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- It is the oldest surviving Shakkyomono (the dance of lions based on the Shakkyo legend).
- It is the oldest treatise of Nogaku (theory of Noh drama), which can also be regarded as the oldest theory of drama in Japan.
- It is the oldest wooden building in Japan.
- It is the one and only existing Kanseki kuntenbon (kuntenbon of texts originated in China) related to the Oe clan, which was Soke (the head family or house) of Kidendo.
- It is the one of the three famous pagodas in Japan together with the pagoda of Ishiyama-dera Temple and that of Kongosanmai-in Temple.
- It is the only Buddhist sect that doesn't perform Kaji kito (incantation), which is another major feature of Shinshu.
- It is the only Kon-do Hall structure from the Nara Period that exists today.
- It is the only Korokan in which ancient structural remnants were discovered.
- It is the only book dealing with kemari of Mikohidari school, which was later known solely for the art of waka poetry after kemari declined.
- It is the only building that escaped burning by Nobunaga.
- It is the only castle tower displaying Aoi no Gomon (the family crest of the Tokugawa) as the representative crest of the castellan among the 12 Existing Castle Towers and is the newest construction of the Japanese-style castle.
- It is the only complete text that has come down to us.
- It is the only existing Kutai Butsu (Nine Amida Buddha statues).
- It is the only female among Shichifukujin, and was originally Saraswati, a female deity from Hinduism in India.
- It is the only iwakura (dwelling place of a god, usually in reference to a large rock) that can be viewed in the mountain.
- It is the only name which has not been changed in rokuyo.
- It is the only nunnery, convent that exists in Kamakura.
- It is the only reverse arrangement teahouse within the grounds of Daitoku-ji Temple.
- It is the only shop in Osaka Prefecture.
- It is the only story whose author and year of writing are identified.
- It is the only the family which had produced a Seitaishogun among Tokugawa Gosanke (three privileged branches of the Tokugawa family).
- It is the opportunity for those in life to remind the teachings of Buddha.
- It is the opposite technique of 'Hakubyo plain sketch' focusing on the outline.
- It is the origin of Kyoto Shimbun.
- It is the origin of a current rice cracker.
- It is the origin of current kimono coat.
- It is the parents' home of Takuji KADOWAKI, an emeritus professor of the Gakushuin University.
- It is the part from the tip to the base of the thumb, which is about 5cm long.
- It is the party of TAIRA no Koreshige who has come to hunt deer.
- It is the pass located in National Route 477 at an altitude of 627 meters.
- It is the pass located on Fukui Prefectural Road and Kyoto Prefectural Road 772 Takahama-Maizuru Line at an altitude of 154 meters.
- It is the pass located on Kyoto Prefectural Road 31 Nishijin-Sugisaka Line at an altitude of 363 meters.
- It is the pass located on National Route 162 at an altitude of 216 meters.
- It is the pass located on National Route 162 at an altitude of 295 meters.
- It is the pass located on National Route 162 at an altitude of 440 meters.
- It is the pass located on National Route 477 at an altitude of 741 meters.
- It is the pass located on National Route 477 at an altitude of 769 meters.
- It is the pass separating Keihoku-Kamiyuge-cho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City and Keihoku-Ido-cho, the same ward at an altitude of 430 meters.
- It is the period approximately between the middle of the 10th century B.C. (though there are some objections to this date) to the middle of the 3rd century.
- It is the place believed to be where even Benkei could not advance and retreated seven times out of fear.
- It is the place where fortune telling slips started.
- It is the play that consists of four acts, seven scenes, and was first played at Kado-no-shibai (latter-Day Dotonbori Kado-za theater) in June-July, 1784.
- It is the present-day border between Otsu City and Kyoto City.
- It is the primary historical material used in Kamakura period research, although some of the dates were compiled inaccurately, and there are also misrepresentations in its writing done to justify the Hojo-Tokuso family, the main line of the Hojo family.
- It is the principal image in the main hall.
- It is the principal image of the Amitabha hall.
- It is the process of a temporary alter developing into a permanent structure called shaden and then the existing construction style was later incorporated into the pavillion structure.
- It is the protruding ends of the bow, and the top is called "urahazu" and the bottom as "motohazu" (lower tip of the bow, written as '本弭' or '元弭').
- It is the rank below Jusanminoge (Lower Grade Junior Third Rank) and Jushiinojo (Upper Junior Fourth Rank).
- It is the rearmost "hikiyama" (a float dragged by people) parading at the end of the procession of thirty two yamahoko.
- It is the recognition that `Male-line succession is a commandment which has been defined since before the first Emperor Jinmu, and it is a consistently succeeded tradition.'
- It is the region where generative cells congregate, being equivalent of sporophylls.
- It is the relaxed calligraphy with tenacious and powerful strokes.
- It is the remains of the residence of Shigetada HATAKEYAMA, known as a dominant gokenin (an immediate vassal of the shogunate in the Kamakura, Muromachi and Edo periods) in the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
- It is the residence of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.
- It is the residence of the main character Hikaru Genji from his middle years onwards.
- It is the royal crest of the Emperor and the Emperor's family.
- It is the sake (Japanese rice wine) created using the cold temperature of winter, one of the shikijozo (sake brewing in all seasons) techniques used until the early Edo Period.
- It is the same act carried out by people who eat food and drink sake that are offered to their ancestors' grave after paying a visit to the grave.
- It is the same as a football match.
- It is the same as lamenting our unhappiness without recognizing our happiness.
- It is the same as shijukunichi (the 49th day from the date of one's death).
- It is the same as the description in "Nihon Shoki" that although Dogyo tried to come back to his homeland Silla carrying the Kusanagi no tsurugi with him, the storm prevented him from doing so.
- It is the same as the episode in "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan) of the warawame (a little girl, name not described) whom Tsunugaarashito, the child of the King of Gaya chases.
- It is the same as the lyrics in zaju (Chinese classical theatrical play) in nature, and so oftentimes a writer wrote lyrics for both.
- It is the same as the suikan for a man, but always white.
- It is the same as when you are still hungry even if you have been explained about food.'
- It is the same as you can not feel clearly unless you touch real water and real fire.'
- It is the same for everything.'
- It is the same in that the priest was burnt to death at Dojo-ji Temple, but the both priests who lodged were burnt.
- It is the same in words of Chinese origin such that the word '携帯する' (carrying) contains the letter 帯 (obi).
- It is the same manner as Kofu (literally, 'fu' of Kai Province) in Yamanashi Prefecture and Sunpu (literally, 'fu' of Suruga Province) in Shizuoka Prefecture.
- It is the same meaning of 'Funai.'
- It is the same school color as that of Amherst College where the founder, Joseph Hardy Neesima, studied.
- It is the same school color as that of Amherst College, where the founder, Joseph Hardy Neesima, studied.
- It is the same today for people to keep important documents such as bonds and deeds in a drawer or a safe, while disposing of less important documents after they have fulfilled their roles.
- It is the scene of Akebonotei Jiken (the Akebonotei incident) occurred in the era toward the end of the Edo period.
- It is the second Doshisha Chapel (the first one was a wooden building).
- It is the second book of the Rikkokushi (the Six National Histories), and came out after "Nihon Shoki" (Chronicles of Japan).
- It is the second chapel for the Doshisha (the first was made from wood).
- It is the second chapter in 'Uji Jujo' (The Ten Quires of Uji), part of the third section.
- It is the second chapter.
- It is the second largest hall to Homeiden State Banquet Hall in the Kyuden and is used for receptions and audiences and so on for distinguished guests from foreign countries.
- It is the second largest kofun after Hebizuka-kofun Tumulus among kofuns in Kyoto city.
- It is the second oldest among existing books on falconry technique..
- It is the second oldest outdoor wooden five-storied pagoda after the pagoda of Horyu-ji Temple, and the smallest outdoor wooden five-storied pagoda among national treasures and important cultural properties.
- It is the second oldest statue of Shitenno in Japan, next to the statue of Kon-do Hall of Horyu-ji Temple.
- It is the second part of so-called Shikyo (the four historical narratives of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods with the word "mirror" in the title) (Kagamimono - generic name of history book with "Kagami" in its title).
- It is the second step.
- It is the sequel concerning the wives of three main characters.
- It is the sequel to "Fuyu no Hi" (Winter Days), and people living in Owari Province were participants.
- It is the serious issue that the rule lacks a standard even though national tournaments are held.
- It is the seventeenth Fudoson (Acala) of the 36 Kinki Fudoson.
- It is the seventh anthology of Hachidaishu (the eight Imperial anthologies of Japanese poetry), and was completed before "Shin Kokin Wakashu" (New Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry) and after "Shika Wakashu" (Shika Collection of Japanese Poems).
- It is the severest route except for Omine Okugake Road.
- It is the shape of a 'door' created by folding paper in half to be rectangle.
- It is the shop nearest to Kyoto Station.
- It is the short bow that spread in a broad area of Eurasia from East Asia to China and Mongolia and was mainly used by equestrian people.
- It is the shortest day and longest night of the year, with the lowest culmination altitude of the sun, in the northern hemisphere.
- It is the shortest form of poetry in the world.
- It is the shortest program which is played today and is known as a program for a beginner.
- It is the shortest route among Kumano-kodo, the distance from the starting point to Kumano Hongu-taisha Shrine is about 70 kilometers, and it goes over the geologically unique area from Okukoya to the Hatenashi Mountain Range which rises from the east to the west in the western part of the Kii Mountains.
- It is the shrine dedicated by Isobe no kimi, a Gozoku (local ruling family) based in Umamichi no sato as the ujigami (a guardian god or spirit of a particular place in the Shinto religion) in ancient times.
- It is the shusaijin (main enshrined deities) of Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine in Kyoto and widely worshiped as an Inari-shin (Oinari-san - god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.)
- It is the shusaijin (main enshrined deity) of Kuchi-jinja Shrine (Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture), and Kukuhi-jinja Shrine (Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture) has the only shrine in the country known for the stork legend.
- It is the simplest method.
- It is the simplest of the three Yohen Tenmoku tea bowls designated as national treasures.
- It is the site of the Teradaya Incident
- It is the site where the keep of the Yodo Castle previously existed.
- It is the smallest one in Japan among the wooden Tahoto pagodas in the outdoors which are designated as National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties.
- It is the smallest town in area in Kyoto Prefecture.
- It is the smallest unit of the administrative organization under the ritsuryo system which is collectively responsible for crime prevention and tax payment.
- It is the so-called 'No first visitors without invitation.'
- It is the so-called former Shogun family and represents the family of Iesato TOKUGAWA.
- It is the soba equivalent of new fresh crop of rice.
- It is the sohonzan (the head temple of a Buddhist sect) of the Ritsu sect, one of the nanto rokushu (the six sects of Buddhism which flourished in ancient Nara).
- It is the soja (representative shrine in the area) of Kuratasho (Kurata area).
- It is the soja (representative shrine) of Kamisakata area.
- It is the sole surviving poetry anthology from pre-medieval Japan compiled by the poet himself and completed in the poet's own hand.
- It is the soroimono of 46 large landscape nishiki-e whose theme was Mt. Fuji, consisting of 36 main paintings and ten others that were added because of their good reputation.
- It is the soroimono of ten medium-sized nishiki-e, the subjects of which were fishing in various places.
- It is the spot to decorate kakejiku (hanging scroll) or ikebana (flower arrangement).
- It is the spring season for Japanese people when cherry blossoms are in bloom.
- It is the stamp office for temple number 1 of the Shikoku Hachijuhachikasho (the 88 temples that are visited during the Shikoku Kannon Pilgrimage).
- It is the stamp office for temple number 16 of the Saigoku Sanjusankasho Kannon Pilgrimage (the 33 temples that are visited during the Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage).
- It is the stamp office for temple number 21 of the Rakuyo Sanjusankasho (the 33 temples that are visited during the Rakuyo Kannon Pilgrimage).
- It is the stamp office for temple number 49 of the Settsukoku Hachijuhachikasho (the 88 temples that are visited during the Settsu Province Kannon Pilgrimage).
- It is the standpoint of Jodo-mon (Gateway of the Pure Land) that this is the reason one needs to meet and see Buddha to attain Buddhahood.
- It is the starting point for lines to all destinations in northern Kinki.
- It is the statue made from one block of wood of hinoki (Japanese cypress) whose characteristic is its stocky and thick body.
- It is the steep slope zone called 'kokudo' (a deplorable road) including Momoi-wakare curve at the foot and Tsukumo-ore curve and so on.
- It is the stone statues of Jizo used to build the castle wall when Hisahide MATSUNAGA, a Sengoku busho (a Japanese military commander in the Sengoku period), built Tamon-jo Castle in 1558; the number of the statues in total is as many as about 1900.
- It is the story of Kaoru's life between the ages of fourteen and twenty three.
- It is the story of a man who plays the connoisseur bringing his innocent son to Yoshiwara, and the author describes the manners and customs in Yoshiwara and the contrast between iki and yabo (vulgarity), and it takes conversations between the main characters and prostitutes in chaya (teahouses) and prostitutes in the red-light districts as its center.
- It is the structure where the backside part of thumb of boshi's tsuno is hollowed out.
- It is the supreme teachings that advocate the harmonization of three axioms of Ku, Ke and Chu as well as Jikkaigogu).
- It is the synonym of katana ore ya tsukiru.
- It is the tale of Princess Kaguya who comes from the inside of a shining bamboo shoot and is brought up by a bamboo cutter and his wife.
- It is the temple described within this section.
- It is the temple featured in the Yuzu Nenbutsu (reciting the name of Amida Buddha) Kyogen (farce played during a No play cycle) 'Mibu-dera Mibu Kyogen' that was written by the monk Engaku Shonin who restored the temple during the medieval period, and is also known for its connection to the Shinsengumi (a group who guarded Kyoto during the end of Tokugawa Shogunate).
- It is the tenth Gyosho (training place for ascetics) of Omine Okugake-michi (paths).
- It is the theory that a small barrow in Misanzai or Jibuden (current Emperor Jimmu's Mausoleum) located closer to Mount Unebi than Fukutsuka might be Emperor Jimmu's mausoleum.
- It is the third chapter of 'Uji jujo' (The Ten Quires of Uji), which is a part of the third section.
- It is the third so-called "Shikyo" (four historical narratives of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods with the word "mirror" in the title), in terms of the order of completion.
- It is the third temple of the 18 Historical Temples with Pagodas Pilgrimage.
- It is the thirty-eighth chapter.
- It is the thirty-ninth chapter.
- It is the title of a chapter that is thought to have existed once and had been placed next to Kiritsubo, but was later lost.
- It is the two-layer round barrow tumulus with its diameters of 23 meters (lower layer) and 18 meters (upper layer) and height of 5 meters.
- It is the ujigami (a guardian god or spirit of a particular place in the Shinto religion) for Sasaki-Genji (Minamoto clan), sitting in the place where the Sasaki family derived.
- It is the union of sects, and consists of 57 temples of Sohonzan (the head temple of the upper rank), Daihonzan (the head temples of the middle rank) and Honzan (the head temples of the lower rank).
- It is the urban area proposed by Yoshitsugu KANEMOTO and Kazuyuki TOKUOKA.
- It is the war against Ezo/Emishi (the generic name of the native people living in the north part of Japan) by the troops led by MINAMOTO no Yoritoshi, the goovernor of Mutsu Province, and KIYOHARA no Sadahira ("清原貞衡" Studies suggest this Sadahira is the same person with "清原真衡") during the Eikyu era from 1069 to 1074.
- It is the war god of Brahmin, Hindu and Zoroastrianism and the same god as Indra that is seen in the clauses of Hittite.
- It is the way to offer rice to the dead at a Buddhist funeral rite.
- It is the way to the two truths and the methods for four practices, which is said to be introduced by Daruma.
- It is the well named 'Somenoi' which remains in the Shakko-ji Temple near the Taima-dera Temple.
- It is the westernmost of Fukui Prefecture and for a long time it had served as a natural fortress in Wakasa area as well as Kissaka-toge Pass.
- It is the widely-accepted theory today that 'SANJO is not included as the Prime Ministers in the history' as it was because 'the post was continued from Kuroda Cabinet' though 'SANJO, Minister of the center, also held the post as Prime Minister' in the two months.
- It is the word opposed to 'Bunnomai Dance.'
- It is the word used by samurai when he wished for something or made an oath.
- It is the work of Sekien TORIYAMA, who categorized monsters appearing in the Hyakki yagyo emaki and other works, named them and made a dictionary of them.
- It is the world record of snow accumulation in the world mountains meteorological observation history.
- It is the world's oldest extant style of traditional music played in a large-scale ensemble.
- It is then hammered with a Kozuchi (light hammer) to form 6x9cm block.
- It is then heated by steaming or roasting.
- It is then interrupted, but once continues on a new road established along the south of the Sanin Main Line in front of the Hanazono Station (Kyoto Prefecture), and goes through the Hanazono Kuro-bashi Bridge on Tenjingawa-dori Street and continues to Saga Setogawa-cho, Ukyo Ward headed towards Tokiwa.
- It is then minced into small pieces by cutting it with a knife.
- It is then thought to have separated from a head temple, Jingo-ji Temple and served as a place of secluded asceticism.
- It is therefore an incomplete text.
- It is therefore assumed that, in order to strengthen the political position of the Imperial Princes of the Empress, Imperial Princess Koshi, who was the maternal sister of Heizei and Saga, was made to marry Imperial Prince Otomo, who had a mother from the same the Ceremonial House of the Fujiwara clan.
- It is therefore considered that kuji curse, a gesture of cutting the air 4 times vertically and 5 times horizontally and ketsuin were created separately.
- It is therefore considered that there was no nori on top of Iseya-style zaru soba in those days, but this is yet to be confirmed.
- It is therefore correct to define the descendants of Prince Masamochi, Prince Yukitada and Prince Koretoki as the Ninmyo-Heishi.
- It is therefore correct to define the descendants of Prince Shikisen and Prince Koga as the Koko-Heishi.
- It is therefore different to the case of Shizugawa Dam that was completely submerged after the construction of Amagase Dam.
- It is therefore difficult to access what Yorimori really thought, and to grasp what type of Yorimori actual was.
- It is therefore highly valued for its flavor which is plainer when compared to varieties produced by the simplified production method described below, but this production method is labor-intensive.
- It is therefore interpreted that the works surrounding the stone monument serve to pray for its eternal existence.
- It is therefore necessary to consider pre-modern authorship in different light from the authors of modern writings.
- It is therefore necessary to distinguish the Japanese cavalry in the Sengoku period from the nomadic or the modern military cavalry in which all fight on horseback.
- It is therefore necessary to warm the instrument using a brazier or stove before and in between performances.
- It is therefore not an overstatement to say that Fuhito founded the Fujiwara clan.
- It is therefore not strange that the guns imported into Japan were Malacca-style.
- It is therefore said that two bloodstained hassun-kugi nails were placed in front of the principal image of Jizo Bosatsu at Shakuzo-ji Temple.
- It is therefore sometimes called 'chabudai-gaeshi' when the upper management of a company writes the whole of a project off as a lost cause and gets it restarted from scratch.
- It is therefore unlikely that undecorated ryuteki simply developed into seven-hole shinobue.
- It is thinner than Hosozao.
- It is thinner than the conger pike, and the nose tapers to a point as the Japanese name shows.
- It is thirty-four meters high and thirty-six meters wide and deep.
- It is this Nonomiya which forms the setting of parting with Hikaru Genji in "The Sakaki Volume."
- It is this company that he established within the grounds of Tojiin Temple at the foot of Mt. Kinugasa (Kyoto Prefecture), Kita Ward, Kyoto City, in June 1921.
- It is this girl, Wakamurasaki, who will be known as Lady Murasaki later.
- It is this site on which Kajii Monzeki Temple stood until modern times.
- It is this that has led the temple to become referred to as 'Moto Gion-sha' (lit. Gion Origin Shrine).
- It is this that led to temples becoming places at which to pray for the development of the nation, the prevention of infectious diseases and the health of the country's population.
- It is though that this might be a description of the time when Harumoto HOSOKAWA fled to Tanba Province after feeling threatened by Motoharu UENO of the Hosokawa Ujitsuna faction who entered Kyoto on September 13 of the same year to conquer Yoshiharu ASHIKAGA.
- It is thought Yoshikata ROKKAKU and Yoshiharu ROKKAKU could not come back to the castle again, and the castle was deserted afterward.
- It is thought from these circumstances that tools for hunting became weapons.
- It is thought it was in the late Heian period that Mt. Yoshino came to be known, as it is today, for the image of cherry blossoms.
- It is thought of as a typically autumn festival as some say 'pears and persimmons are sold at hojoe.'
- It is thought people used the seiza style because sitting with legs stretched straight or with the knees drawn up to the chest would expose the genitals.
- It is thought such change of Haniwa might reflect the view of a religious service and that of life and death in Tumulus period.
- It is thought that "Tahi" is present day Tama area in Tokyo Prefecture.
- It is thought that "Tenka" was not established as the world in the Yin dynasty era.
- It is thought that 'Tempura (天麩羅)' was a phonetic equivalent born in later years and coined by Kyoden SANTO during the Edo period.
- It is thought that 'Yuzo Shiba', whose name only remains as a master of literature, was one of these two people; however, because the name Ennosuke appears many times on other records and there is no evidence that he changed his name, it is assumed that Ryousaku Shiba and Yuzo Shiba were one and the same person.
- It is thought that 'korokke' originated from croquettes which are used as a side dish in French cuisine.
- It is thought that Akiie was deeply erudite, and was wholly committed to the thoughts of Sonshi.
- It is thought that Baekje and Silla also had their own notion of "Tenka."
- It is thought that Chikayoshi built Renge-ji Temple at the request of his grandfather in order to pray for his soul in the afterlife.
- It is thought that Chokushiden (proprietorships and imperial land) started in the 820's on a large scale and Kueiden (lands directly managed by the government to secure revenues) was implemented inside Dazai-fu (local government office in Kyushu region) around the same time according to Fuyutsugu's policy.
- It is thought that Eiraku-tsuho was not circulated in the territory of the Ming and was mainly used overseas.
- It is thought that Emperor Saga aimed to send people who he trusted as zogushi to try to dissuade the Retired Emperor Heizei.
- It is thought that Enomoto played the role of chairman at the funeral ceremony because people in Satsuma avoided Kuroda.
- It is thought that Giho reki refers to the Linde Calendar which was devised by Ri junho in the Tang and began to be used since 665.
- It is thought that Goshirakawa backed up Enjo-ji Temple not only because of his faith, but also because he intended to divert Enryaku-ji Temple, which held extreme power.
- It is thought that Goshirakawa persisted to protect Narichika because he was also aware of his own weakness.
- It is thought that Hideyoshi started to consider punishment for Hidetsugu around this time, and the rumor about Hidetsugu as a rebel started to spread after this.
- It is thought that Imoko destroyed the reply from Yang Guang because Yang Guang regarded Wakoku to be a subject of the Sui, and he was afraid that the letter might make the king angry.
- It is thought that Jobosei was later introduced to the Korean peninsula and Japan as the Shurai idea was spreading and Jobosei-type capitals were being developed in these countries.
- It is thought that Kiyomori had sent in Munemori to assist Nijo in order to display his support for the Nijo Restoration.
- It is thought that Kofuku-ji Temple, which was the Fujiwara clan temple, used its authority and obtained these rights by pressuring the Yamato Kokushi.
- It is thought that MIWA no Kobito was Ise no kuni no suke (Assistant Governor of Ise Province) when the Jinshin War broke out.
- It is thought that Michichika TSUCHIMIKADO was somewhere in the background of this incident.
- It is thought that Mitsuhide's mother was Yoshizumi TAKEDA's sister and Yoshikage ASAKURA's mother was from the Takeda clan of Wakasa TAKEDA, which allowed Mitsuhide to serve as an entertainer for Yoshiaki.
- It is thought that Mitsunari, contemplating what to do if the worst occurred and his side was defeated in the battle of Sekigahara, planned to regroup at Sawayama-jo Castle and continue the war from there.
- It is thought that Motomichi caused this incident to hamper Yoritoshi who received the will of Yoshiie from extending power over Mutsu.
- It is thought that Nakatsushimahimeno-mikoto is an alternative name for Ichikishimahime but there are alternative theories.
- It is thought that Naokage TOYAMA left Kyoto at that period and joined the suppression of Izu Province.
- It is thought that Narimori supporting the Minamoto clan was defeated and killed by Motoyasu supporting the Taira clan, although the Minamoto clan defeated the Taira clan in the captal.
- It is thought that Nobunaga ODA highly extolled Murashige ARAKI's conquest of Takatsukijo Castle (the influence of the postwar period of Battle of Shiraikawara), and that he was trying to discern Murashige's personality and reactions.
- It is thought that Nobutora had good relationships with his sons other than Harunobu.
- It is thought that Okuni's husband (or lover) Sansaburo NAGOYA taught the Kabuki style to Okuni.
- It is thought that Ono-go, Otagi County, Yamashiro Province (present day Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City) was also under the control of the Ono clan; there is the gravestone of ONO no Emishi in Sudo-jinja Shrine in Kamitakano-Saimyojiyama, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City.
- It is thought that Osanobu later died due to the fatigue endured in his endless exertions moving steadily from one project to another, in addition to his weak constitution.
- It is thought that Sarugaku was created when the art called Sangaku was introduced from China.
- It is thought that Sekizoku was attached to the shaft by tying it to tubulous plants in its hollow areas using string.
- It is thought that Shinzaemonnojo ONJI, the father of Machino (the second wife of Hidenobu ODA after he returned from Mt. Koya), was from the Onji clan.
- It is thought that Syakkonichi, with Shakuzetsunichi (the day ruled by Syakuzetsujin [the guardian god of the west gate of the capital of Taisaijin]) had some influence on the present folk belief in Rokuyo (literally, "six days," the traditional six days in Japanese calendar).
- It is thought that TAIRA no Tadatsune, who had fought with TAIRA no Naokata for four years, surrendered easily because he had established the relation of master to servant with Yorinobu beforehand.
- It is thought that Tsukushi goto (koto music from the Tsukushi area of Kyushu), one of sokyoku (koto music), has become obsolete, and when even its tone has been dismissed from people's minds, the koto which played the music of tsukushi goto transformed itself to a specter.
- It is thought that Umeyama Tumulus was constructed in the late Tumulus period, but because the excavation and research has not been carried out, it is difficult to estimate exactly when it was constructed.
- It is thought that Yoritomo's policy of excluding or subordinating the independent samurai in the imperial capital was the reason which underlay the hunt for Nobukane.
- It is thought that Yoshimitsu played the Shiba and Hosokawa clan factions off against each other, using their mutual antagonism to check them both and keep either from becoming too powerful.
- It is thought that Zeami created the Noh format 'Mugen-noh,' where words, postures, songs and dances, and stories show the beauty of Yugen, so as to satisfy the tastes of his spectators.
- It is thought that a part of the group called Emishi became the medieval Ezo, that is the Ainu, and that another part of them became Japanese.
- It is thought that a son of Prince Achi was appointed naidaijin (Minister of the Center) and married the daughter of the Emperor Saimei.
- It is thought that a unified methodology to specify land was required to ease the work, so jori naming system was introduced.
- It is thought that after being removed from office, Yorimori was protected by Hachijoin, and held secret communications with Yoritomo, who was in Kamakura.
- It is thought that all of this was done by Yoshimitsu with the intention of usurping the throne, and becoming Ming's hosaku is also supposed to have been planned as a part of his plot, in order to make use of external pressure on the imperial court.
- It is thought that all these types of books are the same in content, and that their difference is due to scribal errors in their transcription.
- It is thought that among these people, there were those that were made to serve as guards of the Imperial court.
- It is thought that an Uzu-bashira pillar is used in order to augment the strength of the large core pillar.
- It is thought that as Sokei had the same family name of TANAKA as SEN no Rikyu, he had a close relation to Rikyu.
- It is thought that at Sekiguchi's advice, he first used the term 'stage-managing' (enshutsu) in Japan at that time.
- It is thought that based on "wayo" meaning the gift of rights under mutual agreement for settlement in a lawsuit, the word "wayo" was used to mean settlement in a lawsuit (plaintiff's withdrawal of a claim in terms of procedure) itself.
- It is thought that because Toshiie was "a faithful man", Hideyoshi entrusted him with the guardian of Hideyori TOYOTOMI.
- It is thought that by this event, the relationship between the Okimi family and the Katsuraki clan fell apart.
- It is thought that consequently the people in this period came to be required to treat guests in different manners depending on their ranks when serving to daimyo (feudal lord).
- It is thought that criticizing 'the returning to secular life' in the Lampoon at Nijo river beach was intended to imply Takasuke's acts.
- It is thought that different views on the taboos of Buddhism, Shinto and Taoism as above were syncretized in medieval times, and that the basic idea of present Nyonin Kinsei and Nyonin Kekkai was established led by mountain temples and Shugen-do around the Kamakura period.
- It is thought that during this period, bilaterally symmetrical and diphycercal and circled Kamon began to increase.
- It is thought that early examples of them were Masashige KUSUNOKI's Chihaya Castle and Akasaka Castle as well as Kontaiji Castle, which used the mountain temple "Kontai-ji."
- It is thought that enough differentiation, by which kelp would be further classified into species, has not yet occurred.
- It is thought that even when parents used their right of Kuikaeshi, they were obliged to report to the Shogunate afterward.
- It is thought that fukuro shinai (bamboo sword covered with a bag) and hikihada shinai (toad-skin bamboo sword), the origin of shinai (bamboo sword), came to be used for training around that time.
- It is thought that hanami is not complete without hanami dango (rice dumpling).
- It is thought that hauta was especially popular after the Tempo Reforms (1831 - 1843).
- It is thought that he aimed Japan to be an ideal world like 'the Lotus Matrix World' in this effort.
- It is thought that he became a country warrior because he used his family name.
- It is thought that he became a priest in order to gain the ability to control temples and shrines, the remaining sphere he wanted to conquer after reaching the peak of the aristocratic spheres as Seii Taishogun, Taisei daijin and Junsangu.
- It is thought that he changed his name from Chodo MAEDA to Handen MAEDA in 1872.
- It is thought that he considered that Korin's painting was an original, not knowing about Sotatsu's work.
- It is thought that he deserted the corps by the time that the Ikedaya Incident occurred.
- It is thought that he died of malnutrition due to harsh pilgrimages.
- It is thought that he founded Akishino-dera Temple.
- It is thought that he had no child, but some people say that Imperial Prince Fushimi-no-miya Sadayuki, the thirteenth head of the Fushimi-no-miya family, was his biological son.
- It is thought that he left Omi no miya (Omi Court) clearing himself from the suspicion of a rebellion, as he knew he was suspected by the Emperor.
- It is thought that he left for Bingo for his retired life, and his year of death is not certain.
- It is thought that he separated from Yoshitomo and left for Shinano which was his base, but there is no record for more than 20 years after that.
- It is thought that he was a gifted student of Buddhist theory, and he provided commentaries for the 63 volumes of Kyoron (Buddhist sutras and explanations).
- It is thought that he was active in the poetry circle in the era of the Emperor Kazan and took part in compiling "Shui Wakashu" (Collection of Gleanings of Japanese Poems) of chokusen wakashu (anthologies of Japanese poetry compiled by Imperial command).
- It is thought that he was either murdered, or died of disease.
- It is thought that he was excellent in administration and able to broaden his trade perspective to the world because he was active in Kinki region, an advanced area, when he was in exile, and the fact that his masters were Nobunaga and Hideyoshi had an influence.
- It is thought that he was in charge of military affairs by the fact he was the head of Jutoei (Division of Inner Palace Guards).
- It is thought that he was treated as a legitimate son, since Nobutoyo's mother was the lawful wife of Nobushige (based on Motoki KURODA's theory).
- It is thought that he was trying to strengthen relationships with the Tang Dynasty.
- It is thought that he went over to the Southern Court side.
- It is thought that his name Akasome came from his profession, which was someshi (dying fabric).
- It is thought that his name was wiped from the record because TACHIBANA no Kachiko, a grandchild of Naramaro, became the empress (Empress Danrin) of Emperor Saga later (the revolt of TACHIBANA no Naramaro).
- It is thought that his various brothers, having become defeated and hunted warriors, wandered from place to place trying to escape the enemy.
- It is thought that his writing style was close to the Gakki ron which was developed by O Gishi (Wang Xi-zhi) and similar to Cho Suiryo (Chu Sui-liang.)
- It is thought that his youngest brother, TAIRA no Tadafusa, accompanied Koremori when he left the battlefront.
- It is thought that ichinen sanzen is based on this isshin sangan.
- It is thought that if the use of firecrackers may have originated in China and signify amulets to purify the tracks shorobune that follow.
- It is thought that in June 1565, they were christened by Luis Frois at Nanban-dera Temple in Kyoto and his Christian name, Joan was given to him at that time.
- It is thought that in the early daigakuryo, myogyodo, which was the study of Confucian classics, was centered on supplementary subjects: myobodo to teach the Ritsuryo codes and sando to teach arithmetic, added from practical viewpoints.
- It is thought that in this way, it took its name from the traditional belief that the fox who was the messenger of Inari-shin favored aburaage, and it was eaten as the cheapest sushi in Edo and Nagoya in the late Tenpo Era.
- It is thought that in this work there is astute critique of Japanese Southern Chinese style painters Sotatsu TAWARAYA and Korin OGATA.
- It is thought that intended to establish Seiryo-ji Temple at the base of Mt. Atago-yama in the northwest of the capital in order to counteract the corresponding Enryaku-ji Temple situated at Mt. Hieizan in the northeast.
- It is thought that is possible by reason that FUJIWARA no Nobuyori was in place at the time of the Heiji Disturbance.
- It is thought that it lasted for at least forty years or more at the early stage of the Muromachi bakufu.
- It is thought that it not only didn't exist in the latter part of the sixth century but also in the era of 'the Empress Suiko.'
- It is thought that it was around 2 a.m. on April 22.
- It is thought that it was because Kiri-mon had been often handed over to followers of Shogun-ke (family positioned to accede to the shogunate) since the Muromachi Period and some families had used it as Kamon, which Meiji Government considered against.
- It is thought that it was because Ono made Okajima very angry when he found out that Tsuneki OKAJIMA's retainers stole money under this confusion happening in Ako and questioned Okajima thinking 'he must have been a part of this crime.'
- It is thought that it was caused by the movement of the Yanagase fault expanding toward north-northwest from Shiga Prefecture to Fukui Prefecture.
- It is thought that it was created as a part of a tea set in China or Korea and brought to Japan with tea from the Nara period until the Heian period.
- It is thought that it was in the Muromachi period that money started to be offered as koden together with a simple offering instead of foods for the Samurai class, but it was in or after the Meiji period, and even after World War II in some rural areas, that the same thing happened for ordinary people.
- It is thought that it was the original system of peasants.
- It is thought that junyoze was a free-translation by Kumaraju.
- It is thought that kami enshrined in mountain forests were gradually brought closer to residences before being enshrined in shrines built within houses as can be widely seen today.
- It is thought that kikuzake derived from an ancient Chinese legend which is thought to have appeared in around the third century.
- It is thought that kuchikami-sake was produced for the first time in Japan during the latter half of Jomon period.
- It is thought that later in the period, large settlements subdued smaller settlements and the chief and upper ranks started to seize power in the settlement.
- It is thought that local Zuryo officials also earned a significant amount of money in terms of income.
- It is thought that many in ancient times, including Himiko, were actually shamans who made political decisions about the course the country should take based on prayer or divination.
- It is thought that more than the above two existed into Japan.
- It is thought that not all the tales in "The Collection of Tales of Times Now Past" are original but have been taken from other books.
- It is thought that one of the reasons for this is the fact that ruling samurai class patronized noh.
- It is thought that one of the reasons why Ogai's insistence was effective even though he belonged to the hygiene department (an inferior department under the strict class society of the Army), was that he was backed by Aritomo YAMAGATA.
- It is thought that prior to being relocated to Isawa, it was possibly located in Shiwa.
- It is thought that sake brewing was a women's job in the time of this brewing method.
- It is thought that sekitai were made to be stiff only in modern times because the sekitai that is a secret treasure of Asuka-jinja Shrine is so soft that it can be rolled for storage.
- It is thought that she had the power to influence politics, and together with Takauji ASHIKAGA, she was involved in the ousting and murder of Imperial Prince Moriyoshi, who had been opposing Godaigo.
- It is thought that she subsequently gave up the position of consort to the Emperor and become the wife of MINAMOTO no Moronaga, Chunagon (vice-councilor of state).
- It is thought that shichusen started to be produced and circulated just after Wado-kaichin silver coins were coined in 708, and an official ban against shichusen was issued in the following year of 709.
- It is thought that some political powers, such as Yamato, Kibi and Chikushi, had grouped together and formed the Yamato Kingdom by the third century at the latest.
- It is thought that strong Kawachi Dynasty were built by holding the maritime power of the Seto Inland Sea and having the cooperation of the Katsuragi clan, an influential local ruling family in the southeast part of Nara basin.
- It is thought that such change was not unrelated to the emergence of samurai class.
- It is thought that such posts were often used without approval of the Imperial Court.
- It is thought that tanabata originated as the Japanese traditional festival in which people pray for a good harvest to the spirits of ancestors (Bon festival) merged with Kikkoden (Kikoden), a festival imported from China in which women pray for the progress of sewing, and the Buddhist festival of Urabon-e (Bon festival).
- It is thought that the 20 volumes of the Manyoshu were not edited as one unit, but rather smaller sets of volumes were edited consistently but separately, the sets being drawn together to form the whole.
- It is thought that the Ainu culture was born by the fusion of the Okhotsk culture with the culture that succeeded from the previous Satsumon period, whereupon it gradually absorbed the culture in Honshu.
- It is thought that the Awa Hosokawa family, who were the parents' family of Sumimoto, and Yukinaga MIYOSHI their influential hikan (low-level bureaucrat) were naturally on the side of Yoshizumi.
- It is thought that the Fushu who stayed in the Mutsu and Dewa provinces were given remission from payment of So (a type of tax), unlike people of the same region who took the side of the Imperial Court.
- It is thought that the Gotokuneko was modeled on this cat.
- It is thought that the Japanese term hafu originally indicated the gable boards.
- It is thought that the Kinki type was produced in Yamato, Kawachi and Settsu Province while the Sanen type was made in the Nobi Plain.
- It is thought that the Manyoshu was completed after 759, with more than 4,500 poems composed by people of different birth from emperors and nobles to lower ranked officials and Sakimori (soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times), and so on.
- It is thought that the Pure Land of Amitabha (the pure land ruled by Amida Nyorai or Amitabha Tathagata) exists off in the distance in the west (it is also called the Western Pure Land).
- It is thought that the Rusu clan gradually maintained Iwakiri-jo Castle while they owned it.
- It is thought that the Soni ryo and the Sogo strictly controlled the kanji and the official monks.
- It is thought that the Uesugi clan who was closely-linked to Ietoki held a memorial service.
- It is thought that the Yamato Kingdom also exerted its hegemony mainly in these regions.
- It is thought that the Yamato Kingdom's development nationwide, from Tohoku to southern Kyushu, was strongly connected to its interaction with the Korean kingdoms.
- It is thought that the aim of the parade was for Nobunaba ODA who professed himself as "Nobunaga ODA Tenka fubu" (Nobunaga ODA governs the entire world) to restrain the surrounding Daimyo and to display his power.
- It is thought that the book was written by the Agui shodo school in the mid period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan.)
- It is thought that the capital city surrounding Naniwa no miya, that is, Naniwa no kyo, was constructed around the same time.
- It is thought that the ceremony was originated from the nobilities during the Muromachi period.
- It is thought that the church was demolished after Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI promulgated the Bateren-tsuiho-rei (the Purge Directive Order to the Jesuits) in 1587.
- It is thought that the color may have had some meaning.
- It is thought that the composition of ukiyoe produced by Hiroshige, shown in the right, provided Lautrec with inspiration.
- It is thought that the dochuzu was made when Miyagi inspected the two provinces of Sagami and Izu as a preparation for Shogun Iemitsu TOKUGAWA's visit to Kyoto, the Imperial capital, through those two provinces.
- It is thought that the entries that referred to Yoshitoki's protection of Shigetada and excessive praise of Shigetada in the "Azuma Kagami" were made up to defend the Hojo clan, which had destroyed the hero of the Musashi Province.
- It is thought that the family Sasakiyama gimi, which maintained power until the Heian period, was at least a part of the Sasaki clan from the Uda-Genji (Minamoto clan).
- It is thought that the first 'apart' was developed from such a lodging house room into an independent dwelling with an entry attached to each room.
- It is thought that the first Jogyo zanmai-do hall in Japan was built by Ennin in 851 at the Mt. Hiei.
- It is thought that the fourth and fifth volumes, which are considered to be independently-created, were incorporated into those volumes.
- It is thought that the frequent transfer of the capital and new construction of a palace were due to the influence of their short architectural lives in addition to political motives.
- It is thought that the god moves from one place to another depending on the season: the kamado in spring, the gate in summer, the well in fall, and the garden in winter.
- It is thought that the height was approximately four meters; however, the height is reduced by about half because the the top part of the mound was scraped away to construct Koiji-inari Shrine.
- It is thought that the idea of 37 chapters was based on 37 Buddha statues, and the number 28 came from 28 Hokekyo (the Lotus Sutra).
- It is thought that the local area name of 'Furushiro' originates not with the Inoue-jo Castle remains but with this castle, and it is quite likely that the older castle was used as an outpost of the Inoue-jo Castle.
- It is thought that the lord of Yagi-jo Castle, Arikatsu NAITO died in battle at this time.
- It is thought that the manners have changed with the times.
- It is thought that the movement tried to take advantage of political unrest such as the akuto (people who rebelled against shoen owners and the government) that were active in the Kinki area, and the conflict between the Ando family and Ezo in Oshu around the middle of the 13th century.
- It is thought that the name "Buson" was derived from a poem by a Chinese poet, Touenmei, "Returning Home".
- It is thought that the name sedoka originated from its form in that the first three lines are repeated as the last three lines.
- It is thought that the notion of Kegare was imported in Japan during the Heian period.
- It is thought that the notion of using the title of 'former Udaisho' for heads of state in the Kamakura government was not unheard of.
- It is thought that the oath of Kaimei establishes relations with members of Kaimei, under which the leader can give orders to the members by taking advantage of god's authority.
- It is thought that the only existing book of Shinshinruishu, which was owned by Hyojosho, was burned in the Great Kanto Earthquake.
- It is thought that the original book was written in the style of kogaki sogyo, same as various books of the Old book group.
- It is thought that the original dining hall was completed sometime after Kukai's death, around the end of the 9th or early 10th century, but was destroyed in an earthquake in 1596.
- It is thought that the original version written by Kanami was rewritten by Zeami.
- It is thought that the painting at the beginning of this text reveals similar inclinations in Vincent Van Gogh.
- It is thought that the people who stayed in Kyoto with Munemori were the key people in political power at that time.
- It is thought that the personal collection of Sokan YAMAZAKI was enlarged periodically in later years, and there are many variants of the collection and the contents differ among them.
- It is thought that the process of creation of Japanese swords has been developed basically in order to achieve three conflicting natures, 'Not to break, not bend, and sharply cut' simultaneously.
- It is thought that the promotion was a compromise between an intention to appreciate the contributions of Wakaomi and a resistance in promoting a retainer who was not from the dominant nobility in the capital.
- It is thought that the reason Tsunayoshi rushed Asano's seppuku was to show the Imperial messengers and Inshi his loyalty to the emperor and thus not to cancel out his mother's, Keishoin's, long-desired Juichii (Junior First Rank).
- It is thought that the reason was because she was found to be pregnant with Ieyasu's child, but this is pure supposition.
- It is thought that the remains including border ditches were buried during the period from the late 11th century to the early 12th century, and that blocks based on jobosei died out around this time.
- It is thought that the remains of the three periods are as follows: first period, Okamoto no Miya Palace (630 - 636); second period, Itabuki no Miya Palace (643 - 645 or 655); and third period, Okamoto no Miya (656 - 660) and Asuka Kiyohara no Miya Palace (672 - 694).
- It is thought that the residence of Goro NAITO may have been located here.
- It is thought that the residence was located around the area where Nijoden-cho, Oikeno-cho, and Tatsuike-cho in Nakagyo Ward in Kyoto City are today.
- It is thought that the result was a cloudy brown or gold like the color of genmai, and tasted like modern mirin (sweet cooking sake).
- It is thought that the ritsuryo system provinces were established prior to the year 681.
- It is thought that the royal family and nobles of Baekje who moved to Japan after it was subverted from the end of the seventh century to the beginning of the eighth century compiled the history book of their home country again and presented it to the government of the emperor.
- It is thought that the same practices were carried out for the emperor, too.
- It is thought that the small hermitage that Gyoki managed in his later years was later recognized as a temple.
- It is thought that the so called 'Taika Reforms' were carried out after that.
- It is thought that the sovereignty moved.
- It is thought that the spread of Bento in Taiwan is partly because the rice variety such as Chi Shang rice, similar to Japanese rice, was introduced.
- It is thought that the stage music 'Edo Nagauta' branched off from this.
- It is thought that the technique that remains in existence today developed subsequent to the Heian Period.
- It is thought that the temple where Shinran's portrait was placed should be called Hongwan-ji Temple, after a transfer of the temple.
- It is thought that the term myobu was originally derived from male and female officials of myobu as naigenokan (government officials who resided in the capital and government officials who resided in local areas) in China according to "Shurei" (Rites of Zhou) of China.
- It is thought that the term seiyo-kan was used because these Western-style buildings were built at a time when Japanese-style buildings dominated.
- It is thought that the tradition of kaomise was established between the Manji and the Kanbun era in Kyoto, Edo and Osaka.
- It is thought that the transfer of the national capital to Kyoto was conducted in order to erase outdated thinking and concepts, and enhance the authority of the emperor.
- It is thought that the transition from steward to Kanrei was between Kiyouji and Yoriyuki.
- It is thought that the tumulus was constructed in the early Kofun period (tumulus period) (the fourth century), that is to say, it was the one of the oldest in Somanouchi-kofun Tumulus Cluster that the tumulus belongs to.
- It is thought that the tumulus was constructed in the late sixth century, in the latter part of Kofun period (tumulus period).
- It is thought that the visit to the Kanto followers mentioned in the second chapter of the "Tannisho" took place around this time.
- It is thought that the word 'Mido' in the title of "Mido Kanpaku-ki," believed to be Michinaga's diary, refers to Hojo-ji Temple.
- It is thought that the words 'I am far away (from Mutsu)' at the end of "Mutsuwa-ki" indicate that its author was not a samurai linked to Togoku (the eastern part of Japan, particularly the Kanto region) but was instead a noble in the capital.
- It is thought that the writer was Yukichi FUKUZAWA, but the original editorial was written anonymously.
- It is thought that their aim was different from that of Yoritomo's, which was to return to central government in Kyoto.
- It is thought that their performance style and music scores were quite similar to those of the Morita school, and additionally, they also had some features that the Fujita school also had; for example, they gave 'okuri' (literally, "send-off") and 'shirase' (literally, "announcement") blows before and after an intermission.
- It is thought that there was a person called Ryouemon HIRANO, an iron worker from Nagasaki who was involved in the sweet potato cultivation with Konyo, and it was HIRANO who did the actual cultivation.
- It is thought that there was no large developments in the contents of Noh as an art form during the Warring States Period (Japan).
- It is thought that there was one volume of genealogy other than the existing 30 volumes in Nihonshoki when it was established.
- It is thought that there were descriptions of them as well.
- It is thought that there were sumo rituals held as a funeral ceremony which was introduced from China and another type of sumo rituals as a fertility cult introduced from Southeast Asia, but these two functions are currently mixed up and it is hard to distinguish these.
- It is thought that these Bosatsu were not the Bosatsu who were doing Bosatsu-gyo practice for the enlightenment of themselves, but the Nyorai, who had gotten enlightenment and entered the spiritual realm of Buddhahood, came to the Kukai (nine various realms except the Buddhahood) to give relief to the mappo days, called Daibosatsu (great Bosatsu).
- It is thought that these laws were only aimed at "dogs", but in reality they also covered many living things such as cats, birds, and even fish, shellfish and insects.
- It is thought that these rebellions occurred as outcries for improvement of how to treat the Fushu, but the Imperial Court, which did not know how to handle the situation, announced its policy of sending emigrated Fushu back to Ou (Mutsu Province and Dewa Province) in 897.
- It is thought that they are legends that have taken deep root in the Kanto area because even now there remains a lot of anecdotes about place names such as in Chiba Prefecture.
- It is thought that they are omitted because they are explained in the genealogy.
- It is thought that they originated in oirimoya gables and are mostly seen in Tenshu construction.
- It is thought that they planned to get him drunk before assassinating Ito because he was the master of the Hokushin-ittoryu fencing school.
- It is thought that they played an important role in the formation of culture and administration in ancient Japan by beginning with rice cultivation (wet rice culture) and by bringing Buddhism and temple architecture to Japan later.
- It is thought that they used a sleigh called Kinma and a guidepath called Sura; logs were placed like a drain in Sura.
- It is thought that they were the Soryo (government) family which orchestrated the Hatano family which resided in Sagami Province in the Kamakura period.
- It is thought that this 'Seto chawan' corresponds to today's Mino-yaki (Mino ceramic ware) and 'Imayaki chawan' to Rakujawan (Raku ware tea bowl).
- It is thought that this color might have originated from 'hanezu-iro' (hanezu red), a color which had been used before then.
- It is thought that this is the founder of Shigaji line, Bando school.
- It is thought that this is the reason that the place name of Togo-cho (Tottori Prefecture) came to exist from the generation of Iehira.
- It is thought that this might have been a simple and exciting way to cook by placing it in a bonfire and flavoring it with salty seawater.
- It is thought that this notion of "Tenka" gradually diminished due to the collapse of Ritsuryo kokka and the development of the dynastic state or medieval national polity.
- It is thought that this odd schedule was to wait for the opportunity to investigate the inside of the Sendai Domain.
- It is thought that this old man was the Igo no sei named Gorojin.
- It is thought that this originated in the tradition that Okuninushi (chief god of Izumo in southern Honshu Island, Japan, and the central character in the important cycle of myths set in that region) worshipped his own Kushimitama (the wondrous, miraculous, or salubrious) and Sakimitama (the propitious) in Mt. Mimoro (Mt. Miwa.)
- It is thought that this probably originated from the introduction of Buddhism, especially esoteric Buddhism.
- It is thought that this statue was located at either of Jingo-ji Temple's predecessor temples Shingan-ji Temple or Takaosan-ji Temple but it is not known which one.
- It is thought that this story was created out of a yearning for eternal youth and immortality.
- It is thought that this system was enforced under the influence of the Equal-field system adopted in China in those days.
- It is thought that this theory is probably true; it was mentioned in the popular TV program "Rekishi Kaido" (The main road of history) by Osaka-Asahi Broadcasting too.
- It is thought that this tumulus was constructed around the end of the seventh century in the Final Tumulus period.
- It is thought that this was a device in order to succeed the color of ancient sake which was brewed by black ancient rice.
- It is thought that this was a legend created by the Sho clan to bolster their authority and legitimacy.
- It is thought that this was an adaptation of the Sinocentrism of 'Shii' (four barbarians), 'toi, seiju, namban and hokuteki.'
- It is thought that this was because the actual publishing date delayed from the date printed on the bulletin because of some problems such as printing and editing.
- It is thought that this was caused by ground liquefaction.
- It is thought that this was not the usual type of ceremonial resignation that is often recounted in the records for this period, but that it was a gesture having a political meaning.
- It is thought that this was one of their strategies to counteract external pressure from the Tang Dynasty.
- It is thought that those events were held on a large scale and were very large-scale ceremonies.
- It is thought that trade between Wakoku and the Korean kingdoms increased as Baekje, under pressure from Goguryeo to the north, began strengthening alliances with neighboring kingdoms such as Silla and Gaya.
- It is thought that troops were mobilized from Ise Province also after then and played a role in the army.
- It is thought that until this time he was known as Touyou SESSHU, but there is not a firm source to indicate that SESSHU and Sesshu were the same person.
- It is thought that vitamin B1 of the rice bran being absorbed by vegetables prevented beriberi to some extent that was prevalent in those days.
- It is thought that wasabi was delivered as a special local product and used as a medicine.
- It is thought that when it was first published it was planned to be one of 100 pictures of soroimono.
- It is thought that women capable of this gave birth to miko.
- It is thought that, prior to the Meiji Period, the type of viewing stones used were almost always sansuiseki.
- It is thought that, this facilitates the training of archers in group, and because of the unified standards, bow and arrows, could be mass-produced.
- It is thought this happened because the shogun of the time, Imperial Prince Morikuni and Fukakusanomiya (Imperial Prince Hiroaki) were brothers and the transfer was thought not to be the wish of Imperial Prince Moriyoshi.
- It is thought this inconsistency was due to calculation errors caused by the misreading of '五' (five) and '二' (two).
- It is thought this outcome is proof positive that the social standing of the Minamoto clan as the supreme military family presence was forged.
- It is thought to be 'Kunaka-jinja Shrine in Otokuni-County, Yamashiro Province' which is listed in the Jinmyocho (Register of Deities) of the Engishiki (procedures of the Engi era).
- It is thought to be a symbol of enlightenment, truth, bussho (the Buddhist nature) or the whole universe, but the interpretation is left to each person.
- It is thought to be a variation of the game of tag.
- It is thought to be after the Second World War that Danjiri-bayashi spread amongst the general public widely as a form of music independent of 'danjiri.'
- It is thought to be because the Kano School that ruled painting circles at the time venerated him as a master, and feudal lords wanted to have Sesshu's artwork.
- It is thought to be either 'Mata-jinja Shrine in Otokuni-County, Yamashiro Province' or 'Oi-jinja Shrine' which are listed in the Jinmyocho (Register of Deities) of the Engishiki (procedures of the Engi era).
- It is thought to be in 1530.
- It is thought to be in the time of Nobukiyo BOMON and Takakiyo BOMON, Nobutaka's sons, that "Bomon" was first used as a family name, but in any case, the substance of the matter is that Nobutaka can be called the founder of the Bomon family.
- It is thought to be mean what we called karesansui nowadays.
- It is thought to be one of the picture scrolls manufactured under Emperor Goshirakawa around the end of the 12th century, the late Heian period.
- It is thought to have been built before Kamigamo-jinja Shrine.
- It is thought to have been built by the Buddhist monk Gyoki in 725.
- It is thought to have been called 'Nanbanyaki' at that time.
- It is thought to have been compiled based on "Shui sho" selected by FUJIWARA no Kinto, considering the similarity with the name (the issue of which one was the earlier was controversial for a long time, but in modern days the theory that "Shui sho" was the earlier has been established).
- It is thought to have been derived from these.
- It is thought to have been determined by Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa during the Heian period and revived in 2005 after being briefly discontinued.
- It is thought to have been evolved from Seppa-zukuri (front ridge style).
- It is thought to have been founded by Kakujo (a Buddhist sculptor) who was the son of Jocho.
- It is thought to have been introduced to Japan along with gagaku around the Nara period.
- It is thought to have been invented in Europe at the end of the 15th century and is also called a matchlock.
- It is thought to have been relocated to the temple from Fushimi-jo Castle and is said to have been created by SEN no Rikyu and particularly favored by Hideyoshi (although Fushimi-jo Castle was constructed after SEN no Rikyu committed suicide).
- It is thought to have been used by Kataharu YANAGOMOTO as his residence, and later by Mitsuhide AKECHI as a base from which to attack Tanba Province.
- It is thought to have been used for multiple purposes such as for hunting and demising large-sized animals, felling and cutting trees, and digging.
- It is thought to have been used mainly for stabbing and killing animals fallen in a pitfall.
- It is thought to have begun by the lord of the castle in Yanagawa as a way to reheat cold unaju.
- It is thought to have had a rich taste like modern mirin (sweet cooking sake).
- It is thought to have started with NAKATOMI no Kamatari (FUJIWARA no Kamatari), who was appointed to Naishin by three successive Emperors, Kotoku, Saimei and Tenchi from 645, was appointed to Naidaijin just before his death.
- It is thought to have taken its shape from the phoenix and it is long like a cock's comb and has a neck plate attached to the back to protect the neck.
- It is thought to originate from Central Asia or the Mongolian plateau, but there is no established theory on its birthplace and date.
- It is thought to refer to Japanese soil in which human beings live, in contrast to the celestial world Takamanohara in which gods live.
- It is thought to taste best when eaten with cooked white rice.
- It is thought when lands and right of an officer governing manors were transferred as a favor in such a manner, the fact of transfer was put in writing for confirmation; nevertheless, conflicts sometimes occurred afterward over the presence of the fact.
- It is thought when the reaction of the Imperial Court to the Mongol letter was regarded as important, Kamakura became more wary of Kyoto.
- It is thought, according to this theory, that in addition to usage as a sheet, usage as a wrapping cloth was gradually increased by the fact that they came to take back wet costumes wrapped up in Furoshiki.
- It is thought, based on his oval shaped, graceful face, that Osanobu was a fastidious individual with a somewhat weak digestive tract.
- It is three minutes on foot from Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Railway.
- It is three minutes on foot from the 'Sannomiya kaido' bus stop of Kyoto City Bus.
- It is thrust into the summit of Mt. Takachiho-no-mine which stands between Miyazaki and Kagoshima Prefectures.
- It is thus assumed that an increasing number of shrines will face financial crisis.
- It is thus believed that Nichiren shonin (the Venerable Nichiren) carried out the so-called 'street preaching' everywhere in this Oji.
- It is thus evident that it was quite common as a Kaidan (a ghost story) in the Edo period.
- It is tied and hung around the breast.
- It is tied in a unique style where a loincloth that goes through one's groin is pulled up to be tightened at the position of one's breast.
- It is to avoid wasting national power by coming in conflict with Western countries.
- It is to be explained in detail under this heading.
- It is to be noted that onna-zumo (women sumo) tournaments used to be held in a dedicated dohyo.
- It is to create by yourselves.'
- It is to cut at an angle 1 to 2 cm away from the root of the stem.
- It is to get rid of impurities of the body and soul, so it is supposed to be a manner when praying with a pure heart.
- It is to offer prayers to the kami who resides at the foot of Miso-yama where the wood is to be cut.
- It is to preach Buddhism through dialogue, not by compromising oneself to appeal to someone, but by insisting that what is right is right.
- It is to protect yeast from bacteria and wild yeasts.
- It is to read "Ocho Mikan."
- It is to receive the training on the entire practice in one school of the Yataku Juni-ryu (12 schools of yataku (Ono School and Hirosawa School)) from the master.
- It is to some extent possible to restore the text by gathering quotations from "Nihongi ryaku (The Abbreviated History of Japan)," extracts from Rikkokushi and "Ruiju kokushi (History Book)," a categorized Rikkokushi.
- It is to use the system that enterprises having the same liquor manufacturing licenses can deal with each other without paying liquor taxes and it is also often done in the rice wine industry.
- It is to watch its progress without adding anything.
- It is told that 'Genku' the hoi (given name to a Buddhist priest) of Honen was named after "Gen" of Genko and "Ku" of Eiku.
- It is told that EN no Ozuno was sent to the Izu Islands on June 29, 699 in the "Shoku Nihongi."
- It is told that FUJIWARA no Michinaga, a Sadaijin (minister of the left) who gained supremacy in the administration, had a negative stance about giving the title to Akinari and Kiyohito due to their complicated background, but reluctantly followed Emperor Kazan's wish.
- It is told that Kenshin battled as many as about 70 times throughout his lifetime, and was defeated only twice, and it is also believed that in terms of open battle, he was defeated only once at the Battle of Ikunoyama with Ujiyasu HOJO ("Kenshinko Gonenpu" (Chronological Record of Kenshin)).
- It is told that Kenshin had previously assumed this Buddhist name while he was in Kyoto.
- It is told that Mitsuhide, who had been moved to a sinecure by Nobunaga, accepted this proposal and made a plan for Honnoji Incident.
- It is told that Morichika was impressed with this consideration.
- It is told that Sorin OTOMO was the mediator between the Society of Jesus and Nobunaga and the final purpose of the Society of Jesus was to conquer Ming by force and, in short, the purpose of the Honnoji Incident was just to switch from Nobunaga to Hideyoshi.
- It is told that Yuko recited this volume to Kennyo in Hongan-ji Temple who was placed under house arrest then and Kennyo's son Kyonyo in 1585 in Kaizuka City.
- It is told that after Toramasa commit suicide by disembowelment (Seppuku) being implicated in the Yoshinobu Incident in 1565, Toramasa's troop was taken over by Masakage YAMAGATA who is considered his own younger brother (or nephew according to another resource), and so was his Akazonea at the same time.
- It is told that he was a large man in this period, the same as his father and elder brother (Nobuchika CHOSOKABE) and stood 180 cms tall.
- It is told that he was a master of yumi (bow).
- It is told that he was invited to the Imperial Court and wrote in the presence of Emperor Gomizunoo in 1628, at the age of nine.
- It is told that he was known as a man of principle and he did not flatter even Hideyoshi, who was tenkabito (the ruler of the county) excessively and he openly admonished Hideyoshi and sometimes quarreled.
- It is told that he was one of tenka nana kyodai (seven brothers of the country) who swore with each other around the time of the Battle of Sekigahara to rise in the world.
- It is told that in the room, in which he carried out harakiri, ten nibukin coins and a piece of paper were left and, on the paper, a sentence to ask remittance to be sent to his family was written.
- It is told that long ago in China, when a man named Wu SU was abandoned in a country where the people were of a difference race, his wife and children at home climbed a koro (high tower) and pounded a kinuta because they were concerned about the cold at night in the place where he was.'
- It is told that the family name "Shiba" began from the great-great-grandfather, Ieuji or the father, Takatsune.
- It is told that the spearmanship of Sanjuro TANI was worth 'one thousand koku,' but, there is the view that his spearmanship was hardly utilized in actual battle and it was mere dojoyari (spearmanship trained only in the training hall).
- It is told that, at that time, Uchiyama was one of the persons who found Heihachiro OSHIO and his son hiding in the house of Gorobe MIYOSHIYA and surrounded them.
- It is told that, in Kyoto, he changed his name to Yumu OIWA [大岩祐夢 正しい読み不明] and lived on remittances from his former vassals and there is a record that he earned a living as a teacher of terakoya (a private elementary school during the Edo period).
- It is told that, in Osaka no Jin (the Siege of Osaka), he asked for Tosa Province as a reward.
- It is told that, on this occasion, he burst into tears of emotion that he could make sufficient remittances to his family back in his home town.
- It is told that, when Nobutada fought bravely in the Nijo Gosho, his vassal Yasuke, who was a negroid also fought.
- It is told that, when he died in war at Shiroyama, perfume could be smelled from his body.
- It is too complicated to organize all these contents and describe each single difference.
- It is totally composed of nine acts.
- It is touted as 'the first registered general museum officially registered by a religious corporation.'
- It is traditional Tsukemono in Kyoto.
- It is traditionally believed that Buddhist priest Kukai founded it in 814 at the imperial order by Emperor Saga.
- It is traditionally considered that Takamikura is where the Emperor sits, and there is a theory that it is the original Imperial palace.
- It is traditionally said that Gyogi, priests of great sanctity during the Nara period, built Fuseya as a missionary activity when they went on pilgrimages around the country.
- It is traditionally said that a couple, running a paper store in Hacchobori of Kamiya-cho near Hiroshima Castle in the Edo period, mourned the loss of their daughter and dedicated their handmade toro (or flowers) to her.
- It is transformed into sake after brewing.
- It is translated as 'every house keeps cormorant and eats yellow fish for every meal,' which is said to mean Ukai.
- It is translated freely into Dhyana (Meditation) by adding the following meanings to the transcription; the meaning of concentration of mind which leads to the word 'Zen' and the meaning of calm without upsetting which leads to the word 'Jo' (定).
- It is translated into 応供 (Ougu) in Chinese.
- It is transliterated as the word 'bodai'; it means awakening or the wisdom of awakening.
- It is transmitted that the clan was established when Tomoyasu II, an adopted child of Totomi kokushu (daimyo of Totomi) FUJIWARA no Tomosuke, who was the sixth grandchild of FUJIWARA no Fuyutsugu, moved to the land of Iinoya.
- It is transmitted to various kyogen schools using detailed movements and lines.
- It is treated as equal to Nishu kin gold, a gold coin, in currency value and worth 1/8 ryo, that is, 1/2 bu.
- It is treated as hibutsu (a hidden Buddhist statue) and opened for public around October to November, every year.
- It is true that Buddhism was protected and that the kanji had been erected and systematically maintained by Chingokokka to pray for peace and security of the country and Imperial Family.
- It is true that he was a victim of his times but it is also true that his lack of ability contributed to the Minamoto clan's downfall.
- It is true that ikki sometimes embarked on a revolt or a riot using armed forces, but the use of armed forces doesn't necessarily constitute ikki.
- It is true that local shrines are well revered, worshipped, and better-known by local people than Fushimi-inari-taisha Shrines, from which the god Inari has been moved; this should be regarded as evidence that Inari belief has taken deep root and become the people's pride.
- It is true that long training is required to become a first-class sushi chef.
- It is true that many aspects of reversionism can be seen in his koto music, but reversionism could be generally found in the culture of the time and not only in his koto music.
- It is true that many stories about 'how the recipe came about' have been told in many places perhaps because it basically derives from a simple idea.
- It is true that sake loses delicacy from the hiire process and we should not forget that sake that has not undergone hiire, as long as it is properly stored, has a flavor that sake that has undergone hiire cannot have.
- It is true that the Boshin War was intertwined with various types of revenge, but there were some claims that connected unsubstantiated incidents with revenge, and there were even facts that were fabricated.
- It is true that the ROKKAKU subjugation made it possible for the shogunate power to be restored to some extent, whereby most of the shogunate territory, which had been grabbed by the ROKKAKU family, was regained.
- It is true that the relationship between the Imperial Princess and Teika was close, since there was a detailed description in Teika's diary, "Meigetsuki" of the Princess's health just before and after she died.
- It is true that this ushered in a new phase among poetry circles, but FUJIWARA no Toshinari later criticized that many of the poems lacked a refined style or contained too many 'jokes.'
- It is true, however, that some haiku poems have no season word and, in such cases, those haiku poems were referred to as 'zo no ku' (miscellaneous poems) in hokku (the first line of waka or haiku) of haikai in the Edo period which became known as mukihaiki (haiku without season word) in the modern haiku after the generation of Shiki MASAOKA.
- It is true, however, that the Japanese art gallery of the Metropolitan Museum in New York and that of the British Museum in London are both smaller and newer than their Chinese and Egyptian art galleries.
- It is truly a typical case of the magnificent imperial reign as well as a standard and unbroken from the past.'
- It is truly an enchanted land.
- It is twenty-eight meters in height and made of bronze.
- It is twenty-seven meters in height.
- It is two-storey gate with five bays and three entrances (of the five front bays, the middle three serve as entrances).
- It is two-storey gate with five bays and three entrances.
- It is two-storey gate with three bays and three entrances.
- It is typical after the war that good-looking pairs, such as Danjuro ICHIKAWA (the eleventh) playing Yosaburo and Baiko ONOE (the seventh) playing Otomi in the past, and Nizaemon KATAOKA (the fifteenth) for Yosaburo and Tamasaburo BANDO (the fifth) for Otomi today.
- It is typical example of assertion that 'Mahayana (great vehicle) Buddhism was completed in Japan' in "Genko-Shakusho" (History of Buddhism of the Genko era) by Kokan Shiren.
- It is typical of Nanboku to have a story that is entertaining and eccentric, including such things as a brothel built at the battlefield, Hisayoshi cooking, Masakiyo KATO working in a sushi restaurant, and Shinzaemon SORORI becoming a rakugo comedian.
- It is typical to use beef in western Japan and pork in eastern Japan.
- It is typically seen in emakimono (an illustrated scroll) such as Genji Monogatari Emaki (Illustrated handscrolls of the Tale of Genji).
- It is typically served warm from the pot or cold as a side dish for sake (Japanese liquor) and other alcohol drink, or as a condiment for rice and chazuke (a simple rice dish made by pouring green tea or dashi over cooked rice and sprinkling toppings).
- It is typified by Kido OKAMOTO's works.
- It is ukai for tourists that is conducted at the upstream of Nagara-bashi Bridge.
- It is unbelievable from encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory in later years.
- It is unbelievable that Imperial Princess Inoe cursed her old-aged husband, Emperor Konin, because Imperial Prince Osabe was already formally installed as Crown Prince.
- It is unbelievable, but there is also a recent episode that a well-known rakugoka (commic storyteller) let his apprentice wear his pongee and took it back later when it was soft enough.
- It is uncertain about the theory that the direct origin of soy-sauce is kinzanji miso (chunky barley miso conserve).
- It is uncertain and controversial how and why those 24 disciples were chosen among a large number of disciples.
- It is uncertain as to when and how the unwritten rule limiting succession to the imperial throne to male imperial family members was established.
- It is uncertain as to whether or not to be called a school, but it was called follows:
- It is uncertain how this philosophic system with its religious element came into being.
- It is uncertain if he was still serving as Sho-nagon and Uhyoe no suke as well.
- It is uncertain what sort of great achievements he made, however, the rank of Daishi is categorized as most eminent among all the meritorious retainers of the year of Mizunoe-Saru.
- It is uncertain when Anashi-Daihyozu-jinja Shrine was founded.
- It is uncertain when Katsumoto inherited the family estate.
- It is uncertain when the name Korokan was used for Naniwa-no-murotsumi, however, there is a record that Korokan in Naniwa was disused in 844 after being converted into a government office belonging to the provincial office of Settsu Province.
- It is uncertain whether it comes from the interests in Sung, but Sanetomo asked to bring Buddha's ashes from Neng Ren Temple in Sung, and it has been dedicated to Shariden (reliquary hall) of Engaku-ji Temple.
- It is uncertain whether the conspiracy in fact proceeded any further or not, however it showed that the opposition between In government and the Taira clan became serious.
- It is uncertain whether these stories were true.
- It is uncertain who invented the jinrikisha.
- It is uncertain, but is said that the mountain burning held in every January began when a dispute over territories between Todai-ji Temple and Kofuku-ji Temple occurred in 1760.
- It is uncertain, however, that Kazuma and Yoshioki were killed by Hisahide, because some ascribe their deaths to disease.
- It is uncertain, however, whether or not the Bakufu would be able to learn in such a global background.
- It is unclear about the bullet material and whether the projectile was a full metal jacket or not.
- It is unclear as to when the kogo-ishi were built, and even if they are of the same era it is probable that we only collectively refer to the wide variety of constructions as 'kogo-ishi' based on the distorting prism of what remains today.
- It is unclear even when Rosetsu became Okyo's disciple since his career is much less documented than those of great artists in his times.
- It is unclear exactly when Gokeshidai began to be compiled.
- It is unclear exactly when aoso-za was established.
- It is unclear how faithfully these paintings depict the actual situation of that time.
- It is unclear how the tactics was employed.
- It is unclear that when and why Kudara-ji Temple was founded.
- It is unclear what kind of post he was taking up when Jinshin War broke out.
- It is unclear what the fittings looked like when the sword was made.
- It is unclear when and where the epitaph was dug up because it fell into other's hands after it was dug up from under the ground at the construction site, not by scientific research.
- It is unclear when it was built, but it is located at a traditional place called Katashio Ukiana no Miyaato (the ruins of the Katashio Ukiana Palace), which was the capital in the reign of the third Emperor, Annei.
- It is unclear when the custom of Japanese Court caps began, but it is confirmed that people already used kanbo (cap-shaped crowns) made of metals such as gold, silver, and gilt bronze in the Kofun (tumulus) period.
- It is unclear when the kanewari measurement system originated; according to Matsunosuke NISHIYAMA, it was first applied to accomplishments in the early Edo period.
- It is unclear whether Imperial Prince Sawara was involved in the assassination of FUJIWARA no Tanetsugu.
- It is unclear whether it is indicating the Sumie (Ink painting) and the gilded folding screen.
- It is unclear whether the addition of 'three' was subsequently made when 'the 3,000 teppo' in Hoan's version became popular or it was made by the scribe who immediately realized the mistake.
- It is unclear whether the phrase 'make a decision' was meant to refer to raising an army in the country, or to the Russia problem with which Saigo was concerned most at that time.
- It is unclear whether this is one of the reflection nebulas or some kind of so-called 'optical light echo' phenomenon caused by light from a past supernova explosion finally reaching the earth.
- It is unclear whether this occurred in early 247 or later that year.
- It is unclear who decided these members and when.
- It is unclear who engraved those seals.
- It is unclear who the author is, but it is thought that the exegesis was authored by a shaso (Buddhist priest attached to a shrine) of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine.
- It is unconvinced that he retained his position as Omi no suke.
- It is undeniable that the genre is now strongly recognized as the one for only old generations in their 50s to 60s, and younger generation fans are far outnumbered.
- It is under the control of the Imperial Household Agency, and is closed to researchers and nationals.
- It is under the supervision of the Kyoto office of the Imperial Household Agency.
- It is understood as "the Vow for the name all Buddhas extol," " all Buddhas Vow to say the Name," and " all Buddhas have Vowed to praise the Name," "the Vow to instruct virtue for our journey" and "the Vow for which reciting the Name is chosen."
- It is understood from paintings that out-door hanami was held in the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
- It is understood from the records those days that the exhibition was enthusiastically received with totally 170,000 visitors during a period of 80 days of the exhibition.
- It is understood that 'Okimi' (阿輩?彌) was the phonetic equivalent of Okimi (King in Japanese).
- It is understood that Nobunaga placed great trust in Mitsuhide, who was without doubt one of the top five people in the ODA administration at the time, taking into consideration that YANADA and BAN were Fudai generals.
- It is understood that Saigo evaluated Senan of Yomeigakusha highly (a scholar of Yomeigaku Neo-Confucianism) from those, but it's not clear which parts he had learned as an ideology.
- It is understood that Takakuni intended to employ him, but the bereaved family of Hisaharu HOSOKAWA who had been killed by Yukinaga required his execution, and so Takakuni reconsidered.
- It is understood that his action was because of his consideration for the Emperor Godaigo, since he was promoted to naidaijin (minister of the center) under the Kenmu Restoration after the Kamakura bakufu was ruined, etc.
- It is understood that his style flourished with the statues he carved for the Ganjoju-in Temple because they were ordered by an eastern bushi whose taste had not been shaped by the standard of Jocho-yo.
- It is understood that in western Japan (especially the Kinki region) people do not eat natto often, and the amount of consumption is smallest in Wakayama Prefecture.
- It is understood that she was one of Kesshi-Hachidai (Eight Undocumented Sovereigns) and was a nonexistent empress.
- It is understood that the first part was the realization of the demand from the Imperial Court and the latter part was the result of the approval of Yoritomo's request.
- It is understood that the soil over the whole burial mound was covered by approximately 30-centimeter fukiishi (a stone covering an old tomb).
- It is understood that the theory insists that the government should behave without being restricted by the opinions of the Diet or political parties (there are different theories, too).
- It is understood that these were produced by giving new historical meanings to the views of history in the previous official histories.
- It is understood that this is because castle construction using stone walls was developed in Saigoku which was culturally advanced area at that time and in Togoku, it was difficult to obtain stone materials which were suitable for castle building and therefore, dorui (earthen walls) were often used.
- It is understood that, under such circumstances, monjo hakase was established to educate applicants to take examinations of shusai who would discuss horyakusaku (national strategy) and those of shinshi who would deal with jimusaku (general policies), and myobo hakase, to educate myobo applicants.
- It is understood this was the same book of the same edition that Genpaku had in his possession which enabled them to collaborate.
- It is understood, however, that the title of Hanshi is, even today, subject to something like a Kendo-specific seniority tradition.
- It is understood, however, that they gave quite a bit of influence on the formation of sokuikanjo and, in particular, the similarity between to toji-kata sokuiho and sokuikanjo has been pointed out.
- It is undoubtedly Shinseki (original handwriting) because Asatsuna's signature is found at the end of the book.
- It is undoubtedly that the Bosatsu image on the wall No. 5 is paired with the Bosatsu image on the wall No. 2, and they face each other.
- It is unearthed widely in many parts of the world.
- It is unicursal.
- It is unique in containing little political material, but a large number of biographies of lower-ranking nobles.
- It is unique in that it is used as a penalty (special instruction training) for professional cyclists who have repeatedly violated the rules during races.
- It is unknown as to what extent economically favorable treatment was of any substance, but since then and in more recent years its meaning gradually transformed from Jugo as an economically favorable treatment into a title intended for preferential treatment in status.
- It is unknown as to when Higuma joined the Shinsengumi.
- It is unknown as to whether or not the affair was historical fact, however, as there is virtually no credibility to the story.
- It is unknown as to why her name is read as 'Kitashi' as opposed to 'Katashio' (Katashio: the name of an old region in Takada-shi, Yamato, where the Imperial House of Emperor Annei was, or as hardened salt).
- It is unknown for how many years the unpaid tributes were, but it is said to be probably retrospective (it should be noted, however, that there is an aspect that the enclosure of the estate cannot be simply judged as good or bad).
- It is unknown from when the clan started to serve the Yamana clan of Inaba, but the name "Saemontayu TAKEDA" can be seen in the "Inryoken Nichiroku" dated December 16, 1491 as one of vassals of Toyotoki YAMANA.
- It is unknown from which clan he was from.
- It is unknown how Tsunetane CHIBA and MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo were settled thereafter, but Tsunetane CHIBA's name appears, together with Kazusa no suke Tsunezumi's son Hirotsune, in the Kanto forces led by MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo in the Hogen War.
- It is unknown how the Japanese people of those days pronounced 'temoto.'
- It is unknown how they were originated.
- It is unknown if trials by kugatachi were not held or were continuously held in secret during this period.
- It is unknown in detail.
- It is unknown in what year and at what age he died.
- It is unknown in which clan or family he was born.
- It is unknown in which era the shrine was established.
- It is unknown that this letter is the same as the Okibumi described in the "Nan-Taiheiki."
- It is unknown that traces of stone arrows seen in the lower part were made in its earliest days, or in later years when the rock was tried to be broken.
- It is unknown that which feudal domain he supposed to have received; however, considering his career that he used to be a lord of Sawayama-jo Castle while he served for the Rokkaku clan, Nobunaga might have planned to consolidate power by appointing Suketada as the lord of Sawayama-jo Castle.
- It is unknown to what extent Nagayuki was related to the revenge.
- It is unknown what he did before he served Hideyoshi.
- It is unknown what he did later and how he was dealt with.
- It is unknown what kind of work Seisuke OGAWA was involved at the age of twenty, however this record says that he was training with Kinshichi, the stonemason, not with his father (Tatsuzo).
- It is unknown what source materials were referred to after the date to October 6, when Yoritomo entered Kamakura.
- It is unknown what the book was called when it was originally completed, but there is a conjecture that the title was 'Kamakura Jiki,' which can be seen in a letter preserved in the Kanazawa Library.
- It is unknown when To 3 was scrapped.
- It is unknown when Tomonari became an adopted son of the Shionoya clan and succeeded to the family name.
- It is unknown when and how she came to Shimabara; she became Tayu (geisha of the highest rank) of 'Ogiya brothel,' and then moved to Shinmachi (Osaka city), Osaka to be Tayu of Shinmachi Yukaku (red-light district).
- It is unknown when and where this particular iron sword was obtained and when it was buried in this Kofun.
- It is unknown when and who designated these designs as the five major crests, and on what criteria the designation was based.
- It is unknown when he entered the Shinsengumi.
- It is unknown when the shrine was established.
- It is unknown when the thirty-six poets were selected, but Imperial Prince Munetaka was called 'Kamakura Prince' in the book, which suggests that they were designated after his appointment to Shogun in 1252.
- It is unknown when this custom took root.
- It is unknown when this custom was started, but it seems that it had already been fixed in the Edo period.
- It is unknown when this shrine was founded, but according to legend, the main building was rebuilt in 1645.
- It is unknown when this shrine was founded.
- It is unknown where MICHI no Masuhito was or what he was doing when the Jinshin War started, but he was with Prince Oama when the prince arrived at Ise Province on 25th.
- It is unknown where he was born, though one theory claims he was from Omi Province.
- It is unknown whether Sakuden quoted those stories or just chose them from the ones widely known among the people.
- It is unknown whether he became independent as a branch domain or he was just given a territory as a vassal.
- It is unknown whether he belonged to the Iga-ryu school or the Koga-ryu school.
- It is unknown whether he was actually planning a rebellion or not.
- It is unknown whether if there were any common meanings between Asobibe and the name Asome that performed Narukama Shinji Ritual.
- It is unknown whether the tradition is correct or not, however, if true, the completion of the Mikomotoshima Lighthouse was in 1870 and Seisuke OGAWA's works at the age of 34, 36, and 37 were not identified because he had been working to build the lighthouse.
- It is unknown whether there was actually a feud between Oshio and Uchiyama, but it is said that there is a letter to Uchiyama which was sent by Oshio in 1831 in Josen-ji Temple in Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture.
- It is unknown whether these theories are consistent with the old statements before the Kofun period such as "Gokanjo"(historical records of the Later Han Dynasty) or Sangokushi (Annals of the Three Kingdoms), Gisho.
- It is unknown whether these two books are correct because there are several alternative versions.
- It is unknown whether they are different because they are based on manuscripts that have different texts or because modifications such as the abstraction of the original texts were done in accordance to the nature of Kotobagaki of picture scrolls.
- It is unknown whether they fought in cooperation with the troops of SAKAMOTO or stayed in the camp.
- It is unknown whether this is a kind of simple writing error or something else.
- It is unknown who her mother was.
- It is unknown who his mother was.
- It is unknown who painted the murals; however, it is estimated as collaboration among several painters since the painting style varies from wall to wall.
- It is unknown who was buried there.
- It is unknown who was his master of painting, although there is a theory that it was Naizen KANO, whose father was a vassal of Murashige.
- It is unknown why Hashihito no Himemiko left her husband, the Emperor Kotoku, and followed Katsuragi no Miko to Asuka.
- It is unknown why Kimite's rank here was written as Jikidaiichi which is a higher rank than the one he had at the time of his death.
- It is unknown why he was ordered seppuku.
- It is unknown why his graveyard is in Shojuraigo-ji Temple if his mother was the daughter of Nagamitsu SHIOKAWA, because there was no linkage confirmed between Shojuraigo-ji Temple and the Shiokawa family.
- It is unknown why the goddess of the mountain has a connection with stonefish from the sea.
- It is unknown why the same event that happened three years previous was stated once again.
- It is unknown why they brightly colored their underwear, but according to opinion, this is because their underwear was slightly shown between the collar and the neck.
- It is unknown, however, where the origin or roots of Tokotarihime was, since the Ifukube clan had at least two lines, including one from the Homi County and another from Omi County
- It is unknown, however, which portion he wrote.
- It is unknown, whether this was actually a murder or an accidental death, and the murderer was also said to be unknown, but at Court there were rumors that the Emperor Yozei had beaten him to death.
- It is unlikely that Machi MOKU, a member of a well regarded clan in Baekje, would forsake his family name and introduce himself as Soga clan.
- It is unlikely that Nobushige, who was less famous and had fewer achievements than Muneshige or Nagashige, was given Shinshu 400,000 koku.
- It is unlikely that a total of about 20,000 men were killed during the period between the 8-hour battle and the subsequent one.
- It is unmistakably true that Kawai was purged and died; What happened before Kawai's death has not yet been identified.
- It is unnatural to insist that only Fuhonsen coin was the incantation coin.
- It is unnatural to say that wani was an old name for sharks, and that this name was abandoned in all areas other than Sanin.
- It is unreasonable that even those women who pay taxes as heads of household do not have the right to vote.'
- It is unreasonable to back up the expansion of the royal forces based on the spread of the tumulus culture.
- It is unreasonable to consider these two books are koshi koden even if the content is interesting.
- It is unsophisticated to serve a large amount of soba in a big bowl.
- It is unsuitable for long preservation because it contains plenty of water.
- It is unsurprising that the team consists of various members such as people who have a several-year experience and join in the team every year and people who temporarily join in the team only for that year.
- It is unthinkable that such large-scale construction works were frequently implemented.
- It is unusual elsewhere in the world to have a public holiday decided upon each year based on astronomy.
- It is unusual in the world that, for the same instruments, such a big difference exists for the bows depending upon the music genre where they are used.
- It is unusual that the high rank samurai like Bunrei left a name as Gajin painter.
- It is unusual to use this term to refer to incidents in the modern times (basically the term can be used for incidents in the premodern times).
- It is unwise to take every such thing on faith because Dokai Koshuki (1690 compilation of reports of 243 daimyo) is one of the curiosa not having great value as a historical material.
- It is up to the individual whether or not he or she puts the tonkatsu in the chazuke, which is similar to Hitsumabushi (Nagoya style eel on rice).
- It is urged that aged persons, children, and persons with respiratory disease should avoid doing outdoor activities, that kindergartens and elementary schools should avoid doing outdoor activities, and that the general public should avoid doing strenuous sports outdoors.
- It is urged that kindergartens and elementary schools should be prohibited from doing outdoor activities and should shorten their class hours or should be closed.
- It is urged that people should wear long-sleeved clothes when going outdoors and should wear goggles and a mask to keep themselves clean.
- It is urged that senior adults, children, and persons with respiratory disease should be prohibited from doing outdoor activities and that kindergartens and elementary schools should be prohibited from doing outdoor activities.
- It is urged that senior adults, children, and persons with respiratory disease should be prohibited from going outdoors and that the general public should be prohibited from doing outdoor activities, should avoid going outdoors and should stop or postpone outdoor sport events.
- It is urged that the general public should avoid doing strenuous sports outdoors.
- It is used according to an instruction and a direction.
- It is used after the above process which is repeated several times until four to six sheets are burnt together.
- It is used as a bait to catch a carp preferring potatoes.
- It is used as a favorite 'kamigata dance' (jiuta dance), and the arrangement of the dance differs depending upon schools, but is unique in the way that it uses fukusa (silk cloth).
- It is used as a form of Japanese confectionery.
- It is used as a legal term referring to situations such as delayed deliveries.
- It is used as a percussion instrument in classical music.
- It is used as a retreat for the castle ruler.
- It is used as a season word for summer in haiku (seventeen-mora poetry) and tanka (thirty-one syllables' poem).
- It is used as a seasoning.
- It is used as a teacup, hanaire (a vase), mizusashi (a water jug) and koro (an incense burner) in the Sado tea ceremony.
- It is used as a waste-water container into which to empty the water which has been used for cleansing or warming chawan (tea bowls).
- It is used as a weapon to catch criminals during the Edo period.
- It is used as an accompaniment to the chanting of Heike Monogatari (The tale of the Heike).
- It is used as an altarage for the Boy's Festival on May 5th.
- It is used as an example of the cosine theorem.
- It is used as an ingredient for making Pi?ce mont?e.
- It is used as hiromogi.
- It is used as in, 'they finally got married, it seems that many things happened, but those two went to the same preschool together and they were tsutsuizutsu.'
- It is used as kigo (a season word) of haiku (Japanese seventeen syllable poems) to represent the winter season.
- It is used as kigo (season words) for haiku (Japanese seventeen-syllable poem).
- It is used as kusuguri.
- It is used as the root of an expression, 'hariko no tora' (papier-mache tigers of which neck swing), which means a person who is in high spirits but superficial.
- It is used as the student's dormitory (Amherst Dormitory), but is currently under reconstruction.
- It is used as to mow down, to thrust, to cut, to defeat opponents by hooking with the blade, or to cut their heads.
- It is used as underwear in the Edo period.
- It is used by 'Bianca,' 'Shiga Prefecture Lake Biwa Floating School' and so on.
- It is used by 'Michigan' and so on.
- It is used by Hokke and Nichiren sects when chanting.
- It is used by a person who does kanteki (to check if an arrow hits the mato) to stay during a competition, and also used for storage of tools for maintaining the mato or the azuchi.
- It is used by hunters to lure stags to be shot by making the sound of doe.
- It is used for Joruri (Ballad drama) and others.
- It is used for Kabazaiku (handiworks made of cherry tree) such as accessory boxes and tea leaf boxes, and also for printing blocks.
- It is used for Kabuki (traditional performing art) music and others.
- It is used for Nyorai.
- It is used for aemono (chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with [miso or other] sauce) as it is or, like anchovies, used for stir-fried dishes such as fried rice, or for food boiled and seasoned as it increases savory (rich) when used as a hidden flavor.
- It is used for bank or slope to prevent outflow of water or sand.
- It is used for banquets, such as return parties to the welcoming dinners at the Imperial Palace, which are a diplomatic procedure attended by the Emperor and the Imperial Family.
- It is used for calligraphy and painting.
- It is used for ceremonies and events, such as meetings of the Emperor/Empress with foreign sovereigns/foreign government dignitaries or receptions by the Emperor/Empress of Japanese government officials and private citizens who are visiting Kokyo.
- It is used for concerts and official games of volleyball and basketball.
- It is used for daiginjo-shu and junmai daiginjo-shu.
- It is used for entertainment games.
- It is used for food in Japan.
- It is used for formal dress, but it is heavy and hard to handle because it is folded with an obishin (obi padding, which is made of sail cloth) placed inside it.
- It is used for ginjo-shu made from Akita sake Komachi, which is a prefecture-grown rice suited for sake brewing.
- It is used for goods such as valuable fresh food whose selling price fluctuates with change of the market price (buying price).
- It is used for junmai-shu (sake made without added alcohol or sugar) made from Hanafubuki, which is a rice brand grown in the prefecture.
- It is used for junmai-shu and junmai ginjo-shu.
- It is used for komagaku (Korean music) and Azuma-asobi (ancient chants and dances of the eastern islands of Japan, accompanied by musical instruments).
- It is used for low-alcohol sake.
- It is used for luring kuina.
- It is used for luring uzura during uzura hunting.
- It is used for mainly putting in shiruko and mitsumame.
- It is used for plays.
- It is used for protecting the body from sparks and pine resin.
- It is used for sake quality centering on futsushu.
- It is used for sashimi for dipping or putting as in Japan.
- It is used for seasoning or glazing local dishes or products made from mashed fish.
- It is used for seasoning various dishes.
- It is used for small banquets, such as Court Luncheons, Court Dinners, and so on.
- It is used for stew, deep fry, grilled dish with butter, ingredients for oden (a Japanese dish containing all kinds of ingredients cooked in a special broth of soy sauce, sugar, sake, etc.) or cooked with soup.
- It is used for telling the juzu while reciting Buddhist invocation, and it is possible to recite 32,400 times (27 times 20 times 6 times10 makes 32,400) by telling the juzu with all beads other than Fukudama.
- It is used for the decoration of cakes.
- It is used for the parts of flower petal, ribbon, basket and so on.
- It is used for the staff in the dispatch control center to send a taxi driver to a customer.
- It is used for the statue of Kisshoten.
- It is used for the study of Hiroshige's works and also regarded as an important record of the actual situation of Kofu Castle Town in the Edo period, for its descriptions about a play viewing in Kofu, a restaurant where he was entertained, and so on.
- It is used for the symbolism of magic, etc. even today.
- It is used for various events as the annex of the Museum of Kyoto.
- It is used for vocal and articulation exercises at training schools for actors and entertainers.
- It is used for washing and disinfecting eyes at ophthalmological clinics.
- It is used in Hossen shiki (a debutant ceremony of young priests in which older priests answer questions raised by young priests).
- It is used in Kamigata rakugo in a similar manner.
- It is used in Keizuko, that has one less scent than Genjiko, and expressed by linking the heads of the longitudinal lines that seem to be the same scents with horizontal lines, which rule is similar to the Genjiko.
- It is used in Sanshuko, that has two fewer scents than Genjiko and one less scent than Keizuko, and expressed by linking the heads of the longitudinal lines that seem to be the same scents with horizontal line, which rule is similar to the Genjiko and Keizuko.
- It is used in Zen sect, Tendai sect, and Jodo sect.
- It is used in a similar manner to a table with Ro (hearth) or Hibachi.
- It is used in a variety of ways, being made into sashimi, mizugai (sliced sea-ear served in cold water), sake steamed sea-ear, steak and rice gruel.
- It is used in contrast with ground stone tools.
- It is used in critical revisions of the Shinshu Otani School scriptures ("Shinshu Seiten," Shinshu Otani-ha Shumusho Shuppanbu).
- It is used in equipment in vehicles of riot police of Yamanashi Prefecture, or used in designs of E257 series used in `Azusa' (train) or `Kaiji' (train), Limited Express of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
- It is used in expressions such as 'Bonkure (Bon and year-end)', meaning a period of time, and 'it is like Bon and New Year's day have arrived together' to mean a series of very busy or happy events.
- It is used in expressions such as 'hare no butai' (a situation so important that it happens almost only once in a life time) and 'haregi' (clothes worn at rituals that take place at milestones or specific changes).
- It is used in hunting.
- It is used in komagaku (music from the Korean Peninsula) and azuma-asobi (entertainment of the eastern Japan), a genre of kuniburi no utamai (Japanese traditional dance executed in the ceremonies of the court).
- It is used in koten-honkyoku (traditional Japanese music) (solo, multiple instrumental music), sankyoku-gasso (a type of ensemble method) and the accompaniment of folk music.
- It is used in kuniburi no utamai (ancient Japanese song and dance) or saibara (ancient Japanese music).
- It is used in modern music and is played with a pick and three fingers of the right hand (thumb, index and middle finger).
- It is used in plays.
- It is used in revived classics as well as newly composed modern gagaku music such as 'Showa Tempyoraku' by Toshiro MAYUZUMI.
- It is used in shrine buildings as well.
- It is used in stews as well as sauces that accompany soba noodles, somen noodles, kabayaki and teriyaki.
- It is used in temple buildings since the Nara period, such as Horyu-ji Temple.
- It is used in the same manner as Sodegarami, catching a criminal's clothes and hair and suppressing his/her movement.
- It is used in various dishes including sukiyaki (thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan), Dengaku (grilled foods such as tofu, konnyaku or egg plants are fixed on skewers), boiled and seasoned dishes, and stir-fried dishes.
- It is used mainly by girls under the age of 10 probably for the purpose of protecting kimono from tainting and is seldom used by boys or older girls.
- It is used mainly in rites and festivals in the northern part of Kyushu, and the term 'yamakasa' is also used as an abbreviation for it.
- It is used not only as a place but also as an important part.
- It is used not only in words of Chinese origin such as "sanpai" and "nippon" but also in mimetic words such as "pinpin" and "patto."
- It is used only in regions which are closely related to the Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival in particular, or in regions where people began to hold a yamakasa festival after the differentiation into two types in Hakata.
- It is used regularly for everyday clothes because it doesn't put excessive burden on the body when fastened thanks to its soft textile and width.
- It is used to add richness without sweetness, while Sanbaizu includes sweetness.
- It is used to add some charcoal to a fire or to control a fire.
- It is used to attack armor-clad targets such as armored vehicles or to bring down an enemy by shooting through an obstacle.
- It is used to color Japanese paintings and dolls.
- It is used to demonstrate a similar example of the axiom of a relaxation oscillator in electronics.
- It is used to dry rain gear or to preserve food by hanging it in smoke.
- It is used to emphasize the expression and impression of feelings.
- It is used to express the extent of space and time and to emphasize impressions.
- It is used to express the occasion when people celebrate the retirement of someone who accomplished a great achievement in the specific field.
- It is used to indicate that an area is dedicated to a specific purpose, and appears in the following types of danchi.
- It is used to level ashes or to add some coals.
- It is used to lure birds while hunting.
- It is used to make individual differences in the Rokujin divination.
- It is used to play accompaniment to Tsugaru Minyo (a traditional folk song).
- It is used to prepare broth for cooking oden or boiled as is to be eaten.
- It is used to prevent swinging of kakejiku in a literal sense as well as 'to quell wind' and it has a strong sense of ornament.
- It is used to prevent troubles with hygiene or protect kimono from dirt and stain during cooking or cleaning.
- It is used to protect lower half of the body as well as to avoid cling of wafuku to legs, and usually it is made with smooth fabric that causes less static electricity, such as Crepe Kimono.
- It is used to remember some numerical sequences with a rhyming game using 7, 5, and 3.
- It is used to remove zatsumi (unfavorable taste in sake).
- It is used to stick around the fire holding the handle, or to put wood under the fire,
- It is used to stir the powdered green tea evenly into hot water in a tea bowl.
- It is used to take out tea leaves from chatsubo (tea urn) and put into kyusu (small teapot).
- It is used together with a rod-shaped pestle, and food materials are ground by rotating the pestle to the left as if rubbing them against the inside of the Suribachi.
- It is used together with strawberry syrup, for example.
- It is used together with syrup or sweetened condensed milk.
- It is used when someone's fashion or hairstyle are refined and tasteful.
- It is used when the Empress takes control of politics if the new emperor is too young to do so after the death of the former Emperor (Reign behind the curtain).
- It is used with a seated statue and formed by a palm facing downward with finger tips touching the earth.
- It is used with a seated statue formed by the palms of both hands facing upward and put on top of one another in front of the abdomen (in the lap).
- It is used with the vermilion ink-pad specially manufactured by the National Printing Bureau and a special ruler (Inku) designed to avoid twisting and misalignment, which also ensures that the seal is placed slightly over the edge of the Emperor's name.
- It is used, not only in Enryaku-ji Temple, but also in Kongobu-ji Temple, Daigo-ji Temple, Hossho-ji Temple, Gankei-ji Temple, and so on.
- It is useful kimono such that may be used as a semi-formal dress since it is treated like iromuji (solid colored kimono) when the family crest is added on the back.
- It is usually a lacquered, wooden, lidded caddy, although the term 'natsume' (a form of chaki) is often used to refer to usuchaki in general.
- It is usually abbreviated as "Senchaku-shu."
- It is usually assumed that eight female Emperors in ten generations, including six female Emperors in eight generations during the period between the end of the sixth century and the latter half of the eighth century, were in the past, and it is undeniable that their father was either Emperor or Crown Prince.
- It is usually called 'goshuin' instead of 'shuin' without a prefix.
- It is usually called 'omiki,' the 'o' being a further honorific prefix.
- It is usually called Ofuda.
- It is usually called o-chazuke.
- It is usually caused by improper storing method by distributor, or retailer after shipment or consumer after purchase.
- It is usually done on pine or oak varieties such as junipers, however it is also done on plum and other trees.
- It is usually dusted with aonori (dried powdered seaweed) and dried bonito shavings, and sometimes smothered in mayonnaise if you like it.
- It is usually eaten after steaming.
- It is usually eaten as a treat or snack.
- It is usually eaten as nibbles for drinks without cooking.
- It is usually eaten directly on a plate, but sometimes it was dipped in cold water.
- It is usually eaten in hanami (cherry blossom viewing parties).
- It is usually eaten raw and some people eat segments with carpels and others do without them.
- It is usually enjoyed together with Japanese ginger or ginger on top as cold tofu, or with a covering of kudzu sauce.
- It is usually enshrined on the kamidana (a household Shinto altar) or tokonoma (alcove in a traditional Japanese room where art or flowers are displayed).
- It is usually flavored with citrus fruits.
- It is usually handled as a professional performance to show the result of an actor's training, and to be recognized by those close to him or her, that he or she has achieved a certain level of skill.
- It is usually held when the basic structure including pillars, ridges, and beams is completed and a ridgepole is raised into place.
- It is usually interpreted that the initiation of the cloister government signaled the start of the Medieval Age.
- It is usually made by adding the equivalent or greater quantity of sweet cooking sake (mirin) to steamed mochi-gome (glutinous rice) and mixing, or adding shochu (distilled spirit) and malted rice to steamed mochi rice and leaving it to ferment for a few weeks and then grinding with a mortar.
- It is usually made in spring when uguisu sings.
- It is usually made of silk, but one made of cotton is also used in senchado (the way of brewed green tea).
- It is usually made with an earthenware pan and a frying pan in two general ways, one of which is by roasting salt first while the other by roasting sesame seeds first.
- It is usually named after a woman when given a name.
- It is usually not open to the public except for limited periods in the spring and fall (since the spring of 2007, it is no longer opened because it is not sufficiently earthquake-proof).
- It is usually pronounced "Tenka" at present, but originally it was pronounced "Tenge".
- It is usually seasoned with salt, soy sauce, sake, or miso (reddish-brown miso or white miso).
- It is usually served as a separate dish, including Shirako yaki (grilled shirako), Shirako age (deep fried shirako) and Shirako dofu (steamed and jellied shirako which look like tofu), etc.
- It is usually sweetened with sugar, but the original dango was not sweetened for preservation, so at present, such non-sweetened dango coated with soy sauce are sometimes found.
- It is usually used by making it into double rings.
- It is usually used for 12 to 13 years.
- It is usually white, made of plainly woven cotton cloth.
- It is usually written as 稲荷寿司 in Japanese, but can also be written as 稲荷鮨, too.
- It is usually written as"小墾田宮" but also written as "小治田宮" in Chinese character.
- It is utilized as a new science and technological research facility in mutual cooperation with the adjacent Gakkentoshi Hospital and so on in the field of medical engineering.
- It is valuable as a historical resource, but is written from a viewpoint that leans towards the bakufu.
- It is valued as an old example of wooden Buddhist sculptures in Japan; after the Taisho period, it was introduced in writings such as "Koji Junrei" (A pilgrimage to ancient temples) by Tetsuro WATSUJI and "Yamato Koji Fubutsushi" (Pilgrimage to the ancient temples of Yamato) by Katsuichiro KAMEI and became well-known.
- It is valued as one of the Japan Three Majors Lists, Histories and Satires, along with "Makura no soshi" (the Pillow Book) by Sei Shonagon and "Hojoki" (An Account of My Hut) by KAMO no Chomei.
- It is valued higher in abroad as the antique rather than in its manufacturing country, Japan.
- It is valued in ethnology as a clue to probing the Japanese people's concept of religion and the afterworld.
- It is vertically elongated with the farthest north being at the top of Mt. Mikuni which is 959 meters high above sea level.
- It is very auspicious, and one of the most famous Kirinoh (last Noh play of the day).
- It is very clear.
- It is very close to Tanbaguchi Station on the JR Sanin Main Line.
- It is very close to or the same as what is known as the process of enlightment.
- It is very close to the 'Marutamachi Shichihonmatsu' bus stop (in front of Kyoto Asny) of Kyoto City Bus Routes 93, 202, and 204.
- It is very common to use tones corresponding to microtones in Western music.
- It is very commonly planted because it blooms with flowers even as a young tree.
- It is very different from other ordinary Fudo Myoo zo such as it lacking a benpatsu (a long rope of hair hanging down the left side of the face and the left shoulder of a sculpted figure).
- It is very different from the previous burial method in which one deceased person (such as the chief) was buried in a stone-lined dugout.
- It is very difficult to clarify the origin of Miyaza; one theory holds that Miyaza was related to the establishment of Za, a type of monopolistic trade association of medieval Japan.
- It is very difficult to define Bunjin in Japan because of the difference in social system between China and Japan, and strictly speaking, its existence might be denied in Japan.
- It is very difficult to guess the background of the records when those were described.
- It is very firm garment with two waist cords (one in front and another in back), its front panel tailored with seigo, and its back panel tailored with oseigo.
- It is very long and is of a shape similar to current belts.
- It is very meaningful that Vairocana, who had been considered a silent existence, described as "this world is Buddha's body (rokudai),"declared that he, himself would preach.
- It is very much like the common tamagotoji katsudon with a soy sauce flavor.
- It is very popular among the local citizens as a local department store in Kyoto City.
- It is very popular with bass anglers, because it has a variety of fishing points and is a good size where it is possible to cover all the points in a day.
- It is very possible that these five documents do not actually exist since there are only rumors and details are unknown.
- It is very straightforward without any egg or cabbage, resembling the tendon (bowl of rice topped with tenpura).
- It is very valuable historical material that enables us to figure out the system for administering affairs of state during the government of Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA.
- It is viewed as a kind of the tsukumogami.
- It is viewed as precious as it is the only ancient structural remnant of court architecture of the Tenpyo era, although it was rebuilt in 1275 in the Kamakura Period.
- It is viewed as the beginning of the compilations of "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan).
- It is viewed that Empress Komyo was deeply involved in the foundation of Fukuju-ji Temple.
- It is vinegared rice rolled in a sheet of dried seaweed with red flesh of tuna in the center.
- It is visited mainly in August and September.
- It is visited mainly in February and March.
- It is visited mainly in July and August.
- It is volatile bouquet that comes out when sake is poured into a choko (sake cup) and choko is moved around.
- It is well know that the archers of the Chikurin and Kishu-chikurin groups from the Bishu-Heki and the Heki schools, left astounding records.
- It is well known as a fishing spot.
- It is well known as its huge Kannon-zo (statue of the Kannon).
- It is well known as the only school that provides a teacher's certificate in the department of Buddhism.
- It is well known in Kyushu starting with Kumamoto Prefecture.
- It is well known in the field of ancient history that advocates can make various interpretations to their advantage by using this kind of cipher theory, so it is not regarded as an academic approach anymore.
- It is well known that Emperor Buntoku's first son Imperial Prince Koretaka (844-897) secluded himself in Ohara and is even recorded in "The Tale of Ise."
- It is well known that FUJIWARA no Yorimichi and FUJIWARA no Norimichi confronted the imperial familiy, and this clearly shows that they, as the representative of the clan, confronted the imperial family trying to suppress the power of the Fujiwara clan.
- It is well known that Hirofumi ITO and Isamu KONDO were ardent readers of this book.
- It is well known that Hokiichi HANIWA read Hannya Shingyo at Kameido Temmangu Shrine and prayed for the success of "Gunsho Ruiju."
- It is well known that Junichiro KOIZUMI often visited 'Hotel Seiyo Ginza shop' while he was the prime minister.
- It is well known that Masamoto HOSOKAWA was really into Shugendo (Japanese mountain asceticism-shamanism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts,) and that's why Shisenin Kosen was invited because of his talent.
- It is well known that Mitsuyoshi YAGYU (also known as Jubei YAGYU) loved Mitsuyo's sword, and this often appears in period dramas.
- It is well known that Munenori was highly praised by Kaishu KATSU.
- It is well known that Nobunaga put great emphasis on trade and craft such as rakuichi-rakuza (free markets and open guilds).
- It is well known that Ryoma SAKAMOTO often stayed at Teradaya, an inn at the port, at the end of the Edo period.
- It is well known that Takakage had a taste for and appreciated the culture of Kyoto, from the fact he used to learn Kemari (a Japanese ancient Imperial court game like kick-ball) from the Asukai school, and asked for criticism of his Waka (Japanese poetry) from Sanetaka SANJONISHI.
- It is well known that Vincent VAN GOGH drew Ukiyoe on the background of his work entitled "Portrait of Pere Tanguy" and reproduced Hiroshige's works in his oil painting, while the "Young Flautist" of Edouard MANET was influenced by Ukiyoe.
- It is well known that Yajiro SHINAGAWA and Senichi SHIRANE strongly interfered this election and ordered police officers to use force, causing death in Kochi Prefecture.
- It is well known that Yoshimitsu began to be called 'SHINRA Saburo' after his father MINAMOTO no Yoriyoshi celebrated his third son Yoshimitsu's genpuku (celebrate one's coming of age) before this deity.
- It is well known that during the Heian period high ranking court ladies, called nyobo (court ladies), created an excellent form of court literature (for example, "Genji Monogatari" [The Tale of Genji]).
- It is well known that most ships set sail from this port during the Russo-Japanese War, and many repatriation ships from Siberia returned home at this port.
- It is well known that prior to his funshu (decapitation) punishment, his penis was cut off.
- It is well known that the Retired Empress Gosakuramachi admonished Emperor Kokaku by saying, 'Keeping the era for a long time is dutiful to your parents' when the Songo Incident happened in 1789.
- It is well known that the area around Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto is home to boiled tofu stores that have served Nanzenji tofu for a long time.
- It is well known that the cost to mint a one-yen coin is higher than one yen, and the more they mint, the more money they lose.
- It is well known that the gate was set fire in Otenmon Incident in 866, but the gate was also lost many times and had never been reconstructed after it was destroyed in a conflagration in 1177.
- It is well known that there are many clans that have same lineage, such as the Hozumi clan and the Uneme clan.
- It is well known that trading vessels named Tenryu-ji-bune were launched in order to raise the funds to build the temple.
- It is well known that when Ryotaro SHIBA saw Asahi KURIZUKA wearing the uniform of Shinsen-gumi, SHIBA highly praised KURIZUKA.
- It is well known that, Yoshinaka, a grandson of Yoshimitsu, caused a discord with Naganori ASANO regarding the guidance of the protocol, and it developed into the Genroku Ako Incident.
- It is well known that, during this period, he learnt 'Kokudo Bosatsu Gumonjiho (ascetic practices for having a good memory in esoteric Buddhism)' from a shamon (priest).
- It is well known they had famous, highly educated people as retainers, such as KAMO no Suetaka, Ganku and Tadahiko IIDA.
- It is well- known that during Jisho-Juei War, both sides made political deals with Kumano Gongen Deity that presided over Kumano Suigun Navy.
- It is well-known as Japan's oldest apotropaic temple; it is alive with many visitors at the first day of the Horse in February and March.
- It is well-known as Yakuyoke Kannon (an apotropaic Goddess of Mercy), becoming the focus of people's worship.
- It is well-known as love over his crown.
- It is well-known as the residential castle of Hidetsugu TOYOTOMI.