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*''Established: [[1895]]''
*''Japanese'': 時代祭 ''(jidai matsuri)''
''Jidai Matsuri'', or "Festival of the Ages," is a major festival held annually in [[Kyoto]] on October 22 each year. First established in [[1895]], the same year as the establishment of [[Heian Shrine]], the festival celebrates Kyoto's long history (and thus, that of the nation) through processions of individuals in costume of various historical periods, from the [[Heian period]] up through the [[Meiji Restoration]].
The date of October 22 was chosen as the supposed anniversary of [[Emperor Kammu]] moving the [[Capitals of Japan|capital]] to Heian (Kyoto) on that date in [[794]].
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==References==
*Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', UC Press (1998), 86.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Events and Incidents]]
*''Japanese'': 時代祭 ''(jidai matsuri)''
''Jidai Matsuri'', or "Festival of the Ages," is a major festival held annually in [[Kyoto]] on October 22 each year. First established in [[1895]], the same year as the establishment of [[Heian Shrine]], the festival celebrates Kyoto's long history (and thus, that of the nation) through processions of individuals in costume of various historical periods, from the [[Heian period]] up through the [[Meiji Restoration]].
The date of October 22 was chosen as the supposed anniversary of [[Emperor Kammu]] moving the [[Capitals of Japan|capital]] to Heian (Kyoto) on that date in [[794]].
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==References==
*Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', UC Press (1998), 86.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Events and Incidents]]