When the [[Boshin War]] erupted in 1868, and the shogunate came to an end with the abdication of
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...i, to serve as the chief religious officials in the Miyakos.<ref>Plaque at former site of Makan dunchi. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15442912996
...d until the [[Sino-Japanese War|1890s]], with the help of the mediation of former US president [[Ulysses S. Grant]]. Though initial negotiations between Toky
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...by [[Shimazu Kunihisa]] and [[Shimazu Suehisa]], and by [[1484]], outright war broke out in southern Kyushu, in conjunction with conflicts between [[Isaku
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...ei]]. The last woman to hold the position died in 1944, but members of the former royal family continue to perform ritual offerings to the ancestors, the ''[
...of the kingdom's ''noro'' and ''[[utaki]]'' (sacred spaces).<ref>Plaque at former site of Jiibu dunchi, the residence of one of the Oamushirare.[https://www.
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...ts. One such threat came from [[shizoku rebellions|violent rebellions]] by former samurai (''[[shizoku]]'') who rose up against the government in [[Akizuki R
...his time. Some were turned over to governmental or military purposes. Many former ''daimyô'' clans relocated to secondary residences, turning these into pri
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During World War II, Allied air raids destroyed roughly 90% of Naze City.<ref>Gallery labels
Following World War II, while the Allied Occupation ended in mainland Japan in 1952, and contin
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...ndholders within their provinces. Chaos finally broke out with the [[Onin War]] in 1466, and the beginning of the Warring States period. Few shugo daimy
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...storation]], and was destroyed in the Allied bombing of Tokyo during World War II. The lavish gate leading to the tomb, a handwashing station, and a plaqu
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...e]] [[investiture|investing]] the new king in his position.<ref>Plaques at former site of the [[Tenshikan]], Naha.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/2
...50s, the first major project to restore cultural properties damaged in the war.<ref>Tze May Loo, ''Heritage Politics: Shuri Castle and Okinawa's Incorpora
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*The [[Second Opium War]] ends.
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...riod of the Warring Nation" or "Warring Provinces." Start: [[Onin War|Ônin War]] ([[1477]]), [[Hojo Soun|Hôjô Sôun's]] invasion of [[Izu province]] ([[
...om the arrival of [[Matthew Perry]] in [[1853]] to the end of the [[Boshin War]] and the establishment of the Meiji government in [[1868]].</ref>====
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...ine festivals were often associated with shrines to [[Hachiman]], a god of war. Matches at that time were performed in front of private patrons. While wre
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...[[Lin Zexu]], to stem the flow of opium led to the outbreak of the [[Opium War]] ([[1840]]-[[1842]]), in which China suffered a humiliating defeat, and wa
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...ed at the [[Ichimura-za]] throughout much of the Edo period.<ref>Plaque at former site of the Ichimura-za, Asakusa 6-18-13.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/tor
...mony was also held, for example, during the closing ceremonies of the post-war [[Kabuki-za]], before it was closed in 2010 (to be rebuilt and reopened in
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...teps to mobilize local police, and warned the people of the possibility of war, sending much of the townspeople of Edo into a panic. The prices of rice an
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...nshi II: gaikô to sensô'' ("Japanese History within Asia II: Diplomacy and War"), Tokyo University Press, 1992.<!--「近世日本の四つの『口』」
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...ritual path connected to tea practice."<ref>Corbett, 13.</ref> After World War II, the Urasenke school began promoting the reading ''chadô'' instead of '
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...constructed across much of Okinawa Island, in anticipation of the Pacific War. While the Nishihara Gate stood on the northeast side of the compound, a se
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...ite of conflict once again, as many of the battles of the [[Russo-Japanese War]], the [[battle of Tsushima]] in particular, were fought in the Straits, an
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...ricts in the northern part of that province. Initially based at Odani, the former Asai headquarters, Hideyoshi soon moved to Imahama, a port on Lake Biwa. On
...lly significant castle. Kozuki and Sayo had to be taken by force, with the former going to [[Amako Katsuhisa]]. Resistance to Hideyoshi's expedition stiffene
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