The Muromachi period or Muromachi era (室町時代, Muromachi jidai), also known as the Ashikaga period or Ashikaga era (足利時代, Ashikaga jidai), is a division...

toppled by a rival claimant to the shogunate, ushering in the Muromachi period. During this period, regional warlords called daimyō grew in power at the expense...

the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Enbun and before Jōji. This period spanned the years from March 1361 through September 1362. The emperor in...

the streets of Miyako. Starting in 1508, Yoshitane is known as the Muromachi period's 10th shōgun. September 21, 1510 (Eishō 7, 18th day of the 8th month):...

also known as the Muromachi shogunate (室町幕府, Muromachi bakufu), was the feudal military government of Japan during the Muromachi period from 1336 to 1573...

samurai were called rōjū (郎従) or rōdō (郎党). During the Muromachi period, as in the Kamakura period, the definition of samurai referred to high-ranking bushi...

era name (年号, nengō, "year name") after Tenbun and before Eiroku. This period spanned the years from October 1555 through February 1558. Reigning emperors...

1392, was a period that occurred during the formative years of the Muromachi (Ashikaga) shogunate of Japanese history. During the early period, there existed...

During the Meiji period, an Imperial decree dated March 3, 1911, established that the legitimate reigning monarchs of this period were the direct descendants...

the Edo period. Regardless of the dates chosen, the Sengoku period overlaps substantially with the Muromachi period (1336–1573). This period was characterized...

Samurai-dokoro (侍所 - Board of Retainers) was an office of the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates. The role of the Samurai-dokoro was to take the leadership...

Temple in the Muromachi period. A huge tub (ja:桶) with a capacity of 10 koku (1,800 liters) was invented at the end of the Muromachi period, making it possible...

'private land'. From the shugo of the Muromachi period through the Sengoku period to the daimyo of the Edo period, the rank had a long and varied history...

travels in procession to see Ashikaga Yoshimitsu at his palacial home in Muromachi. 1381 (Kōwa 1): the kampaku Nijō Yoshimoto is elevated to the position...

this period, reflecting the lowered status of women. As the importance of the imperial court continued to decline, a major feature of Muromachi literature...

were the mainstream Japanese swords of the Kotō period between 900 and 1596. Even after the Muromachi period (1336–1573), when katana became the mainstream...

class gained power in the Kamakura period (1185–1333), the shinden-zukuri style changed, and in the Muromachi period (1333–1573), the shoin-zukuri style...

and the Hyakki Yagyō Emaki. The Hyakki Yagyō Emaki (百鬼夜行絵巻) from the Muromachi period also depicts many of what appear to be yōkai of tools. In the present...

from a light meal to a confection to suit Japanese tastes. In the Muromachi period (1336-1573), Shokunin utaai ehon (職人歌合画本) depicted sweet manjū made...

early Kamakura. Political and military unrest continued throughout the Muromachi period (AD 1336–1537), characterized by tensions between imperial and civil...

rule under Ashikaga, forming the Ashikaga shogunate in the succeeding Muromachi period. Several significant administrative achievements were made during the...

A list of samurai from the Sengoku Period (c.1467−c.1603), a sub-period of the Muromachi Period in feudal Japan. A Akai Naomasa Akai Teruko Akao Kiyotsuna...

some of the major clans that produced shugos and daimyōs during the Muromachi period, as well as the regions over which they ruled. Hosokawa clan – Izumi...

marked a clear departure from the somber monotones favored during the Muromachi period. A genre that emerged at this time was called the Nanban style—exotic...

assistants. Prior to the Muromachi period, tosho and kacchushi (armorer) used surplus metal to make tsuba, but from the Muromachi period onwards, specialized...

samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge facing upward. Since the Muromachi period, many old tachi were cut from the root and shortened, and the blade...

Motonobu (1476–1559) In sharp contrast to the previous Muromachi period, the Azuchi–Momoyama period was characterized by a grandiose polychrome style, with...

The following is a list of Japanese battles, organised by date. Jimmu's Eastern Expedition (c. 7th century BCE) Takehaniyasuhiko Rebellion (c. 1st century...

(1451–1514). Beginning with the devastating Ōnin War (1467–1477), the late Muromachi period saw the devolution of central government control and the rise of regional...

underwear—becoming outerwear by the time of the Muromachi period (1336-1573 CE). In the late Heian period, the jūnihitoe consisted of many layers (hitoe)...