WebShogun (将軍, shōgun, Japanese: [ɕoːɡɯɴ] (); English: / ˈ ʃ oʊ ɡ ʌ n / SHOH-gun), officially Sei-i Taishōgun (征夷大将軍, "Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force Against the Barbarians"), was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually …

WebVice Shoguns. The Vice Shoguns (フクショーグン, Fuku Shōgun) are the second-highest-ranking members of Jark Matter, serving directly under the Shogun and answering only to him. Instead of a Kyodainro, each of them carry a golden dragon pad on the right shoulder that allows them to enlarge and shrink back to normal size.

WebOfficially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames, as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. The top 10 surnames cover approximately 10% of the population, while the top 100 …

WebThe four main islands of Japan are:. Hokkaido - the northernmost and second largest main island.; Honshu - the largest and most populous island with the capital Tokyo.; Kyushu - the third largest main island and nearest to the Asian continent.; Shikoku - the smallest main island, it is between Honshu and Kyushu.; Hokkaido prefecture. Ōshima; Okushiri Island; …

WebThis is a list of Japan's major islands, traditional regions, and subregions, going from northeast to southwest. The eight traditional regions are marked in bold. Hokkaidō (the island and its archipelago) Honshū. Tōhoku region (northern part) Kantō region (eastern part) Nanpō Islands (part of Tokyo Metropolis) Chūbu region (central part)

WebThis is a list of traditional Japanese games. Some of them are localized. Games Children's games. Beigoma; Bīdama; Daruma-san; Hide-and-seek; Kemari; Kendama; Ken-ken-pa ; Menko; Nawatobi ; Ohajiki; Onigokko; Oshikura Manju; Otedama; Board games. Go - originates in China, important rules change (free opening) in Japan; Renju ...

WebThe emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Japan.Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his position is derived from "the will of the people with whom resides sovereign power". Imperial Household Law governs the line of imperial succession.

WebThe extreme points of Japan include the coordinates that are farthest north, south, east and west in Japan, and the ones that are at the highest and the lowest elevations in the country. Japan's northernmost point is disputed, because Japan considers it to be on Iturup, an island de facto governed by Russia.The southernmost point is Okinotorishima; the …

WebThis article is a list of shoguns that ruled Japan intermittently, as hereditary military dictators, from the beginning of the Asuka period in 709 until the end of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1868. Asuka / Heian periods (709–1184) Note: there are …

WebAntiquity to Middle Ages. 587 BC – The destruction of the Temple and city of Jerusalem 146 BC – Carthage was systematically burned down over 17 days by the Romans at the end of the Third Punic War 64 – Great Fire of Rome, Italy 79 – Lyon burned to ashes. 406 – A great fire burns down much of Constantinople.; 532 – The Nika riots result in the destruction of …