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Honchō Monzui
is a Japanese book of Chinese prose and poetry. It was compiled around the middle of the 11th century during the Heian period by Fujiwara no Akihira. Composition ''Honchō Monzui'' is 14 volumes in length and contains 432 entries from 69 people over a period of approximately 240 years. The purpose of the work was to create a model and reference for writers. Entries are divided into 39 sections. Divisions are based on Chinese Wén Xuǎn (文選) in which the two share 12 sections. During compilation, Akihira referenced many works, including '' Fusōshū'', , and . Title The word ''honchō'' means Japan and is used in opposition to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after .... When prefixed before a title, it expresses that something is a Japanese version based on a ...
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Heian Period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means in Japanese. It is a period in Japanese history when the Chinese influence on Japanese culture, Chinese influences were in decline and the national culture matured. The Heian period is also considered the peak of the Japanese Emperors of Japan, imperial court, noted for its Japanese art, art, especially Japanese poetry, poetry and Japanese literature, literature. Two syllabaries unique to Japan, katakana and hiragana, emerged during this time. This gave rise to Japan's famous vernacular literature, with many of its texts written by court ladies who were not as educated in Chinese as their male counterparts. Although the Imperial House of Japan had power on the surface, the real power was in the hands of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful Kuge, aristocratic family wh ...
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Táng Wén Cuì
Tang or TANG most often refers to: * Tang dynasty * Sour taste Tang or TANG may also refer to: Chinese states and dynasties * Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) before 8th century BC * Tang dynasty (唐; 618–907), a major Chinese dynasty * Later Tang (唐; 923–937), a state during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period * Southern Tang (唐; 937–975), a state during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period Food * Tang (drink mix), a brand name of instant fruit flavored drinks, produced by Mondelēz International * Guk (국), soup or stew in Korean cuisine, sometimes known as "tang" (탕; 湯) Places Europe * Tang, County Westmeath, a village in Ireland * Tang, North Yorkshire, a settlement in England Asia * Tang, Ardabil, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran * Tang, Badakhshan, a village in Afghanistan * Tang, a village in Bumthang District, Bhutan * Tang (唐镇), a town in Pudong, Shang ...
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Iwanami Shoten Publishing
is a Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo.Louis Frédéric, ''Japan Encyclopedia'', Harvard University Press, 2005, p. 409. Iwanami Shoten was founded in 1913 by Iwanami Shigeo. Its first major publication was Natsume Sōseki's novel '' Kokoro'', which appeared as a book in 1914 after being serialized in the ''Asahi Shimbun''. Iwanami has since become known for scholarly publications, editions of classical Japanese literature, dictionaries, and high-quality paperbacks. Since 1955, it has published the '' Kōjien'', a single-volume dictionary of Japanese that is widely considered to be authoritative. Iwanami's head office is at Hitotsubashi 2–5–5, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Company history Iwanami Shigeo founded the publishing firm Iwanami Shoten in the Kanda district of Tokyo in 1913. In its early years, the company published authors such as Natsume Sōseki, Kurata Hyakuzō and Abe Jiro. It also published academic and literary journals in the field of philosophy, i ...
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Honchō Zoku Monzui
Honcho or Honchō can refer to: Places * Itabashi-honchō Station, a metro station on the Toei Mita Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan * Yoshiwara-honchō Station, a train station on the Gakunan Railway Line in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan * Hiyoshi-Honchō Station, a metro station in Japan * Nihonbashi-Honcho, a neighborhood in the Nihonbashi area, Chūō ward, Tokyo, Japan Literature * Honcho (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe * Honchō Monzui, a Japanese book of Chinese prose and poetry * Honchō Seiki, a Japanese historical text * Honchō Tsugan, a Japanese historical text from 1670 Other

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Genchū Saihishō
Genchū (元中) was a Japanese era of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts lasting from April 1384 to October 1392.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Genchū''" i ''Japan encyclopedia,'' p. 236 n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File The reigning Emperors were Go-Kameyama in the south and Go-Komatsu in the north. Nanboku-chō overview During the Meiji period, an Imperial decree dated March 3, 1911, established that the legitimate reigning monarchs of this period were the direct descendants of Emperor Go-Daigo through Emperor Go-Murakami, whose had been established in exile in Yoshino, near Nara.Thomas, Julia Adeney. (2001) ''Reconfiguring modernity: concepts of nature in Japanese political ideology'', p. 199 n57 citing Mehl, Margaret. (1997). ''History and the State in Nineteenth-Century Japan''. pp. 140–147. Until the end of the Edo period, the militarily super ...
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Honchō Shojaku Mokuroku'
Honcho or Honchō can refer to: Places * Itabashi-honchō Station, a metro station on the Toei Mita Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan * Yoshiwara-honchō Station, a train station on the Gakunan Railway Line in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan * Hiyoshi-Honchō Station, a metro station in Japan * Nihonbashi-Honcho, a neighborhood in the Nihonbashi area, Chūō ward, Tokyo, Japan Literature * Honcho (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe * Honchō Monzui, a Japanese book of Chinese prose and poetry * Honchō Seiki, a Japanese historical text * Honchō Tsugan, a Japanese historical text from 1670 Other * Delta Sailplane Honcho, an American glider *Jeep Honcho, an American vehicle * Honcho (rapper), a Filipino rapper formerly known as Bosx1ne, a member of the Filipino hip-hop collective Ex Battalion * ''Honcho'' - gay pornographic magazine Pornographic magazines or erotic magazines, sometimes known as adult magazines or sex magazines, are magazines that contain ...
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Fujiwara No Akihira
Fujiwara no Akihira (藤原 明衡; 989? – November 14, 1066) was a Japanese nobleman and '' kanshi'' poet of the Heian period. Life Fujiwara no Akihira was the second child of Fujiwara no Atsunobu. His mother was a daughter of 良峰英材, or possibly a daughter of . He was probably born around 989. He studied under his father from a young age, and in Kankō 1 (1004 in the Gregorian calendar) enrolled in the . Among his children were and Fujiwara no Atsumitsu. According to the '' Chokusen Sakusha Burui'' (勅撰作者部類), he died on the 18th day of the tenth month in Jiryaku 2 (November 14, 1066). In his article on Akihira for the ''Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten'', suggests that he may have been 78 (by Japanese reckoning) at the time of his death. Poetry References Citations Works cited * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujiwara Akihira Kanshi poets 11th-century Japanese poets Kuge 980s births 1066 deaths ...
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ...
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Ryō No Gige
The was a gold currency unit in the shakkanhō system in pre- Meiji Japan. It was eventually replaced with a system based on the ''yen''. Origins The ''ryō'' was originally a unit of weight from China, the ''tael.'' It came into use in Japan during the Kamakura period. By the Azuchi–Momoyama period it had become nearly uniform throughout Japan, about 4.4 ''monme'' as a unit of weight (about the same as 16.5 grams). During the Sengoku period, various local ''daimyō'' began to mint their own money. One of the best known and most prestigious of these private coins was the ''kōshūkin'' (甲州金, ''coin/gold of the Kōshū Province'') issued by warlord Takeda Shingen, who had substantial gold deposits within his territories. The value of the ''kōshūkin'' was based on its weight, with one ''kōshūkin'' equal to one ryō of gold, and thus stamped with its weight (about 15 grams). The exchange rate fluctuated. A ''ryō'' of gold was worth 3 kan (3000) copper coins arou ...
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