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Donggao was based for many years at a temple near West Lake in Hangzhou. He was invited to Japan in [[1676]] by the [[Obaku|Ôbaku]] Ze

...g Chinese influences, including a pond meant to resemble the famous [[West Lake]] of [[Hangzhou]],<ref>[[Marius Jansen]], ''China in the Tokugawa World'',

...nated that span as 'from Totomi in the east to [[Aki province|Aki]] in the west'. ...officially named in the latter half of the 7th century and passed north of Lake Hamana. This was one of the routes designated throughout the country for c

...a famous calligraphic inscription by [[Sima Guang]], a painting of [[West Lake]], and perhaps most significant, a portrait of Taichû by Shô Nei himself,

...across the Wei River from the [[Qin Dynasty]] capital of [[Xianyang]], and west of the prehistoric site of [[Banpo]]. The city's layout, meant to mirror th ...to the west, at what is today Shanglin Park, along the shores of a manmade lake known as Kunming-chi, and meant to represent the world's oceans.

...migusuku''. A series of interconnected enclosures cross the site from east-west. ...ding from the castle to the tombs, along with the remains of an artificial lake, a tunnel entrance to the castle, and a series of residences believed to ha

...ads running east and north, along with the San'in-dô and San'yô-dô running west from the capital, and the Nankaidô running south, all had their origins at ...ly or indirectly into [[Ise Bay]] 伊勢湾. Beyond this point, the highway went west from [[Yokkaichi]] 四日市 through the Suzuka Pass 鈴鹿峠, and was joi

...irami Tower, Ichi-no-mon and Ni-no-mon surrounding the Kawakita-mon to the west of the Ishikawa-mon. ...with water, and the terminus of these streams was shaped into a replica of Lake Biwa near [[Kyoto]]. The castle town spawned the [[Kaga-Hosho school|Kaga H

...rder between the two, which ran from Kameda in the east to Kumaishi in the west.<ref>Morris-Suzuki, "Creating the Frontier," p5.</ref> Initially, trading r ...made for traditional practices.<ref>Gallery labels, "Ainu Treasures," East-West Center. Feb 2013.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/8522638707/in/da

...om exhibition "Ainu Treasures: A Living Tradition in Northern Japan," East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu, Spring 2013]] ...es.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Ainu robes (''[[attus]]'') on display at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu]]

...n size; a 15-tatami ''irori-no-ma'' and 15-tatami ''Seiko-no-ma'' ("[[West Lake]] Room") comprised the remainder of the Kuroshoin. The 24-tatami Tamari-no- ...and its branches extended around to the sliding doors on both the east and west sides. Cranes and harvested fields appeared on the walls of the ''san-no-ma

...e harbor, while the neighborhoods of Higashi and Nishi were located to the west. Wakasamachi, occupied the northern or northeastern section of the island, The entrance to the port, to the west of Ukishima, was guarded by a pair of fortresses built in the early 1550s o

...nd dramatic changes the country had seen since the opening of ports to the West in [[1854]], and the [[Meiji Restoration]] in [[1868]], all of these school ...e national tradition of painting, rather than simply emulating that of the West.<ref>Though credited with an extremely influential role in the promotion of

...imoto]]. In [[1542]], Imagawa, supported by the Matsudaira, marched as far west as the Owari border, and was met by Oda Nobuhide and his younger brother [[ ...ar, [[1560]], [[Imagawa Yoshimoto]] decided to make a decisive move to the west. His aim was to drive along the Tokaido coast, brushing aside the Oda and a

..., the former Asai headquarters, Hideyoshi soon moved to Imahama, a port on Lake Biwa. Once there he set to work on domestic affairs, which included increas ...earby Ashimorigawa be dammed up and diverted around the castle, creating a lake that left Shimizu and his garrison completely isolated. When Terumoto arriv