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The UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) encompasses 17 locations in Japan within the city of Kyoto and its immediate vicinity. In 794, the Japanese imperial family moved the capital to Heian-kyō.
Place names in Okinawa Prefecture are drawn from the traditional Ryukyuan languages. Many place names use the unique languages names, while other place names have both a method of reading the name in Japanese and a way to read the name in the traditional local language. The capital city Naha is Naafa in the Okinawan language.
The first, 千 (chi), means "thousand" and the second, 葉 (ba) means "leaves". The name first appears as an ancient kuni no miyatsuko, or regional command office, as the Chiba Kuni no Miyatsuko (千葉国造). The name was adopted by a branch of the Taira clan, which moved to the area in present-day Chiba City in the late Heian period.
Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological Sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties: Nara: 2007 ii, iii, iv, v, vi (cultural) This nomination comprises historical sites from the Asuka period, centred around the city of Asuka which served as the capital of Japan before being moved to Nara in 710. Tombs, temples, and the remains of palaces ...
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (Japan) City shown: Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities: Headline: Monuments historiques de lancienne Kyoto (villes de Kyoto, Uji et Otsu) (Japon) Orientation: Normal: Software used: Ver.1.0: File change date and time: 08:06, 16 November 2012: Y and C positioning: Co-sited: Exposure ...
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (Japan) Short title: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (Japan) Author: G. Boccardi: Headline: Monuments historiques de lancienne Kyoto (villes de Kyoto, Uji et Otsu) (Japon) Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 72 dpi: Vertical resolution: 72 ...
The documents record early Japanese government and Buddhism including early Japanese contact with China, the organization of the state and life at the Japanese imperial court. They are housed in 14 Japanese cities in temples (35), museums (13), libraries or archives (6), shrines (4), universities (2) and in private collections (2).
City of Geta (Japanese footwear), mostly referred to the Matsunaga area of the city [2] Fuchū. Home of Oomurasaki (great purple, the national butterfly of Japan) Town of White Walled (Jyougecho) Onomichi. City of Hills (City of Slopes) City of Movies; Innoshima. Island of Flower; Home of Hassaku; Akitakata. City of Kagura (Yachiyo-Kagura ...