Seiwa Genji — The nihongo|Seiwa Genji|清和源氏| were the most successful and powerful of the many branch families of the Japanese Minamoto clan. Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto Yoshiie, also known as Hachimantaro , or God of War, and… … Wikipedia
Tada Shrine — Nihongo|Tada Shrine|多田神社|Tada Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Kawanishi, Hyōgo, Japan. The shrine is also called ‘Tada Daigongen Sha’ or ‘Kansai Nikko’, literally, ‘Nikko of Western Japan’. This shrine is the shrine of the Genji clan which has… … Wikipedia
Tada Station (Hyōgo) — is a railway station in the city of Kawanishi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is a stop on the Myōken Line of the Nose Electric Railway.Tada Station has two platforms with two tracks between them. The tracks are at ground level. The platforms are… … Wikipedia
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
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
Kamakura, Kanagawa — Infobox City Japan Name= Kamakura JapaneseName= 鎌倉市 Map Region= Kantō Prefecture= Kanagawa District= Area km2= 39.60 PopDate= January 2008 Population= 173,588 Density km2= 4380 Coords= LatitudeDegrees= 35 LatitudeMinutes= 19 LatitudeSeconds=… … Wikipedia
Ise Shrine — ( Ise jingū 伊勢神宮) is a Shinto shrine dedicated to goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami, located in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture, Japan.Ise JingūOfficially known simply as Jingū or The Shrine , Ise Jingū is in fact a shrine complex composed of a large… … Wikipedia
Japan — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Japan (disambiguation) … 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
