275001. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and devas in my land should not all be endowed with the thirty-two physical characteristics of a Great Man, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275002. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and devas in my land should not enjoy the happiness and pleasure of a monk who has renounced worldly desires, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275003. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and devas in my land should not obtain clothing, as soon as they so desire, and if the fine robes as prescribed and praised by the Buddhas should not instantaneously become available to them, and if these clothes should need sewing, bleaching, dyeing or washing, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275004. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and devas in my land should rise to thoughts of self-attachment, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275005. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and devas of my land do not all firmly abide in a concentrated state of meditation and equanimity (Samadhi) until they have reached nirvana, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275006. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and devas of my land do not all possess the intuitive mind, which knows the thoughts of all beings of a hundred thousand kotis of nayuta of Buddha-lands, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275007. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and devas of my land do not possess the divine ear, which can hear the teachings of a 1100 kotis of nayuta of Buddhas, or do not faithfully observe those teachings, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275008. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and devas of my land should not possess the supernatural power of traveling anywhere instantaneously, even beyond a 1100 kotis of nayutus of Buddha lands, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275009. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the innumerable Buddhas in the land of the 10 quarters should not praise and glorify my name, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275010. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the number of the shravavakas in my land could be known, even if all the beings and pratyekabuddhas living in this universe of a 1000 million worlds should count them during a 1100 kalpas, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275011. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the sentient beings in the immeasurable and inconceivable Buddha-lands of the ten quarters who have been touched by my light, should not feel peace and happiness in their bodies and minds surpassing that of humans and devas, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275012. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the sentient beings in the immeasurable and inconceivable Buddha-lands of the ten quarters who have heard my name should not gain the Bodhisattva's insight into the non-arising of all Dharmas and should not acquire various profound dharanis, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275013. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the sentient beings in the lands of the 10 quarters, who sincerely and joyfully entrust their faith to me, desire to be born in my land and call my name mere ten times, should not be born there, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275014. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the sentient beings in the lands of the ten quarters who aspire for enlightenment, doing good deeds and sincerely wishing to be born in my land, should not, at their death, see me appear before them surrounded by many holy men, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275015. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the sentient beings in this land who, having heard my name, concentrate their thoughts on my land, do various good deeds and sincerely transfer the merits toward my land with a desire to be born there, should not eventually fulfill their aspirations, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275016. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the sentient beings should be able, even with the divine eye, to distinguish by name and calculate by number all the myriads of manifestations provided for the humans and devas in my land, which are glorious and resplendent with detail exquisite beyond description, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275017. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the wisdom and eloquence of the Bodhisattvas in my land should be limited, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275018. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, the women in the immeasurable and inconceivable Buddha-lands of the ten quarters who, having heard my name, rejoice in faith, awaken aspiration for the Enlightenment and wish to renounce womanhood, should after death be reborn again as women, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275019. Original Text: If, when I become a Buddha, there should be any Bodhisattva in my land not endowed with the strong body of the Vajra-god Narayana, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275020. Original Text: If, when become a Buddha, there should be either hell, or the animal state of existence, or the realm of hungry ghosts in my Buddha-land, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
275021. Original Texts
275022. Original Ungaikyo
275023. Original Vow of Amida Buddha
275024. Original a happi coat was hitoe (a single layer of kimono) compared to a hanten (a short coat originally for craftsmen worn over a kimono), which was awase (lined garment), but the two lost a difference in the end of Edo Period.
275025. Original article: Elements of International Law
275026. Original colors and kiriganemonyo (delicately made metal foil craft works) have been preserved in good condition.
275027. Original dance performance
275028. Original guardian deity is a joy of God.
275029. Original manuscript
275030. Original meaning
275031. Original meaning of 'subaha' is an offering to be thrown into the festival fire.
275032. Original name - 正治.
275033. Original name Mark Ramos NISHITA.
275034. Original name: Kintaro HAYAKAWA.
275035. Original observations on shoshu
275036. Original paintings from the time of the temple's construction remain on the long, narrow, horizontal wall above the pillars and non-penetrating tie beams of the inner sanctum.
275037. Original publications
275038. Original sentences
275039. Original stories
275040. Original text
275041. Original text (abbreviated).
275042. Original text in "Nihonshoki"
275043. Original video 'Professionals' talks: what the job is all about.'
275044. Original: 百濟國 若有賢人者貢上 故 受命以貢上人名 和邇吉師 即論語十卷 千字文一卷 并十一卷付是人即貢進(此和邇吉師者、文首等祖)
275045. Originally 1 bu unit was defined by the length of two steps, and 1 bu square was the 1 bu of area.
275046. Originally 54 chapters of The Tale of Genji was counted 37 chapters, compared to 37 Buddhist images, so there is a view that the chapters whose contents could be classified into the same group for some reasons came to be called 'narabi.'
275047. Originally Chiten would have appointed the next successor to the position, but the authority to appoint the successor was requested to the bakufu, this proved that Chiten's authority became weak and the bakufu partly acted to use the authority of Chiten.
275048. Originally Joo TAKENO's was the first one, and there are others such as Sekishu hyakushu (One hundred poems of the Sekishu school) by Sadamasa KATAGIRI.
275049. Originally Kado meant morals, household management and a family budget which should be maintained by the family members in a house to manage the family.
275050. Originally Kagemoto served for the Tokudaiji family, a Kuge (court noble), but later he devoted himself to the art of Waka poetry.
275051. Originally Kamimusubi is a hitorigami (god without gender), being neither man or woman; however, Kamimusubi is sometimes said to be the only goddess among the Zoka-sanshin (three gods of creation).
275052. Originally Masamune was experimenting on cooking to develop military provisions, but he pursued cooking in search of gourmet meals once the Warring States period was over and the society was at peace.
275053. Originally Mishige meant a rice paddle, which got old and changed to a Yokai (specter) called a Mishige.
275054. Originally Omiya-dori Street was built to reduce traffic, but couldn't keep up with the pace of motorization, and recently traffic jams occur starting at the Horai-cho to Nijo-oji Minami 1-chome intersection.
275055. Originally a Shonagon (lesser councilor of state), he became a member of the Konoefu (Division of Inner Palace Guards), and was later promoted from Konoefu to become a benkan.
275056. Originally a god of folk belief, there was variation in people's perception of his (or her) figure.
275057. Originally a plum tree was planted when the Emperor Kanmu transferred the capital; however, a cherry tree was planted instead during the period of the Emperor Ninmyo as the original plum tree died during the Showa era (834 to 847).
275058. Originally a priest of Kofuku-ji Temple, Fusho went to Tang Dynasty of China together with Yoei in order to invite denkaishi (teacher who transmits the precepts) to transmit official kai (precepts) to Buddhist priests in 733.
275059. Originally a sukiya was a small stand-alone teahouse (at most 4 and a half tatami mats in size) built facing a garden.
275060. Originally a winner got only an Omamori (a personal amulet), but later money was also given and it was developed into a gamble to collect funds.
275061. Originally a word "slate" refers to clay stone, however, the word "slate roof tile" means not a tile made of clay stone, but means a cement tile made of cement mortar prepared in the ratio of one part of cement to two parts of sands.
275062. Originally a word meaning to manage/rule an official post or fief, the regent to the Kamakura bakufu was sometimes called Kanrei.
275063. Originally an offering to the god, gohei later stood within the sanctuary and came to be viewed as a yorishiro (object representative of a divine spirit) or a shintai (object in which the spirit of a divine spirit resides), or were used as implements, like haraegushi, with which to purify worshipers at the shrine.
275064. Originally aristocrats, they became warriors after moving to Kanto as vassals of Imperial Prince Munetaka when he was chosen to be Shogun.
275065. Originally born out of a reused by-product of kamaboko, it is now often appreciated as a delicacy, as kamaboko has been increasingly made from frozen minced fish.
275066. Originally called "Motouji," he later went by the name "Kiyouji."
275067. Originally consisting of six volumes, it is presently missing the third volume.
275068. Originally decorated with Renji-mado, the walls in the East Pagoda were replaced with white walls during the restoration work.
275069. Originally e- and o-vowels at the beginning of words were realized as demi-vowels of [j] and [w] respectively.
275070. Originally exhibitions were held to show off the power of host countries, but as the imperialist powers extended their colonies, they began to collect and display various items to show the vastness of their territories to their nation and the outside the world.
275071. Originally filling a secretarial role in the management of the Ashikaga clan, it started as a steward who administered the mechanisms of feudal rule.
275072. Originally for enjoying tea.
275073. Originally from an illegitimate branch of the Hirata family, he was adopted into the head family.
275074. Originally hatsuni took place on January 2 as well as the first sale of the year.
275075. Originally he called himself Senryu TANAKA and left his name on eight plays including "Izutsuya Genroku Koi no Kanzarashi" and "Kenninji Kuyo" from 1723 to 1725.
275076. Originally he called himself Shichizo ICHIYAMA as a Kabuki actor.
275077. Originally he had the family name of "Haji," but in February 11, 791, Emperor Kanmu conferred "Oe no Ason" as the official status title on him, so his family name became Oe.
275078. Originally he has made sheaths for swords in Sakai City and the swords fitted smoothly (sorori) to his sheaths and thus he was given this name.
275079. Originally he infiltrated Shinsengumi serving under Genzui KUSAKA, but Saeki neglected his duty to give information to Kusaka and placed himself in Shinsengumi for real, therefore he was killed by Kusaka.
275080. Originally he served the Toyotomi clan and went to Korea at the dispatch of troops there along with his uncle Motoharu KUWAYAMA, and performed well.
275081. Originally he should have been Gado KATAOKA the fifth.
275082. Originally he used Akamatsu as his surname, so his original names were Hiromichi, Hirohide (広秀) and Hirohide (広英) AKAMATSU.
275083. Originally he was a member of the Nakatomi clan and took the name NAKATOMI no Kamako (NAKATOMI no Kamako who took part in the abolishment of Buddhism with MONONOBE no Okoshi in Emperor Kinmei's era was the other person.).
275084. Originally in Korean cuisine, boiled rice serves as a staple food, together with side dishes.
275085. Originally in ancient times, it was believed that a plain-looking woman with fat and well-looking body could be an amulet warding off evils, and was thought of as some kind of "beauty."
275086. Originally installed as a puppet Shogun by the Hojo clan, as he got older and reached higher rank, the opponents of the Hojo clan approached him, and he gradually enhanced his power base within the Shogunate.
275087. Originally it came from a belief based upon farming, following agricultural ceremonies, but later on it was connected with the chosen people and it changed into nationalism, anti-foreignism, and hegemonism.
275088. Originally it had a picture in the Jodo-shinko (the Pure Land faith) style, since it is of the Jodo-shinko school, but it has content related to all other religions.
275089. Originally it had been dusted with uguisu-ko (sweet soybean flour made from green beans which color is similar to uguisu) as a finish, however, recently it is colored by mixing gyuhi with mugwort (green) or by dusting with sweet soybean flour (yellow or yellow green).
275090. Originally it is cooked from water without any seasoning in order to make the most of stock from chicken and bones, thus it is called 'mizutaki' (stewed with water).
275091. Originally it is said that an objective may be achieved if one repeats nenbutsu for a million times in seven (or ten) days.
275092. Originally it meant Bikuni (bhikSuNii in Sanskrit) and a female Buddhist disciple opposite Biku, a male Buddhist disciple.
275093. Originally it meant Emperor or chotei and read 'koke' (public family) or 'oyake' (public or official).
275094. Originally it meant performing further an additional celebratory number in order to finish dancing the en-noh of the day happily when the fifth noh was an uncelebratory number such as a play featuring kichiku (brute).
275095. Originally it meant to lead people to butsudo (Buddhist teachings) in order to do good deeds through donations, but in later years it generally meant to hold entertaining performances as a means of collecting donations and devoting the collected admission fees to kanjin.
275096. Originally it referred to a person who was knowledgeable and virtuous in "Mahaprajnaparamita-sutra," as a means to show respect.
275097. Originally it referred to the three checkpoints of Fuwanoseki (Mino Province), Suzukanoseki (Ise Province) and Arachinoseki (Echizen Province), but in the early ninth century Arachinoseki was replaced by Osakanoseki (Omi Province).
275098. Originally it refers to dancing especially to shigin (a form of Japanese poetry, which is usually chanted) with a sword drawn.
275099. Originally it resembled a flat braid which was worn with a sword, but in the early-modern times twilled sashes such as the arare ji (hail pattern, or rectangle checkerboard pattern) became common.
275100. Originally it started as a theater/yose for rakugo (traditional comic storytelling) and manzai (a comic dialogue).
275101. Originally it stemmed from Confucianism in China and was introduced into Japan after undergoing a certain degree of transformation.
275102. Originally it used to be celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month (the old lunar calendar); at present, however, it is held on May 5 of the Gregorian calendar (the new calendar).
275103. Originally it was a costume for courtiers on night duty in the Imperial court, but later it became a ceremonial costume.
275104. Originally it was a god indigenous to Kashima and worshiped as a god of marine traffic.
275105. Originally it was a mural painting at edono (a painting placed in a building to be adored) in the Toin of Horyu-ji Temple and it is framed at present.
275106. Originally it was a notion coupled with fudoso (public repository to store rice tax, which was not allowed to be consumed without a permission of Daijokan, Grand Council of State).
275107. Originally it was a palace cuisine in the Ryukyo Kingdom.
275108. Originally it was a part of a route for the Lake Biwa Canal, now filled, which went through Horikawa from Keage to Matsugasaki via Shimogamo, and under the Kamo-gawa River using a siphon.
275109. Originally it was a part of an act in "Wakamidori Ikioi Soga" (Verdant Green and the Energetic Soga), one of so-called Sogamono (programs based on The Tale of the Soga), that later became an independent program.
275110. Originally it was a part of the pun that made fun of various sects saying 'Believers of Jodo Shinshu Sect don't know about the manners of Buddhism, those of Hokke Sect have no backbone, those of Zen Sect have no money and those of Jodo Sect have no mercy."
275111. Originally it was a resort villa belonging to the Katsura no Miya family.
275112. Originally it was a stone chamber (Oni no Setchin) of a hollowed-out Yokoguchi-shiki Sekkaku (Stone Sarchophagus with Side Entrance) and its bottom stone (Oni no Manaita).
275113. Originally it was a summer foodand the name is included in the haiku season words of summer, but today it is eaten in all seasons.
275114. Originally it was a tax on prominent citizens, but with the establishment of Kanmotsu rippo (the law fixing the tax rate of kanmotsu, tribute) in the middle of the 11h century, it transformed into a tax against land.
275115. Originally it was a unit of length during the Zhou period in ancient China.
275116. Originally it was altered depending on the ingredients used in the miso soup.
275117. Originally it was compiled not only on lords but also on 'the ones who are worshiped throughout the ages.'
275118. Originally it was compiled on those who had power over the nation, not necessarily on the legitimate emperor.
275119. Originally it was conducted by a fortune-teller standing at a tsuji (intersection) in the evening based on what passers-by talked.
275120. Originally it was considered to have been created in 1566 when Juko-in Temple was built and Eitoku was 24, but it is now considered to have been created in 1583, much later than was previously theorized, due to investigations into the painting style and inquiry into the age of abbot's chamber itself.
275121. Originally it was country cooking mainly done by farmers, but gradually spread among various classes of people and became essential on Japanese tables.
275122. Originally it was developed by Onmyodo (way of Yin and Yang; an occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements) and temples and introduced into the Shinto religion.
275123. Originally it was located at Ryoun-ji Temple no sue, Keno Okubomura Village, Ashikaga County, Shimotsuke Province.
275124. Originally it was not a good concept, however, by an influence of the Zen sect and so on, it was regarded favorably and taken as a sense of beauty.
275125. Originally it was not a good concept, however, in "Tsurezuregusa" (Essays in Idleness), there was a description thought to deeply appreciate a book that became old and it has been verified that around this time the meaning of discovering the beauty of an antiquated state arose.
275126. Originally it was not allowed to enter the Imperial Palace wearing a Noshi costume except for some aides who had special permission from the emperor to do so.
275127. Originally it was one of plain professional names taken from a childhood name of Utaemon the third, Fukunosuke.
275128. Originally it was one of sekku in China and was celebrated on July 7 based on a lunar-solar calendar (old calendar).
275129. Originally it was performed for possession by the supernatural, and later it became formalized as a dance for prayers and devotion to gods.
275130. Originally it was planned to be built on the Saitama Prefecture's side, however due to the heavy opposition, it was changed to be built on the Tochigi Prefecture's side.
275131. Originally it was planned to build Saigo's statue inside the Imperial Palace, but they could not ignore all the opposing opinions arising from his having been a Choteki (for having turned on the Imperial Court) in the Seinan War.
275132. Originally it was set up to connect the cities in Shiga and Mie prefectures along the Tokaido to the Tokaido Line, which was not included in the route of the Government Railway Company.
275133. Originally it was thought that when fish were considered too small for market the fishermen prepared them as preserved foods for use in their own homes.
275134. Originally it was used to protect against poisonous snakes when walking around the countryside in India.
275135. Originally its use was not limited to Buddhism only, but was used in all the Indian ancient religions; gyoja's penance such as fasting or sitting on a batch of needles are especially famous.
275136. Originally located at the Sangen-in of Daitoku-ji Temple.
275137. Originally named Kimyo-maru at birth, his name was changed to Kankuro Nobushige at his coming of age, and later changed to Nobutada.
275138. Originally no hair ornaments were used for chigomage, but from the beginning of the Taisho period people began to ornament it with hana-kanzashi (flower ornament) and so on.
275139. Originally people dedicated a wooden plate with ones name and there was a drawing by pricking a plate with a drill.
275140. Originally planned and created by Juko MURATA, it was the same size as shin daisu, but today the one which is more commonly seen is a smaller one modified for ro (a square box installed into the floor of a tea ceremony room to make a charcoal fire) by SEN no Rikyu.
275141. Originally referred to a soy-based sauce, and most restaurants used a sauce made by boiling down broth of roast pork.
275142. Originally ryoro was a portable water heater developed in China to use fire out door for Nodate (open-air tea ceremony).
275143. Originally samurai wore a happi coat with large family crest undyed, and craft man and fire brigade also started to wear.
275144. Originally started to be produced in Iki in Nagasaki Prefecture.
275145. Originally suteteko is underwear, so it shouldn't be worn without any clothes on it both inside and outside.
275146. Originally syllables consisted of open syllables (a vowel, or a consonant plus a vowel) and it was not necessary to distinguish a syllable from a mora, but later words which ended with a consonant such as -m, -n and -t were newly borrowed from China.
275147. Originally syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism was widely seen from the Heian period until the Meiji restoration, and Shinto and Buddhism were not distinguished from each other as a general rule.
275148. Originally tegoto referred to instrumental parts in jiuta and kokyugaku pieces; however, since around the middle of the Edo period, tegoto began to be performed in concert with koto (a Japanese harp), and it came to be played also as sokyoku.
275149. Originally the 'fire' in Shinto is a muck.
275150. Originally the Mairado with more mairako was ranked higher as some Mairado had as many as 35 mairako.
275151. Originally the Office of Police and Judicial Chief was placed within Emonfu as an additional post of Emonfu government officials.
275152. Originally the Sanbutsudo Hall of Toshogu at Sakamoto on the eastern foot of the mountain, it was moved here in 1964.
275153. Originally the Uesugi family inherited the family pedigree of a maternal relative of the Ashikaga clan, and had been appointed to Kanto Kanrei for generations due to such a relationship.
275154. Originally the Yayoi period meant the period that used Yayoi earthenware.
275155. Originally the climate of Japan is very humid, which is different from that in China which is mostly dry.'
275156. Originally the cloistered government could not have been regulated under "the laws for the Court during the Edo period" as it was beyond the regulated legal system within the Imperial Palace. (Please refer to the section of Emperor Reigen for further details.)
275157. Originally the grand sumo tournament was a Shinto ritual dedicated to the Imperial family in the Imperial Household Shinto.
275158. Originally the kanji '練' (ren) was used, but in and after the Edo period the kanji '錬' (ren) came to be used.
275159. Originally the mai of "Shojo" was to be a chu-no-mai, however, at present, the performer usually dances the mai of 'midare' (an intense style of mai) except a stage debut of a young performer, and the title of the performance is changed to "Shojo Midare" or "Midare."
275160. Originally the next successor to the throne, Emperor Hanazono (the Jimyoin Imperial line) was to become Crown Prince, but there was concern to let young Imperial Prince become Crown Prince.
275161. Originally the old calendar (the lunar calendar) gave the name to each month.
275162. Originally the suzuri was earthen and some of them were recycled from cups or the bottoms of pots.
275163. Originally the term 'Retsuden' (列伝 in kanji) seemed to have been used for the history (den, 伝 in kanji) of titled liege (rekko, 列侯 in kanji) and called so (The retsuden of Han Xin, Lu Buwei and so on.)
275164. Originally the term referred to works written in Chinese by people other than the Chinese (the Han people), such as Japanese people, and the studies concerning these works.
275165. Originally the wheat produced in Japan is not suitable to make the noodle thinner because it does not contain much gluten.
275166. Originally there was an episode before 'The Banquet' about a plot over a flag, and a scene in which Mitsuhide predicted from the movement of a spider that there would be a great disturbance in the world, but they are seldom performed today.
275167. Originally there was no school festival held on the Kyotanabe Campus, but it came to be held as part of the comprehensive agreement with Kyotanabe city since the 2005 academic year.
275168. Originally there were five letters, but one was stolen; another was offered to the Kanpaku (regent), Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, on his request on April 9, 1592, according to the record in the colophon attached at the end of the letter.
275169. Originally these meetings were informal in nature, and although decisions were made in accordance with the tosai-gogisei (a system under which the role of members was merely to advise the single individual vested with final decision-making power), the Jin no Sadame gradually became a de facto institution for government policy-making.
275170. Originally they were called oizuru (sleeve-less costume to wear for pilgrimage so that the statue of the Goddess of Kannon on the back will not directly touch the body).
275171. Originally they were festivals coming with the main festival known as Tsuke Matsuri, but later became much bigger events.
275172. Originally they were in Kyoodo hall of Kitano-Tenman-gu Shrine.
275173. Originally this only happened when rank-and-file wrestlers in sumo's highest division won against a yokozuna however recently it happens almost without exception even if the yokozuna loses to a ranking wrestler in the senior division.
275174. Originally this program was used in kaomise kyogen (the season-opening production).
275175. Originally this statue was at the same place where the statue with a gown stands today, but it was moved inside Okuma Hall.
275176. Originally this story is made up of nine acts, however only the first half, "Misome" (falling in love) and "Genjidana" are often played nowadays.
275177. Originally this tea canister was owned by the eighth shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate, Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA, but it was passed through many hands after his death, and later handed over to a tea master Soshitsu SHIMAI living in Hakata, Kyushu, by a merchant in Sakai, Osaka.
275178. Originally this was a 'Kichirei' (festive custom) program, which was added to another program in yearly kaomise performance.
275179. Originally this was a custom called 'toshikomori' (also referred as toshigomori) in which the head of a family shut himself away in the shrine of the ujigami (a guardian god or spirit of a particular place in the Shinto religion) from the night of New Year's Eve until the morning of New Year's Day to offer prayers.
275180. Originally uchiginu was to adjust the shape of juni-hitoe, so its size was a little smaller than hitoe (a single layer of kimono) and uchigi (ordinary kimono).
275181. Originally under the Ritsuryo codes, farmers had a right of action but were prohibited from bringing a case without going through formalities (a direct appeal to a senior official).
275182. Originally under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire, in 1899, the seventh Emir Mubarak decided to escape the control of the Ottoman Empire by becoming a protectorate of the British Empire.
275183. Originally was an independent shrine.
275184. Originally worn on the outside of costumes, the chihaya is simply made of solely of plain white cloth one bolt length wide with a cut made purposely in the middle for the wearer to put their head through.
275185. Originally yunoko was always 'browned rice,' but sometimes cubic rice crackers are used as a substitute.
275186. Originally, "Mizuko" was pronounced as 'suiji,' and it was one of the Igo (names according to age and sex) which was placed after the posthumous Buddhist name, given in case of stillbirth or given to those who died prematurely.
275187. Originally, "azukarichi" referred to shared land or land remaining after allocation had been made, to land that the land owner entrusted as a favor to its kosakunin (tenant farmers) free of charge (or for a small fee) or to forest area land owned by villages.
275188. Originally, "miso" meant "thirty," and "misoka" meant "the thirtieth day."
275189. Originally, "suimono" is an accompaniment to a drink while "shiru" including sumashijiru is served with boiled rice; however, they are often confused with each other.
275190. Originally, "妹" was pronounced 'Imo' and referred to women of close relationships at large, including sisters, lovers and wives.
275191. Originally, "端麗" is correct as a Japanese word.
275192. Originally, 'Katabiragatsuji' was the place where the gracious but painful last wish of Empress Danrin, who saved people's souls at the sacrifice of her life must have been lying.
275193. Originally, 'Miko' was used widely referring to the children and younger brothers of Gozoku (local ruling family) in the period of the Yamato sovereignty (the ancient Japan sovereignty).
275194. Originally, 'Tenmon' meant to record the changes that appeared in the sky.
275195. Originally, 'bu' (分), one of Chinese numerals showing a decimal fraction, indicates a 10th, while 'rin' indicates a 100th.
275196. Originally, 'gakumonjo' referred to a privately-owned study or library, but after the Kamakura period, people came to use gakumonjo as a place to instruct academics.
275197. Originally, 'hannya' (praj?? in Sanskrit) is a Buddhist term.
275198. Originally, 'namba' referred to long green onion growing in the neighborhood of Namba, Osaka City.
275199. Originally, 'shaku' (in pinyin, 'shao') was a small cup with a long handle attached to its rim, and this cup seen in ancient China was for scooping up alcohol, and its capacity became the volume unit called shaku.
275200. Originally, 'soro' (in old times, Samorahu'サモラフ,' Saburahu'サブラフ,' and so on) was a verb meaning to serve in the vicinity of a person of high rank ('samurai' also originated from this).
275201. Originally, 'tosu' meant a guardian god of the lavatory and called 'tojo' along with 'seijo.'
275202. Originally, '急' was written with the 口 (mouth) shape on the left.
275203. Originally, 1 ryo of gold meant 1 ryo (or 1 small ryo under the Taiho Code, 10 monme under the Engi Code and thereafter) of gold dust.
275204. Originally, 10 pairs of tanka were planned to be read for each topic of February (in the lunar calendar), March (in the lunar calendar), April (in the lunar calendar), and love (or summer), which added up to 40 pairs (80 tanka).
275205. Originally, 148 poems were included in the Bunka Shureishu, but five of them did not remain in the collection.
275206. Originally, Ajikan was practiced by monks of the Shingon sect as a method to refine the mind, and was transmitted among the temples of the Shingon sect.
275207. Originally, Bonsho has the important role of Buddhism to be rung as a first bell signaling Buddhist rites including Buddhist memorial services.
275208. Originally, Buddhism was based on a huge amount of Buddhist scriptures in which the teaching of Shakya-muni, the founder of the religion, was written by his disciples after his death.
275209. Originally, Chogen was a monk who had no relationship with Todai-ji Temple.
275210. Originally, Daigaku-ryo owned rice fields called kangakuden (gakuryoden) and it provided students with accommodation and meal using annual tax gained from such rice fields.
275211. Originally, FUJIWARA no Sadaie added various notes to the end of the text of the Tale of Genji manuscript that he himself had copied as a shohon (a verified text).
275212. Originally, Genji choja came from the Saga-Genji (Minamoto clan).
275213. Originally, Gozu Tenno (go??r?a) was an Indian deity and the guardian deity of Gion-shoja (the Jetavana monastery).
275214. Originally, Inari-shin (the god of the harvest) had not been a fox, but there was a tendency to identify it by a folk belief in the Edo period.
275215. Originally, Indra was a war god that fought with Ashura, but it became one of the two good major deities of Buddhism with Bonten after it was incorporated to Buddhism, and it was considered to have helped Shaka before gaining enlightenment and hearing its preaching (see the article on Indra).
275216. Originally, Japan has a tradition of finding beauty in transience as seen in 'mono no aware (the sadness or pathos of things)' affected by Mujokan (Buddhist concept of the impermanence of worldly things) in Buddhism.
275217. Originally, Junan's grandfather began to serve the Obama clan as Ranpoi.
275218. Originally, Junrei (pilgrimage) meant to travel and visit shrines and temples throughout Japan for the purpose of worship at each location.
275219. Originally, Kagamibiraki was held on January 20 (by the lunar calendar) after the Lunar New Year (January 15 (by the lunar calendar)), which was at the end of matsunouchi (the first seven days of the year in which matsu kazari (pine decorations) were displayed).
275220. Originally, Kaihatsu meant to 'carve out and revive' the land, suggesting not only cultivation of undeveloped wilderness, but also resumption of ruined fields.
275221. Originally, Karai tenjin was considered a god of lightning coming from the sky, and since lightning occurs with rain and rain is essential for growth of crops, it is also the god of agriculture.
275222. Originally, Katamachi Station, the source of the Line's name, was the end of the line, but the station was abolished in place of Osakajokitazume Station at the same time when the JR Tozai Line opened and thus Kyobashi Station became the end of the line.
275223. Originally, Kebiishicho recruited a person with a criminal record in view of convenience of investigation such as collecting information on criminals.
275224. Originally, Kinen-sai festival was one of the annual rituals held by the Japanese nation under "ritsuryo" (legal codes in the Nara and Heian periods based on Chinese models), and a record says it was held as early as in the later seventh century, the reign of Emperor Tenmu.
275225. Originally, Kogai hairpins were a practical item used to secure the topknot of a hairdo however, with the onset of more complex hairstyles in the late Edo period their usefulness diminished and, became much like an ornamental accessory.
275226. Originally, Koken and Ai enter and exit through Agemaku, but Kiridoguchi is commonly used today.
275227. Originally, Kyoto shoshidai and Kyoto machibugyo (Kyoto town magistrate) held the post to maintain order in the town under the Edo bakufu.
275228. Originally, MIYOSHI was a classic Chinese scholar mastering Kidendo (literature) in the university and not Onmyoji from Onmyoryo, but was very knowledgeable about the arts of astronomy, Onmyo, and divination.
275229. Originally, Mandokoro indicated a household-handling organization (an office handling private affairs concerning the family and residence) whose establishment was permitted only for imperial princes and kugyo (top court officials) who held the rank of Sanmi (the third rank) or higher.
275230. Originally, Nanto rokushu were the sects which taught religious doctrines and were introduced in Japan from the late Asuka to the Nara period, but they were newly established religious schools from the Tendai sect in China.
275231. Originally, Nue indicates birds that sing in the night, and the term appears in "Kojiki" and "Manyoshu" as well.
275232. Originally, Okaru and Kanpei were to appear from the Hanamichi (a passage through the audience to the stage).
275233. Originally, Omi was granted to the local ruling clans who were subjected to the Yamato sovereignty around Kinai region (the five capital provinces surrounding the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto).
275234. Originally, Oraimono was a collection of model sentences for letter-writing, but later it developed to include social knowledge and common sense, and by the period of the Northern and Southern Courts, "Teikin Orai" was created.
275235. Originally, Platform C-go was the lane constructed in the adjacent Katsura depot, and later a platform was added along the track to complete the station.
275236. Originally, Russia took the view that if Japan respected the independence of Korea, Russia would not contend the occupation of China by Japan, but Sergei Yul'jevich Witte changed the policy and Russia began interfering with Japan's affairs by deploying fleets in the Far East.
275237. Originally, Sakyo indicated the east side area of Heian-kyo Capital (Rakuyo or Rakuchu), but the Sakyo Ward, which was born as an administrative area of Kyoto City, is located in the Rakuto (Rakugai) area on the left side of the Kamo-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system).
275238. Originally, Sarugaku players displayed various arts inherited from Sangaku, such as acrobatics, the conjuring of tricks, stunts, and something similar to magic.
275239. Originally, Shibayama was an another name for the KAJUJI family, and the first family head of the KAJUJI family, Naidaijin (minister of the center) Tsuneaki KAJUJI was also called Naidaijin Shibayama.
275240. Originally, Shichimen-tennyo was worshipped as the guardian goddess of Kuon-ji Temple at Mt. Minobu, the head temple of the Nichiren sect.
275241. Originally, Shigureni only meant 'Shigure Hamaguri,' a tsukudani of clams that is a noted product of Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture.
275242. Originally, Shikken was the name of the post which was the director of Board of Administration called Mandokoro-betto.
275243. Originally, Shura (Ashura) was included in Tenbu (Deities who reside in a heavenly realm, one of six realms in which the souls of living beings transmigrate from one to another) but after Mahayana Buddhism was established, Shura derived from Tenbu and became Rokudo.
275244. Originally, Sogo and persons concerned low-balled the estimated cost needed to get approval of the Diet (of Japan), and in addition, rejected requests for constructing local railway lines to concentrate their efforts on the construction of Shinkansen, incurring displeasure of members of the Diet.
275245. Originally, Soto Zen Sect used the term "Kanna Zen" for the training method that the Rinzai Zen Sect tended to take mistakenly.
275246. Originally, Suehiro means a chukei (ceremonial folding fan) in ginkgo leaf shape.
275247. Originally, Tajima Kojiki was the name of an important book among the Tajima Kokushi monjo (documents of the provincial governor of Tajima).)
275248. Originally, Takeuchi monjo had no direct relationship with the religious organization.
275249. Originally, Tanabata was on July 7 in the old calendar and used to be a seasonal term for autumn and was at the end of the rainy season in the old calendar.
275250. Originally, Tokimoto's family name was KAJI, but he succeeded the Isobe clan since the family line of Isobe ended when Kagehide ISOBE died, a grandson of Hidetada ISOBE, Tokimoto's elder brother.
275251. Originally, Toyouke no Okami (Grand Divine Toyouke) had been enshrined by the Katsuragi clan.
275252. Originally, Tsunetada's grandfather, Iemoto KONOE (Regent and the Grand Minister) had two wives.
275253. Originally, Watarai clan served in both the Inner Shrine and Outer Shrine of Ise-jingu Shrine, but Arakida clan of the Nakatomi lineage of Fujiwara clan became new shake for the Inner Shrine, and as the result, Watarai clan became the shake for the Outer Shrine only.
275254. Originally, Yasuke was a negroid slave who was presented to Nobunaga upon his request at the occasion of giving audience to a missionary.
275255. Originally, Yoshino meant the wildland on the north bank of Yoshino-gawa River.
275256. Originally, a Jinushigami called Karai tenjin was enshrined in the Kitano district of Kyoto, and the Imperial Court decided to build the Kitano-tenmangu Shrine to appease the curse of Michizane (see Goryo-shinko Faith).
275257. Originally, a Sessho Kampaku running the government in place of the imperial regime was limited to assistance from a maternal relative because the Emperor was an infant.
275258. Originally, a Shoshi was the leader of a Samurai-dokoro and a Shoshidai was his agent; but the Edo Shogunate did not have any Samurai-dokoro.
275259. Originally, a Tenugui towel means a traditional Japanese towel but sometimes it includes a towel which comes from Western Europe.
275260. Originally, a hut where villagers manufactured sake jointly was called sakaya (literally, sake house).
275261. Originally, a joint committee of both Houses was going to be held.
275262. Originally, a kintoro is also not used.
275263. Originally, a koden-gaeshi was not needed because a koden is offered to the dead.
275264. Originally, a retired empreor was considered to hold the same and equivalent authority as an emperor, so it was considered natural that the retired emperor and emperor rule together since the first Retired Emperor Jito and Emperor Monmu.
275265. Originally, a samurai's appointment to an officer was applied to the Imperial Court through the bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun); Baishin (indirect vassal) and Roju (vassal) were not given any government position.
275266. Originally, a stupa in India meant the mound where Busshari (the ashes of Shakyamuni (the founder of Buddhism)) were buried after his remains were cremated.
275267. Originally, a tradision native to Japan has no recorded articles about the Oriental zodiac; so, scholars believed in the extreme scarcity of an identifiable foundation for these historical facts.
275268. Originally, an empress stopped being treated as one (imperial consort) when she became a nun.
275269. Originally, an event existed in which people offered food to priests and other people on the day when an ango practice ended.
275270. Originally, around the middle of the Edo period, people habitually ate 'misoka-soba' (literally, "buckwheat noodles for the thirtieth day of the month") at the end of each month, and the New Year's Eve soba is believed to be the last surviving remnant of this custom.
275271. Originally, as October (in the old lunar calendar) was supposed to be a taboo month, the harvest festival was celebrated in November (in the old lunar calendar) when the season changes from autumn to winter in the Japanese calendar.
275272. Originally, as seen in competitions concerning physical power such as weight lifting, many athletes wear belts with the exclusive use of functions such as to protect the lumbar vertebra; therefore, properly used obi helps to demonstrate physical abilities.
275273. Originally, blade and fittings constitute one unit, and they were not deemed as separate items.
275274. Originally, both of them were used in the residences of persons of the upper class.
275275. Originally, cultivators delivered the total Kajishi and honnengu to myoshu/shokan.
275276. Originally, doso meant a warehouse surrounded by earth walls.
275277. Originally, every chaire had a long cord.
275278. Originally, for decimals in Chinese numeral, a tenth is represented as bu, a hundredth as ri, and a thousandth as mo, while a rate to represent a tenth is 'wari' in Japan which is the base of the rate unit, and a hundredth becomes bu and a thousandth ri.
275279. Originally, fujitsubo is another name for Higyosha, which is one of the shichiden gosha (literally, seven palaces and five houses) of the kokyu (empress's residence) of the dairi (Imperial Palace).
275280. Originally, full-contact karate refers to a kickboxing-like professional karate, which started in the U.S.
275281. Originally, hamburgers had an aspect as a common food for working people (as described later in this article).
275282. Originally, hare was a concept that referred to specific changes or milestones.
275283. Originally, he served under the thunder god Indra (Taishakuten), who appears in Indian mythology, but later he was introduced in Buddhism as a guardian deity.
275284. Originally, he was Chinju (local Shinto deity) of Mt. Aikuo.
275285. Originally, he was a Buddhist monk at Kishi-dera Temple in Iyo Province; however in 1556, because the family head Sanemitsu SAIONJI's biological child, Kintaka died in a battle, Kinhiro became the adopted heir of Sanemitsu and returned to secular life in 1565.
275286. Originally, he was the legitimate successor of Kogakubo, but a daughter of the Hojo clan, who was a concubine of Haruuji, gave birth to Yoshiuji ASHIKAGA, and as a result he was persecuted by the Hojo clan who wanted Yoshiuji to be the head of the family.
275287. Originally, heinobunri started by the necessity of Sengoku daimyo (Japanese territorial lord in the Sengoku period).
275288. Originally, hikimayu was applied together with ohaguro (black painted teeth) at Mogi (coming-of-age ceremony for girls).
275289. Originally, his name was not on the arrestee list, but he was arrested simply because he had the same Christian name.
275290. Originally, honjo held jurisdiction over law enforcement and judicial power at the honjo-ichienchi, and the Imperial Court would rule.
275291. Originally, however, not "伎" (ki) but "妓" (ki) was used because of the history of Kabuki's birth, and during the Edo period, both of those characters were confusedly used, and from the Meiji period, only the character "伎" has been used and continues to be used today.
275292. Originally, however, these measurements were used to refer to calculations of To-dai and Kokudaka.
275293. Originally, in anticipation of large numbers of Arashiyama sightseers, the station was built as a huge terminal station with six platforms with five tracks.
275294. Originally, in the Edo Period, dagashi were made with grains and thick malt syrup, eaten as a snack by ordinary people, and called "ichimon gashi" because of its low price.
275295. Originally, in the Heian period, Shiro Shozoku was worn under hakama (formal men's divided skirt), with cotton stuffed within, for cold weather.
275296. Originally, in the general sense it meant 'respectable disciplinant' in the Indian religion.
275297. Originally, in the period of the King Xuan, there was no iron chisel which was able to cut granite.
275298. Originally, in the prewar era, because the kamaboko didn't keep well, people dried it as a means of preservation and would scrape off portions of it to eat.
275299. Originally, in the religious community in Kanto region, different thoughts often arose as the Incident of Zenran showed.
275300. Originally, it came from Hyogo Prefecture.
275301. Originally, it indicated a small pillar placed on an utsubari (beam).
275302. Originally, it is one of anthropomorphic units defined as the length of adult's outstretched arms.
275303. Originally, it may have been used to protect the building from rain and wind.
275304. Originally, it referred to chilled mung beans stewed in sugar, which was also called 'sweet snack.'
275305. Originally, it seems to have been just a suo (formal middle rank dress, usually including jacket and hakama) with the sleeve and the chest cord removed structurally.
275306. Originally, it simply referred to becoming injured as a modern term 'Kega (怪我) (injury)' was written in Manyo-gana (a form of syllable used in the Manyo-shu or Collection of Myriad Leaves.)
275307. Originally, it was Daigo Zenna haramitsu (paramita), one of six haramitsu that bosatsu (Bodhisattva) of Mahayana Buddhism was obliged to practice.
275308. Originally, it was Emperor Gomizunoo's villa called Hataeda Palace; its Karesansui Garden (dry-landscape garden), as mentioned below, was erected around the same time.
275309. Originally, it was a Zen sect-related term indicating the documents that a priest or priests wrote by hand, recording what his or their mentor priest said and preached, as well as the mentor's chronological list of the main events.
275310. Originally, it was a bamboo bow made of bamboo and wood glued together with isinglass (a kind of gelatin), but today bamboo bows glued with synthetic adhesive or affordable ones made of fiber-reinforced plastic (glass fiber, carbon fiber) are popular.
275311. Originally, it was a movie theater.
275312. Originally, it was a rhythm instrument, and enables to produce different tone colors depending on the methods of beating it by hand (s), and freely operating a strap.
275313. Originally, it was a simple event in which participants worshipped hoisting chochin with a candle lighted and beating uchiwa-daiko.
275314. Originally, it was a strip made of copper, however, during and after the Edo period, paper was usually used.
275315. Originally, it was a tradition carried by the Dutch who were living in Japan at the Dutch trading house in Dejima, Nagasaki.
275316. Originally, it was a two-storied gate, but its second story was removed in early modern times.
275317. Originally, it was a verb that meant 'to duly execute the respectful order of one's superior,' and the infinitive form was 'bugyo-suru' (to do bugyo).
275318. Originally, it was an object of worship enshrined in the Tamukeyama-hachimangu Shrine.
275319. Originally, it was arranged so that the kuzen-an was handed to the working-level officials and then the same order was issued by the Daijokan to the working-level officials -- Later, the step of issuing the order at the Daijokan was omitted, and the kuzen-an was considered to be the formal rescript.
275320. Originally, it was built in a kanjo (ceremonial transfer of a divided tutelary deity to a new location) of a branch shrine of Hachioji-gu Shrine in Omi to former Hachioji, Meiji-mura in 1469.
275321. Originally, it was called 'konoha kamoboko' (leaf kamaboko), 'te-no-hira kamaboko' (palm kamaboko), 'hira kamaboko' (flat kamaboko) or 'sita kamaboko' (tongue kamaboko) according to its shape.
275322. Originally, it was carried out when children become of age following the traditional Japanese system (counting one calendar year: 0 year old baby is counted as a 1 year old under the old system), today it is often expressed their ages in completed years.
275323. Originally, it was composed of six volumes in total, but only five volumes, excluding the first volume, exist now.
275324. Originally, it was enshrined together with Bishamon-do 江文寺 Temple.
275325. Originally, it was generally the case that temple monks lived communally in sanmen sobo (monks' dormitories constructed to the north, east and west of the lecture hall) but there were individuals who built their own sobo (living quarters) in order to fully immerse themselves in ascetic practice.
275326. Originally, it was intended to preserve Buddhist scriptures based on Miroku Belief, but it gradually incorporated, from an early stage, motivations such as gokuraku ojo (peaceful death) and spiritual and material benefit gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings.
275327. Originally, it was just an order of precedence at the court functions but later it started to have political meanings in events that the top Cabinet member serve as the Acting Prime Minister.
275328. Originally, it was named Nodabashi Station but was later renamed Katamachi Station.
275329. Originally, it was planned to construct two routes: the route which connects Tokyo City to Kyoto City, Osaka City and Kobe City, namely the route to connect three urban prefectures which would support Japan chiefly; and the route from Tokyo to Tsuruga City, a trading city on the Japan Sea side, diverging from Maibara City.
275330. Originally, it was said to be a wall painting of the subtemple of Kennin-ji Temple.
275331. Originally, it was the final station of the railroad between Kobe and Kyoto, and it was the second railway inaugurated after the railroad opened between Shimbashi and Yokohama.
275332. Originally, it was the term showing ranks of peerage like "Raiki" (Book of Rites) described 'Sankokyukei referred to 27 Daifu (Master) and 81 Genshi.'
275333. Originally, it was thought to indicate the landless or exiles who escaped into shoen and became enslaved.
275334. Originally, it was worn as a garment for absorbing sweat.
275335. Originally, its main line was hoi-shozoku (clerical garments.)
275336. Originally, jinpo was a group of ritualistic tools such as swords, jewels and mirrors.
275337. Originally, jishi had the characteristics of a tax payment in the form of products and the local products were brought in as jishi but jishi payment in money increased as the money economy gradually advanced from the late mid-period.
275338. Originally, judo aimed to be the martial art covering the techniques from throwing, grappling, body-striking, to weapon-handling; some call this the pre-modern judo to distinguish it from the modern judo.
275339. Originally, kaiawase was played among nobilities as a kind of awasemono (games in which people gather each bringing something of the same kind to decide which is better) in competition for the beautiful coloring, shape, and rarity of the shells, or the superiority of uta (poetry) composed with the shell itself as its subject matter.
275340. Originally, kanno was a shortened term for "kankanoso" written in the Chinese classics and in Japan that was first regarded as the duty of kokushi in the ritsuryo system of governance (a constitutional form of governance).
275341. Originally, karakuri was the general term for mechanical objects, and today, it mostly refers to the Japanese traditional mechanical devices intended for amusement, such as karakuri ningyo (a mechanical doll).
275342. Originally, karuta was a general term for card games including playing cards.
275343. Originally, kyoku were the same as senryu (humorous or ironical haiku), but after the death of Senryu the first (a poet), and during the time of Senryu the fourth, poems in the Senryu style were named 'haifu kyoku'.
275344. Originally, lotus and other fresh flowers were used but today lotus-shaped colored paper is used instead.
275345. Originally, nagajuban was designed by yujo (a prostitute).
275346. Originally, natsume was finished in plain black lacquer and, from its non-decorative design, we can see the backlash against the existing Chanoyu (the tea ceremony), that valued "excellent" chaire based on the judgment from a point of view.
275347. Originally, natto was produced in nassho (temple storage) as a vegetarian dish, and this is how the name originated.
275348. Originally, ninja scattered makibishi which was dried fruit (nut) of the aquatic plant hishi (water chestnut; Trapa japonica).
275349. Originally, nori was a must in Tsukimi noodles, and ones without it were called 'Gyoku' ('gyoku otoshi,' 'Gyoku iri' or 'Gyoku ochi'); but today, ones with just an egg but no nori are usually called Tsukimi.
275350. Originally, offerings of fuhaku (cotton, silk, textile fabrics) were presented to the god by clipping them into a wood staff, and this practice forms the origin for today's customary gohei.
275351. Originally, oharame sold charcoals (this we know from the "Honchomudaishi" (a collection of Chinese poems)).
275352. Originally, on the list of casts that made up a troupe, the leading actor who played a prudent and reasonable man with dignity was called "Ichimaime," the actor who played a handsome man popular with women was called "Nimaime," and the actor who played a humorous man was called "Sanmaime."
275353. Originally, only Naishi no kami could deal with the official duties such as introducing messages and transmitting imperial orders, and Naishi no suke and other lower ranked court ladies could not deal with them.
275354. Originally, only people at daijin (minister) or higher positions were allowed to use atsubitai, but after the end of the Heian period, the role of atsubitai had changed and they became caps simply for elder people.
275355. Originally, only the fish was preserved with salt and was fermented in a natural way, but, it is said that rice was added in order to promote fermentation in around the sixteenth century.
275356. Originally, only the mackerel preserved in salt was used, but, salmon, small sea bream, conger eel was also used later on.
275357. Originally, osechi dishes were eaten on New Year's Eve to invite the new year.
275358. Originally, patterns of Ryukyuan native plants and Chinese patterns were mainly used, but bingata taking in the yuzen patterns increased as the export to the mainland increased, and yuzen also took in the vivid colors used in bingata.
275359. Originally, people would visit their nearby patron Shinto god or famous shrine or temple every day for a hundred days; this was called the "Hyakunichi mode" (hundred-day visit).
275360. Originally, performing heikyoku was an official profession of visually impaired musicians of the Todo-za, who played only this style, by which heikyoku boasted enormous popularity in the medieval period.
275361. Originally, powerful farmers such as Myoshu (officer of the field) made master-servant relationship with Shugo Daimyo (provincial governors) and Kokujin Ryoshu (local samurai governors) and achieved the position of samurai.
275362. Originally, rakugo referred to otoshi-banashi, performances which were humorous and had a punchline, but at present, rakugo is used as a general term which includes otoshi-banashi, ninjo-banashi (a story with human interest), and shibai-banashi (a story with an element of drama).
275363. Originally, rice boiled with tea prepared by used leaves was immersed in the strong tea prepared as the first decoction of the tea leaves.
275364. Originally, sake had only the simple fragrance that rice has and does not have a fruity fragrance like wine.
275365. Originally, sakura cherry trees were planted but these were cut down and replaced by maple trees due to fears that the temple grounds would become merely a pleasure spot.
275366. Originally, salt was used for flavoring instead of sugar.
275367. Originally, samurai warriors were wearing double swords to attack enemies and protect themselves.'
275368. Originally, seiza was the posture adopted when worshipping Kami in Shinto or Buddha in Buddhism, or when prostrating oneself before the Shogun.
275369. Originally, she was Mahamayuri, an Indian goddess, and one of the Pancharakshya (five protector deities).
275370. Originally, she was enshrined with Emperor Keiko in a shrine named Hisatsu-hime jinja Shrine located at the top of Mt. Yoso, and later a new shrine was erected halfway up the mountain and they have been enshrined together.
275371. Originally, she was the Inju (chief of temple) of Keiko-in Temple in Ise Province and, when she had an audience with Iemitsu in 1639, Iemitsu fell in love with her and she was called by Kasuga no tsubone to enter ooku (the inner halls of Edo-jo Castle where the wife and concubine of the Shogun and their female servants reside).
275372. Originally, shi-no-ko-sho was a categorization of citizenry in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods in China (Shoshi hyakka (The Various Masters of the 100 Schools: Thinkers of Ancient China)), as described in "Kuan Tzu," 'the four social classes of government official, farmers, artisans, and merchants form the foundation of a country.'
275373. Originally, shinkai were granted to shrines and were not inherited by a shrine which the enshrined deity was moved to, but with the fall of the Ritsuryo system, these shrines also carried the shinkai of their original shrines.
275374. Originally, shinkai were granted to shrines.
275375. Originally, shinsei was a word meaning a new ban.
275376. Originally, sho was an anthropomorphic unit that represented the quantity scooped up with both hands.
275377. Originally, shoji (literally, a shield against something) also referred to fusuma (a sliding door/screen/partition of Japans paper inside a wooden frame) as it is called today, as well as the above.
275378. Originally, since Nariaki TOKUGAWA had assumed the lord of the domain, the Tenguto (the Tengu faction) who were royal to Nariaki had been in fierce conflict with the Shoseito (the Shosei faction) who emphasized the relationship with the bakufu, and the feud between them were intencified over how to handle this mitchoku.
275379. Originally, somato was an inconspicuous entertainment --- after all, it is just a shadow picture play --- but today, some somato show shadow pictures of vivid colors made from colored cellophane paper.
275380. Originally, specialty goods from each province were sent as Soyocho tithes to the central government and consumed there but it is considered that this system was established to make up a shortfall.
275381. Originally, tanabata was a part of the Bon festival and shoryodana (精霊棚) (a shelf for spirits of the dead) and bata (幡) (a kind of flag used for Buddhist events) used to be prepared on the evening of the 7th.
275382. Originally, taxes accounted for 46.5% of the price of beer and it was difficult to lower the price.
275383. Originally, the AC/DC section was between Sakata and Tamura stations, which was transferred to operate between the Nagahama and Torahime stations.
275384. Originally, the Chinese characters 七草 meant the seven flowers of autumn; the custom on January 15, the Lunar New Year, is written in Chinese characters as 七種, which are also pronounced as 'na na ku sa,' but generally the custom on January 7 is written as 七草 in Chinese characters.
275385. Originally, the College of Law was planned to be initially established in 1898, but the College of Science and Engineering was set up in 1897-- one year earlier than expected and the same year as the foundation -- because of the upsurge of its applicants.
275386. Originally, the Emperor intended to move from the Kaninnomiya family to Shogoin Temple to become a priest, but there was no one to succeed the throne when Emperor Gomomozono died in 1779.
275387. Originally, the Fushimi no Miya family was the direct line from the Jimyo-in Imperial line, it is considered that the Fushimi no Miya Prince Yoshihito's Imperial succession was refused by Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA.
275388. Originally, the Honda family used the aoi-mon because its founder served at Kamo-jinja Shrine.
275389. Originally, the Kakizaki clan was under the control of the Ando clan, however, when Suehiro KAKIZAKI went on to become independent from the Ando clan, Sueto KODAIRA made a great contribution to the lord, Suehiro KAKIZAKI.
275390. Originally, the Kamakura bakufu was established based on master-servant relationship between the Kamakura-dono (lord of Kamakura) and the Gokenin, however the Soryo system (the eldest son system for the succession of the head of the family) was getting bogged down.
275391. Originally, the Nihonjin-ron discourses were found in missionaries' reports to their mother countries which were written from the Azuchi-Momoyama to the Edo periods, and experiences told by Japanese fishermen or boatmen who had a chance to see Russia, Canada, or other countries due to an accident or drifting at sea.
275392. Originally, the Seiryoden was a residence and an office of the Emperor but it was used as a ceremonial hall after the Emperor's residence moved to the Tsunegoten.
275393. Originally, the Suiko using rice and millet was aimed at saving peasants and encouraging agriculture.
275394. Originally, the Tokugawa Shogun family had owned it.
275395. Originally, the UENO clan had a trusting relationship with the Mori clan through Nobutaka, but after Nobutaka and Motonari MORI died, Takatoku opposed the Mori clan by supporting Motochika, the legitimate child of Iechika MIMURA.
275396. Originally, the appointment of a government post was called `Bu,' while the conferment of a court rank was called `nin,' to make a distinction between them.
275397. Originally, the bakufu was the shipowner of Kenminsen and directly operated them.
275398. Originally, the bukeho was administered by samurai themselves in order to discipline samurai groups, which then developed as a set of codes that function separately from the kugeho (laws issued by the imperial court) and the honjoho (laws issued by proprietors or guarantors of manor).
275399. Originally, the characters 宝篋印心咒経 (hokyoin shinjukyo) were inscribed in the foundations of the pagoda.
275400. Originally, the children of Gozoku (local ruling family) were widely called 'Miko' in the period of Yamato sovereignty, and while the naming came to refer to the children of Okimi (great king of Yamato sovereignty), the daughters of Okimi came to be called 'Himemiko.'
275401. Originally, the clan administered the manufacturing and maintenance of weapons and gradually became a powerful military clan alongside the Otomo clan.
275402. Originally, the closing of a draw curtain at each scene (act) was called "Makugire," the climax around when Toshi-kyogen was reaching the final scene was called "Ozume," and the happy ending after troubles' complete and peaceful settlement was called "Daidanen."
275403. Originally, the concept of daikan represented a deputy post which administered political affairs and ruling in koryo (government's territory) or shoryo (private territory).
275404. Originally, the concept of predominance of men over women did not exist in Ju-kyo.
275405. Originally, the dairi where the kokyu was placed was an emperor's private space, so that entries of male kugyo/officials were basically restricted.
275406. Originally, the day-to-day operation of Surutto KANSAI (KANSAI THRU PASS) was distributed to each association member, but as the number of members increased, Surutto KANSAI Co., Ltd. was established on July 18, 2000 to do full-time management of the company for the sake of smooth operations.
275407. Originally, the divine spirit was welcomed at the altar in a village, but as the altar developed into a shrine, as a facility for accomodating religious services, the act of welcoming remained as a home visit or reverse process, and led to the Shinko-sai Festival.
275408. Originally, the family did not hold provinces under control as a shoryo (territory) and initially they were taking a role of managing the Keicho family's Uchishu (chief vassals).
275409. Originally, the highest position of kokushi was kokushu, but when kokushu did not live in his assigned province, a person at the rank of suke, jo or sakan (these ranks were in this order, with suke the highest) was appointed to zuryo.
275410. Originally, the history of bogutsuki karate is older than that of sundome karate and full-contact karate in terms of kumite match rules; the National Karatedo Tournament, karate's first national tournament, was conducted under bogutsuki rules.
275411. Originally, the kanji character '祇' (gi) as in '祇園' (Gion) was formed by combining '示' (ji) and '氏' (shi); however, '祗園' (Gion) today is a misspelling (see wikt, or Wiktionary: '祇').
275412. Originally, the literal meaning of hatsuho was rice ear.
275413. Originally, the name of shu came from the weight of the proso millet grains that are fully put into Kosho pipe, a kind of flute.'
275414. Originally, the name shichimi togarashi was used predominantly in the Kyoto region; in Edo (Tokyo), nanairo togarashi (written as 七種唐辛子 or 七色唐辛子) was the common name.
275415. Originally, the nengu Koyasan received from Otanosho was 1,800 koku per year.
275416. Originally, the noodles were produced by the method as follows: Flour is kneaded for long hours by applying lye extracted from good quality ash, and then the resulting dough is cut and boiled before sprinkling rapeseed oil.
275417. Originally, the official imperial palace in Heiankyo was Dairi, situated nearby the center of Heiankyo, but after being devastated by wars, the imperial palace was moved to Satodairi (a temporary palace).
275418. Originally, the origin of the Jissetsu is that Neiso (Ningzong) of the Southern Sung dynasty imitated the tradition of India's five Shoja (a hall where priests practice asceticism, like a temple) and ten pagodas, decided the 'Gozan' and 'Jissetsu' and protected them.
275419. Originally, the paper made of kozo such as hoshogami was used for official documents, whereby torinoko paper was seldom used for them.
275420. Originally, the platform was a temporary one built at the current location of the inbound line.
275421. Originally, the players of Sarugaku were 'shichido no mono' (people of the lowest social class) in the Yamato region.
275422. Originally, the religious group of Confucianism was formed by people who taught various customs regarding funeral ceremonies as above.
275423. Originally, the salary of Kyokan were paid from Soyocho, but yocho was not collected and income gradually dwindled.
275424. Originally, the shakuhachi was exclusively owned by "komuso" (a mendicant Zen priest of the Fuke sect), and its performance was deemed part of religious activities instead of entertainment, but in the middle of the Edo period Kinko KUROSAWA changed it from an instrument for religious music to one for secular music.
275425. Originally, the tea served before meal was called 'debana' and that served after meal 'agari.'
275426. Originally, the term "chanko" refers to a sumo wrestler's meal itself.
275427. Originally, the term "kaiseki" meant a meal served at a chakai (tea party) by the host to entertain guests, and the name is derived from an old custom of Zen temples (temples belonging to the Zen sect); for details, please refer to the history section.
275428. Originally, the term 'sakubei' often appeared in documents during The Later Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty in ancient China, and the oldest record of the term is a mokkan (a narrow strip of wood on which an official message is written) excavated from the site of residence of Prince Nagaya, the grandson of Emperor Tenmu (Nara City).
275429. Originally, the term Bunjin referred to 'a person in a library,' and has been commonly used in China.
275430. Originally, the term Myoga was a synonym for myori, which means divine protection.
275431. Originally, the tsuno was inserted to make improvements for drawing many strong bows in Toshiya at Sanjusangendo Temple.
275432. Originally, the vines of Tsuzurafuji is strong and easy to work so that people seemed to call baskets woven out of viny materials Tsuzura, naming after its materials.
275433. Originally, the word "doshin" meant "solidarity" during the late mediaeval period in Japan, and it was a synonym of "accomplice" or "insurgence."
275434. Originally, the word 'mentaiko' (明太子) means cod roe.
275435. Originally, the yukata was made principally of indigo-dyed plain cotton cloth in which undyed patterns were left and daring patterns were laid on the yukata (see the picture on the right.)
275436. Originally, there was a bus route run by Keihan bus and Kyoto City Bus in the Daigo area, and it connected Rokujizo Station of the JR Nara Line, Keihan Main Line or Yamashina Station of the JR Tokaido line and the central Kyoto City area (Shijo Kawara machi).
275437. Originally, there was a custom according to which the long sleeves of furisode, which were worn by young women, were held up after marriage and the miyatsuguchi (small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing) was sewed up; these types of kimono were collectively called "tomesode" regardless of the patterns.
275438. Originally, there was no charismatic founder for Shinto like Jesus Christ or Shakyamuni.
275439. Originally, there was no custom of holding hanami parties in Okinawa Prefecture.
275440. Originally, there were no characters in Japan.
275441. Originally, there were two schools of heikyoku: the Yasaka School (those who belonged to the school were given the Chinese character of '城' (castle) for their names) and the Ichikata School (the Chinese character of '一' (one) was given to those who belonged to this school).
275442. Originally, there were two shrines in Otogi village; Yatsugi-jinja Shrine and Kasuga-jinja Shrine.
275443. Originally, these have no direct connection with curry dishes from areas centering on India.
275444. Originally, these were the major events of the shrine.
275445. Originally, they are statues of Shitenno it was made at the wish of the Empress Shotoku, but today, only jaki under the foot is left from the Nara period.
275446. Originally, they called themselves Uratsuiji.
275447. Originally, they were court nobles who served the Imperial Family, but they moved to Kamakura upon Imperial Prince Munetaka's installation as Shogun during the late Kamakura Period, after which they became warriors.
275448. Originally, they were obliged to engage in labor services in the capital (called Saieki), however, they were exempted from labor service if they paid tax by substitutes including cloth, cotton, rice, and salt.
275449. Originally, they were produced using a technique known as 'jikonare.'
275450. Originally, this book was untitled.
275451. Originally, this calligraphic product was written on white asa (hemp) paper that could be scrolled laterally, and was owned by Hoki-in Temple in Mt. Koya.
275452. Originally, this dish started as a kind of fishermen's cooking in Setouchi area.
275453. Originally, this had been a class song, sung in a certain class of Third High School (Daisan Kotogakkou), and it came to be sung in the whole school and finally became the symbolic song of Third High School and Kyoto University.
275454. Originally, this term and custom was used in kabuki (traditional drama performed by male actors) and grand sumo (Japanese-style wrestling) tournaments.
275455. Originally, this was a term for the class of low-ranking technical palace officials up to the sixth rank who worked for aristocracy and Shodaibu (aristocracy lower than Kugyo), but eventually was used to define the bushi, who were technical palace officials with military skills.
275456. Originally, those were handed down to Omosu Honmon-ji Temple (Kitayama Honmon-ji Temple), but presently, there are no original copies by Nichiren, and only manuscripts are handed down to Yobo-ji Temple in Kyoto, Taiseki-ji Temple in Fuji, Nishiyama Honmon-ji Temple, and so on.
275457. Originally, though, palm leaves, corn husk and hemp were used.
275458. Originally, two pieces of divided shaku or two shaku were provisionally used in singing, and it is thought that later they were conventionalized and established as new instruments.
275459. Originally, udatsu were built as a wall to prevent a fire spreading to adjacent houses when a row of machiya (a traditional form of townhouse found mainly in Kyoto) houses were built with little space between adjacent houses.
275460. Originally, unlike jinko, only Yo (tax in kind), Cho (tributes), and allocated job were imposed on jinfuko, under the provision for fuko in Fuyaku ryo (tax law); they paid half of denso (rice field tax) to the shrine, and another half to the state.
275461. Originally, wabi and sabi were two different concepts.
275462. Originally, when senjafuda is stuck, it should be those done in India ink and loud appealing colored cards should be avoided.
275463. Originally, with this post being a temporary one, the officers in this post were selected from Osakitegumigashira and Mochigumigashira, both of which belonged to the standing army of the bakufu.
275464. Originally, words such as kigo or kidai did not exist during the Edo period.
275465. Originally, work clothes at the Imperial Court were chofuku (clothes for the people who come to work at the court on a regular basis wear) and sokutai (traditional ceremonial court dress), which was converted from chofuku.
275466. Originally, yokan (羊羹) was Chinese broth (羹) of sheep (羊), as the Chinese characters stand for.
275467. Originally,a small delegation was to be dispatched,based on the idea of Shigenobu OKUMA, however, it was changed to be a big one due to political agendas.
275468. Originally,many handicraftsmen were affiliated with the Kokuga organization and produced the supplies required for Kokuga management.
275469. Originals include 'Ogurihangan' (author unknown) of 1675, 'Okuri no hangan' (by Sado Shichidayu Toyotaka), date unknown, and others.
275470. Originate from Lumiere
275471. Originated during the Kamakura period when Jizen, a monk at Daihoon-ji Temple, would write Sanskrit characters on the cut end of daikon radishes and pray for good health, and today it is believed that eating these daikon radishes can cure ailments such as paralysis.
275472. Originated during the early Meiji Period, Kawaguchi anpan was a confectionary baked in an oven; it was made employing traditional baking techniques due to the lack of information about the original anpan, similar to Tsukisamu anpan.
275473. Originated from 'Eigo Denshujo' (English language school) under the direct control of the Tokugawa Shogunate established in 1858.
275474. Originated from 'Yo Gakko' (literally school of foreign affairs), Domain school of Owari Domain, established in 1870.
275475. Originated from MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka, Yoshitsuna's son.
275476. Originated from MINAMOTO no Yoshinao, Yoshitsuna's seventh son.
275477. Originated from Seimikyoku (state school on chemistry) established in Osaka in 1869.
275478. Originated from Yoritomo's domestic governing institution and was in charge of general government practices and finance.
275479. Originated in China, and Kana (syllabary) was derived from Kanji (Chinese characters) in Japan and Chu n?m was invented in Vietnam, as well as each unique calligraphic style has been established.
275480. Originated in the castle town of the Okayama Domain in the Edo period.
275481. Originated in the soup broth of Soba in Edo, the soup broth poured on the Bukkake-Udon in Kurashiki is thicker and sweeter than in other neighboring regions like Sanuki.
275482. Originating from Naokane UENO, the second son of Yorikane UENO who was the third head of the Ueno clan belonging to a branch family of the Ashikaga clan starting with Yasuuji ASIKAGA, the Bungo Ueno clan accompanied Takauji on his trip to Kyushu as his trustworthy assistant and stayed there as the sole family of the Ueno clan.
275483. Originating from Tang, 'Cha' (tea) during the Heian period was one of the latest cultural trends and was very highly valued.
275484. Originating from the Imperial family, Tadayuki went to the Owari Domain and lived in the Nagoya-jo Castle; after returning to Kyoto, he became a court noble and was promoted to Dainagon (Chief Councilor of State).
275485. Originating from the Silla Kingdom of ancient Korea, the Hata clan were naturalized citizens based in Kado-no-gori (equivalent to the modern area of Nishikyo Ward and the southern part of Ukyo Ward in Kyoto City) and possessed skills such as sericulture, weaving, sake brewing and river management.
275486. Originating in China, moat settlement was transmitted to Japan through the Korean Peninsula as one of the important elements of agricultural culture.
275487. Originating with tree forms that appear similar to Chinese Nanga (southern school) paintings.
275488. Originator of Jodo Shinshu (the True Pure Land Sect of Buddhism).
275489. Originator of restoration of Hongan-ji Temple.
275490. Originator of restoration of Tendai Sect.
275491. Originator of the Restoration of the Ota Clan
275492. Origins
275493. Origins and History
275494. Origins and the gagaku shakuhachi
275495. Origins of 'Architectural History of Japan.'
275496. Origins of Kofun
275497. Origins of Omisoka
275498. Origins of the name
275499. Origins of the name 'Tokugawa'
275500. Origins of the ritual come from a practice where having reached puberty, adolescent males in their early teens wore a loincloth for the first time and were recognized as adults.
275501. Origins of the train names
275502. Orihime was a daughter of Tentei and was a hard-working woman who excelled in weaving.
275503. Orikake had three pairs of bamboo poles which stood in the same direction, and each pair of bamboo poles had a horizontal rope that substituted for the roof of Sanjusangen-do Hall.
275504. Orikata
275505. Orikata is a term used to refer to techniques of folding a sheet of paper to wrap a gift, which is one aspect of Japanese etiquette and rules.
275506. Orikuchi described himself as the follower of Kunpei GAMOH, Mitsuhira TOMOBAYASHI and Toshiakira KAWAJI in his essay, 'Shinsen Sanryoshi' (The New Edition of Sanryoshi, 11th volume, 12th edition published in "Kigen 2600" released in December, 1938) stating the village of Tsukiyama as the 'sacred place' or the 'holy ground.'
275507. Orikuchi's attachment to Tsukiyama Tumulus was particularly strong, thus he visited the tumulus quite often as he visited Taima-dera Temple.
275508. Orisage
275509. Orisage means to wait in order to remove turbidness of the sake that just came out from the process of joso.
275510. Oritada HIRATA, who studied Hidetaka FUNABASHI and was known as the expert of Yusoku kojitsu (court and samurai rules on ceremonies and rites), was appreciated by the Emperor Goyozei for his talent and was allowed access to the retired emperor's palace, though it was a rare case for jigekanjin.
275511. Oriyo and Okame are bemused, and following the advice of Denzo, tries to give her the incense burner as compensation.
275512. Oriyo dies from the poison, vomiting blood.
275513. Ornament of a Bronze Eagle' by the caster Chokichi SUZUKI was the first to be designated as a modern masterpiece in 2001.
275514. Ornamental bokuto decorated with mother-of-pearl, engravings and so on are also available in the market.
275515. Ornamental uses
275516. Ornamentation
275517. Orochi began to drink the sake with his eight heads putting them into each pail of sake.
275518. Orochi represents the dragon god that controls water, while Kushinadahime represents rice fields.
275519. Oroku (お六) YUCHI: she became Tei SHIBA (柴テイ) after marriage (Tei or Teiko [てい子 or テイ子] in some documents).
275520. Oronoshima Island
275521. Oroshi Katsudon (bowl of rice topped with cutlet with grated daikon radish)
275522. Oroshi katsudon can be also served cold.
275523. Oroshi katsudon is a bowl of rice with tonkatsu and grated daikon radish on top.
275524. Oroshi katsudon is becoming a common dish around Osaka.
275525. Oroshi soba (buckwheat noodles served with grated Japanese radish on top)
275526. Oroshi soba (soba with daikon oroshi), oroshi udon (udon with daikon oroshi)
275527. Oroshi spaghetti (spaghetti with daikon oroshi)
275528. Oroshiyakoku Suimutan (Dream of Russia) by Yasushi INOUE
275529. Orpiment (arsenious sulfide, 生黄): 硫化黄 (arsenic sulfide)
275530. Orpiment: Also known as arsenious sulfide.
275531. Orthodox Church
275532. Orthodox production method (using Aspergillus oryzae and rice)
275533. Orthodox schools of the Shingonshu sect made an attempt to make their religious precepts stricter to contradict this heresy.
275534. Orthodox theaters have mostly had a yagura at the front of the building, above the entrance.
275535. Oryo alumni reunion
275536. Oryoki
275537. Oryoki comprises a nest of five (or three in Obaku school) bowls, to which various kinds of tableware attach, such as fukusa (napkin), hizakake (lap robe), jokin (lap cloth), suiban (water board), hattan (place mat), hashi (a pair of chopsticks), saji (spoon) and setsu (spatula).
275538. Oryoki is also called "hatsuu" or "teppatsu" in Japanese.
275539. Oryoki is tableware, as used by an individual ascetic of the Zen sect of Buddhism.
275540. Oryoki set (Zen style three bowl cuisine)
275541. Oryokuko Operation
275542. Oryoshi
275543. Oryoshi first appeared in a document in 795 as a person who commanded sakimori (soldiers garrisoned at strategic places in Kyushu) to move.
275544. Oryoshi was a government post which had authority over the military and police affairs in the whole area of the two provinces and took command of a Bushidan (warrior bands) of 170,000 mounted warriors consisting mainly of Gunji (district official)-level warriors in various counties.
275545. Oryoshi was mainly engaged in the maintenance of security in a province such as the current local police.
275546. Oryu: actually Naishi no suke no tsubone (a court lady of the first rank)
275547. Osadame-inzu (the number of officers) was four to six.
275548. Osadano Industrial Park
275549. Osadano Industrial Park (Fukuchiyama City)
275550. Osadano Industrial Park, Kyoto Prefecture
275551. Osadanohimatsuri no Atahitokotari: Sakimori (soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times) during the Nara period.
275552. Osafune: a hairstyle of the concubines of the samurai warriors in the late Edo Period
275553. Osaibari:
275554. Osaito
275555. Osaka
275556. Osaka - Choshi Line (Nankai Bus/Chibakotsu)
275557. Osaka - Fukuchiyama Maizuru Miyazu Route
275558. Osaka - Miyazu route
275559. Osaka - Tennoji 6M57C
275560. Osaka ? Choshi Route operated by Chiba Kotsu and Nankai Bus (Choshi - [omit] - Narita Airport - [omit] - Hamamatsucho Station ? Kyoto Station ? OCAT ? Nanba Highway Bus Terminal)
275561. Osaka Airport Transport
275562. Osaka Airport Transport Co., Ltd.
275563. Osaka Airport Transport Co., Ltd. (limousines that are directly operated by the company and arrive at and depart from Osaka International Airport: all limousines heading toward the Himeji direction and the Nara direction).
275564. Osaka Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, which was reported by the father, worked together with Tokai University Information Center and Konica to analyze the photographs.
275565. Osaka Buddhist altar
275566. Osaka Bussharito (Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture)
275567. Osaka City
275568. Osaka City Air Terminal, a terminal of limousines bound for Osaka International Airport and Kansai International Airport as well as express buses bound for various places, is located above the station,
275569. Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
275570. Osaka Conference
275571. Osaka Court: Osaka Prefecture: Unknown
275572. Osaka Customs, Maizuru custom branch office
275573. Osaka Daiichi Normal School (the faculty of liberal arts of Osaka University of Education)
275574. Osaka Daini Normal School (ditto)
275575. Osaka Domain: Osaka-jo Castle
275576. Osaka Domyo-ji Temple (Fuiidera City) - Juichimen Kannon (a national treasure)
275577. Osaka Edition
275578. Osaka Edtion
275579. Osaka Electric Communication University
275580. Osaka Electro-Communication University (Shijonawate Campus)
275581. Osaka Exhibition
275582. Osaka Expo, a transportation train
275583. Osaka Fujii-dera Temple - Senju Kannon (a national treasure)
275584. Osaka Fuyu no Jin (Winter Siege of Osaka)
275585. Osaka Fuyu no Jin (Winter Siege of Osaka) occurred from the next year of Yoshinaga's death, and the Toyotomi clan was defeated by Ieyasu in 1615.
275586. Osaka Gas Company was founded in 1899, however due to the following deflation it dissolved and existed in name only.
275587. Osaka Gyoko and the opening of Edo castle
275588. Osaka Higashi Line: all stations on the line
275589. Osaka Immigration Office, Maizuru Port Branch
275590. Osaka Imperial University was established based on Osaka Medical College, and Nagoya Imperial University was established based on Nagoya Medical College.
275591. Osaka International Airport
275592. Osaka International Airport (Itami) - Tajima Airfield (Japan Air Commuter Co., Ltd.)
275593. Osaka International University
275594. Osaka Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple was originally the place where the eighth chief priest Rennyo chose as his retreat, called Osaka Gobo (Ishiyama Gobo).
275595. Osaka Jogakuin Senior High School
275596. Osaka Kanshin-ji Temple - Nyoirin Kannon (a national treasure)
275597. Osaka Koenu Gon Chunagon
275598. Osaka Loop Line: all stations on the entire line
275599. Osaka Machi-Bugyo
275600. Osaka Metropolitan Area
275601. Osaka Metropolitan Area is a name used to describe the economic area centered on Osaka city, expanding to its surrounding satellite cities.
275602. Osaka Monorail
275603. Osaka Municipal Museum of Art
275604. Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
275605. Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (subway, New Tram and bus)
275606. Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Series 20
275607. Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Series 60（with the enhanced deployment of Series 66, this series was completely abandoned).
275608. Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Series 66
275609. Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau: Kyoto Line and Senri Line share the track with Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line.
275610. Osaka Natsu no Jin (Summer Siege of Osaka)
275611. Osaka Nishiki-ga Shinwa' (Osaka's new topics illustrated with nishiki-ga prints)
275612. Osaka Nishiki-ga-nichinichi Shinbunshi'
275613. Osaka Ohtani University
275614. Osaka Port
275615. Osaka Prefectural Urban Development Co., Ltd. (Semboku Rapid Railway)
275616. Osaka Prefecture
275617. Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Sakai Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Shikama Prefecture, Toyoka Prefecture, Kochi Prefecture, Myodo Prefecture, Okayama Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture
275618. Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Sakai Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Shikama Prefecture, Toyooka Prefecture, Kochi Prefecture, Myodo Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture, Okayama Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture
275619. Osaka Prefecture: 'Kochi Wine' (Kashiwabara City, Habikino City)
275620. Osaka Prefecture: Hoshida myoken-gu Shrine (Komatsu Jinja), Osaka Tenmangu Shrine: Hoo-in Temple, Chintaku Reifu Jinja Shrine (Higashiosaka), Myoho-ji Temple (Imazato) and others
275621. Osaka Prefecture: established on May 2 (old lunar calendar) in 1868. ->X
275622. Osaka Railway (Nara - JR Namba section)
275623. Osaka Railway Company (the first) began operating the Nara-Minatomachi (current JR Namba) section in 1892, and Nara Railway Company began operating the Kizu-Nara section in 1896.
275624. Osaka Railway Company assigned its line to Kansai Railway Company.
275625. Osaka Railway Company assigned its line to the Kansai Railway Company.
275626. Osaka Sangyo University
275627. Osaka Satellite (Nomura Fudosan Nishi-Umeda building 9th Floor, 2-1-22 Umeda, Kita Ward (Osaka City), Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, 530-0001)
275628. Osaka School of Foreign Languages (1874)
275629. Osaka School of Foreign Languages (old education system) (1921; today's Osaka University School of Foreign Studies)
275630. Osaka Senko Co., Ltd.
275631. Osaka Shin-ai Jogakuin High School
275632. Osaka Shinbun Nishiki-ga'
275633. Osaka Shitenno-ji Temple -Kuse Kannon (Guze Kannon)
275634. Osaka Shosen Kaisha (OSK Lines)
275635. Osaka Station's operational kilometers are the number of kilometers going through Kyobashi and are used for calculating fares.
275636. Osaka Station, Tenma Station, Sakuranomiya (Station), Kyobashi Station (Osaka Prefecture), Tamatsukuri Station, Momodani Station, Tennoji (Station)
275637. Osaka Taisho Kannon-ji Temple (Abiko Kannon) - Sho Kannon
275638. Osaka Unlimited Pass
275639. Osaka Youth Normal School (the faculty of education of Osaka Prefectural University)
275640. Osaka and Mie are introduced by the media as the areas where this dish first appeared.
275641. Osaka and Nagahama cities were ruled by Hideyoshi once, and Nagoya city was his birthplace.
275642. Osaka and Nagoya
275643. Osaka and its peripheral
275644. Osaka did not play a major part in the history between the era of Naniwa-kyo and Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple.
275645. Osaka has by far the largest number of takoyaki restaurants.
275646. Osaka is an economic center that continued its development over the course of history by changing its function--as a trade port (Naniwa no Tsu), as a temple town under Ishiyama Gobo Temple, and more later as the seat of the Toyotomi government.
275647. Osaka kaido.
275648. Osaka no Eki
275649. Osaka no Eki (Siege of Osaka)
275650. Osaka no Eki (Siege of Osaka) refers collectively to Osaka Fuyu no Jin (Winter Siege of Osaka) and Osaka Natsu no Jin (Summer Siege of Osaka[ended on June 4 or May 8 in the old calendar]), battles in which the Edo bakufu destroyed the Toyotomi clan (1614 - 1615).
275651. Osaka no Eki (The Siege of Osaka)/Battles of Yao and Wakae
275652. Osaka no Jin (The Siege of Osaka)
275653. Osaka no Shinaga no Misasagi in Taishi Town, Minamikawachi County, Osaka Prefecture (Osaka Prefecture) is considered to be his burial place.
275654. Osaka no Uchi no Misasagi Mausoleum (Dannozuka-kofun Tumulus) in Oaza Otsusaka, Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture is thought to be his mausoleum.
275655. Osaka no seki (the Osaka Barrier)
275656. Osaka no seki (the Osaka Barrier, 逢坂関) was the border between Yamashiro Province and Omi Province.
275657. Osaka no seki continued to exist after that and there is a record of Yoshimochi ASHIKAGA passing through the barrier when he went to visit Ise-jingu Shrine in 1418.
275658. Osaka no seki is also known as an utamakura (a word, usually a well-known place, used in classical Japanese poetry to allow poets to express ideas concisely), and features in two poems in Hyakunin Isshu (One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets).
275659. Osaka office: 8th floor, No.4 Osaka-ekimae building, 1-11-4, Umeda, Kita Ward, Osaka City
275660. Osaka rusui (caretaker) with an estate of 400 koku.
275661. Osaka shonin (Osaka merchant)
275662. Osaka temporary teacher training school, Osaka University (1942-1943)
275663. Osaka was particularly hard hit since many such merchants were in Osaka, and it became the cause for Osaka's fall from being in a position as the center of Japanese economy.
275664. Osaka, however, developed its own soba culture, with Tanuki (noodles) (soba in hot soup with cooked fried tofu on top) and Kobu soba with kelp shavings on top originating in that city.
275665. Osaka-Jo Castle
275666. Osaka-ginza
275667. Osaka-jime
275668. Osaka-jime is the tejime variation mainly performed in Osaka.
275669. Osaka-jo Castle (Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture)
275670. Osaka-jo Castle (kabuki)
275671. Osaka-jo Castle, which was completely defenseless with moats all filled up except in Honmaru, had no way to keep off the rushing Tokugawa army.
275672. Osaka-jo Castle: Burned in the Siege of Osaka; the existing ruins date to the Edo period
275673. Osaka-nichinichi Shinbun'
275674. Osaka-nichinichi Shinbunshi'
275675. Osaka-nishiki-e Shinbun'
275676. Osaka-nishiki-ga Shinbun'
275677. Osaka-yaki, which is cooked by baking okonomiyaki-type batter in imagawa-yaki molds and topping with an egg is sold in shops, stands, and stalls at fairs and festivals in the Tohoku and Kanto regions.
275678. Osaka/Kyoto Prefectural Route 71 Hirakata-Yamashiro Road
275679. Osaka/Kyoto Prefectural Route 736 Katano- Kumiyama Road
275680. Osakabe no Miko (Prince Osakabe)
275681. Osakabe no Miko (Prince Osakabe), FUJIWARA no Fuhito, AWATA no Mahito, SHIMOTUKENU no Komaro were engaged in the selection of the Ritsu and Ryo.
275682. Osakabe-go (Gyobu-go, 刑部郷)
275683. Osakabehime (Princess of Osakabe) (kabuki)
275684. Osakagojinoboegaki
275685. Osakamono (tegotomono composed in Osaka)
275686. Osakatenman-gu Shrine in Kita Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture performs yabusame for the Aki Dai Sai (autumn festival) in October.
275687. Osakayama Observatory (Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture)
275688. Osakayama Tunnel, located between Otani and Kamisakaemachi, is the only mountain tunnel on Keihan's railway lines (there are tunnels on Keihan's cable-car lines).
275689. Osake-jinja Shrine
275690. Osaki (O-oku Otoshiyori) - Otoshiyori to Ienari.
275691. Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture
275692. Osaki Hachi-jinja Shrine
275693. Osaki Jiju (the Chamberlain of Osaki)
275694. Osaki Shosho (a vice-Provincial Governor of Osaki)
275695. Osaki Soba Festival was created based on the idea to make and eat real good tasting soba in 1978, is an event fostering regional vitalization where people can sample local specialty food items and enjoy the traditional performing arts of the Osaki area.
275696. Osaki soba (Sadogashima Island)
275697. Osaki soba consists of buckwheat noodles made of 100% stone-ground local buckwheat flour served with soup made from flying fish stock.
275698. Osaki-dera Temple
275699. Osaki-no-tsubone was his menoto (wet nurse).
275700. Osaku: Kinpachi YAMASHITA, the second
275701. Osame no Tora (the 2nd Day of the Tiger in December)
275702. Osamebarai Meisaicho (Tribute Register)
275703. Osamedono
275704. Osamu HASHIMOTO, who authored "Yohen Genji Monogatari" (literally, "discoloration of "Tale of Genji") wrote an essay featuring the Tale of Genji; it was published as a two-volume book by Chuokoron-shinsha Inc. in 1993 and 1994, and in 1996 it was included in Chuo Bunko as a two-volume book.
275705. Osamu OBA argued that this was not a simple editorial mistake.
275706. Osamu SHINODA, Naomichi ISHIGE and so on considered that this sushi had been foreign food, and had been imported to Kyushu in Japan from areas around the Yangtze River in China, along with a rice-producing culture.
275707. Osamu passed away on August 2, 960.
275708. Osamu ultimately held the official rank of Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade), and he served as Gakusho Azukari (an official of the Lower Chamber of Music) and Zusho no kami (Director of the the Bureau of Drawings and Books).
275709. Osan felt sorrow for such shiftless husband.
275710. Osan tried to procure ransom money for Koharu with 400 monme of silver for business, and money obtained by pawning clothes as many as children and she had.
275711. Osan's jeremiad in "Shigure no Kotatsu" is especially famous as a great line.
275712. Osan:
275713. Osanaga KANROJI: He was the Deputy Grand Chamberlain and a chamberlain to the Crown Prince.
275714. Osanai contributed a literal criticism piece to the initial issue of this series of the magazine.
275715. Osanana and shoji are two other terms that can be used to describe this same type of childhood name.
275716. Osanobu KANO
275717. Osanobu Kano (born August 18, 1796; died June 12, 1846) was the ninth painter of the Kobikicho Kano School in the Edo period.
275718. Osanobu SEISENIN led the creation of numerous screen paintings as a master of the Kanoha group during the reconstruction of the Nishinomaru and Honmaru palaces of Edo Castle, which had burned down in 1838 and again in 1844.
275719. Osanobu further advanced the study of ancient paintings succeeded for generations in the Kobikicho house since Michinobu KANO, and completely mastered and incorporated the techniques of Yamato-e painting (a traditional Japanese style painting of the late Heian and Kamakura periods dealing with Japanese themes) into his painting style.
275720. Osanobu had a zeal for copying scrolls, and continually devoting a lot of energy to that.
275721. Osanobu would borrow originals or copies from the storehouse of the Shogunate families, of course, as well as from the Shirakawa Bunko library of Sadanobu MATSUDAIRA, and those of the SUMISYOSHI family and others, make copies, and if there was a Dekaicho (exhibiting a Buddhist image) at a temple in Kyoto he would set out for Kyoto to draw it.
275722. Osanobu's interests were diverse, and his active pursuit of learning can be seen in his six scrolls on the furnishings Gakuryo, Bugaku (court dance and music) masks, and costumes at the Treasure House of the Koyasan, as well as the fact that he even drew the paper mountings and tears of hanging scrolls when he copied them.
275723. Osao WATANABE, a sculptor, was his daughter's husband.
275724. Osappe Port (Hokkaido)
275725. Osarae Ofum
275726. Osasagi no mikoto settled in the Takatsu palace in Naniwa, and governed the country (Osaka City).
275727. Osasahara-jinja Shrine
275728. Osasuri Okane, Goroji KAMINARI・・・・・・・Matsusuke ONOE IV
275729. Osatabenohimatsuri no Jingo: a person during the Nara period.
275730. Osato
275731. Osato-go
275732. Osatsumabushi: founded by Shuzendayu OSATSUMA.
275733. Osauji based himself in Saijo, and for a while after that, his family line was called the Saijokira clan.
275734. Osawa KAWACHIYA
275735. Osawa Pond, Daikaku-ji Temple (Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
275736. Osawa-no-ike Pond
275737. Osawa-no-ike Pond & Nakoso-no-taki Rapids
275738. Osawa-no-ike pond, which is main part of the garden, has two large and small islands near its north shore and a standing stone at the center of the pond, and Nakoso-no-taki water fall at the north, which shows us the broad-minded manner of the early Heian period today.
275739. Osayo and her father Saishin go on a pilgrimage.
275740. Osayo has been abducted by villains and turned into Izayoi Osayo, a follower of the female robber Jigokuba Otani.
275741. Osayo wails in a frenzy of grief.
275742. Osazaki no Sumeramikoto, the Emperor Nintoku
275743. Oscar BENL translated the original text, and it is also considered to be an excellent translation.
275744. Oscar LOEW (German)
275745. Osechi was originally a term used in reference to Sechinichi or Sekku (seasonal festivals) corresponding to special occasions on the calendar, the change of seasons, etc., which were imported from the Chinese continent.
275746. Osechi-ryori
275747. Osechi-ryori is also called simply Osechi.
275748. Osechi-ryori is originally a term used in reference to foods prepared for Sechinichi or Sekku (seasonal festivals).
275749. Osei dono
275750. Osei's mother Omasa was also disgusted with Bunzo, who couldn't believe Osei's change of her mind but could do nothing about it while thinking about Honda and Osei in a self-centered way.
275751. Osei-chu
275752. Osei-fukko (Restoration of Imperial Rule) declared on January 3, 1868 was a coup through which the actual power of central government was shifted from the Edo bakufu to the Imperial Court.
275753. Oseibo (year-end gift), Christmas (around the 24th and 25th), New Year's Eve and bells on New Year's Eve (the 31st), and the year-end party
275754. Oseifukko (Restoration of Royal Rule) may be classified into two types.
275755. Oseifukko (Restoration of Royal Rule):
275756. Oseifukko', or restoration of monarchy, may sometimes refer to the countries which establish a constitutional monarchy or a democracy under monarchy.
275757. Osen Keisan
275758. Osen Keisan (1429 - December 25, 1493) was a Zen monk (Rinzai sect) in the middle to late Muromachi period.
275759. Osen was his dogo (a monk's pseudonym), and Keisan was his hoi (a personal name used by a monk).
275760. Oseto
275761. Oshakushi (Large Rice Paddle: A Symbol of the Buddha's Salvation)
275762. Oshare
275763. Oshi Domain: Oshi-jo Castle
275764. Oshi no Ryoko
275765. Oshi was originally established as a fief of 100,000 koku given to Ieyasu's fourth son, Tadayoshi MATSUDAIRA; however, as Tadayoshi was still a child, the fief was entrusted to Ietada until Tadayoshi came of age.
275766. Oshi-fu (pressed, wheel-shaped gluten cakes)
275767. Oshi-ita (a shallow decorative alcove, a predecessor of the tokonoma) and chigai-dana were installed to display works of calligraphy, paintings and other ornaments.
275768. Oshi-zushi (lightly-pressed piece of sushi topped with cooked ingredients)
275769. Oshiaji
275770. Oshibori (wet hand towels)
275771. Oshibori Udon
275772. Oshibori Udon is a local dish cooked around Sakamaki-machi, Hanishina-gun County, Nagano Prefecture.
275773. Oshibori can be served warm by soaking them with hot water or steam, or served cold by soaking them with water and cooling them in a refrigerator, as is done in summer.
275774. Oshibori made of material other than cloth are used mostly as disposable towels.
275775. Oshibori refer to wet hand towels that are served at restaurants and other places for customers to wipe their hands.
275776. Oshibori services overseas
275777. Oshichi is played by Matagoro NAKAMURA, Matagoro NAKAMURA.
275778. Oshidori no Maru: it was given to Masamune by the Konoe family (one of Gosekke [five top Fujiwara families whose members were eligible for the positions of Sessho and Kanpaku]).
275779. Oshidori: A variation of Yuiwata, above, with a bridge-shaped hairpiece solidified with oil.
275780. Oshihime
275781. Oshihime was the Empress of Emperor Koan, one of the eight emperors who reigned during the Kesshi-Hachidai (Eight Undocumented Sovereigns).
275782. Oshiima Province
275783. Oshikai or oshigai
275784. Oshikai or oshigai describes an act of purchase by force in a market place without an agreement between the seller and the buyer.
275785. Oshikatsu escaped to Takashima District, but he and his family was soon overthrown from the power ('Shok Nihongi' Jyunnin Emperor, September, 765).
275786. Oshikatsu initiated a revolt to remove Dokyo in 764 but was defeated and died.
275787. Oshikatsu's army was decimated on the 21th, and Oshikatsu hid in a cove within a boat with his wife, his children, and his three or four of his followers, but was eventually caught and slain by Iwatate.
275788. Oshikatsu's wife, his children, and his followers all were slain, as well.
275789. Oshiki Haya-mai is performed not only in programs such as "Matsumushi" (Pine Cricket) but also when playing haya mai as waki Noh.
275790. Oshikicho tone: Kishunraku, Torika, Oguraku, Kanjoraku, Seioraku, Kanampu
275791. Oshiko-jinja Shrine in Takasago City, Hyogo Prefecture refers to Ishi-no-Hoden (the holy shrine of stone) existing in its precincts, Amenosakahoko and Kamigama (divine pots for making salt) in Okama-jinja Shrine (a subordinate shrine of Shiogama-jinja Shrine, Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture) as "Nihon San-ki" (Japan's three most curious items).
275792. Oshikoji Karasumadono Residence
275793. Oshikoji Karasumadono residence was one of residential palaces in Medieval Kyoto.
275794. Oshikoji-dori Street
275795. Oshikoji-dori Street, which runs parallel just north, is wider with four lanes and serves as a detour; moreover, the Subway Tozai Line is also off the street northward and runs through this section under Oshikoji-dori Street.
275796. Oshikuramanju (pushing one another for warming), Kamakura (hut made of snow), snowball fights, and snowmen
275797. Oshima County, Kagoshima Prefecture (Kagoshima Prefecture) (Amami Islands)
275798. Oshima Province: Matsumae Domain
275799. Oshima also advised Mari YOSHIMURA, who had been a popular fashion model since the late 1950's, to make a career as an actress.
275800. Oshima also founded and managed a theater company called 'Sozo-za' (literally, 'a theater company of creation'), and was also involved in theater activities.
275801. Oshima beat him back with the microphone in his hand (they later wrote essays repenting their misdeeds to each other).
275802. Oshima bon
275803. Oshima granite
275804. Oshima had originally planned for the title of his debut film "A Town of Love and Hope" to be "A Boy Who Sells Pigeons," but the title received objections by executives as too dark and simple.
275805. Oshima has a hot temper, which was exposed when he got upset and hurled verbal abuse at a Korean man (he called him 'bakayaro' ('Eat me')).
275806. Oshima has talent in not only directing and producing films, but also in finding abilities within performers.
275807. Oshima pleaded with Hideyoshi to rescure her family's home, not her husband's Shionoya family.
275808. Oshima pongee (Amami Oshima Island)
275809. Oshima received unshakable international fame by his work "In the Realm of the Senses" (L'Empire des sens) in 1976, which presented sexual obsession and the ultimate love of men and women in the lowest classes of society based on the incident of Sada ABE (1936).
275810. Oshima was a Himegimi (daughter of a person of high rank) of the Oyumi Kubo family which was a branch family of Koga kubo family, Kanto Kanrei (A shogunal deputy for the Kanto region) and came from the most distinguished ancestry among Hideyoshi's concubines.
275811. Oshima was a regular panelist on "Asamade Namaterebi" (literally, "a live program until morning" broadcasted on All Nippon News Network) from the late 1980's and flourished as a television commentator.
275812. Oshima was born in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture.
275813. Oshima's early works gathered attention in Japan and he was called a leader of Nouvelle Vague against his wishes.
275814. Oshima's struggles inevitably moved towards researching the minds of people who clearly held a sense of humiliation and social alienation which led to the creation of works in which these phenomenon played a central role.
275815. Oshima-bon
275816. Oshima-bon Manuscript
275817. Oshima-bon is one of the older manuscripts of "Genji Monogatari" (The Tale of Genji).
275818. Oshima: Suo-oshima Island
275819. Oshimakebon *
275820. Oshimei' (inscription of king bequeaths) iron sword unearthed from Inaridai No.1 Tumulus.
275821. Oshimodoshi (the repeller of demons)
275822. Oshimodoshi is one of the scenes as well as one of "aragoto" (dynamic performance or a role of kabuki, featuring exaggerated posture, makeup, and costume).
275823. Oshin school: Masatomo Shozaburo TAKAGI (高木尚三郎正朝) (Oshinsai)
275824. Oshinsai was born in Kishu Province.
275825. Oshinumi' is a place name Oshimi-gun in Katsuragi and the home ground for Iitoyo.
275826. Oshinumibe was bemin sei (the system of Yamato Dynasty) of Iitoyo's representative, but it seems to have been not just a department of peasants, but a department of manufacturers (mechanic company to produce items) including Ayahito clan.
275827. Oshioki Ruireishu (Judicial Precedents of Criminal Cases made by Edo bakufu [Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun])
275828. Oshioki Ruireishu was a compilation of law reports dealing with criminal cases, which was created by the Edo bakufu.
275829. Oshioki Saikyo-cho (Judicial Precedents Estimated to be Compiled by Edo Machi-bugyo [town magistrate of Edo])
275830. Oshioki Saikyo-cho was a compilation of legal reports thought to be created by Edo machi-bugyo in Hoei era (1704 to 1710).
275831. Oshiraishimochi Gyoji
275832. Oshirasama
275833. Oshiro Matsuri (castle festival) (early April)
275834. Oshiro-jinja Shrine
275835. Oshiroi Jizo (Jizo of face powder)
275836. Oshiroibaba
275837. Oshiroibaba (also called "Oshiroibabaa") or "Oshiroi Basan" is a specter in the form of an old woman according a legend told in the basin of Totsu-kawa River, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture.
275838. Oshisaka is believed to have been among those pardoned after the end of the Jinshin War.
275839. Oshisaka no Hikohito no Oenomiko
275840. Oshisaka no Hikohito no Oenomiko (year of birth and death unknown) was a member of the Imperial Family in the Asuka period.
275841. Oshisaka's kabane (hereditary title) is 'atai.'
275842. Oshisakano onakatsunohimeno Mikoto
275843. Oshisakano onakatsunohimeno Mikoto was the Empress of the nineteenth Emperor Ingyo and the mother of the twenty-first Emperor Yuryaku.
275844. Oshisuke NOMURA (five platoons)
275845. Oshisuke NOMURA (the Kihei-tai troop), Sotaro MASUDA (the Nakatsu-tai troop), and Yushichi SHIGEHISA (the Kihei-tai troop)
275846. Oshisuke NOMURA and IKEBE desperately persuaded KIRINO into moving the headquarters to Yabehama-cho, east from there, and KIRINO brought up the rear of the retreating the Satsuma army.
275847. Oshitegake (a yugake glove for the left hand)
275848. Osho
275849. Osho (Sanskrit: up?dhy?ya) is an honorific title for Buddhist priests.
275850. Osho (the twelfth note of the ancient chromatic scale)
275851. Osho (王章) (Five Dynasties period) who was the prime minister of the Later Han Dynasty (Five Dynasties period), one of Godai-Jikkoku (Wudai Shiguo) period, officially permitted to consider 77 copper coins equal to 100 and it was also adopted in the dynasties after the Sung.
275852. Osho Kichisa
275853. Osho Kichisa and Bunri KIYA: Kodanji ICHIKAWA IV
275854. Osho Kichisa is older then the other two and has better career, so he must be reliable as a boss person; I think such kind of a presence is the most important.
275855. Osho is a representative female master of Hanamachi (geisha district in Kyoto) (role called kashagata (old female roles)) in Kabuki as well as Oen of 'Fuinkiri.'
275856. Osho's younger sister Otose has a boyfriend named Juzaburo; however, they are actually twin brother and sister who became apart when they were young.
275857. Osho:
275858. Osho: Zen sects, Jodo sect, etc.
275859. Oshogatsu (solo vocal with piano accompaniment,lyrics by Kume HIGASHI)
275860. Oshoin (Also known as hondo) - constructed in 1656.
275861. Oshoin (hondo) (with corridor)
275862. Oshoin (large Shoin) and Kojoin (Small Shoin) are lined up, both have a light and easy sukiya style design.
275863. Oshokuji dokoro (Restaurant) Kitamura
275864. Oshomotsu-bugyo (magistrate of books)
275865. Oshomotsu-doshin(Constable of books)
275866. Oshorei
275867. Oshorei (written as 御招霊; also pronounced as oshorai) is one of the annual events for the Japanese Urabon festival (a Festival of the Dead or Buddhist All Soul's Day, held around the 15th of July or August, depending on local customs).
275868. Oshorei is practiced to help guide ancestors home with a light in the darkness.
275869. Oshouo (Monk Fish)
275870. Oshouo' refers to a kind of 'Umibozu', a 'yokai' (apparitions, spirits, spooks or monsters) living in the ocean recorded in an encyclopedia, "Wakansansaizue", compiled in the Edo period.
275871. Oshu
275872. Oshu (Northern Honshu, the region encompassing Mutsu and Dewa provinces)
275873. Oshu Adachigahara (Adachigahara)
275874. Oshu Fujiwara clan
275875. Oshu Gosannen Ki (A Chronicle of the Later Three Years War in Oshu) describes the war which was called 'Gosannen no Eki' (The Later Three Years War) or 'MINAMOTO no Yoshiie war' that occurred from 1083 (latter part of the Heian period) to 1088 in the Mutsu and Dewa provinces.
275876. Oshu Kira clan was on the verge of the extinction, but Haruie restored power gradually after Motouji ASHIKAGA of the first Kamakura kubo (Governor-general of the Kanto region) invited him to relocate into Akima-go, Kozuke Province.
275877. Oshu Sobugyo (the general magistrate of Oshu region)
275878. Oshu Tandai
275879. Oshu Tandai (local commissioner in Oshu, located in the northern Japan)
275880. Oshu Tandai (奥州探題) was established during the era of Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA, and Iekane SHIBA was assigned.
275881. Oshu family
275882. Oshu generally refers to Mutsu Province (the Prefectures of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima).
275883. Oshu tandai had become the Data clan's hereditary post since Harumune DATE, son of Tanemune was appointed in 1555.
275884. Oshu tandai was the office of special administrators to the shogun in the Muromachi and the Sengoku period (of Japan).
275885. Oshu tandai's predecessors were Oshu sotaisho (Supreme Commander of Oshu) and Oshu kanrei (Shogunal Deputy of the Northern Region).
275886. Oshu was the largest breeding place.
275887. Oshu-kaido Road (Oshu Dochu)
275888. Oskar KELLNER (German)
275889. Osmotic pressure
275890. Oso eko' is preached based on a wish to go to the Pure Land together by turning the charity and merit one has pursued to others and taking them as others' merit.
275891. Oso-eko
275892. Oso-eko (Amida's instructions on virtue for entering the Pure Land) is one of Jodo Shinshu's (the True Pure Land Buddhist Sect) important doctrines and corresponding term to Genso-Eko (Amida's instructions on virtue for returning to this world).
275893. Osobayaku (secretary), Rusui (caretaker or keeper) and Obangashira: 5,000 koku (of rice)
275894. Osode
275895. Osoraku-zukuri (Fear syle)
275896. Ososhishuro, the seasonal changes in the power of Gogyo (the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) in Chinese cosmology).
275897. Ossaka-kaido Road/Obara-michi Road
275898. Ossho
275899. Osso (petition without legal procedures; retrial regulation)
275900. Ossokata
275901. Ossotonin (the head of legal institutions) and two or three Ossobugyo (temporary positions in charge of retrials and accepting appeals) from Hikitsukeshu were in commission (according to "Kanto hyojo den" (an annual listing of personnel for the years 1226 and 1232 to 1284) and so on, Ossotonin might be a part of Ossobugyo in a broad sense).
275902. Ossuary
275903. Ostrich
275904. Osu-kannon Temple (Naka Ward, Nagoya City)
275905. Osuberakashi
275906. Osuberakashi (From mid-Edo Period to the present; Worn by, originally, the imperial family and kuge, and now modern brides)
275907. Osuberakashi: a hairstyle of the women of both the nobles and the daimyo families from the Heian Period to early-modern times
275908. Osuberakashi: a hairstyle of the women of the nobles families from the modern times to present day
275909. Osugi-sha Shrine
275910. Osuki soba (buckwheat noodles of Kaya City)
275911. Osukui fushin is a public works project executed by the bakufu as a measure for the relief of the destitute and the economy.
275912. Osukui fushin:
275913. Osumi Kurumazuka Kofun (an ancient burial mound) ? A square-front/square-back tomb also known as Mount Chikonji.
275914. Osumi Province
275915. Osumi Station
275916. Osumi Station - Matsuiyamate Station - Nagao Station (Osaka Prefecture)
275917. Osumi Station, located in Osumi Maruyama, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto Prefecture, is a stop on the Katamachi Line, which is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
275918. Osumi had arranged that their word should be 'kane' to tell their side from the enemy's side, and during the battle, his soldiers had to say the word to each met soldier and they knew their side hearing the response of 'kane.'
275919. Osumi managed to escape on his own.
275920. Osumi no Kuni Fudoki
275921. Osumi's great achievement is described in the article of December 9, 757 in "Shoku Nihongi" (Chronicle of Japan Continued).
275922. Osuzuroka (a corridor of bells) was the only corridor connecting Nakaoku and O-oku.
275923. Oswald Spengler
275924. Ota (Taejon) Normal School
275925. Ota Village, Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture
275926. Ota city (Omori shihaisho)
275927. Ota no himemiko (Imperial Princess Ota)
275928. Ota no himemiko gave birth to a girl and named her Oku no himemiko.
275929. Ota no komichi Lane
275930. Ota no komichi Lane is a hiking trail running along a mountain ridge to the north of Ota-jinja Shrine.
275931. Ota' was her Japanese name and 'Julia' was her Christian name.
275932. Ota-Kuroda site (Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture)
275933. Ota-jinja Shrine (Shikinaisha listed in Engishiki. Ame-no-uzume-no-mikoto)
275934. Otabako Bon (old-time ashtray): Tegara is put between Mages in this style.
275935. Otabakobon: This hairstyle was popular from the end of the Edo Period to the Meiji Period.
275936. Otabe
275937. Otabe (nama-yatsuhashi)
275938. Otabe is the name of a Kyoto-based (Minami Ward, Kyoto City) sweet manufacturer, and also the name of its main product, a soft sweet dumpling filled with chunky sweet azuki bean paste called "nama-yatsuhashi."
275939. Otabijo (temporary shrine) of Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
275940. Otabijo (temporary shrine) of Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Toji-dori Street
275941. Otabisho
275942. Otabisho are selected from among places related to the shrines or the enshrined deity, or places important to the shrine's parish district.
275943. Otabisho means the place where a deity (usually the mikoshi, or portable shrine, that carries the deity) takes a rest or stays overnight while on a ritual procession during a shrine festival (Shinko-sai Festival).
275944. Otafuku-mame (literally, many-happiness beans)
275945. Otafuku-mame has traditionally been eaten to pray for happiness, because of its name.
275946. Otagi District was abolished on the same day.
275947. Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple
275948. Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple (Kyoto City)
275949. Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple (Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City)（sen-nihyaku Rakan)
275950. Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple - a temple famous for its 1200 Rakan (arhat, Lohan, achiever of Nirvana)
275951. Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Tendai Sect located in Sagano, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
275952. Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple was founded as Otagi-dera Temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, near to present-day Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple, by the Emperor Shotoku in the mid 8th century.
275953. Otagi and his men arrived in Tokyo, and repeatedly plotted together with Seinoshin HORIUCHI and retainers of the Akita and Kurume clans, who were called by Koga and Nakamura, to occupy Nikko with help from the members from the Akita clan, setting fire to Tokiyo and taking the emperor to Kyoto.
275954. Otagi no Kori (Otagi-gun) (Otagi District)
275955. Otagi no Kori (Otagi-gun) was a district that existed in Yamashiro Province, Kyoto Prefecture.
275956. Otagi-go (於多木)
275957. Otagi-gun/Otagi District
275958. Otaimatsu (means "Shuni-e")
275959. Otaimatsu', the ceremony of swinging around big pine torches at Nigatsu-do Hall, is held every evening from March 1 onward.
275960. Otaiya (memorial service on the previous night of the Miei-ku - memorial service for Kobodaishi) (the twentieth of every month) at Miei-do hall
275961. Otaiya (night before the funeral in Buddhism) of Old Shomieku (old lunar calendar) - On March 20
275962. Otaka's written apology still exists at the Seko family, a former lodging, in Mishima.
275963. Otakagari' is winter Kago (words and expressions for Waka) and 'Kotakagari' is autumn Kago.
275964. Otake-cho was abolished in 1967.
275965. Otakemaru
275966. Otaki Chokurairo-mai longevity dance (February 6, 2004; Nikaho City; Chokai-san Kotaki Bugaku Hozonkai [Mt. Chokai Kotaki Bugaku Preservation Association])
275967. Otaki Domain: Otaki-jo Castle
275968. Otaki Shinden domain, Kazusa Province - the Abe clan (a daimyo in hereditary vassal to the Tokugawa family)
275969. Otaki Village (Koya-cho) - Mizugamine (Nosegawa Village) - Koya Ryujin Skyline (National Highway 371)
275970. Otaku (a nerd), fujoshi (girls and women who prefer Yaoi, etc.), and moe (a strong interest in particular types of character in video games, anime or manga)
275971. Otamahan (developed by Yoshida Furusato Mura (Yoshida home village) in Unnan City)
275972. Otamaya (mausoleum) of Kodai-ji Temple
275973. Otaminami Gogo-kofun (No.5 kofun) Tumulus is a rectangular tumulus built in the first half term of the middle Kofun period, located in Tango City, Kyoto Prefecture (straddling former Yasaka Town and former Mineyama Town).
275974. Otaminami Gogo-kofun Tumulus
275975. Otani Burial Mound, Shinto Burial Mound, Hidarizaka Burial Mounds, Kasamachi Burial Mound, Aminochoshiyama Burial Mound
275976. Otani Dojo was destroyed again during the Ishiyama War in 1571.
275977. Otani Hongan-ji Temple (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City) - the 4th son Chodo (Kodo) OTANI
275978. Otani Hongan-ji Temple (commonly called Otani Hongan-ji)
275979. Otani Hongan-ji Temple was destroyed by the monk-soldiers of the Enryaku-ji Temple Saito, West Tower in 1465.
275980. Otani Junior & Senior High School (Kyoto)
275981. Otani Junior and Senior High School (Imagumano, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City)
275982. Otani Kindergarten (Kobata Ogurayama, Uji City)
275983. Otani Magaibutsu
275984. Otani Mausoleum
275985. Otani Sobyo Mausoleum
275986. Otani Sobyo Mausoleum is the grave of Shinran, the founder of the Shinshu sect Otani school (Higashi Hongan-ji Temple), which is located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
275987. Otani Station (Shiga Prefecture) - Yamashina Station (old station) - Inari Station
275988. Otani Station: The Tokaido Main Line (until July 31, 1921)
275989. Otani Univeristy Ground: Karasuma-dori Street agaru
275990. Otani University
275991. Otani University (Kitaoji Station);
275992. Otani University - around Karasuma-dori Street
275993. Otani University Graduate School of Literature
275994. Otani University Junior College
275995. Otani University Junior College (Departments and Courses)
275996. Otani University is based on the philosophy of Otani-ha Shin Buddhism.
275997. Otani University was originally built as a seminary within the grounds of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple in 1665.
275998. Otani mausoleum is a graveyard in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture where the grave of Shinran, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu (the True Pure Land Sect of Buddhism) is located.
275999. Otani no. 1 tumulus (Okayama Prefecture), which is an unexampled five-stack square tumulus, is widely accepted to be his grave.
276000. Otani's troops fought bravely, but with Yasuharu WAKISAKA, Mototsuna KUTSUKI, Naoyasu AKAZA, and Suketada OGAWA all changing their sides to support the eastern side as well, the western military group forces were routed.