Kansei (disambiguation) — * Kansei was a Japanese era. * Kansei Engineering is a method for translating feelings and impressions into product parameters. * Kansei Studies is a research domain aiming at understanding Kansei, and its relation with human sciences and design… … Wikipedia
Kansei — nihongo|Kansei|寛政 was a nihongo|Japanese era name|年号,| nengō ,|lit. year name after Tenmei and before Kyōwa. This period spanned the years from 1789 through 1801. The reigning emperor was nihongo|Kōkaku tennō |光格天皇.Change of era*; January 25,… … Wikipedia
Yushima Seidō — nihongo|Yushima Seidō|湯島聖堂, located in the Yushima neighbourhood of Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, was constructed as a Confucian temple in the Genroku era of the Edo period (end of the 17th century).Tokugawa bureaucrat training centerThe Yushima Seidō… … Wikipedia
Edo Neo-Confucianism — Edo Neo Confucianism, known in Japanese as rigaku (理学), refers to the schools of Neo Confucian philosophy that developed in Japan during the Edo period. The interest in Neo Confucianism in Japan began with the unsuccessful Japanese invasion of… … Wikipedia
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
Hōkō-ji (Kyoto) — Infobox Buddhist temple name = Hōkō ji 方広寺 img size = img capt = Any image of Hōkō ji would enhance this article. landscape = denomination = Rinzai founded = 1586 closed = founder = Ashikaga Yoshimitsu Shun’oku Myoha/Muso Soseki teacher =… … Wikipedia
Dejima — This article is about the artificial island. For the sumo wrestler, see Dejima Takeharu. Dejima and Nagasaki Bay, circa 1820. Two Dutch ships and numerous Chinese trading junks are depicted. Dejima (出島 … Wikipedia
History of Japan — Paleolithic 35,000–14,000 BC Jōmon period 14,000–300 BC Yayoi period 300 BC–250 AD Kofun period … Wikipedia
Edo period — The nihongo|Edo period|江戸時代|Edo jidai, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa jidai ), is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was… … Wikipedia
