• The 100 Landscapes of Japan (日本百景) is a list of famous scenic sites in Japan. The 100 Landscapes or Views were selected alongside further sets of 8 Views...
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  • Landscapes of Japan (Shōwa era) Three Views of Japan 100 Soundscapes of Japan Tourism in Japan Tourism Areas (Japan) Meisho "100 Landscapes of Heisei announced"...
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  • 100 Landscapes of Japan may refer to: 100 Landscapes of Japan (Shōwa era) 100 Landscapes of Japan (Heisei era) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    Japan (Shōwa era) 100 Soundscapes of Japan Three Great Gardens of Japan Tourism in Japan UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan Thirty-six Views of Mount...
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  • Ecoacoustics Biophony World Soundscape Project 100 Landscapes of Japan (Heisei era) "100 Soundscapes of Japan". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original...
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    Edo period (redirect from Era of Edo)
    Battle of Sekigahara (October 21, 1600, or in the old Japanese calendar, on the 15th day of the ninth month of the fifth year of the Keichō era) gave him...
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    stretch of shoreline that was lined with approximately seventy thousand pines. In 1927 it was selected as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan (Shōwa era) and...
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    Party (LDP), which went on to dominate Japanese politics for the remainder of the Shōwa period. Although the Japanese economy was in bad shape in the immediate...
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    Tang dynasty, have influenced Japanese culture throughout history. After 220 years of isolation, the Meiji era opened Japan to Western influences, enriching...
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    specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and Japanese, anime (a term derived from a shortening of the English word animation) describes...
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    introduction of the International Style of Modernism. In the Taishō and early Shōwa periods two influential American architects worked in Japan. The first...
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    influenced by Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine has also opened up to influence from Western cuisines in the modern era. Dishes inspired by foreign food—in...
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    Emperor Shōwa to retain the throne and "Kimigayo" remained the de facto national anthem for preservation of Japanese monarchy. The passage of the Act...
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    rather than Japanese cypress shingles. In the late Taishō and early Shōwa period, more concrete buildings were added, such as the headquarters of the Imperial...
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    Yabakei (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
    Quasi-National Park, it was selected as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan during the Shōwa era. Yabakei was formerly the name of a town, but was merged into Nakatsu...
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    In Japan, music includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern. The word for "music" in Japanese is 音楽 (ongaku), combining the kanji...
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    Japanese art Japanese art consists of a wide range of art styles and media that includes ancient pottery, sculpture, ink painting and calligraphy on silk...
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    is famous for his series titled "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era" ((昭和東京百図絵, Shōwa Tōkyō hyaku zue") which was completed between 1928...
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    Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan. In Japan, festivals are called matsuri (祭り), and...
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    Sports in Japan are a significant part of Japanese culture. Both traditional sports such as sumo and martial arts, and Western imports like baseball, association...
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    Parks of Japan List of National Geoparks in Japan Wildlife Protection Areas in Japan List of Ramsar sites in Japan Cultural Landscapes The Places of Scenic...
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    The Lost Decades are a lengthy period of economic stagnation in Japan precipitated by the asset price bubble's collapse beginning in 1990. The singular...
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    Japan, as of 2017, nearly 100% of residents are online, smartphone use is reaching 80%, and some form of social media is being used by over half of the...
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    Yasuhiro Nakasone (category Members of the House of Representatives (Japan))
    was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 1982 to 1987. He was a member of the...
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    of Japan (日本映画, Nihon eiga), also known domestically as hōga (邦画, "domestic cinema"), has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the...
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    Nagoya Castle (category Old National Treasures of Japan)
    site. In 1936 (Shōwa 11), the Sarumen Tea House (猿面) in the Ninomaru was designated as a national treasure. In June 1942 (Shōwa 17), some of the Honmaru...
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    Miyazaki Hayao, Japanese: [mijaꜜzaki hajao]; born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. A founder of Studio Ghibli, he...
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    Takata-matsubara (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
    designated Place of Scenic Beauty in 1940. and one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan during the Shōwa era. After the grove was destroyed during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake...
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    Shinto (redirect from Japanese Shintoism)
    century, in Japan's Meiji era. The scholar of religion Brian Bocking stressed that, especially when dealing with periods before the Meiji era, the term...
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    created. This chapter of Japanese history corresponds to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) from December 25, 1926, until his death on January 7, 1989...
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