...ce for understanding [[Joseon Dynasty]] Korean views and attitudes towards Japan and Ryûkyû.<ref>Kang, 74.</ref>
The volume includes one of the earliest extant maps of Ryûkyû included in any work.<ref>"Ryûkyû-koku-zu and
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...cities vie for the position of largest city because, due to a technicality of political designations, [[Tokyo]] is a "metropolitan [[prefectures|prefectu
...[Luke Roberts]], ''Mercantilism in a Japanese Domain: The Merchant Origins of Economic Nationalism in 18th-Century Tosa'', Cambridge University Press (19
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...e site of the first introduction of European-style [[teppo|firearms]] into Japan in [[1543]].
...unkan (1987), 51.</ref> The island was officially added into the territory of [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]] in [[624]].<ref name=tatsugo>Gallery lab
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[[File:Kure-skyline.jpg|right|thumb|400px|View of the Kure Naval Facilities]]
...as constructed. Today, much of the former naval facilities are used by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces (''kaijô jieitai'').
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...Sea of Japan]] (Jôetsu) region. It followed the [[Chikuma River]] for much of the highway's length, running chiefly through [[Shinano province]].
...a quarter mile east of the historic Hokkoku Kaidô, allowing many sections of historic buildings and streets to be preserved.
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==Timeline of 1415==
==Other Events of 1415==
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...e]] and [[Awa province (Shikoku)|Awa province]] in Shikoku. Now it is part of Hyôgo Prefecture.
...: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697'', Japan Society of London (1896), 13n1.</ref>
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...ourt]] in the [[Nara period|Nara]] and [[Heian period]]s, and a major form of tax payments to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] in the [[Edo period]], especiall
...he sea seems to have dropped off dramatically shortly before the beginning of the [[Yayoi period]], however.<ref>Tatsuo Kobayashi, “Nurturing the Jomon
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Peddlers were an important, but often overlooked, element of the premodern commercial landscape.
...ht, but bought it on credit, promising to pay back the seller/producer out of revenues.
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...hey may have been intentionally buried in such locations as a ritual means of encouraging agricultural production.<ref>"Two bronze bells (dôtaku)," gall
...cavated in Izumo are believed to have been produced there, many show signs of having been produced in [[Kawachi province]] ([[Osaka]]).<ref>Gallery label
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The Treaty of Shimonoseki, signed April 17, [[1895]], marked the end of the [[Sino-Japanese War]].
...of Japan's total GNP at the time, and far more than making up for the cost of the war to the Japanese government, expenses totalling around 200,476,000 y
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[[File:Fukuzenji-daiichi.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The view of [[Sensuijima]] from the Taichôrô]]
...Taichôrô guest room, which hosted [[Korean embassies to Edo]] on a number of occasions.
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...mall islands, including [[Okinoshima]] and [[Oronoshima]], in the [[Genkai Sea]], between Kyushu and [[Tsushima]]. [[Hakata]] and [[Fukuoka]] were the mos
...ting.<ref>Arne Kalland, ''Fishing Villages in Tokugawa Japan'', University of Hawaii Press (1995), 15.</ref>
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...dfather, [[Ashikaga Yoshimitsu]], in the corresponding northwestern corner of the city.
...signed in the ''[[shoin zukuri]]'' style. The second story houses a statue of the [[bodhisattva]] [[Kannon]], features more Zen architectural elements in
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==Timeline of 1764==
*1764/1/20 (Korean calendar) After sailing through the [[Inland Sea]], the [[Korean embassies to Edo|Korean embassy to Edo]] arrives at Osaka.
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...[[Toshodai-ji|Tôshôdai-ji]], and performed the first Buddhist ordinations of Japanese monks.
...] Exhibition. Nara National Museum. April through June 2010.</ref> Records of this incident refer to the island as ''Akonaha'' or ''Akonawa'', and are co
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...ommemorative or memorial plaque for Jan Joosten, in the Yaesu neighborhood of Tokyo]]
...t Dutchmen (and the first Englishman, [[William Adams]]) to ever travel to Japan.
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* ''Titles: Governor of [[Hitachi|Hitachi province]] (c. [[719]]-[[723]])''
* ''Distinction: third son of [[Fujiwara no Fuhito]]''
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...ure|Hyôgo prefecture]]. During the [[Edo period]], in addition to a volume of typical traffic, Murotsu also regularly provided lodgings for shogunate off
....BA.8B.E5.85.B8 Gotomari]," Britannica kokusai daihyakka jiten, Britannica Japan, 2014.; "[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%BA%94%E6%B3%8A-65593#E3.83.96.E3.83.
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...sculpture which was the first to be designated a [[National Treasure]] in Japan]]
...ha]] in the future, Miroku is among the more prominent Buddhist deities in Japan.
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...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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..., and a licensed foreign ship the other half. In theory, a merchant's half of the form would have to line up properly with the port officials' half in or
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[[File:John Manjiro Grave.JPG|right|thumb|300px|The graves of Nakahama Manjirô and his relatives, at Zôshigaya Cemetery in Tokyo]]
...njirô is among the most famous of 19th century Japanese castaways, and one of the first Japanese to ever travel to the United States.
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...of Niigata into a key site of national coastal defense along the [[Sea of Japan]] coast.
...ration of a city which [[Nagaoka han]] had previously managed with a staff of under twenty.
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Phra Phetracha was king of the Siamese kingdom of [[Ayutthaya]] from [[1688]] to [[1703]].
He came to power in 1688 amidst a great moment of crisis and conflict within Ayutthaya. His predecessor, King [[Narai]], had
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''Jôi'' literally means "Expel the Barbarians", and was usually used as part of "[[Sonno|Sonnô]] Jôi" ("Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians") as a p
...ffected this violently and harshly, and not through the more ideal methods of benevolent rule. Still, Confucius writes, if not for Guan Zhong, "we might
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...wn for his arguments for broad-ranging reassessments of our understandings of, and approaches to, Japanese history.
...tead, he suggests that a great many rural people were engaged in a variety of trades - including fishing and other maritime activities, artisanal or craf
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==Timeline of 1904==
...zô]] departs [[Kobe]] for [[Manila]], to prepare to oversee the settlement of the first Okinawan emigrants to the Philippines.
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[[Image:Gyoki.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Statue of Gyôki at Kintetsu Nara Station.]]
...i-ji]]. After his death, he was posthumously named a bodhisattva; a statue of Gyôki stands outside Kintetsu [[Nara]] Station.
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...ine]] in [[Nagoya]], famous as the site where [[Kusanagi no tsurugi]], one of the [[Imperial Regalia]], is kept. Atsuta is dedicated to numerous ''[[kami
...hrine in [[686]]. It is said to have been lost in [[1185]] at the [[Battle of Dan-no-Ura]], and either retrieved, or replaced with a replica. Only a very
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...lected for its iridescent shell, which is used to make decorative [[mother-of-pearl]] inlay on [[lacquerwares]].
...Nov 2021.</ref> Within the Amamis, this trade helped fuel the acquisition of equipment and raw materials for producing [[iron]] tools and other goods.
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