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' Under the Wave off Kanagawa ') [a] is a woodblock print by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, created in late 1831 during the Edo period of Japanese history. The print depicts three boats moving through a storm-tossed sea, with a large, cresting wave forming a spiral in the centre over the boats and Mount Fuji visible in the background.
Until the Heian period, the Nishiki flag (錦の御旗, Nishiki no mihata), a symbol of the Imperial Court, had a golden sun circle and a silver moon circle on a red background. [17] At the end of the Heian era, the Taira clan called themselves a government army and used the red flag with a gold circle (赤地金丸) as per the Imperial Court. [17]
Japan's industrial sector makes up approximately 27.5% of its GDP. [83] The country's manufacturing output is the fourth highest in the world as of 2023. [196] Japan is in the top three globally for both automobile production [195] and export, [197] [198] and is home to Toyota, the world's largest automobile company by production. The Japanese ...
The Imperial Japanese Army first adopted the Rising Sun Flag in 1870. [21] The Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Navy both had a version of the flag; the naval ensign was off-set, with the red sun closer to the lanyard side, while the army's version (which was part of the regimental colors) was centered.
Japan Self-Defense Forces Naval Ensign of Japan: National personification: Amaterasu [citation needed] Amaterasu: National founder: Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇 Jinmu-tennō) Emperor Jimmu: National dish: Sushi, Japanese curry, ramen: Sushi, [3] [4] [5] National liquor: Sake: Sake [6] National fruit: Japanese persimmon: Japanese persimmon [7 ...
The first Japanese film production studio was built in 1909 by the Yoshizawa Shōten company in Tokyo. [21] The first female Japanese performer to appear in a film professionally was the dancer/actress Tokuko Nagai Takagi, who appeared in four shorts for the American-based Thanhouser Company between 1911 and 1914. [22]
Japanese Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi was assassinated during the Japanese coup d'état. 1936: 26 to 28 February: Japanese Prime Minister Keisuke Okada survived the two days of incident. However, he left office by one month later. 1937: 7 July: Second Sino-Japanese War begins. 13 August to 26 November: Battle of Shanghai begins. 1939: 13 ...
Kobe is the site of Japan's first golf course, Kobe Golf Club, established by Arthur Hesketh Groom in 1903, [53] and Japan's first mosque, Kobe Mosque, built in 1935. [54] The city hosts the Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club , founded in 1870 by Alexander Cameron Sim , [ 55 ] and a prominent foreign cemetery .