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- The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関æ¡ç´„, "Shimonoseki ... Hotel on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and Qing Empire of China ...14 KB (2,174 words) - 22:53, 9 June 2026
- during the period following the signing of the Eulsa Treaty, when Korea ... in Haeju, Hwanghae Province (now part of North Korea). Born during the ...14 KB (2,121 words) - 17:27, 26 July 2023
- , also known as Jodo Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism, derived ... Shinran, were exiled to other regions of Japan away from Honen. ...10 KB (1,609 words) - 02:45, 30 January 2025
- read as Pimiku, was a legendary female ruler of the kingdom of Yamataikoku ... Yamatohime-no-mikoto, the legendary daughter of Emperor Suinin and founder ...13 KB (2,000 words) - 20:29, 17 July 2024
- The Yayoi period (弥生時代, Yayoi-jidai) is an era in the history ... The cultivation of rice allowed the development of a sedentary agricultural ...18 KB (2,814 words) - 09:53, 23 May 2023
- Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. It has ... starting date varies within different regions of Japan. In modern Japan, it ...17 KB (2,546 words) - 07:20, 17 November 2023
- - 1898), also known as John Manjiro, was one of the first Japanese people to ... four other fishermen from Tosa Province, Japan, and rescued by the American ...17 KB (2,543 words) - 12:04, 12 February 2025
- is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and, with a population of 3 ... bombing during World War II. Today it is one of Japan’s major ports along ...20 KB (2,678 words) - 11:13, 25 May 2023
- The terms gyopo or dongpo in Korean refer to persons of Korean ethnic ... empires, Korea's history has been one of constantly fluctuating borders ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 15:38, 14 April 2023
- Spruce is the common name for any of the various coniferous evergreen ... Spruce trees provide a number of important values for human beings ...11 KB (1,545 words) - 16:15, 8 February 2023
- Maple is the common name for any member of the flowering plant genus ... animals, including an early season source of pollen and nectar for bees ...12 KB (1,918 words) - 11:38, 6 December 2024
- regarded as the holiest temple complex in Japan. Located in the city of Ise ... Jingū is in fact a shrine complex composed of over one hundred individual ...13 KB (2,099 words) - 14:12, 30 November 2024
- and Hawaiian English) is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most ... Since approximately 75 percent of the resident population of the state ...11 KB (1,664 words) - 18:27, 31 July 2025
- indigenous to HokkaidÅ, northern HonshÅ« (Japan), the Kuril Islands, much ... and autonomy of the different regions of Japan. During the Meiji period ...21 KB (3,397 words) - 06:59, 16 June 2023
- is the fourth largest city in Japan and one of the country's ... The city of Nagoya was established in 1610 when Tokugawa Ieyasu moved ...21 KB (2,938 words) - 02:41, 11 March 2023
- Infrared astronomy is the branch of astronomy and astrophysics that ... that occur during the birth and death of stars, as well as to observe ...11 KB (1,555 words) - 18:07, 28 November 2024
- is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka ... no daidokoro) or the gourmet food capital of Japan. The city has a long ...25 KB (3,427 words) - 11:22, 1 September 2025
- The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a member of the Convolvulaceae ... value for humans. Physically, they are one of the most nutritional vegetables ...11 KB (1,640 words) - 07:24, 24 October 2022
- tower with multiple eaves, common in China, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Vietnam, and ... The architectural structure of the stupa has spread across Asia, taking ...11 KB (1,737 words) - 01:35, 17 September 2025
- Forsythia is the genus and common name for a taxon of deciduous shrubs ... Forsythia comprise a small genus of about 11 species, mostly native ...11 KB (1,635 words) - 06:35, 1 April 2024
