Emperor Go-Shirakawa (後白河天皇, Go-Shirakawa-tennō, October 18, 1127 – April 26, 1192) was the 77th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order...

Shirakawa (白川村, Shirakawa-mura) is a village located in Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is best known for being the site of Shirakawa-gō, a small...

seized power in Kyoto by forging an alliance with the retired emperors Go-Shirakawa and Toba and infiltrating the kuge. He sent Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147–1199)...

The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama are one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The cultural property consists of three historic mountain...

Emperor Shirakawa (白河天皇, Shirakawa-tennō, 7 July 1053 – 24 July 1129) was the 72nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession....

was the fourth son of Emperor Takakura, and thus grandson of Emperor Go-Shirakawa. His mother was Bōmon Shokushi (坊門殖子) (Empress Dowager Shichijō-in, 七条院)...

and retired emperors remained considerable. However, when Go-Toba, a grandson of Go-Shirakawa, sought to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate, his forces were...

Emperor Go-Shirakawa returns to the capital from Enryaku-ji together with Minamoto no Yoshinaka's armies. He installs a new emperor, Emperor Go-Toba, and...

imina) was Morihito-shinnō (守仁親王). He was the eldest son of Emperor Go-Shirakawa. He was the father of Emperor Rokujō. Empress: Imperial Princess Yoshiko...

and Go-Shirakawa's forces, Sutoku's samurai fled, leaving Go-Shirakawa's allies victorious on the battlefield. The forces of the reigning Emperor Go-Shirakawa...

imina) was Norihito-shinnō (憲仁親王). Takakura was the fourth son of Emperor Go-Shirakawa, and thus uncle to his predecessor, Emperor Rokujō. His mother was Empress...

(father of Yoritomo), sided with Toba and Go-Shirakawa, as well as Kiyomori. In the end, the supporters of Go-Shirakawa won the civil war, thus ensuring victory...

Imperial regalia, to the west. The cloistered emperor Go-Shirakawa defected to Yoshinaka. Go-Shirakawa then issued a mandate for Yoshinaka to "join with Yukiie...

Munemori (平宗盛) Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama Shigemori's half-brother. Emperor Go-Shirakawa (後白河法皇) Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (Japanese); Garrett Schneck (English)...

was founded in 1164 by Taira no Kiyomori for the cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa. It is officially known as Rengeō-in (蓮華王院, hall of the Lotus King) and...

1129), 72nd Emperor of Japan Emperor Go-Shirakawa (後白河天皇, 1127 - 1192), 77th Emperor of Japan Hideki Shirakawa (白川 英樹, born 1936), winner of the 2000...

compilation of the canon was commissioned by Emperor Toba and Emperor Go-Shirakawa from 1150-1185. The scrolls were then deposited in Jingo-ji, Ukyō-ku...

(‘‘senso’’) was received by his uncle, the seventh son of the retired-Emperor Go-Shirakawa. 1168 (Nin'an 3, 19th day of the 2nd month): Emperor Takakura is said...

Sutoku and Emperor Go-Shirakawa, each with his samurai class on his side, fought the Hōgen rebellion, which was won by Emperor Go-Shirakawa, who had Taira...

brother, the 14th son of former-Emperor Toba. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Go-Shirakawa is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui). During Konoe's reign,...

father was Emperor Takakura, and thus a grandson of retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa. His mother, Taira no Tokuko (平徳子), second daughter of Taira no Kiyomori...

disputes between the Cloistered Emperor Toba, his son Cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa, and Emperor Sutoku--who would be deposed in the fallout of the Hogen...

Masahito. Also known as Emperor Go-Minoo or Emperor Go-Seiwa. Also known as Yoshihito. Also known as Emperor Go-Saiin or Emperor Go-Junna. Also known as Tomohito...

Kamo Shrine. Fourth Son: Imperial Prince Masahito (雅仁親王) later Emperor Go-Shirakawa Fifth Son: Imperial Prince Motohito? (本仁親王; 1129–1169) later Imperial...

offerings for the shrines and economic support for the asobi. Emperor Go-Shirakawa (1127–1192) was absorbed with the art of imayō since he was a young child...

Kiyomori, defeated the Minamoto clan with the support of Cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa. Minamoto no Yoshitomo, leader of the Minamoto clan, was executed while...

weakness [to China]." "The Veritable Records of King Sejong". esillok.history.go.kr. Retrieved 18 July 2021. 仇里安曰: "本島之屬於慶尙道, 己之所不知, 戒道豈能獨知乎? 必是妄言也。 … 對馬島...

appears to Go-Shirakawa and gives a detailed account of tengu ghosts. He says that they fall onto the tengu road because, as Buddhists, they cannot go to Hell...

was a short civil war between rival subjects of the cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan in 1160 fought in order to resolve a dispute about political...

Sutoku and Emperor Go-Shirakawa, each with his samurai class on his side, fought the Hōgen rebellion, which was won by Emperor Go-Shirakawa, who had Taira...