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Suzuki Harunobu
鈴木春信
春信
alternative words: Harunobu Suzuki, Harunobu
keywords:
artist
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famous person
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ukiyoe
related topics:
Ukiyoe
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Hishikawa Moronobu
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Edo period
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Nishikie
explanation: Born in 1725 and died in 1770. Known as an ukiyoe artist of the middle Edo period, who has developed first multicolored ukiyoe technique (Nishikie). Thanks to this technique and also with an aid of his cultivated samurai entourage, he arrived to express a delicate sentiment of female characters. "Zashiki hakkei" is one of his master pieces. With Hishikawa Moronobu, he is considered one of the major founders of ukiyoe art.
Taira no Kiyomori
平清盛
清盛
alternative words: Taira-no-Kiyomori, Tairano Kiyomori, Kiyomori
keywords:
famous person
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war lord
related topics:
Heishi
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Genji
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Minamoto no Yoritomo
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Heian period
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Heike monogatari
related web sites:
http://member.nifty.ne.jp/shojishoji/history/
explanation: Born in 1118 in Heishi family as the eldest son of Tadamori. Being a brave warrior, he eliminated successfully the most of Fujiwara family and Genji during Hougen war (Hougen no ran) of 1156 and Heiji war (Heiji no ran) of 1159. Then he become the prime minister (Dajo daijin) and sent his daughter as the wife of an Emperor. His family monopolizing the most of important posts and fortune, many people became angry with Heishi. He died in 1181 because of a fever illness.
Taira no Masakado
平将門
将門
alternative words: Tairano Masakado, Masakado Taira, Masakado
keywords:
famous person
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war lord
related topics:
Heishi
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Heian period
related web sites:
http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/gutoku2/syouheinoran1.html
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http://www4.justnet.ne.jp/~takeuchi_toshinori/masakado.htm
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http://www.kandamyoujin.or.jp
explanation: Warlord of the middle Heian period. He is a grand son of Taira no Takamochi who founded prestigious Heike family. Initially the quarrel over a woman, it had been degenerate to a large scale rebellion over the whole Kanto region. Masakado wanted to create an independent country in the east of Japan by nominating own regional governors. He was killed by Fujiwara no Hidesato in 940. Now, he has been enshrined at Kanda shrine as a protector of Tokyo.
Takadaya Kahee
高田屋嘉兵衛
alternative words: Kahee Takadaya, Takadaya Kahei, Kahei Takadaya
keywords:
famous person
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northern territory
related topics:
Ezochi
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Edo period
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Matsumae domain
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Basho
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Golovnin
related web sites:
http://www.hakodate.ne.jp/fumoto/f_takadaya.html
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http://www.marimo.or.jp/~munenobu/rekisi/takadaya/takadaya.htm
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http://member.nifty.ne.jp/jf3mxu/hyogotsu/step19.html
explanation: Born in Awaji island in 1769 in a poor family. He became the richest merchant of Ainu's land (Ezochi) by opening a route to Etorofu island and was accepted in samuirai clan. Russians captured him as a retaliation of the capture of captain Golovnin, off the coast of Kunashiri island. During his imprisonment on Kamchatka peninsula, he learned Russian language and strove with Golovnin for a reconciliation of the 2 countries after his liberation. He died in 1827.
Takasugi Shinsaku
高杉晋作
alternative words: Shinsaku Takasugi
keywords:
famous person
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meiji revolution
related topics:
Yoshida Shoin
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Kido Takayoshi
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Choshu domain
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Meiji revolution
related web sites:
http://www2.nkansai.ne.jp/users/syura/
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http://member.nifty.ne.jp/MOONRIVER/takasugi.html
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http://member.nifty.ne.jp/mihiro/bakumatsu/tyosyu/tyosyutop.html
explanation: Born in 1839 in a samurai family of Choshu domain. After having studied at Shoka Sonjuku school of Yoshida Shoin, he traveled to Shanghai, where he witnessed the western colonialism in China. He organized Kiheitai, a militia composed with farmers and merchants to fight against westerners during Shimonoseki bombardment (1863-64). In 1865, Shinsaku took control of Choshu domain with Kido Takayoshi and repelled the 2e attack of Edo shogunate in 1866. He died of tuberculosis in 1867.
Takeda Shingen
武田信玄
alternative words: Shingen Takeda, Shingen, Takeda Singen
keywords:
famous person
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war lord
related topics:
Sengoku period
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Uesugi Kenshin
,
Imagawa Yoshimoto
related web sites:
http://www.interq.or.jp/pure/miyatate/
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http://shingen3.hp.infoseek.co.jp/
explanation: Born in 1521 as the eldest son of Nobutora in Yamanashi prefecture. In 1541 he inherited the father's feud by expelling him from the country. He tried first to expand his territory toward the north and entered a conflict with another strong war lord, Uesugi Kensin. Both being good tacticians, the battle of Kawanakajima ended in a draw. After the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto, he raised a big army to occupy Kyoto and died due to illness during a battle against Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1573.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
徳川家康
松平家康
alternative words: Ieyasu Tokugawa, Ieyasu
keywords:
famous person
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shogun
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war lord
related topics:
Sengoku period
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Oda Nobunaga
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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Ishida Mitsunari
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Battle of Sekigahara
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Shogun
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Edo shogunate
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Tokugawashi
related web sites:
http://member.nifty.ne.jp/gongen/ieyasu/
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http://www.shibuyam.com
explanation: Born in the family of a local war lord in 1542 in the west of Aichi Prefecture. Sandwiched between 2 powerful clans, Imagawa in the east and Oda in the west, he spent his youth as a hostage of those families. But with a great patience, he had successfully enlarge his feud. After his allied, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death, Ieyasu entered in a conflict with Hideyoshi's deputy, Ishida Mitsunari and beaten him in the great battle of Sekigahara in 1600. He became shogun in 1603 and died in 1616.
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
徳川慶喜
徳川慶喜
alternative words: Yoshinobu Tokugawa, Tokugawa Keiki, Hitotsubashi Keiki
keywords:
famous person
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meiji revolution
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shogun
related topics:
Edo shogunate
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Shogun
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Gosanke
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Kanagawa treaty
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Meiji revolution
related web sites:
http://www.wnn.or.jp/wnn-history/bakumatsu/ishin/yosinobu/f_right.html
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http://www.edu.pref.ibaraki.jp/rekishi/QandA/QandA.htm
explanation: Last and 15th shogun of Edo shogunate. Born in 1873 as the 7th son of Seignior Mito. He strongly criticized a weak attitude of Edo shogunate when Commodore Perry had forced Japan to open her harbors. He had been then condemned to a house confinement but soon pardoned and nominated to the adviser of 14th shogun Iemochi, whom Yoshinobu succeeded in 1866. At that moment, Edo shogunate had been shaken by many factors, he had to surrender to Emperor's army in 1868.
Toshusai Sharaku
東洲斎写楽
写楽
alternative words: Sharaku Toshusai, Toushuusai Sharaku, Sharaku Toushuusai, Sharaku
keywords:
artist
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famous person
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mystery
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ukiyoe
related topics:
Edo period
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Ukiyoe
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Katsushika Hokusai
related web sites:
http://j-entertain.co.jp/Bellsystem/SharakuWorld/Edoinformation/WSharaku-j.html
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http://www.lint.ne.jp/~meirokun/sharaku2.htm
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http://www.fsinet.or.jp/~h-arita/sharaku.html
explanation: An obscure ukiyoe artist of the middle Edo period. The birth date and place unknown. Because he has left splendid ukiyoe works only during a short period around 1794-1795, it is suggested that Sharaku should be a pseudonym of another well known artist like Katsushika Hokusai or Maruyama Okyo. Being specialized in portrait of kabuki actors, his works show lively their face and gesture.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
豊臣秀吉
木下藤吉郎
羽柴秀吉
alternative words: Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Hideyoshi
keywords:
famous person
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korea
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war lord
related topics:
Sengoku period
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Azuchi Momoyama period
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Oda Nobunaga
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Invasion of Korea
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Ishida Mitsunari
related web sites:
http://www.biwa.ne.jp/event/hideyosi/
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http://www.na.rim.or.jp/~magnet/hideyo1.html
explanation: Born in a modest family of samurai in 1536, Nobunaga recognized immediately his talent after an enrollment to the army, and Hideyoshi answered well his requests in many circumstances. After a surprising assassination of his boss by Akechi Mitsuhide in 1582, Hideyoshi killed the latter and continued the work of his superior, i.e. unification of Japan. Unsatisfied with his achievement, he sent troops to Korea to become Chinese Emperor but died in 1598 without seeing the result.
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