Empress Genmei
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Empress Genmei, also known as Empress Genmyō, was the 43rd monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Genmei's reign spanned the years 707 through 715. She established the cap
Empress Gemmei
Wadōkaichin monument in Saitama
Daigokuden of Heijō-kyō at the time of capital move (reconstructed in 2010)
Kojiki
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The Kojiki, also sometimes read as Furukotofumi or Furukotobumi, is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts dating as far back
Empress Genmei
…stay at the Fujiwara Palace which had been established by Empress Jitō. Empress Genmei's palace was named Nara-no-miya. 711 (Wadō 4, 3rd month): The Kojiki was published in three volumes. This work presented a history of Japan from a mythological period of god-rulers up through the 28th day of the 1st month…
Portrait of Ō no Yasumaro by Kikuchi Yōsai (19th century)
Kan'ei Kojiki, 1644 (Kokugakuin University)
Kojiki-den by Motoori Norinaga
Motoori Norinaga