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Oda Nobunaga
織田信長
alternative words: Nobunaga Oda, Nobunaga
keywords:
famous person
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war lord
related topics:
Muromachi shogunate
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Sengoku period
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Imagawa Yoshimoto
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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Battle of Nagashino
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Akechi Mitsuhide
related web sites:
http://www.hihihi.com/nobunaga/
explanation: Born in the family of a local war lord in 1534 near Nagoya, a legend says that he would have feigned foolish when he was young to distract others. After having eliminated by a surprising attack, another war lord, Imagawa Yoshimoto who threatened from the east, Nobunaga went to Kyoto to give orders to others in the name of Shogun and Emperor. After many successful battles, he was assassinated by his deputy, Akechi Mitsuhide in 1582 on the road to the western Japan.
Okakura Tenshin
岡倉天心
岡倉覚三
alternative words: Okakura Kakuzo, Tenshin Okakura, Kakuzo Okakura
keywords:
art
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famous person
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scholar
related topics:
Yokoyama Taikan
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Hashimoto Gaho
related web sites:
http://www.tenshin-museum.org
explanation: Born in 1862 in Yokohama. When he was a student at Tokyo university, he met Ernest Fenollosa and decided to restore the value of Japanese art. First he entered the education ministry and organized a protection of old Japanese art. He founded in 1890 the first Japanese art academy, Tokyo bijutsu gakko. After the eviction, he founded Nihon Bijutsuin to synthesize Japanese and western arts with Hashimoto Gaho and Yokoyama Taikan then led Asian section of Boston Museum in 1904. He died in 1913.
Okamoto Kansuke
岡本監輔
alternative words: Kansuke Okamoto, Okamoto Kanpo, Kanpo Okamoto
keywords:
explorer
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famous person
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northern territory
related topics:
Ezochi
related web sites:
http://www.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/collection/makuake/tenji4.html
explanation: Born in 1839 in Tokushima prefecture. In 1856, he organized Hokumonsha association to defend the interests of Sakhalin island and explored between 1863 and 65 as the first Japanese the whole Sakhalin island. In 1870, he became chief of Sakhalin colonial office but quickly resigned due to a conflict with Kuroda Kiyotaka who was willing to concentrate the effort on to Hokkaido by giving up Sakhalin. In 1892, he tried to exploit Kuril island by creating Chishimagikai association. He died in 1904.
Okubo Toshimichi
大久保利通
alternative words: Toshimichi Okubo, Ookubo Toshimichi, Toshimichi Ookubo
keywords:
famous person
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meiji revolution
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statesman
related topics:
Meiji revolution
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Meiji period
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Satsuma domain
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Choshu domain
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Saigo Takamori
,
Kido Takayoshi
related web sites:
http://www.lint.ne.jp/~meirokun/haihan.htm
explanation: Born in 1830 in a samurai family of Satsuma domain. First, with Saigo Takamori, he strove for the political reform of Statsuma domain. Understood a need of the suppression of Edo shogunate, he promoted an alliance with Choshu domain for this goal, by becoming a friend with Kido Takayoshi. After the disappearance of Edo shogunate, he strove to make Japan a powerful centralized country by suppressing the feudal system. He was assassinated in 1878 by an unhappy samurai.
Okuma Shigenobu
大隈重信
alternative words: Shigenobu Okuma
keywords:
famous person
,
meiji revolution
,
statesman
related topics:
Meiji revolution
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Hagakure
,
Edo shogunate
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Choshu domain
,
Saga domain
,
Ito Hirobumi
,
Itagaki Taisuke
related web sites:
http://www.saganet.ne.jp/sagacity/kankou/ohkuma.html
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http://www.waseda.ac.jp
explanation: Born in 1838 in a samurai family of Saga prefecture. Unhappy with Hagakure culture of his region, he had learnt Dutch and helped Choshu domain against Edo shogunate. First he participated to Meiji government but left it in 1881after a dispute with Ito Hirobumi and Yamagata Aritomo on the privatization. He founded Waseda university in 1882 and strobe with Itagaki Taisuke for the democracy. He provoked an international indignation with 21 demands to China in 1915. He died in 1922.
Omura Masujiro
大村益次郎
村田蔵六
alternative words: Masujiro Omura, Murata Rokuzo, Oomura Masujiro
keywords:
famous person
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meiji revolution
,
military man
related topics:
Meiji revolution
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Choshu domain
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Edo shogunate
,
Boshin war
,
Rangaku
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Ronin
,
Yamagata Aritomo
related web sites:
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~gz5k-hnd/kh/sis/06mu01/
explanation: Born in 1824 in a doctor family of Choshu domain. After having studied medicine and rangaku at school of Ogata Koan in Osaka, he opened a cabinet in his homeland. He was called by Uwajima domain to translate western military books, then became rangaku teacher of Edo shogunate. Wining a good reputation, he was called by Choshu domain to implement a western style army and participated to Choshu war and Boshin war. He was assassinated in 1869 by ronin unhappy with his reform.
Ono no komachi
小野小町
alternative words: Onono Komachi, Ono Komachi, Komachi ono
keywords:
artist
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famous person
,
poesy
related topics:
Heian period
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Ki no Tsurayuki
,
Waka
related web sites:
http://www.yutopia.or.jp/~ogachi/
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http://www.yutopia.or.jp/~numakura/ehon/komati00.htm
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http://www1.biz.biglobe.ne.jp/~ono/page29.htm
explanation: Famous female poet of Heian period. She was ranked among the 6 best Waka poet (Rokkasen) by Ki no Tsurayuki, another famous poet. According to a legend, she would have born in Akita prefecture as daughter of a local official and been sent to Kyoto at the age of 13. Thanks to her beauty and intelligence, she became famous and attracted many wooers but finally returned back to Akita and died there. Excepting for about one hundred poems, her real life remains mysterious.
Otomo no Yakamochi
大伴家持
家持
alternative words: Otomono Yakamochi, Ootomo no Yakamochi, Otomo Yakamochi, Yakamochi
keywords:
artist
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famous person
,
poesy
,
statesman
,
writer
related topics:
Nara period
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Manyoshu
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Waka
,
Kokushi
related web sites:
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~sg2h-ymst/
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http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~takata/hokuriku/manyouyukari/manyou.yakamochi.htm
explanation: Waka poet and statesman of Nara period, born as a son of the prestigious Otomo family around 618. During his stay as provincial governor (Kokushi) in different regions, he made many waka poems. In 682, due to a putsch of Hikami no Kawatsugi, he lost job but soon pardoned and became a minister (Chunagon). After his death in 785, he lost again his honor due to an assassination of Fujiwara no Tanetsugu. Yakamochi is well known as one of the major contributors of Manyo anthology.
Prince Shotoku
聖徳太子
alternative words: Prince Shotokutaishi, Shotokutaishi, Shotoku taishi, Shoutokutaishi, Shoutoku taishi, Umayadonooji, Umayado no oji
keywords:
china
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famous person
,
statesman
related topics:
Asuka period
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Buddhism
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Empress Suiko
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17 article constitution
related web sites:
http://www4.justnet.ne.jp/~takeuchi_toshinori/tv_taisi.htm
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http://www.tk.airnet.ne.jp/ponta/history/hist03.html
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http://www.hikyaku.com/gallery/english/horyuji.htm
explanation: Born as a son of Emperor Yomei in 574, Prince Shotoku, sometimes called also Prince Umayado is the main politician of Asuka era. Once became the crown prince, he carried out a policy based upon Buddhism as the regent of Empress Suiko. In 604, he legislated the Constitution with 17 articles, the oldest written law of Japan. In 607 he sent a Japanese delegation headed by Ono no Imoko to China. He died in 622. His effigy appeared on the old bank notes of 10,000 yens and 5,000 yens.
Prince Yamatotakeru
日本武尊
倭建命
倭武尊
alternative words: Yamatotakeru no mikoto, Yamatotakeru, Yamato takeru
keywords:
famous person
related topics:
Kofun period
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Ezo
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Kojiki
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Nihonshoki
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Yamato dynasty
related web sites:
http://www.atsutajingu.or.jp
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http://www2.begin.or.jp/sakura/miya04.htm
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http://www2.plala.or.jp/cygnus/s4.html
explanation: A legendary Yamato prince in Kofun period. According to the ancient history books, he would have been sent by his father, Emperor Keiko, to the south Kyushu to subjugate Kumasho then to the eastern Japan to subjugate Ezo. During the second trip, he lost his wife "Princess Ototachibana" who sacrificed herself to save the prince's ship. Though his existence may be a subject of discussion, there is no doubt that Yamato dynasty had been busy to extend its territory around 4th century.
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