...possibly the first to introduce [[Song Dynasty]] [[Neo-Confucianism]] into Japan.
...of Confucianism, this marked the first introduction of such materials into Japan, though other accounts differ. The following year, Enni and Xie organized t
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...ation]] along the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]].<ref>Gallery labels, National Museum of Korea.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/41550129501/in/photostream/
...Korean Embassies in the Eighteenth Century," PhD dissertation, University of Toronto (2008), 161.</ref>
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...20px|A model of a Spanish galleon on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles]]
...ng Spanish silver (in the form of [[Mexican silver dollars]]) to China and Japan.
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Tenpi, also known as Mazu, is a [[Daoist]] goddess of the sea, most often prayed to for safe voyages. Tenpi worship is particularly popul
...ina, Taiwan, Ryûkyû, and elsewhere associate her with being an incarnation of the [[bodhisattva]] [[Kannon]], and in Ryûkyû she is sometimes known as B
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...ne shrine (''ichi-no-miya'') in [[Settsu province]], and remains today one of the most significant [[Shinto shrines|shrines]] in [[Shinto]].
...ago]]'', in which the two are represented as an elderly couple. The spirit of [[Empress Jingu|Empress Jingû]] is enshrined at Sumiyoshi as well.
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...Islands in the [[Inland Sea]], located roughly halfway between the cities of [[Kure]] (in [[Hiroshima han]]) and [[Imabari]] (in [[Iyo province]], on [[
[[File:Mitarai.jpg|center|thumb|1000px|The port of Mitarai in [[1904]]]]
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...sula, in the [[East China Sea]]. They consist chiefly of the three islands of Kami-Koshiki, Naka-Koshiki, and Shimo-Koshiki.
...ials known as ''bangashira'', recruited or appointed from among the people of the island.<ref>Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Taguchi Megumi, "
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...icant port town on the [[Sea of Japan]] coast. It is situated at the mouth of the [[Shinano River]], and faces [[Sado Island]] (''Sado-ga-shima'') across
..., and festivals, and emerged as a major site, famous throughout the realm, of [[prostitution]].
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...y of the waves, for many months, until only the captain, a man by the name of Jûkichi, and two crewmen, remained.
...of the slaughter of cattle; meat was only eaten very rarely in pre-modern Japan, and animals were thus not raised or slaughtered for such purposes.
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...], marked the beginning of official diplomatic relations between the Court of King James and the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].
...ascar, Yemen, India, and Java, the ''Clove'' arrived in Japan, at the port of [[Hirado]], on June 11, 1613.
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''Sekibune'' were a type of oared warship used extensively in the [[Sengoku period|Sengoku]] and [[Edo
In the [[Edo period]], the shogun, as well as a number of ''daimyô'', possessed luxury ''sekibune'' which had been refitted to serve
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...establish himself at Toyohara castle, but who rebelled at the difficulties of constructing a ''yamashiro'' (mountain castle).
...eyasu]], lord of [[Kitanosho castle|Kitanoshô castle]], became the keepers of Maruoka.
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...ends its name today to the surrounding [[prefectures of Japan|prefecture]] of [[Hyogo prefecture|Hyôgo]]. The port-city was renamed [[Kobe]] in the mode
One of the [[five harbors]] (''go-tomari'' or ''go-haku'') built by [[Gyoki|Gyôki
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...awa clan]]s, in the Chinese port of [[Ningbo]] in [[1523]], over dominance of maritime trade with China.
...he East Asian maritime world, 1400-1800: Its fabrics of power and dynamics of exchanges''. Harrassowitz Verlag, 2007. p23.</ref>
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...there is no evidence in the documents of Bunhitsu being ill for any length of time, so it appears he may have died fairly suddenly.<ref>Miyagi Eishô 宮
...Bunhitsu's grave. One reads, in large characters, 「海清」and「龍飛」 ("pure/clear sea" and "dragon flying"), while the other pair features lengthier poetry, read
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...rights activists and those who claim the hunting & consumption of the meat of whales (and other cetaceans) is a traditional practice, has led to heated p
...nd Europeans, whose whaling ships played a significant role in the history of the Pacific, including in encounters with the Japanese.
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...rchangeably with [[Wa]]. Both terms refer to the Japanese state; the term "Japan" itself is avoided as the extent to which the term should be applied to any
...[Hakata]] (Fukuoka), following the Korean coast before crossing the Yellow Sea and arriving in Shangdong. At this time, the Yamato state refused to submit
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Kawasaki Shôzô was the founder of Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, which later developed into Kawasaki Heav
...n the port's commerce. He then opened his own shop in [[Osaka]] at the age of 27, but faced difficulties as, on several occasions, ships transporting his
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...hisada.jpg|thumb|left|Nitta Yoshisada prepares to throw his sword into the sea as an offering so that the gods will roll back the tide and let his army pa
...s appointed by Go-Daigo Governor of [[Echigo province]], and Vice-Governor of [[Kozuke Province|Kozuke]] and [[Harima province|Harima provinces]]. When [
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...the [[Gempei War]] ([[1180]]-85) and resulted in the complete destruction of the [[Taira clan|Taira]] leadership.
...-nurse [[Suke no Tsubone]] committed suicide by drowning, followed by most of the Taira samurai - save their leader, Munemori, who was captured and later
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