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• Miyako
  *[[Miyako City]] 宮古市, [[Iwate prefecture]] *[[Miyako Islands]] 宮古列島, [[Okinawa prefecture]]
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• Former Kyoto Prefectural Headquarters
  [[File:Kyotofu-office.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The gates to the Kyoto Prefectural Headquarters complex, with the former headquarters in the backg ...Shinmachi-Shimotachiuri intersection in Kyoto, a few blocks west of the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace]]. Built in [[1904]], it is the oldest government administr
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• Kyoto Prefectural Painting School
  ...chizuki Gyokusen]]. It formed the foundation of what is today known as the Kyoto City University of Arts (''Kyôto shiritsu geijutsu daigaku''). Bairei, Beisen, Gyokusen and the others began petitioning the [[Kyoto prefecture]] government to authorize and fund such a school two years prior.
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• Prefectures of Japan
  ...prefectural governments," Hokkaidô is called simply Hokkaidô, not Hokkaidô Prefecture, and Tokyo is officially called Tokyo Metropolis; its prefectural-level gov ...the abolition of [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] and establishment of [[Okinawa Prefecture]] in [[1879]]. The borders, names, and numbers of prefectures fluctuated co
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• Yamashiro province
  Present-day southern [[Kyoto prefecture]]. ...med the imperial capital on [[794]]/10/28.<ref>Gallery labels, Kyoto Asny, Kyoto City Central Library.</ref>
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• Gokonomiya Shrine
  ...ushimi]], Gokô-no-miya was once the chief shrine in the [[Kyoto prefecture|prefecture]]. It is unknown when it was first established, but there are records that
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• Kyoto National Museum
  [[Image:Kyotonatlmuseum.jpg|right|thumb|240px|The main hall of the Kyoto National Museum.]] The Kyoto National Museum is one of four [[National Museums]] in Japan, along with on
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• Gokoku Shrine
  *[[Ryozen Gokoku Shrine|Ryôzen Gokoku Shrine]] (Kyoto) *[[Nohi Gokoku Shrine]] ([[Ogaki|Ôgaki]], [[Gifu prefecture]])
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• Myoden-ji
  Myôden-ji is a [[Nichiren]] [[Buddhist temple]] in [[Kyoto]]. ...was too far and too difficult, he should establish a Mt. Minobu temple in Kyoto. Nichii therefore took some of Nichiren's bones (i.e. relics) from Minobu-s
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• Nakamura Josuke
  Nakamura Josuke was an Imperial　[[shishi|loyalist]], originally from [[Akita prefecture]], who turned against the [[Meiji government]], and died in the [[Satsuma R ...owever, he applied to join the rebel army, and was released by [[Kagoshima prefecture]] governor [[Oyama Tsunayoshi|Ôyama Tsunayoshi]].
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• Katayama Hokkai
  ...from what is today [[Niigata prefecture]], Hokkai studied for a time in [[Kyoto]], and then moved to [[Osaka]]. There, he formed a poetry circle together w
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• Kobayakawa Shusei
  ...yôgo prefecture]], his birth name was Mitsumaro. After dropping out of the Kyoto City Painting School (''Kyôto shiritsu kaiga senmon gakkô''), Shûsei stu
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• Konpira
  Konpira is a town in [[Kagawa prefecture]] ([[Sanuki province]]), best known as the home of the [[Shinto shrines|Shi ...shments (e.g. including architecture and decor) after high-class Osaka and Kyoto teahouses.
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• Kaiin
  Kaiin was a [[Zen]] monk from [[Kyoto|Kyoto's]] [[Nanzen-ji]] who played a prominent role in the expansion of [[Buddhis Kaiin was a high-ranking monk at Nanzen-ji, one of Kyoto's ''Gozan'' (Five Mountains) head Zen temples, when he was invited to Ryûk
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• Six Great Imperial Tours
  ...ing his concern for the people. On half of these tours, he also stopped in Kyoto to pay respects at the tomb of his father, [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]] ...of [[Yamanashi prefecture|Yamanashi]], [[Mie prefecture|Mie]] and [[Kyoto prefecture]]s, including visits to [[Ise Shrine]].
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• Abe Masasuke
  ...ord of [[Fukuyama han|Fukuyama domain]] (located in modern-day [[Hiroshima prefecture]]). He was appointed [[Kyoto shoshidai]] in [[1760]]/12, and was named to the ''gan-no-ma'' of [[Edo cas
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• Zuiko-in
  Zuikô-in was a temple in Kyoto associated with the [[Asano clan]] of [[Ako han|Akô han]] in [[Harima prov ...Samanosuke Iemori]], lord of [[Wakasa castle]] (in what is today [[Tottori prefecture]]), along with [[Takuho Sorin Osho|Takuho Sôrin Oshô]] of [[Daitoku-ji]],
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• Kishu Sokaku
  ...], he became the ninth abbot of Kongô-in in Takefu, in what is now [[Fukui prefecture]]. He also founded a temple called Ryûkai-ji in [[Osaka]]. In [[1599]], he *"[http://www.kyotofukoh.jp/report357.html Gekkyô-in]," Kyoto fukoh 京都風光.
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• Lake Biwa
  Lake Biwa, located within [[Shiga prefecture]], is the largest freshwater lake in Japan, covering some 670 square kilome ...ke, Oki Island, was at times used to home courtiers and others exiled from Kyoto. [[Imamairi no Tsubone]], wet-nurse to the first child of [[Hino Tomiko]],
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• Torii
  ...-ashi'' ("four-legged") ''torii'' at [[Itsukushima Shrine]] in [[Hiroshima prefecture]], which is said to appear to float on the water when the tide is in]] ...rmed by the thousands of ''torii'' lined up at [[Fushimi Inari Shrine]] in Kyoto]]
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• Morikawa Masakazu
  Originally from [[Yamanashi prefecture]], he was studying in [[Kyoto]] when he joined up with the [[Meiji government]] military. Later adopted b
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• Ichiki
  Ichiki is a port-town in [[Kagoshima prefecture]], which historically was a significant port for [[Satsuma han]]. ...e]] at one time, and in [[1575]] when [[Shimazu Toshihisa]] departed for [[Kyoto]], he departed from Ichiki. [[Konoe Sakihisa]] arrived at Ichiki the follow
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• Tomyo-ji
  Tômyô-ji is a Buddhist temple in Kamo-chô, in [[Kyoto prefecture]]'s Soraku District, first established in [[735]], during the reign of [[Em
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• Takehisa Yumeji
  ...born on September 16, [[1884]], in Honjô village, Oku district, [[Okayama prefecture]], as Takehisa Shigejirô. In [[1901]], he left home for [[Tokyo]], and enr ...tiny credit under newspaper or magazine illustrations. In [[1912]], the [[Kyoto Prefectural Library]] held the first exhibition dedicated to his artworks.
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• Tofuku-ji
  ...ple's main gate, at the [[National Museum of Japanese History]] in [[Chiba prefecture]]]] Tôfuku-ji is a major [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] temple in eastern [[Kyoto]], founded in [[1236]] by the [[Kujo family|Kujô family]].
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• Sankeien
  ...has only been in the Kantô since 1914, when it was moved to Sankeien from Kyoto. The ''hondô'', meanwhile, after being damaged in a storm in 1947, was dis ...It was originally built in [[1649]], in what is now Iwade City, [[Wakayama prefecture]], as a summer home for Kishû Tokugawa family head [[Tokugawa Yorinobu]].
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• Kamiyama Seiryo
  Born in Tira-chô, [[Shuri]], [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]], he attended [[University of Tokyo|Tokyo Imperial University]], g ...the [[Kyoto]] ''Okinawa kenjinkai'' (association of people from [[Okinawa prefecture]]), leading efforts to promote development in Okinawa. He later became head
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• Yodo Shrine
  ...ite of [[Yodo castle]], in what is today part of [[Fushimi|Fushimi-ku]], [[Kyoto]] City. The shrine was long associated with guardian deities for safe trans ...yôjin from a shrine in Kawakami village, [[Hizen province]] (today, [[Saga prefecture]]).
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• Ikeda Yoson
  ...in a brush mound (''fudetsuka'') at [[Rosanji]], on [[Teramachi]]-dôri in Kyoto.]] ...oving frequently, living for short periods in Osaka, Fukuyama ([[Hiroshima prefecture]]), and [[Shanghai]], as his father was a textile worker and his job requir
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• Jishibai
  ...buki of the three main cities of [[Edo period]] Japan (that is, [[Edo]], [[Kyoto]], and [[Osaka]]). These rural/regional/local performance traditions are kn ...traditions continue today, chiefly in [[Gifu prefecture|Gifu]] and [[Aichi prefecture]]s, and in the [[Furuichi]] neighborhood of Ise.
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• Nakasendo
  ...ing with the Tôkaidô for the last three stations including the terminus at Kyoto. The 67 stations of the Nakasendô were spaced an average of 5.2 km apart, ...inoji'') split off from the Nakasendô at [[Tarui-juku]] (modern-day [[Gifu prefecture]]), to join the Tôkaidô at [[Miya-juku]] ([[Nagoya]] City).
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• Fall of Seven Nobles Incident
  ...("Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians!") faction were expelled from [[Kyoto]] after being discovered plotting against the ''[[kobu gattai|kôbu gattai] ...d along the way are [[Tomo no ura]] (modern-day Fukuyama City, [[Hiroshima prefecture]])<ref>''Shirarezaru Ryûkyû shisetsu'' 知られざる琉球使節, Fukuy
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• World Heritage Site
  *Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ([[Kyoto]], [[Uji]] and [[Otsu]] Cities) **Hashino iron smelting site ([[Kamaishi]], [[Iwate prefecture]])
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• Hamada Shoji
  Hamada began his study of ceramics in Kyoto. In 1938, he accompanied [[Yanagi Soetsu|Yanagi Sôetsu]], [[Kawai Kanjiro| ...ork in the style of [[Mashiko wares]], a pottery style native to [[Tochigi prefecture]].
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• Hoki Ryu
  ...-ryu (一貫流）, later Hoki-ryu (was a Kansai based [[budo]] that had dojo in [[Kyoto]], [[Osaka]], [[Hiroshima]] and eventually spread down to [[Kumamoto]], in Hoki-ryu iaijutsu is taught today in Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Kanagawa and in Kumamoto. Although originating from the
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• Furuichi
  ...ed-light district) after the [[Yoshiwara]] in Edo and the [[Shimabara]] in Kyoto. ..."if you can't make it in Ise, you'll never tread on the cypress stages of Kyoto and Osaka." Many plays were also debuted and tested out in Ise before openi
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• Omoto
  ...he polluted, corrupt world, Ômoto's home, the city of [[Ayabe]] in [[Kyoto prefecture]], would become the new capital (''miyako'') of peace and purity.
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• National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties in Okinawa
  ...ated as [[National Treasures]]; only [[Kyoto prefecture|Kyoto]] and [[Nara prefecture]]s claimed a greater number of National Treasures.<ref>Yasuyuki Uezu, "The
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• Izumo no Okuni
  ...:Izumookuni.JPG|right|thumb|320px|Statue of Okuni at Shijô-Kawaramachi, in Kyoto.]] ...temporary stages on the shores or dry riverbed of the [[Kamo River]] in [[Kyoto]].
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• Dogen
  ...is father's mountain villa, or in the [[Horikawa-in|Horikawa mansion]] (in Kyoto) of his older half-brother [[Minamoto no Michitomo]], who had adopted him. ...mple in a remote, mountainous area in [[Echizen province]] (today, [[Fukui prefecture]]); as a result, Dôgen's impact during his lifetime was minimal. However,
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• Hachioji Guards
  ...e to serve as shogunal guards accompanying the shogun on his journeys to [[Kyoto]], [[Nikko|Nikkô]], and elsewhere, as well as helping to guard [[Edo castl ...are today the outskirts of [[Kanagawa prefecture|Kanagawa]] and [[Saitama prefecture]]s.
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• Iteian
  ...special credentials from the shogunate and regularly dispatched from the [[Kyoto Five Mountains]] (''Gozan'') temples to serve in Tsushima for one-year stin ...Ⅰ 以酊庵 special exhibit, Tsushima Museum (Izuhara, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki prefecture), Apr-Jun 2022.
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• Nanma Uho
  ...owing the [[Meiji Restoration]], Nanma became head of education in [[Kyoto prefecture]], then later worked for the [[Dajokan]] and the [[Ministry of Education]],
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• National Treasures
  ...g Kômoku-ten, wooden sculpture, [[Heian period]], [[Joruri-ji|Jôruri-ji]], Kyoto]] ...re was a 7th century wooden Buddha statue held at [[Koryu-ji|Kôryû-ji]] in Kyoto.<ref>This sculpture has traditionally been identified as a depiction of Mai
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• 1908
  ...a recording of a [[kabuki]] performance, the first film to be produced in Kyoto. *Local administrative reforms take place in [[Okinawa prefecture]].
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• Kurita Chodo
  Taking up an interest in ''haikai'', Kurita studied under Kyoto-based poet [[Kato Kyotai|Katô Kyôtai]]<!--加藤暁台 aka 久村暁台-- ...to the port town of [[Mitarai]] (today part of [[Kure]] City, [[Hiroshima prefecture]]), which lies roughly halfway between his home province of Iyo and the Hon
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• Kaikei
  ...ting many of the most famous and treasured Buddhist sculptures of Nara and Kyoto. ...lars announced that they now suspect a stone carving at Jishô-in in [[Nara prefecture]], dated to early 1189, to also be a work of Kaikei's; if this identificati
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• 1894
  ...iddle School<!--沖縄中学（現：首里高校）--> students who learned the game at the Third Kyoto High School<!--京都三高（現：京大）--> while on a field trip. *[[Kodama Kihachi]], head of Dept of Education in [[Okinawa prefecture]], removes English from the subjects taught in middle schools, declaring th
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• 1873
  .../3/8 Four Japanese seafarers from [[Oda Prefecture]] (modern-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]) are robbed and nearly killed by [[Taiwanese aborigines]]. They are rescu ...o Exposition]] of art is held; it is organized for the first time at the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace]].
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• Kofun
  ...e hundred and ninety-six ''kofun'' are officially recognized in [[Kumamoto prefecture]] alone.<ref>General museum overview pamphlet, Kumamoto Prefectural Museum [http://www.tg.rim.or.jp/~ewakim/kofun/alllist.html List of Kofun in Gumma Prefecture]
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