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Man'yōshū

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The is the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry, compiled sometime after AD 759 during the Nara period. [1]

62 relations: Archaeological site, Asuka, Nara, Ōtomo no Tabito, Ōtomo no Yakamochi, Buddhism, Bussokuseki-kahi, Columbia University Press, Confucianism, Donald Keene, Dover Publications, Emperor Tenji, Emperor Yōmei, Emperor Yūryaku, Empress Kōgyoku, Fujiwara no Kamatari, Hideo Levy, Hiragana, Iwanami Shoten, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japanese dialects, Japanese poetry, Julius Klaproth, Kada no Azumamaro, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Kamo no Mabuchi, Kana, Kanbun, Kanda University of International Studies, Kanji, Kanshi (poetry), Kasuga-taisha, Katakana, Kōka, Shiga, Keichū, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Kodansha, Kojiki, Kokin Wakashū, Kotodama, Logogram, Makurakotoba, Man'yōgana, Manyo Botanical Garden, Nara period, Nara, Nara, Princeton University Press, Ralph Hodgson, Sengaku, Shinto, Species, ..., Stanford University Press, Taika Reform, Tanka, Taoism, Tokyo, Umi Yukaba, UNESCO, University of Virginia, Waseda University Library, Yakushi-ji, Yamabe no Akahito, Yamanoue no Okura. Expand index (12 more) »

Archaeological site

An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record.

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Asuka, Nara

is a village located in Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Ōtomo no Tabito

was a Japanese military leader and poet, best known as the father of Ōtomo no Yakamochi, who contributed to the compilation the Man'yōshū alongside his father.

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Ōtomo no Yakamochi

was a Japanese statesman and waka poet in the Nara period.

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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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Bussokuseki-kahi

The is a well-known monument in the Yakushi Temple in Nara, consisting of a traditional Buddha footprint inscribed with twenty-one poems, known as bussokusekika (also known as Bussokuseki no Uta).

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Columbia University Press

Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University.

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Confucianism

Confucianism, also known as Ruism, is described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life.

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Donald Keene

Donald Lawrence Keene (born June 18, 1922) is an American-born Japanese scholar, historian, teacher, writer and translator of Japanese literature.

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Dover Publications

Dover Publications, also known as Dover Books, is an American book publisher founded in 1941 by Hayward Cirker and his wife, Blanche.

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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 Yōmei

was the 31st Emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Yūryaku

was the 21st emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):; retrieved 2013-8-28.

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Empress Kōgyoku

, also known as, was the 35th and 37th monarch of Japan,Kunaichō: according to the traditional order of succession.

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Fujiwara no Kamatari

Fujiwara no Kamatari (藤原 鎌足, 614 – November 14, 669) was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Asuka period (538–710).

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Hideo Levy

is an American-born Japanese language author.

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Hiragana

is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and in some cases rōmaji (Latin script).

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Iwanami Shoten

is a Japanese publishing company in Tokyo.

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

The (or Gakushin) is an Independent Administrative Institution in Japan, established for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of science in all fields of the natural and social sciences and the humanities.

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Japanese dialects

The dialects of the Japanese language fall into two primary clades, Eastern (including Tokyo) and Western (including Kyoto), with the dialects of Kyushu and Hachijō Island often distinguished as additional branches, the latter perhaps the most divergent of all.

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Japanese poetry

Japanese poetry is poetry of or typical of Japan, or written, spoken, or chanted in the Japanese language, which includes Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese, and Modern Japanese, and some poetry in Japan which was written in the Chinese language or ryūka from the Okinawa Islands: it is possible to make a more accurate distinction between Japanese poetry written in Japan or by Japanese people in other languages versus that written in the Japanese language by speaking of Japanese-language poetry.

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Julius Klaproth

Julius Heinrich Klaproth (11 October 1783 – 28 August 1835) was a German linguist, historian, ethnographer, author, orientalist and explorer.

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Kada no Azumamaro

was a poet and philologist of the early Edo period.

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Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

was a Japanese waka poet and aristocrat of the late Asuka period.

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Kamo no Mabuchi

was a Japanese poet and philologist of the Edo period.

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Kana

are syllabic Japanese scripts, a part of the Japanese writing system contrasted with the logographic Chinese characters known in Japan as kanji (漢字).

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Kanbun

, a method of annotating Classical Chinese so that it can be read in Japanese, was used from the Heian period to the mid-20th century.

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Kanda University of International Studies

or KUIS is a private university located in Makuhari, Mihama-ku, Chiba, 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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Kanshi (poetry)

is a Japanese term for Chinese poetry in general as well as the Japanese poetry written in Chinese by Japanese poets.

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Kasuga-taisha

is a Shinto shrine in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Katakana

is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji).

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Kōka, Shiga

is a city located in southern Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

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Keichū

(1640 – April 3, 1701) was a Buddhist priest and a scholar of Kokugaku in the mid Edo period.

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Kizugawa, Kyoto

is a city located in southern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Kodansha

is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan.

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Kojiki

, also sometimes read as Furukotofumi, is the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, dating from the early 8th century (711–712) and composed by Ō no Yasumaro at the request of Empress Genmei with the purpose of sanctifying the imperial court's claims to supremacy over rival clans.

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Kokin Wakashū

The, commonly abbreviated as, is an early anthology of the waka form of Japanese poetry, dating from the Heian period.

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Kotodama

refers to the Japanese belief that mystical powers dwell in words and names.

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Logogram

In written language, a logogram or logograph is a written character that represents a word or phrase.

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Makurakotoba

, literally pillow words, are figures of speech used in Japanese waka poetry, where epithets are used in association with certain words.

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Man'yōgana

is an ancient writing system that employs Chinese characters to represent the Japanese language, and was the first known kana system to be developed as a means to represent the Japanese language phonetically.

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Manyo Botanical Garden

A Manyo Botanical Garden is a Japanese form of botanical garden that contains every form of plant mentioned in the Man'yōshū poetry anthology.

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Nara period

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

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Nara, Nara

is the capital city of Nara Prefecture located in the Kansai region of Japan.

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Princeton University Press

Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University.

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Ralph Hodgson

Ralph Hodgson (9 September 1871 – 3 November 1962), Order of the Rising Sun (Chinese 旭日章),was an English poet, very popular in his lifetime on the strength of a small number of anthology pieces, such as The Bull.

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Sengaku

was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Tendai school.

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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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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Stanford University Press

The Stanford University Press (SUP) is the publishing house of Stanford University.

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Taika Reform

The were a set of doctrines established by Emperor Kōtoku (孝徳天皇 Kōtoku-ennō) in the year 645.

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Tanka

is a genre of classical Japanese poetry and one of the major genres of Japanese literature.

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Taoism

Taoism, also known as Daoism, is a religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (also romanized as ''Dao'').

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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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Umi Yukaba

is a Japanese patriotic song (gunka) based on a chōka poem by Ōtomo no Yakamochi in the Man'yōshū (poem 4094).

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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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University of Virginia

The University of Virginia (U.Va. or UVA), frequently referred to simply as Virginia, is a public research university and the flagship for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Waseda University Library

The libraries or library of Waseda University (早稲田大学図書館; Waseda Daigaku Toshokan) are collectively one of the largest libraries in Japan.

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Yakushi-ji

is one of the most famous imperial and ancient Buddhist temples in Japan, that was once one of the Seven Great Temples of Nanto, located in Nara.

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Yamabe no Akahito

Yamabe no Akahito (山部 赤人 or 山邊 赤人) (fl. 724–736) was a poet of the Nara period in Japan.

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Yamanoue no Okura

was a Japanese poet, the best known for his poems of children and commoners.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man'yōshū

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