The history of Tokyo shows the growth of Japan's largest urban center. The eastern part of Tokyo occupies land in the Kantō region that together with the modern-day Saitama Prefecture, the city of Kawasaki and the eastern part of Yokohama make up Musashi; one of the provinces under the ritsuryō system.. The 23 special wards, including Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, Shibuya …

The history of sushi (すし, 寿司, 鮨, pronounced or) began with paddy fields, where fish was fermented with vinegar, salt and rice, after which the rice was discarded.The earliest form of the dish, today referred to as narezushi, was created in Japan around the Yayoi period (early Neolithic–early Iron Age). In the Muromachi period (1336–1573), people began to eat the rice …

Obama (小浜市, Obama-shi) is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of 1 August 2018, the city had an estimated population of 29,435 in 12,057 households and a population density of 240 persons per km 2 (327/sq mi). The total area of the city was 233.09 square kilometres (90.00 sq mi). Obama gained publicity in the United States and elsewhere in 2008, as it shares its name …

Background. Prior to the adoption of the Meiji Constitution, Japan had in practice no written constitution.Originally, a Chinese-inspired legal system and constitution known as ritsuryō was enacted in the 6th century (in the late Asuka period and early Nara period); it described a government based on an elaborate and theoretically rational meritocratic bureaucracy, serving …

Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (都道府県, todōfuken, [todoːɸɯ̥ꜜkeɴ]), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division.They include 43 prefectures proper (県, ken), two urban prefectures (府, fu: Osaka and Kyoto), one "circuit" or "territory" (道, dō: Hokkai-dō) and one metropolis (都, to ...

L'époque de Nara (奈良時代, Nara-jidai?), est l'une des 14 subdivisions traditionnelles de l'histoire du Japon.Cette période se situe entre 710 et 794 (ou 784 [2]).Elle est précédée par la période d'Asuka (du milieu du VI e siècle jusqu'en 710) et suivie par l'époque de Heian (794-1185).. L'ère Tenpyō (ou Tempyō) (729-749), seconde période de Nara après l'ère Hakuhō selon ...

History. The Ministry of Justice was established in 1871 as the Ministry of Justice (司法省, Shihōshō).It acquired its present name under the post-war Constitution of Japan in 1952. Its responsibilities include administration of Japan's judicial system and the penal system.It represents the Japanese government in litigation, and is also responsible for maintaining the …

Under the Nara period Ritsuryō system, it became part of Tachibana District Musashi Province. In the Edo period, it was administered as tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various hatamoto.

The Kansai region is a cultural center and the historical heart of Japan, with 11% of the nation's land area and 22,757,897 residents as of 2010. The Osaka Plain with the cities of Osaka and Kyoto forms the core of the region. From there the Kansai area stretches west along the Seto Inland Sea towards Kobe and Himeji, and east encompassing Lake Biwa, Japan's largest …

Shinto (Japanese: 神道, romanized: Shintō) is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion.Scholars sometimes call its practitioners Shintoists, although adherents rarely use that term themselves.Shinto has no central authority in control and much diversity ...