Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: epoch

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Muromachi period

室町時代足利時代
alternative words: Muromachijidai, Muromachi jidai, Muromachi era, Ashikaga period, Ashikagajidai, Ashikaga jidai, Ashikaga era, Ashikaga reign
keywords: epoch
related topics: Muromachi shogunate , Ashikaga Takauji , Ashikaga Yoshimitsu , Noh , Onin war
related web sites: http://www.ryomonet.co.jp/p-soft/ , http://harachan.net/gon/history/history.html , http://www.linkclub.or.jp/~pip/ututu/
explanation: Period beginning with the nomination of Ashikaga Takauji to "shogun" in 1336 and ended with the suppression of Ashikaga shogunate by Oda Nobunaga in 1573. Contrary to other shogunates, Muromachi's had been always weak and its territorial and political controls scarcely extended beyond the region of Kyoto. The name of Muromachi comes from the district of Kyoto where the office of shogun had been settled.

Nanbokucho period

南北朝時代
alternative words: Southern and northern courts, South and north courts, Nanbokucho, Nanbokucho schism, Nanbokucho jidai, Nanbokucho era
keywords: epoch
related topics: Kamakura shogunate , Muromachi shogunate , Emperor Godaigo , Ashikaga Takauji , Kusunoki Masashige , Taiheiki
related web sites: http://www.anotoki.com/top/ , http://www.nara.isp.ntt-west.co.jp/wnnc/theme/9908/map01.html , http://accord.tripod.co.jp/BIGLOBE/seijun.htm , http://homepage1.nifty.com/satouno/kuma/rekisi/tyusei3/nanboku.htm
explanation: First, Emperor Godaigo successfully threw out Kamakura shogunate in 1333 with an aid of Nitta Yoshisada and Ashikaga Takauji. But soon Godaigo had to flee to Yoshino mountains to establish the southern court, due to a treason of Takauji who nominated Emperor Komei to form the northern court at Kyoto in 1337. Though the supporters of the southern court had been decimated, the division subsisted until 1392 due to an internal conflict of Muromachi shogunate.

Nara period

奈良時代天平時代奈良
alternative words: Narajidai, Nara-jidai, Nara jidai, Nara, Tenpyo period, Tenpyojidai, Tenpyo-jidai, Tenpyo jidai
keywords: epoch
related topics: Ritsuryo system , Manyoshu , Heijokyo , Rebellion of Fujiwara no Hirotsugu
related web sites: http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~ntomo/ , http://www.sol.dti.ne.jp/~hiromi/kansei/ , http://www1.sphere.ne.jp/kakinoha/naranara/heijyoukyou/nennpyou.html , http://www.narahaku.go.jp
explanation: Period corresponding to the epoch when Nara was the capital of Japan between 710 and 794. It is characterized by a power concentration into the hand of Emperor and his court members (Ritsuryo system), and a strong influence of Chinese civilization such as the capital Nara, built following her architecture style. Though there had been natural calamities and power straggles among court members, the period was relatively calm in Japanese history.

Sengoku period

戦国時代
alternative words: Sengoku jidai, Sengokujidai, Sengoku era, Warring States period, Civil war period, Sengoku
keywords: epoch
related topics: Onin war , Azuchi Momoyama period , Oda Nobunaga , Toyotomi Hideyoshi , Tokugawa Ieyasu , Battle of Sekigahara , Tanegashima rifle
related web sites: http://www.jidaimura.co.jp/ise/ise01.htm , http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~mh6h-ecg/ksn/ , http://www2.justnet.ne.jp/~katuzen/ , http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~jt7t-imfk/ , http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~yu9t-skrd/link/
explanation: In a narrow sense, it corresponds to the period which spans between Onin war (Onin no ran) in 1467 and the entry of Oda Nobunaga into Kyoto in 1568, but in a broader sense, it could include up to the establishment of Tokugawa shogunate in 1603. As its name indicates, there had existed many battles small or large everywhere in Japan and war tactics had been greatly improved in particular after an introduction of guns by Portuguese in 1543. Christian missionaries were also active.

Taisho period

大正時代
alternative words: Taishojidai, Taisho jidai, Taisho reign, Taisho era, Taisho
keywords: epoch
related topics: Emperor Taisho , Siberian intervention , Taisho democracy
related web sites: http://rio2rio.hoops.ne.jp/nenpyo/taisyouN.html , http://www.bunmeisha.co.jp/eizo/eizo_sample.html , http://www.dentsu.co.jp/MUSEUM/tish_home.html
explanation: Period stretching between 1912 and 1928 and corresponds to the reign of Taisho emperor. The period was relatively calm and characterized by a democratization of political structure (Taisho democracy) with the general election law of 1925 which gave right to vote to every male from 25. As other major events, we can quote World War I in 1914-1918, Siberia intervention in 1918-1922, Washington conference in 1921-1922, and great earthquake of Kanto in 1923.

Yayoi period

弥生時代
alternative words: Yayoijidai, Yayoi-jidai, Yayoi jidai
keywords: epoch
related topics: Himiko , Jomon period
related web sites: http://arc-net.vo.to , http://www.os.rim.or.jp/~s-baba/ , http://www.rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~jaehyun/ozawa/toppage.html
explanation: Period spanning between 300 BC and 300 AD. This period is characterized by an arrival of new races from the continent who brought new techniques to process metals and an extensive rice culture. The political center had been shifted from the Eastern Japan to the West, especially to the north Kyushu. Yayoi comes from the name of a district in Tokyo, Yayoi-cho where the first remaining of this period was studied. Himiko may be a Japanese queen at the end of this period.
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