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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 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.
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.
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 ...
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) 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 table lists information about each of the 8 listed properties of the World Heritage Site listing for the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara: Name: in English and Japanese Type: Purpose of the site. The list includes five Buddhist temples ("-ji"), one Shinto shrine ("-jinja"), one palace and one primeval forest.
This is a list of cities in Japan sorted by prefecture and within prefecture by founding date. The list is also sortable by population, area, density and foundation date. Most large cities in Japan are cities designated by government ordinance. Some regionally important cities are designated as core cities.