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Putiatin
プチャーチン
alternative words: Evfimii Putiatin, Evfimi Vasilievich Putiatin, Putyatin, Eufimij Putyatin
keywords:
famous person
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foreigner
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military man
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northern territory
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russia
related topics:
Edo shogunate
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Commodore Perry
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Sakoku
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Shimoda treaty
related web sites:
http://www.namahage.ne.jp/ebina/heda.htm
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http://www.wbs.ne.jp/cmt/kankou/themapark/hakubutu/zusyu/zusyu.htm
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http://www.izu.co.jp/~p-boo/russia.html
explanation: Russian admiral, born in 1803. After Americans had sent Perry to Japan to get access harbors, Putiatin arrived in Nagasaki in August 1853, accompanied by a writer, Goncharov. After a refusal of Edo shogunate to open harbors, he left Japan, then returned back in 1854 to Shimoda where Americans settled the first consulate. After a difficult negotiation with Kawaji Toshiakira, because his ship was wrecked by an earthquake, Shimoda treaty was concluded in February 1855. He died in 1883.
Rennyo
蓮如
蓮如上人
alternative words: Saint Rennyo, St Rennyo
keywords:
buddhism
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famous person
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priest
related topics:
Muromachi period
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Kamakura period
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Jodo shin sect
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Buddhism
related web sites:
http://rennyo.tomato.nu
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http://www.hongwanji.or.jp
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http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/tokuten/rennyo/ren1j.htm
explanation: Priest of Muromachi period. When he was born in 1415, Jodoshinshu sect, founded by his ancestor, Shinran during Kamakura period, being declined, he strove to restore its ancient power in Shiga prefecture. Unhappy with his activity, Enryakuji temple chased him to Fukui prefecture at Yoshizaki. There, his sect became very popular because he taught the doctrine by using "Gobunsho" written in plain words. He restored then Honganji at Yamashina in Kyoto. He died in 1499.
Rezanov
レザノフ
alternative words: Nikolai Petrovich Rezanov
keywords:
famous person
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foreigner
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military man
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northern territory
related topics:
Ezochi
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Laxman
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Sakoku
related web sites:
http://www3.justnet.ne.jp/~iso-be/sub1.htm
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http://www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/tosho/rez.html
explanation: Russian nobility and a director of Russian American company, born in 1764. As special envoy of Tsar Alexander I, he came to Japan to settle a trading relationship in 1804. After several months of waiting and negotiation in Nagasaki, Japanese refused finally to grant a trading relationship. Frustrated, he ordered secretly his retainer, Chvostoff to attack Japanese trading posts on Etorofu and Sakhalin islands in 1806. He died in Siberia during a return trip to St Petersburg due to a fever in 1807.
Saicho
最澄
alternative words: Saichou
keywords:
buddhism
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china
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famous person
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priest
related topics:
Tendai sect
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Heian period
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Buddhism
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Esoteric Buddhism
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Kukai
related web sites:
http://www.hieizan.or.jp
explanation: Born in 767 in Shiga prefecture. He studied Buddhism from the age 12 in different temples in Kinki region. In 804, he went to China with Kukai to study a new Buddhism trend and was authorized to found Tendai sect. He didn't hesitate to learn from Shingon sect of Kukai and severely criticize traditional Buddhism. During his life, his doctrine had not become popular but most of the new Buddhism sects of Kamakura period originated from his sect. He died in 822.
Saigo Takamori
西郷隆盛
alternative words: Takamori Saigo, Saigou Takamori, Takamori Saigou
keywords:
famous person
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meiji revolution
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military man
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statesman
related topics:
Edo shogunate
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Meiji revolution
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Meiji period
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Satsuma domain
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Katsu Kaishu
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Okubo Toshimichi
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Seinan war
related web sites:
http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/ytsubu/
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http://reimeikan.pref.kagoshima.jp
explanation: One of the leaders of Meiji Revolution. Born in a modest family of samurai in 1827 at Kagoshima. Recognized by seignior Shimazu Nariakira, he got a post of responsibility. After the death of Nariakira, he committed a suicide but miraculously survived. Nevertheless he was sentenced to a banishment because of his pro western opinion. Later he greatly contributed to the fall of Edo shogunate in 1868. In 1877, he organized a samurai's revolt in Kyushu but killed himself after the defeat.
Saionji Kinmochi
西園寺公望
alternative words: Kinmochi Saionji
keywords:
famous person
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meiji revolution
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statesman
related topics:
Meiji revolution
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Boshin war
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Edo shogunate
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Genro
related web sites:
http://ww1.m78.com/hito/saionji.html
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http://www.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~knagai/works/saionji.htm
explanation: Born in 1849 as son of an aristocrat, Tokudaiji Kinito and adopted by Saionji family. Unhappy with the conservatism of Kyoto's nobility, he engaged in Boshin war against Edo shogunate. In 1871, he went to study the law in France and founded Meiji university in his return. Recognized by Ito Hirobumi during his trip in Europe, he became his education minister. In 1903, the president of a political party, Seiyukai. Japanese chief delegate at Versailles conference in 1919. He died in 1940 as the last Genro.
Sakamoto Ryoma
坂本龍馬
alternative words: Ryoma Sakamoto, Sakamoto Ryouma, Ryouma Sakamoto, Sakamoto Ryuma, Ryuma Sakamoto
keywords:
famous person
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meiji revolution
related topics:
Bakumatsu
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Edo shogunate
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Meiji revolution
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Katsu Kaishu
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Tosa domain
related web sites:
http://www2.net-kochi.gr.jp/~kenbunka/ryoma/
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http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~jp3t-tris/tk_ryoma.html
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http://www02.so-net.ne.jp/~ryoma/
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http://www.city.kochi.kochi.jp/ryoma/yukari.htm
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http://www2.inforyoma.or.jp/~kaien/
explanation: One of the leaders of Meiji Revolution. Born in 1835 in a samurai family of Tosa domain. He began to learn swordsmanship at Tokyo but quickly changed his preference to "navigation technique" thanks to an influence of a prowestern samurai, Katsu Kaishu. Then he greatly contributed not only to build modern merchant and military fleets in different regions of Japan but to unify divers prowestern movements. Unfortunately he was assassinated in 1867 at Kyoto without seeing the reward.
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro
坂上田村麻呂
alternative words: Sakanoueno Tamuramaro
keywords:
famous person
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northern territory
related topics:
Heian period
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Ezo
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Shogun
related web sites:
http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/gutoku2/emisiseitou1.html
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http://www09.u-page.so-net.ne.jp/gb3/s-kimura/tamuramaro/tamuindex.htm
explanation: Born in 758 and died in 811. Japanese military man of the beginning of Heian period. He successfully subdued Ainu's revolts in Tohoku region. Since his expeditions, large scale revolts have stopped. He had been a shogun but this title was still temporary at that epoch. A legend says that after the conquest of Ainu's country, he would erected a stele indicating "center of Japan" because all Ainu's land up to Kamchatka peninsula should belong to Japan.
Sakata no kintaro
坂田金太郎
坂田金時
金太郎
怪童丸
alternative words: Kintaro, Sakata no Kintoki, Sakatano Kintaro, Kaido maru, Kintarou
keywords:
craft
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famous person
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kabuki
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tale
related topics:
Konjaku monogatari
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Heian period
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Edo period
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Kabuki
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Tango no sekku
related web sites:
http://www.city.minamiashigara.kanagawa.jp/A/A0500/A0500.htm
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http://www2c.airnet.ne.jp/toyo/
explanation: A legendary figure of Heian period and one of 4 followers (Shitenno) of Minamoto no Yorimitsu who killed a famous bandit, Shutendoji of Mt Oeyama. According to Konjaku monogatari he would be raised by a yamauba (mountain witch) and trained his force with bears at Mt Ashigara near Hakone. During Edo period, he appeared in Joruri and Kabuki plays as a red boy with an ax and a stomach cover. His doll is also set during the boy's festival (Tango no sekku) in May.
Sanada Yukimura
真田幸村
alternative words: Yukimura Sanada
keywords:
famous person
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war lord
related topics:
Sengoku period
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Battle of Sekigahara
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Ishida Mitsunari
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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Siege of Osaka castle
related web sites:
http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~sanada/
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http://www4.plala.or.jp/saemon/
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http://www02.so-net.ne.jp/~goshin/sanada.htm
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http://www.akihiko.f2s.com
explanation: Born in 1569 as the second son of Sanada Masayuki in Nagano prefecture. He adhered first to Toyotomi Hideyoshi by participating to the capture of Odawara castle. During the battle of Sekigahara, he adhered with his father to Ishida Mitsunari and bothered the troops led by Tokugawa Hidetada from their castle of Ueda. After the battle, he was expelled to Mt Koya. He participated then to the defense of Osaka castle held by Toyotomi Hideyori and died during an assault in 1615.
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