Ashikaga Gakkō
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Ashikaga Gakkō is Japan's oldest standing academic building. It is located in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, about 70 kilometres north of Tokyo. It was designated a National Historic Site o
Ashikaga Gakkō
Portrait statue of Uesugi Norizane. Dated 1535. Wood with crystal eyes. 78 cm height. Ashikaga Gakkō, Japan
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Temple of Confucius
Muromachi period
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The Muromachi period or Muromachi era, also known as the Ashikaga period or Ashikaga era, is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of
Ashikaga Gakkō
…period, with sometime around the year 839 or 842 being the most likely based on documentary evidence. The school had declined in the first half of the Muromachi period but was revived by Uesugi Norizane in 1432 when he became lord of the surrounding Shimotsuke Province. Ujizane invited priest from Engaku-ji in Kamakura…
Muromachi samurai (1538)
A ship of the Muromachi period (1538)
Muromachi-era illustration to a fictional narrative
Music scene during the Muromachi period (1538)