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  2. Ginkaku-ji - Wikipedia

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    Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺, lit. "Temple of the Silver Pavilion"), officially named Jishō-ji (慈照寺, lit. "Temple of Shining Mercy"), is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the constructions that represent the Higashiyama Culture of the Muromachi period.

  3. Higashiyama culture - Wikipedia

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    The Higashiyama culture (東山文化 Higashiyama bunka) is a segment of Japanese culture that includes innovations in architecture, the visual arts and theatre during the late Muromachi period. It originated and was promoted in the 15th century by the shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa , after he retired to his villa in the eastern hills (東山 ...

  4. Emperor Higashiyama - Wikipedia

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    July 27, 1709 (Hōei 6, 21st day of the 6th month): Emperor Higashiyama abdicated and the throne passed to his son. [19] January 16, 1710 (Hōei 6, 17th day of the 12th month): Higashiyama died. [17] Higashiyama is among those enshrined in the Imperial mausoleum, Tsuki no wa no misasagi, at Sennyū-ji in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto.

  5. Higashiyama Treasure - Wikipedia

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    The Higashiyama Treasure (東山御物 Higashiyama gyomotsu, Higashiyama gomotsu) was a collection of important and valuable artefacts by the Ashikaga shogunate.It is named after the residence of the 8th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshimasa [] (1436–1490), in the eastern hills (東山 Higashiyama) of the capital city Kyoto.

  6. Higashiyama - Wikipedia

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    Higashiyama may refer to multiple things associated with Japan, including: Higashiyama (surname), a Japanese surname; Higashiyama culture, an aesthetic and architectural school from the Muromachi period; Higashiyama (Meguro), a district in Tokyo; Higashiyama Line, a subway line in Nagoya; Higashiyama, Iwate, a former town in Iwata Prefecture

  7. Yasaka Pagoda - Wikipedia

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    The Yasaka Pagoda (Japanese: 八坂の塔, romanized: Yasaka-no-to), also known as the Tower of Yasaka, is a Buddhist pagoda located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. [1] The 5-story tall pagoda is the last remaining structure of a 6th-century temple complex known as Hōkan-ji (法観寺). [2] [3] The pagoda is now a tourist attraction. [4]

  8. Ashikaga Yoshimasa - Wikipedia

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    Yoshimasa was the son of the sixth shōgun Ashikaga Yoshinori.His childhood name was Miharu (三春). [2] His official wife was Hino Tomiko.. On August 16, 1443, the 10-year-old shōgun Yoshikatsu died of injuries sustained in a fall from a horse.

  9. Kinjō Higashiyama ware - Wikipedia

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    Kinjō Higashiyama ware (金城東山焼) refers to a type of Japanese pottery that was originally produced in Nagoya, central Japan. It was originally called just Higashiyama ware (東山焼) but in order to avoid confusion with other pottery of the same name and kanji spelling the name Kinjō ("Golden Castle", another name for Nagoya Castle ...