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InÅ Tadataka
was a Japanese surveyor and cartographer. He is known for completing the first map of Japan using modern surveying techniques. Early life InÅ was born in the small village of Ozeki in the middle of KujÅ«kuri beach, in Kazusa Province (in what is now Chiba Prefecture). He was born to the JimbÅ family and his childhood name was SanjirÅ. His mother died when he was seven and after a somewhat tumultuous childhood (not uncommon at the time), he was adopted (age 17) by the prosperous InÅ family of Sawara (now a district of Katori, Chiba), a town in ShimÅsa Province. He ran the family business, expanding its ''sake'' brewing and rice-trading concerns, until he retired at the age of 49. After retirement, he moved to Edo and became a pupil of astronomer Takahashi Yoshitoki, from whom he learned Western astronomy, geography, and mathematics. Mission In 1800, after nearly five years of study, the Tokugawa shogunate authorized InÅ to perform a survey of the country using h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathematics
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics with the major subdisciplines of number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis, respectively. There is no general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline. Most mathematical activity involves the discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them. These objects consist of either abstractions from nature orin modern mathematicsentities that are stipulated to have certain properties, called axioms. A ''proof'' consists of a succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results. These results include previously proved theorems, axioms, andin case of abstraction from naturesome basic properties that are considered true starting poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TaitÅ
is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it is known as TaitÅ City. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 186,276, and a population density of 18,420 persons per km2. The total area is . This makes Taito ward the smallest of Tokyo's wards in area, and third-smallest in population. History The ward was founded on March 15, 1947, with the merger of the old Asakusa and Shitaya wards when Tokyo City was transformed into Tokyo Metropolis. During the Edo period, the Yoshiwara licensed quarter was in what is now TaitÅ. TaitÅ shares the same Chinese characters, "å°æ±" with Taitung, a city in Taiwan. Geography Situated in the northeastern portion of the wards area of Tokyo, TaitÅ is surrounded by five other special wards: Chiyoda, BunkyÅ, Arakawa, Sumida and ChÅ«Å. Districts and neighborhoods ;Asakusa Area * Asakusa * Asakusabashi * Hanakawado * Hashiba * Higashi-Asakusa (East Asakusa) * Imado * Kaminarimon * Kiy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genkū-ji
, is a Buddhist temple located in the Higashiueno neighborhood of TaitÅ-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The temple belongs to the JÅdo-shÅ« sect of Japanese Buddhism and its ''honzon'' is a statue of HÅnen. History GenkÅ«-ji was established as a small chapel in 1590 in Yushima (currently part of BunkyÅ, Tokyo), approximately where the Yushima Seido is now located. In 1604, Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu made a grant of land to allow a proper temple to be established. In 1657, much of Edo burned down in the Great fire of Meireki, including GenkÅ«-ji. The temple was rebuilt, but was moved to its present location as part of the Tokugawa shogunate's urban remodeling plan for Edo. Its urban location resulted in the destruction of the temple during fires in the Genroku era (1688-1704), Anei era (1772-1781), the 1923 Great KantÅ earthquake and the Bombing of Tokyo (1945), but it was rebuilt each time. The temple's '' bonsho'' (bell) is dated 1636 and was a donation by Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. The ceme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kami
are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers", that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express; they can also be the spirits of venerated dead people. Many ''kami'' are considered the ancient ancestors of entire clans (some ancestors became ''kami'' upon their death if they were able to embody the values and virtues of ''kami'' in life). Traditionally, great leaders like the Emperor could be or became ''kami''. In Shinto, ''kami'' are not separate from nature, but are of nature, possessing positive and negative, and good and evil characteristics. They are manifestations of , the interconnecting energy of the universe, and are considered exemplary of what humanity should strive towards. ''Kami'' are believed to be "hidden" from this world, and inhabit a complementary existence that mirrors our own: . To be in harmony with the awe-inspiring aspects of na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HokkaidÅ Shrine
The , named the until 1964, is a Shinto shrine located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Sited in Maruyama Park, ChÅ«Å-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, the Hokkaido Shrine enshrines four '' kami'' including the soul of the Emperor Meiji. A number of early explorers of HokkaidÅ such as Mamiya RinzÅ are also enshrined. History In 1869, by an order of the Emperor Meiji, a ceremony to enshrine three kami (Shinto deities); Åkunitama, Åkuninushi, and Sukunahikona, was held in Tokyo. They were enshrined as the , and they were later moved to Sapporo by officers in the Kaitakushi, the previous government of HokkaidÅ prefecture.Hokkaido Jinga, History of the Hokkaido Jingu and kami An interim building of the shrine for three kami was constructed in 1870 in Sapporo, although its location was different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains a conservation center in Culpeper, Virginia. The library's functions are overseen by the Librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the Architect of the Capitol. The Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its "collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 470 languages." Congress moved to Washington, D.C., in 1800 after holding sessions for eleven years in the temporary national capitals in New York City and Philadelphia. In both cities, members of the U.S. Congress had access to the sizable colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postage Stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail), who then affix the stamp to the face or address-side of any item of mailâan envelope or other postal cover (e.g., packet, box, mailing cylinder)âthat they wish to send. The item is then processed by the postal system, where a postmark or cancellation markâin modern usage indicating date and point of origin of mailingâis applied to the stamp and its left and right sides to prevent its reuse. The item is then delivered to its addressee. Always featuring the name of the issuing nation (with the exception of the United Kingdom), a denomination of its value, and often an illustration of persons, events, institutions, or natural realities that symbolize the nation's traditions and values, every stamp is printed on a piece of usually rectangular, but sometimes triangu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honshū
, historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of HokkaidÅ across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of KyÅ«shÅ« across the Kanmon Straits. The island separates the Sea of Japan, which lies to its north and west, from the North Pacific Ocean to the south and east. It is the seventh-largest island in the world, and the second-most populous after the Indonesian island of Java. Honshu had a population of 104 million , constituting 81.3% of the entire population of Japan, and is mostly concentrated in the coastal areas and plains. Approximately 30% of the total population resides in the Greater Tokyo Area on the KantÅ Plain. As the historical center of Japanese cultural and political power, the island includes several past Japanese capitals, including KyÅto, Nara and Kamakura. Much of the island's southern shore forms part of the TaiheiyÅ Belt, a megalopolis that spans several o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HokkaidÅ
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates HokkaidÅ from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on HokkaidÅ is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. Sakhalin lies about 43 kilometers (26 mi) to the north of HokkaidÅ, and to the east and northeast are the Kuril Islands, which are administered by Russia, though the four most southerly are claimed by Japan. HokkaidÅ was formerly known as '' Ezo'', ''Yezo'', ''Yeso'', or ''Yesso''. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "HokkaidÅ" in Although there were Japanese settlers who ruled the southern tip of the island since the 16th century, Hokkaido was considered foreign territory that was inhabited by the indigenous people of the island, known as the Ainu people. While geographers such as Mogami Tokunai and Mamiya RinzÅ explored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyūshū
is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands. Kyushu has a land area of and a population of 14,311,224 in 2018. In the 8th-century TaihÅ Code reforms, Dazaifu was established as a special administrative term for the region. Geography The island is mountainous, and Japan's most active volcano, Mount Aso at , is on Kyushu. There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of hot springs. The most famous of these are in Beppu, on the east shore, and around Mt. Aso in central Kyushu. The island is separated from Honshu by the Kanmon Straits. Being the nearest island to the Asian continent, historically it is the gateway to Japan. The total area is which makes it the 37th largest island in the world. It's slightly larger than Taiwan islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
