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Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源 義経, c. 1159 – June 15, 1189) was a commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. During the Genpei War, he led a series of battles that toppled the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan, helping his half-brother Yoritomo consolidate power.
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... Japanese: Street address: 362 West 23rd Street: ... Ushiwakamaru is a Japanese restaurant in New York City. [1]
At the age of seventeen, Benkei was said to have been 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall. At this point, he left the monasteries, and became a yamabushi , a member of a sect of mountain ascetics . Benkei was commonly depicted wearing a black cap that was a signature theme of such mountain ascetics.
Utagawa Yoshifuji (Japanese: 歌川芳藤, real name Nishimura Tōtarō (Japanese: 西村藤太郎); 1828–1887) was a Japanese ukiyo-e master of the late Edo and early Meiji periods. Yoshifuji was a pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi of the Utagawa school. He became known for omocha-e prints made for children.
The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is a 2018 English language anthology of Japanese literature edited by American translator Jay Rubin and published by Penguin Classics. With 34 stories, the collection spans centuries of short stories from Japan ranging from the early-twentieth-century works of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and Jun'ichirō ...
The Tale of the Heike ' s origin cannot be reduced to a single creator. Like most epics (the work is an epic chronicle in prose rather than verse), it is the result of the conglomeration of differing versions passed down through an oral tradition by biwa-playing bards known as biwa hōshi.
SN=Surname, Family name or Clan name; GN=Given name or Penname SN-GN without exception: pro: simple; consistent with Japanese name order; consistent with academic books and articles (this is the method the Encyclopedia Britannica uses, except that for people who are primarily known by a single name, such as Basho or Shiki, where they use a single name).
[9] [10] The textbook is divided into two volumes, containing 23 lessons focusing on Japanese grammar, vocabulary, and kanji. [11] It is used in many universities throughout the English-speaking world and also is often used as a self-study text. [12] The course is notable for its illustrations and cast of recurring characters. [13]