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Echizen Province
was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan in the area that is today the northern portion of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Echizen bordered on Kaga Province, Kaga, Wakasa Province, Wakasa, Hida Province, Hida, and Ōmi Province, Ōmi Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Gokishichidō, Circuit. Its abbreviated form name was . History Ancient and classical Echizen was an Old provinces of Japan, ancient province of Japan and is listed as one of the original provinces in the ''Nihon Shoki''. The region as a whole was sometimes referred to as . In 507, during a succession crisis, the king of Koshi was chosen to become the 26th emperor of Japan, Emperor Keitai. In 701 AD, per the reforms of the Taihō Code, Koshi was divided into three separate provinces: Echizen, Etchū Province, Etchū, and Echigo Province, Echigo. The original Echizen included all of what is now Ishikawa Prefecture. In 718 A.D., four districts of Japan, districts of northern Echizen (Hakui D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Japan
were first-level administrative divisions of Japan from the 600s to 1868. Provinces were established in Japan in the late 7th century under the Ritsuryō law system that formed the first central government. Each province was divided into and grouped into one of the geographic regions or circuits known as the ''Gokishichidō'' (Five Home Provinces and Seven Circuits). Provincial borders often changed until the end of the Nara period (710 to 794), but remained unchanged from the Heian period (794 to 1185) until the Edo period (1603 to 1868). The provinces coexisted with the '' han'' (domain) system, the personal estates of feudal lords and warriors, and became secondary to the domains in the late Muromachi period (1336 to 1573). The Provinces of Japan were replaced with the current prefecture system in the ''Fuhanken sanchisei'' during the Meiji Restoration from 1868 to 1871, except for Hokkaido, which was divided into provinces from 1869 to 1882. No order has ever been iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taihō Code
The was an administrative reorganisation enacted in 703 in Japan, at the end of the Asuka period. It was historically one of the . It was compiled at the direction of Prince Osakabe, Fujiwara no Fuhito and Awata no Mahito. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Taihō Code" in . The work was begun at the request of Emperor Monmu and, like many other developments in the country at the time, it was largely an adaptation of the governmental system of China's Tang dynasty. The establishment of the Taihō Code was one of the first events to include Confucianism as a significant element in the Japanese code of ethics and government. The Code was revised during the Nara period to accommodate certain Japanese traditions and practical necessities of administration. The revised edition was named the . Major work on the Yōrō Code was completed in 718. The Taihō Code contained only two major departures from the Tang model. First, government positions and class status were based on b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōtomo No Yakamochi
was a Japanese people, Japanese statesman and ''waka (poetry), waka'' poet in the Nara period. He was one of the ''Man'yō no Go-taika,'' the five great poets of his time, and was part of Fujiwara no Kintō's . Yakamochi was a member of the prestigious Ōtomo clan. Like his grandfather and father before him, Yakamochi was a well-known politician, and by Enryaku rose to the position of , his highest bureaucratic position. Biography Yakamochi was born into the Ōtomo clan (ancient), Ōtomo clan; his grandfather was Ōtomo no Yasumaro and his father was Ōtomo no Tabito. The Ōtomo clan were warriors and bureaucrats in the Yamato period, Yamato Court, and Yakamochi served as a in several provinces. He was the nephew of Ōtomo no Sakanoue no Iratsume, who was also poet and a favorite of Prince Hozumi. When Tabito died in 731, Yakamochi became the head of the Ōtomo family. In 738, he met Udoneri, and in 740 at the behest of Emperor Shōmu went to Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Dazaifu (Ky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man'yōshū
The is the oldest extant collection of Japanese (poetry in Classical Japanese), compiled sometime after AD 759 during the Nara period. The anthology is one of the most revered of Japan's poetic compilations. The compiler, or the last in a series of compilers, is today widely believed to be Ōtomo no Yakamochi, although numerous other theories have been proposed. The chronologically last datable poem in the collection is from AD 759 ( 4516). It contains many poems from a much earlier period, with the bulk of the collection representing the period between AD 600 and 759. The precise significance of the title is not known with certainty. The comprises more than 4,500 poems in 20 volumes, and is broadly divided into three genres: , songs at banquets and trips; , songs about love between men and women; and , songs to mourn the death of people. These songs were written by people of various statuses, such as the Emperor, aristocrats, junior officials, soldiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakatomi No Yakamori ''
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Nakatomi may refer to: *Nakatomi clan, an influential clan in ancient Japan *'' Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza'', a first-person shooter video game *Nakatomi Corporation, a fictional corporation in the motion picture ''Die Hard'' and its sequels * Nakatomi (group), a Dutch happy-hardcore act See also: *Fox Plaza (Los Angeles), used as the fictional building Nakatomi Plaza, in the movie ''Die Hard ''Die Hard'' is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart (writer), Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, based on the 1979 novel ''Nothing Lasts Forever (Thorp novel), Nothing Lasts Forever'' by Roderick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nara Period
The of the history of Japan covers the years from 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kanmu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyō, in 784, before moving to Heian-kyō, modern Kyoto, a decade later in 794. Japanese society during this period was predominantly agricultural and centered on village life. Most of the villagers followed Shintō, a religion based on the worship of natural and ancestral spirits named ''kami.'' The capital at Nara was modeled after Chang'an, the capital city of the Tang dynasty. In many other ways, the Japanese upper classes patterned themselves after the Chinese, including adopting the Chinese writing system, Chinese fashion, and a Chinese version of Buddhism. Literature Concentrated efforts by the imperial court to record its history produced the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzu District, Ishikawa
was a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 7,332 with a density of 136.21 persons per km2. The total area was 53.83 km2. Municipalities Prior to its dissolution, due to the Hōsu District merger, the district consisted of one town: * Uchiura ;Notes: History District Timeline Recent mergers * On March 1, 2005 - The town of Uchiura was merged with the former town of Noto and the village of Yanagida (both from Fugeshi District) to form the new town of Noto. Therefore, both districts were merged to form Hōsu District and were dissolved as a result. See also * List of dissolved districts of Japan A district of Japan is dissolved when all towns or villages in the district become cities or are merged into the city. The following is a list of dissolved districts of Japan. The date shown is the day the district was dissolved (i.e. the district ... Former districts of Ishikawa Prefecture {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fugeshi District, Ishikawa
was a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 32,915 with a density of 58.73 persons per km2. The total area was 560.42 km2. Municipalities Prior to its dissolution, due to the Hōsu District merger, the district consisted of three towns and one village: * Anamizu * Monzen * Noto * Yanagida ;Notes: History District Timeline Recent mergers * On March 1, 2005 - The former town of Noto and the village of Yanagida were merged with the town of Uchiura (from Suzu District) to form the new town of Noto. Therefore, both districts were merged to form Hōsu District and were dissolved as a result. See also * List of dissolved districts of Japan A district of Japan is dissolved when all towns or villages in the district become cities or are merged into the city. The following is a list of dissolved districts of Japan. The date shown is the day the district was dissolved (i.e. the district ... For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashima District, Ishikawa
is a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2005 population data, the district has an estimated population of 18,952 with a density of 212 persons per km2. The total area is 89.36& km2. Municipalities The district consists of one town: * Nakanoto History District Timeline Recent mergers * On October 1, 2004 - The towns of Nakajima, Tatsuruhama and Notojima is a volcanic island in the Nanao Bay () portion of the Sea of Japan, less than 500 meters off the coast of the Ishikawa prefecture in Japan. Notojima Island is administered as part of Nanao city. The two bridges connecting Notojima to the ... were merged into the expanded city of Nanao. * On March 1, 2005 - The towns of Kashima, Toriya and Rokusei were merged to form the town of Nakanoto. Notes References Districts in Ishikawa Prefecture {{Ishikawa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakui District, Ishikawa
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 39,888 with a population density, density of 111.35 persons per km2. The total area is 358.23 km2. Municipalities The district consists of two towns: * Hōdatsushimizu, Ishikawa, Hōdatsushimizu * Shika, Ishikawa, Shika ;Notes: History District Timeline Recent mergers * On March 1, 2005 - The towns of Oshimizu, Ishikawa, Oshimizu and Shio, Ishikawa, Shio were merged to form the town of Hōdatsushimizu, Ishikawa, Hōdatsushimizu. * On September 1, 2005 - The town of Togi, Ishikawa, Togi was merged into the expanded town of Shika, Ishikawa, Shika. References Districts in Ishikawa Prefecture {{Ishikawa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
