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3 unusual facts about Emperor Go-Murakami


Emperor Go-Murakami

The Emperor and his retinue were confined to Otokoyama, but escaped to Kawachi Province during an attack by Yoshiakira, and a few months later returned to Yoshino.

In 1348, Kō no Moronao attacked Yoshino, and the Emperor left for modern-day Nishiyoshino Village in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, which was then Yamato Province.

When Emperor Go-Daigo began his Kemmu Restoration, the still very young prince, along with Kitabatake Akiie, in 1333 went to Tagajō in what is now Miyagi Prefecture, at the time Mutsu Province, to return the eastern samurai to their allegiance and destroy the remnants of the Hōjō clan.


13th century in poetry

Princess Shikishi 式子内親王 (died 1201), late Heian and early Kamakura period poet, never-married daughter of Emperor Go-Shirakawa; entered service at the Kamo Shrine in Kyoto in 1159, later left the shrine, in later years a Buddhist nun; has 49 poems in the Shin Kokin Shū anthology

Awataguchi Takamitsu

Prince Fushimi went on to say that these paintings by Takamitsu were stored in the monastery on Eizan until the ninth year of Eikyō (1436 A.D.) when the fourth volume's text was removed so that it would be rewritten by Emperor Go-Hanazono.

Coby Whitmore

Glen Murakami, producer of the 2000s Teen Titans animated series on Cartoon Network, cited Whitmore and fellow illustrator Bob Peak as "big influences on the loose, painterly style we have been using for the backgrounds".

Emperor Go-Fushimi

Fushimi acted as cloistered emperor for a period, but after a while, from 1313 to 1318, Go-Fushimi acted in that function.

Emperor Go-Kōgon

Emperor Go-Kōgon was forced to repeatedly flee from Kyoto to Ōmi Province and other places.

Emperor Go-Kōmyō

1652 (Keian 5, 5th month): Nihon Ōdai Ichiran is first published in Kyoto under the patronage of the tairō Sakai Tadakatsu, lord of the Obama Domain of Wakasa Province.

Emperor Go-Reizei

1051 (Eishō 6): In Michinoku, Abe no Sadatō and Munetō instigate a rebellion which becomes known as the Nine Years War (1051–1062) because, even though the period of strife lasts for 11 years, the actual fighting lasts for nine years.

Emperor Go-Saga

When Emperor Tsuchimikado moved to Tosa Province (on Shikoku), he was raised by his mother's side of the family.

Emperor Go-Shirakawa

1169 (Kaō 1, 6th month): Emperor Go-Shirakawa entered the Buddhist priesthood at the age of 42.

Emperor Go-Uda

The retired Emperor Kameyama continued to exercise power as cloistered emperor.

Emperor Tsuchimikado

In 1198, he became emperor upon the abdication of Emperor Go-Toba, who continued to exercise Imperial powers as cloistered emperor.

Genzō Murakami

During the American occupation of Japan, Murakami wrote a novel about the swordsman Sasaki Kojirō, a famous enemy of Miyamoto Musashi.

Izusan Jinja

The shrine legend also claims that it was appointed as an official shrine for prayers to the Imperial clan under Emperor Nintoku, Emperor Seinei, Emperor Bidatsu, Emperor Kōtoku and Emperor Go-Nara.

Jiaozi

In the 2012 series adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in the episode "Never Say Xever", a blind Japanese Noodle chef, Mr. Murakami, in a gesture of gratitude to the turtles, offers them a free meal and asks what their favorite dish is, they say "Pizza", so he comes up with "Pizza Gyoza", (Gyoza dumplings with Pizza toppings as fillings).

Kimiko Kasai

In her personal life, Kimiko has been married to drummer Hiroshi Murakami, as well as to Richard Rudolph, the former husband of the late Minnie Riperton.

Lanxi Daolong

Daolong died in Kenchō-ji, and was given the Posthumous Name as Dajue Zen Master by Emperor Go-Uda (後宇多天皇).

Masakatsu Iwamoto

Mr. was discovered by Takashi Murakami in 1995 and since then has been involved with Murakami's art organization Kaikai Kiki.

Masanori Murakami

Murakami was honored by the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on Friday, May 16, 2008, when a limited edition Murakami bobblehead was given away at the evening game against the Chicago White Sox as part of the team's "Japanese Heritage Night" promotion.

Murakami-Ego

Initially, the exhibition was supposed to take place at the Doha Museum of Islamic Art, but the artist found the venue small for his works.

The Qatar Museums Authority decided then to build a temporary exhibition hall for the exhibition, which would later become ALRIWAQ Doha exhibition space.

Murakami, Niigata

Famous products of Murakami are tea (Murakami is the northernmost tea-growing spot in Japan), salmon, and Murakami beef.

Psyco Gundam

The animation incarnations were designed by Kazumi Fujita (original work by Katsuji Murakami), and have appeared in both Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and its sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, both by the antagonistic Titans force, and later, the Neo Zeon movement.

San'yōdō

Emperor Go-Daigo in the 14th century, Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 16th century, and many others used it to flee from conflict, to return to the core of the country (kinai), or to move troops.

Shinjō, Okayama

It is also said that Emperor Go-Toba passed this way in exile on his way to an island in the Sea of Japan where he died.

Subaru Shibutani

Shibutani's big break was an outstanding solo performance on Music Station which would see him move to live in Tokyo, followed shortly by Yokoyama and Murakami.

Takanashi clan

When the Takeda clan invaded their territory in 1553, the Takanashi allied with the Murakami, Ogasawara, and Suda clans.

The Elephant Vanishes

The Elephant Vanishes (English edition) by Haruki Murakami; translation by Alfred Birnbaum and Jay Rubin

Tony Takitani

Haruki Murakami was intrigued by the name Tony Takitani when, at a garage sale on Maui, he found a yellow T-shirt that said, "Tony Takitani, House (D)."

Volunteer Army Unit for Punishing Traitors

Ichirō Murakami had some friends in politics, Shingo Nishimura, former deputy of the Democratic Party of Japan and later of the New Renaissance Party, known for being highly critical of North Korea.


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