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...

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...

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...

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...

lists retaining to the Emperors of japan, you'll usually see, "Meishō Tennō" and not "Meishō Josei Tennō". Josei Tennō is only used to differentiate the...

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...

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...

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'...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

The reigning emperors and single empress were Go-Mizunoo-tennō (後水尾天皇), Meishō-tennō (明正天皇) and Go-Kōmyō-tennō (後光明天皇). 1624 Kan'ei gannen (寛永元年): The...

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...

a girl, eventually succeeded to the throne of Japan to become Empress Meishō. The city of Edo was also heavily developed under his reign. In Genna 9...

women sovereigns reigning after Jitō were Genmei, Genshō, Kōken/Shōtoku, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi. Empress Jitō was the daughter of Emperor Tenji. Her...

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

Retrieved 2013-01-14. Mizutani Motoo 水谷知生 (2009). "Nansei Shotō no chiiki meishō no rekishiteki oyobi seijieki haikei" 南西諸島の地域名称の歴史的および政治的背景 [Historical...

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

Genshō, and the two women sovereigns reigning after Kōken/Shōtoku were Meishō and Go-Sakuramachi. Empress Kōken's personal name (imina) was Abe (阿倍)....

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

Sentō-gosho (the palace for an ex-Emperor). 4 December 1696 Former Empress Meishō died. 1713: Former-Emperor Reigen enters a monastery under the name Sojō...

Commentaries on the Classic of Poetry (詩集傳) Usage continued by the Empress Meishō and the Emperor Go-Kōmyō upon their ascension to the throne. Emperor Go-Kōmyō...