tourism in Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Uji, Uji Shrine, Ujigami Shrine, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, UNESCO, World Heritage site, Zen. Expand index (19 more) »
Amitābha
Amitābha, also known as Amida or Amitāyus, is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism.
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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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Ōtsu
is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
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Buddhism
Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.
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Byōdō-in
is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, built in late Heian period.
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Cultural Property (Japan)
A is administered by the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and includes tangible properties (structures and works of art or craft); intangible properties (performing arts and craft techniques); folk properties both tangible and intangible; monuments historic, scenic and natural; cultural landscapes; and groups of traditional buildings.
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Daigo-ji
is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
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Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyō.
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Emperor Kōkō
was the 58th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.
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Emperor Uda
was the 59th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.
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Enryaku-ji
is a Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei in Ōtsu, overlooking Kyoto.
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Firebombing
Firebombing is a bombing technique designed to damage a target, generally an urban area, through the use of fire, caused by incendiary devices, rather than from the blast effect of large bombs.
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Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.
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Henry L. Stimson
Henry Lewis Stimson (September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican Party politician.
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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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Honshu
Honshu is the largest and most populous island of Japan, located south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Straits.
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Important Cultural Property (Japan)
An The term is often shortened into just is an item officially classified as Tangible Cultural Property by the Agency for Cultural Affairs and judged to be of particular importance to the Japanese people.
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Japan
Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.
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Japanese castle
were fortresses constructed primarily of wood and stone.
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Jōdo Shinshū
, also known as Shin Buddhism or True Pure Land Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism.
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Jōdo-shū
, also known as Jōdo Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Japanese ex-Tendai monk Hōnen.
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Kamakura period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun, Minamoto no Yoritomo.
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Kamigamo Shrine
is an important Shinto sanctuary on the banks of the Kamo River in north Kyoto, first founded in 678.
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Kamo Shrine
is a general term for an important Shinto sanctuary complex on both banks of the Kamo River in northeast Kyoto.
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Kansai region
The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū.
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Kōzan-ji
, officially, is a Buddhist temple of the Omuro sect of Shingon Buddhism in Umegahata Toganōchō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan.
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Kinkaku-ji
, officially named, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan.
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Kita-ku, Kyoto
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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Kiyomizu-dera
, officially, is an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto.
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Kyoto
, officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.
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Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu.
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Mahayana
Mahāyāna (Sanskrit for "Great Vehicle") is one of two (or three, if Vajrayana is counted separately) main existing branches of Buddhism and a term for classification of Buddhist philosophies and practice.
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Monuments of Japan
is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of JapanIn this article, capitals indicate an official designation as opposed to a simple definition, e.g "Cultural Properties" as opposed to "cultural properties".
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Muromachi period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573.
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Nagasaki
() is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
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Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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National Treasure (Japan)
Some of the National Treasures of Japan A National Treasure (国宝: kokuhō) is the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (a subsidiary of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).
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Nijō Castle
is a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan.
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Ninna-ji
is the head temple of the Omuro school of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism.
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Nishi Hongan-ji
is one of two temple complexes of Jōdo Shinshū in Kyoto, Japan, the other being Higashi Hongan-ji, or "Eastern Temple of the Original Vow".
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Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in 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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Rinzai school
The Rinzai school (Japanese: Rinzai-shū, Chinese: 临济宗 línjì zōng) is one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (with Sōtō and Ōbaku).
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Ryōan-ji
is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan.
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Saichō
was a Japanese Buddhist monk credited with founding the Tendai school of Buddhism based on the Chinese Tiantai school he was exposed to during his trip to Tang China beginning in 804.
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Saihō-ji (Kyoto)
is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Nishikyō Ward, 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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Shiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region in the western part of Honshu island.
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Shimogamo Shrine
in Japanese, is the common name of an important Shinto sanctuary in the Shimogamo district of Kyoto city's Sakyō ward.
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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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Shingon Buddhism
is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asia, originally spread from India to China through traveling monks such as Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra.
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Shinto
or kami-no-michi (among other names) is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.
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Shinto shrine
A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more kami.
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Tō-ji
(East Temple) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect in Kyoto, Japan.
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Tendai
is a Mahayana Buddhist school established in Japan in the year 806 by a monk named Saicho also known as.
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Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川 家光 August 12, 1604 – June 8, 1651) was the third shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which effectively ruled Japan from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
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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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Tourism in Japan
Japan attracted 28.69 million international tourists in 2017.
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a preeminent daimyō, warrior, general, samurai, and politician of the Sengoku period who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier".
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Uji
is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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Uji Shrine
is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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Ujigami Shrine
is a Shinto shrine in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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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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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.
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World Heritage site
A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.
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Zen
Zen (p; translit) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as Chan Buddhism.
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