Okiko (Japanese: 興子), posthumously honored as Empress Meishō (明正天皇, Meishō-tennō, January 9, 1624 – December 4, 1696), was the 109th monarch of Japan,...

Meisho (名所, lit. 'famous places') originally referred to sites in Japan famous for their associations with specific poetic or literary references. With...

The Meishō Line (名松線, Meishō-sen) is a rural, regional railway line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Mie Prefecture, Japan, connecting...

retaining to the emperors of Japan, the term Meishō Tennō can be seen for female rulers rather than Meishō Josei Tennō. Josei Tennō is only used to differentiate...

Owari meisho zue (尾張名所図会, “Guide to famous Owari sites”) is an illustrated guide describing famous places, called meisho, and depicting their scenery in...

Meisho Mambo (Japanese: メイショウマンボ, foaled 25 February 2010) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the second and third legs of the Japanese Fillies'...

raised as if he were the son of Tōfuku-mon'in. His predecessor, Empress Meishō, was his elder paternal half-sister. Go-Kōmyō's Imperial family lived with...

literature (such as Matsuo Bashō’s haiku) that mention it. In overall scope, Edo Meishō Zue goes beyond the confines of the Edo proper and includes descriptions...

Tōsha Meishō (藤舎名生) (born 1941) is a Japanese hayashi musician, one of a long line of Tōsha school musicians specializing in providing musical accompaniment...

Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation is a Japanese company that consists of four principal business groups and twelve affiliated companies. The business...

volume illustrated guidebook Pictures of famous places of Edo (江戸名所図会, Edo meishō zue) was published. It was begun by Saitō Yukio (1737–1799) in 1790 and...

Meisho Samson (Japanese : メイショウサムソン, March 7, 2003 - ) is a Japanese racehorse which won the Tokyo Yūshun and Satsuki Sho in 2006, and the Tenno Sho (Spring...

Princess Okiko (興子内親王, 9 January 1624 – 4 December 1696), later Empress Meishō Third Daughter: Princess Onna-ni (女二宮, 14 October 1625 – 2 July 1651), Legal...

succeeded her father. She ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne as Empress Meishō. Meishō would be succeeded by two of her half-brothers, who would later become...

Edo-no-Hana Meisho-e is a rare antique Japanese woodblock print art series. The title of the Ukiyo-e print series Edo-no-Hana Meisho-e translates into...

this empress's immediate Imperial predecessors since Emperor Go-Mizunoo – Meishō, Go-Kōmyō, Go-Sai, Reigen, Higashiyama, Nakamikado, Sakuramachi and Momozono...

1603–1868 Go-Yōzei Go-Mizunoo Meishō Go-Kōmyō Go-Sai Reigen Higashiyama Nakamikado Sakuramachi Momozono Go-Sakuramachi Go-Momozono Kōkaku Ninkō Kōmei Meiji...

is the shrine's name proper, or meishō (名称), the second is the so-called shōgō (称号), or "title". The most common meishō is the location where the shrine...

Station 59.9 km Kisei Main Line: Kameyama Station—Shingū Station 180.2 km Meishō Line: Matsusaka Station—Ise-Okitsu Station 43.5 km Sangū Line: Taki Station—Toba...

armed Buddhist monks were common during the sengoku period. The Empress Meishō (r. 1629–43) also had grave doubts when she heard about how the Spanish...

reigning after Kōgyoku/Saimei were Jitō, Genmei, Genshō, Kōken/Shōtoku, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi. Before her ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, her...

A Japanese vendor selling sweets (wagashi) in "The Great Buddha Sweet Shop" from the Miyako meisho zue (ja:都名所図会) (1787)...

a girl, eventually succeeded to the throne of Japan to become Empress Meishō. The city of Edo was also heavily developed under his reign. Historian Michifumi...

previous emperors' posthumous names: Empress Genmei + Empress Genshō → Empress Meishō Empress Shōtoku + Emperor Kōnin → Emperor Shōkō Official posthumous names...

specifically one that brings back childhood memories. Akisato Ritō's Miyako meisho zue (An Illustrated Guide to the Capital) from 1787 describes a confectionery...

this Emperor's immediate Imperial predecessors since Emperor Go-Mizunoo – Meishō, Go-Kōmyō, Go-Sai, Reigen, Higashiyama, Nakamikado, Sakuramachi, Momozono...

Masako (Hidetada's daughter and Iemitsu's sister), and Imperial Princess Meishō in Kyoto. Shōgun Iemitsu made lavish grants of gold and money to the court...

Suiko, Kōgyoku, Jitō and Genmei; the three reigning after her were Kōken, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi. Before her ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, her...

remained strictly traditional; themes of landscapes (fukeiga), famous places (meishō), beautiful women (bijinga), kabuki actors (yakusha-e), and birds-and-flowers...

A Japanese tourist consulting a tour guide and a guide book from Akizato Ritō's Miyako meisho zue (1787)...