Emishi
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The Emishi, Ebisu or Ezo were a group of people who lived in parts of northern Honshū in present-day Japan, especially in the Tōhoku region.
Reconstructed south gate of Taga Castle.
The monument for commending Aterui and More at Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto
Emperor Jimmu
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Emperor Jimmu was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki. His ascension is traditionally dated as 660 BCE. In Japanese mythology, he was a descendant of the sun g
Emperor Jimmu with his emblematic self bow, the kinshikyū (金鵄弓), by Adachi Ginkō, 1891
Depiction of a bearded Jimmu with his bow and the golden kite. This 19th-century artwork was painted by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
Painting of Jimmu by Renzō Kita in 1940
Unebi Goryō, the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture