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Golden Tea Room
The was a portable gilding, gilded ''chashitsu'' (tea room) constructed during the late 16th century Azuchi–Momoyama period for the kampaku, Japanese regent Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Japanese tea ceremony, tea ceremonies. The original Golden Tea Room is lost, but a number of reconstructions have been made. History In the 1580s, as Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated a large number of opposing ''samurai'' clans, he also gained more control over precious metal mines. There is scant information as when precisely the tea room was built, by which artisans, and for what total cost. In 1585, the Imperial Court in Kyoto, Imperial Court appointed him to the prestigious position of Kampaku, Imperial Regent (''kampaku''). The first mention of the Golden Tea Room is dated to January of the year Tenshō (Momoyama period), Tenshō 14 (1586), when he had the room brought to the Kyoto Imperial Palace to host Emperor Ōgimachi. Historians typically assume that the room was completed around or short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Tea Room MOA Museum (4)
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Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony
The , also known in English as the Grand Kitano Tea Gathering, was a large Japanese tea ceremony event that was hosted by the regent and chancellor Toyotomi Hideyoshi at Kitano Tenmangū shrine in Kyoto on the first day of the tenth month in the year Tenshō (Momoyama period), Tenshō 15 (1587). Japanese cultural historians view it as a major cultural event of the Momoyama period. Louise Cort points out these three reasons: The event was "a key move in Hideyoshi's strategy to prove his cultural legitimacy; a turning point in the development of chanoyu style and theory; and a crisis in the personal relationship between its chief designers, two of the most influential figures of the Momoyama period, Hideyoshi and Sen no Rikyū". Background Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a warrior of humble background who rose to eventually become the national ruler, recognized cultural knowledge to be as important an attribute of leadership as military might and took up the practice of chanoyu as a means of de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama, Toyama
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about north of the city of Nagoya and northwest of Tokyo. , the city had an estimated population of 415,844 in 176,643 households, and a population density of 335 persons per km2. Its total area was . The city has been designated an Environmental model city (Japan), environmental model city by the national government for its efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Geography Located in the middle of its prefecture, Toyama is a seaside city by the coast of the Sea of Japan. Its municipal territory borders with the Gifu Prefecture and with the municipalities of Imizu, Toyama, Imizu, Namerikawa, Toyama, Namerikawa, Tonami, Toyama, Tonami, Nanto, Toyama, Nanto, Hida, Gifu, Hida and Takayama, Gifu, Takayama. The nearest towns are Imizu (west), and Namerikawa, Toyama, Namerikawa (east), both by the sea and part of the Toyama urban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanazawa
is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Etymology The name "Kanazawa" (, ), which literally means "marsh of gold", is said to derive from the legend of the peasant Imohori Togoro (literally "Togoro Potato-digger"), who was digging for potatoes when flakes of gold washed up. The well in the grounds of Kenroku-en is known as to acknowledge these roots. The area where Kanazawa is was originally known as Ishiura, whose name is preserved at the Ishiura Shrine near Kenrokuen. The area around Kanazawa was part of ancient Kaga Province. History Muromachi period During the Muromachi period (1336 to 1573), as the power of the central shōguns in Kyoto was waning, Kaga Province came under the control of the Ikkō-ikki, followers of the teachings of priest Rennyo, of the sect, who displaced the official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taishi
Taishi may refer to: Names *Taishi (surname), Chinese family name * Taishi (given name), Japanese given name Ranks *Grand Preceptor, ancient Chinese top civilian position: ''taishi'' () in Chinese *Taishi, an alternate name of the Japanese Daijō-daijin * Taishi (Mongol title), a rank of Mongolian nobility Places * Taishi Town (太石镇), town in Lintao County, Gansu, China * Taishi Township (太石乡), township in Kang County, Gansu, China *Taishi, Guangzhou, village in Guangdong, China *Taishi, Hyōgo, town in Hyōgo, Japan *Taishi, Osaka, town in Osaka, Japan * Taisi, Yunlin, also known as Taishi, township in Yunlin County, Taiwan Historical eras *Taishi (太始, 96BC–93BC), an era name used by Emperor Wu of Han *Taishi (泰始, 265–274), an era name used by Emperor Wu of Jin *Taishi (泰始, 465–471), an era name used by Emperor Ming of Liu Song *Taishi (太始, 551–552), an era name used by Hou Jing Hou Jing (; died 26 May 552), courtesy name Wanjing (萬景), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurakudai
The Jurakudai or Jurakutei () was a palace constructed at the order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Kyoto, Japan. History Construction began in 1586, when Hideyoshi had taken the post of , and required nineteen months to complete. Its total area was almost equal to the Imperial Palace Enclosure. It was decorated exceptionally lavishly, but had thick walls and a moat more reminiscent of fortresses such as that at Osaka. It was located in present-day Kamigyō, on the site where the Imperial palace had stood in the Heian period. In late 1587, following the Jurakudai's completion, Hideyoshi moved there from his castle at Osaka, just after his victory over the Shimazu family in Kyūshū. He made it the base for his administration and invited Go-Yōzei, the reigning emperor, to stay there in the first month of 1588. Maeda Geni, one of his Five Commissioners, studied previous receptions of emperors and the requisite protocols. The emperor was escorted by many Court nobles, mounted samur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fushimi Castle
, also known as or Fushimi-Momoyama Castle, is a Japanese castle located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto. Fushimi Castle was constructed from 1592 to 1594 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the end of the Sengoku period as his retirement residence. Fushimi Castle was destroyed in the 1596 Keichō–Fushimi earthquake and rebuilt before eventually being demolished in 1623 and its site later used for the tomb of Emperor Meiji. The current Fushimi Castle is a replica constructed in 1964 near the original site in Fushimi. The Azuchi–Momoyama period of Japanese history partially takes its name from Fushimi Castle. History Construction of the original Fushimi Castle begun in 1592, the year after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's retirement from the Sessho and Kampaku, regency, and was completed in 1594. Twenty Provinces of Japan, provinces provided workers for the construction, which numbered between 20,000 and 30,000. Though bearing the external martial appearance of a castle, the structur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Invasions Of Korea (1592–98)
The Imjin War () was a series of two Japanese invasions of Korea: an initial invasion in 1592 also individually called the "Imjin War", a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597 called the Chŏngyu War (). The conflict ended in 1598 with the withdrawal of Japanese forces from the Korean Peninsula after a military stalemate in Korea's southern provinces. The invasions were launched by Toyotomi Hideyoshi with the intent of conquering the Korean Peninsula and China proper, which were ruled by the Joseon and Ming dynasties, respectively. Japan quickly succeeded in occupying large portions of the Korean Peninsula, but the contribution of reinforcements by the Ming, "(Korean) war minister Yi Hang-bok pointed out that assistance from China was the only way Korea could survive." as well as the disruption of Japanese supply fleets along the western and southern coasts by the Joseon Navy, "His naval victories were to prove decisive in the Japanese defeat, although Yi was to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunroku
was a after '' Tenshō'' and before ''Keichō.'' This period spanned the years from December 1592 to October 1596.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Bunroku''" i ''Japan encyclopedia'', p. 92 n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1592 : The era name was changed. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Tenshō'' 20. Events of the ''Bunroku'' era * 1592 (''Bunroku 1''): Toyotomi Hideyoshi invades Korea ( ''Bunroku no Eki''), also known as ''Bunroku Keichō no Eki.'' * 1592 (''Bunroku 1''): Ogasawara Sadayori claims to have discovered the Bonin Islands; and the territory was granted to him as a fief by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. * 1592 (''Bunroku 1''): Silver coins called ''Bunroku-tsūhō'' were minted to pay Hideyoshi's troops. The 23.25 mm diameter coins weighed 1 ''momme'' (approximately 3.75 g). Copper coins were issued at the same time, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagoya Castle (Hizen Province)
was a Japanese castle located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture. Nagoya Castle was located within Hizen Province on a peninsula near to Iki Island, and served as the base from which Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched his invasions of Korea from 1592 to 1598. None of the original historic structures of Nagoya Castle remain, but the castle's ruined foundations survive in the formerly separate town of Chinzei, now part of the city of Karatsu. It is said that during the brief time that Hideyoshi stayed at Nagoya Castle, he memorized the ''shite'' (lead role) parts for ten Noh plays and performed them, forcing various ''daimyō'' to accompany him onstage as the ''waki'' (accompanying role), and even performed before the Emperor. A museum dedicated to the history of Japanese-Korean relations and related subjects is associated with Nagoya Castle and located nearb History Nagoya Castle was located on a hill about 90 meters high on the Higashi-Matsuura Peninsula. During the early Sengoku per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka Castle
is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi–Momoyama period. Layout The inner keep of Osaka Castle is situated on a plot of land roughly one square kilometre. It is built on two raised platforms of landfill supported by sheer walls of cut rock, using a technique called burdock piling, each overlooking a moat. The keep is five stories on the outside and eight stories on the inside and built atop a tall stone foundation to protect its occupants from attackers. The main keep is surrounded by a series of moats and defensive fortifications. The castle has two moats (an inner and an outer one). The inner castle moat lies within the castle grounds and consists of two types: wet (northern-easterly) and dry (south-westerly). The outer moat meanwhile surrounds the entire castle premise, denotes the castle's outer limi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
