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    The Katsura Imperial Villa (桂離宮, Katsura Rikyū), or Katsura Detached Palace, is an Imperial residence with associated gardens and outbuildings in the...
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    often translated as "imperial villa", there were never any large-scale buildings there, as there are at the Katsura Imperial Villa. The 53-hectare (133...
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    Hachijō-no-miya Toshihito lived at the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, hence he and all of his lineage are referred to as Katsura-no-miya. Prince Yoshihito of...
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    invasions of 1592–1593. Prince Hachijō Toshihito built the Katsura Imperial Villa, or Katsura Detached Palace, in Kyoto. It was built to be a place to view...
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  • Katsura or Katsuura may refer to: The Katsura imperial villa, one of Japan's most important architectural treasures, and a World Heritage Site Katsura...
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    audiences abroad. His photographs of the Katsura Imperial Villa, taken in 1953-54 and published in 1960 as Katsura: Tradition and Creation in Japanese Architecture...
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    other Imperial Family members reside. There are privately used imperial villas in Hayama, Nasu and the Suzaki Imperial Villa in Shimoda. The Katsura Imperial...
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    eighty-eight famous Japanese poems. Katsura Imperial Villa, the prototype for the promenade garden Shugaku-in Imperial Villa, completed in 1659, another classic...
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    of the Katsura River. The neighborhood is renowned as the location of the Katsura Imperial Villa, a historic garden maintained by the Imperial Household...
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    and the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto. He was the first to write extensively about the architectural features of the Katsura Imperial Villa from a modernist...
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  • the Imperial Family, as well as protection of imperial properties, including the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, Katsura Imperial Villa, Shugakuin...
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    garden could be obtained. The lede picture of the transitional Katsura Imperial Villa shows both systems. On the right, three grooves, three panels. The...
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    was separated from Ukyō-ku. The Katsura River is the border between Nishikyo-ku and Ukyo-ku. Katsura Imperial Villa, on that river, is one of the most...
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    Hadrian's Villa Villa d'Este Giardino Giusti Reggia di Caserta Boboli Gardens Villa Gamberaia Villa Lante Villa Massei Daisen-in Ryōan-ji Katsura Imperial Villa...
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    Saladin Governorate  Japan Mount Fuji Tokyo Imperial Palace of Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture The Katsura Imperial Villa of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Himeji Castle...
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    including the Kyoto Imperial Palace and Sentō Imperial Palace, homes of the emperors of Japan for many centuries; Katsura Imperial Villa, one of the nation's...
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    his camera work. The set depicting Kutsuki Manor was based on the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto. These sets are decorated with props evocative of feudal-era...
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    influenced the sukiya style of residential architecture. Katsura Detached Palace and Shugaku-in Imperial Villa on the outskirts of Kyōto are good examples of this...
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    of Tokugawa. It is often compared in beauty to the World famous Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto. Originally the summer residence of Tokugawa Yorinobu,...
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    Temples [古寺巡礼] (Iwanami Shoten [岩波書店], 1919), reprinted in CW2:1-192. Katsura Imperial Villa: Investigating the Background Behind Its Style [桂離宮——様式の背後を探る] (Chûô...
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    Imperial Prince Hachijō-no-miya Toshihito (八条宮智仁親王) (first of the Hachijō-no-miya line, later called Katsura-no-miya), who built the Katsura Imperial...
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    Takesunoko-en in the Geppa-rō rustic tea pavilion, overlooking the water at Katsura Imperial Villa (close-up, drainage) Broad nure-en at Kiyomizu-dera; the dry section...
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    in the gardens of the Tokyo National Museum Shōkin-tei (松琴亭) at Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto Golden Tea Room constructed under the regent Toyotomi Hideyoshi...
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  • Akasaka Palace). Some remain in irregular use for imperial occasions. Some of the Imperial Palaces and villas enjoy legal protection such as the Akasaka Palace...
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  • Katsura (tree) Katsura District, Tokushima Katsura imperial villa Prince Katsura Katsura River Katsura Tarō Katsura, Ibaraki Katsura, Kyoto Katsura,...
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    pictures by the same artist and shelves much like those in the Katsura Imperial Villa. The smaller hall (Small Shoin) is also an important culture property;...
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    From top to bottom: Tōgu-dō at Ginkaku-ji, inside Shokin-tei at Katsura Imperial Villa Years active 14th century–19th century Location Japan Influences...
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    and fixing using bamboo nails. This “Kokerabuki” is also seen in Katsura Imperial Villa and Kinkaku-ji. The building was designated a National Treasure...
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    were modeled after karakami printed paper from the Ko-shoin of the Katsura Imperial Villa. Another version of the room was recreated under master goldsmith...
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    76 Byōdō-in Phoenix Hall 1052 77 Kyoto Imperial Palace Shishinden Around 13th century 78 Katsura Imperial Villa Around 17th century 79 Kiyomizu-dera 778...
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