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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Muromachi period
		The Muromachi period (Japanese: 室町時代, Muromachi-jidai, also known as the Muromachi era, the Muromachi bakufu, the Ashikaga era, the Ashikaga period, or the Ashikaga bakufu) is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573.
		The period marks the governance of the Muromachi shogunate, also known as the Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1336 by the first Muromachi shogun Ashikaga Takauji.
		The ensuing period of Ashikaga rule (1336–1573) was called Muromachi for the district of Kyoto in in which its headquarters were located after the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu established his residence there in 1378.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Muromachi-period (3672 words)

	Muromachi period - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The period marks the governance of the Muromachi shogunate, also known as the Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1336 by the first Muromachi shogun Ashikaga Takauji (足利尊氏).
		The ensuing period of Ashikaga rule (1336–1573) was called Muromachi for the district of Kyoto in which its headquarters were located after the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (足利義満) established his residence there in 1378.
		Contact with Ming Dynasty (明, 1368-1644) China was renewed during the Muromachi period after the Chinese sought support in suppressing Japanese pirates in coastal areas of China.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Muromachi_period (1652 words)

	Miso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Until the Muromachi era, miso was made without grinding the soybeans, somewhat like natto.
		In the Kamakura era, a common meal was made up of a bowl of rice, some dried fish, a serving of miso, and a fresh vegetable.
		In the Muromachi era, Buddhist monks realized that soybeans could be ground into a paste, spawning new cooking methods where miso was used to flavour other foods.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Miso (827 words)

	Miso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Until the Muromachi era, miso was made without grinding the soybeans,somewhat like natto.
		In the Kamakura era, a common meal was made up of a bowl of rice, dried fish, a serving of miso,and a fresh vegetable.
		In the Muromachi era, Buddhist monks realized that soybeans could be ground into a paste, spawning new cooking methods where miso was used to flavorother foods.
	www.therfcc.org /miso-121411.html (273 words)

	Japanese history: Muromachi Period
		The Muromachi district where the government buildings were located from 1378 gave the government and the historical period their names.
		During the 15th and 16th centuries, the influence of the Ashikaga shoguns and the government in Kyoto declined to practically nothing.
		The political newcomers of the Muromachi period were members of land owning, military families (ji-samurai).
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2134.html (538 words)

	Ceramic Map (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Greatly esteemed by tea ceremony practitioners, Shino ceramics were first made during the Momoyama era (1568-1603), probably in the 1580s at kilns in Mino, and their sudden appearance marked a dramatic shift in the evolution of Japanese ceramic art.
		Ki-Seto or Yellow Seto from the Mino region of Japan was the forerunner of Shino and Oribe wares.
		Ki-Seto grew out of the Ko-Seto tradition in the late 16th century, and typical examples of that era are characterized by a pale buff or yellow glaze with splashes of green and outlines of brown, from copper oxide glazing.
	www.blueandwhiteamerica.com /ceramics.html (2854 words)

	My Lassd Page
		The Muromachi period: The Kamakura government was overthrown in 1338 and the seat of government returned to what was now known as Kyoto.
		The main legacy of the Muromachi era for garden design was the use of horizontally laid, as well as massive stones and this development can be attributed to the great Artist, Zen monk and garden designer Sesshu.
		The refinement of the muromachi era reached its zenith (i used a VCR word go me!)with the creation of the famous Ryoan-ji garden in a Temple in Kyoto.
	www.angelfire.com /moon/bob_es_coo_2/Mylassdwebpage.html (1736 words)

	Marimari.com : Japan - Overview
		The only evidence pertaining to the Jomon Era was deduced from Chinese records and various artifacts recovered during the same period.
		Other than that, not much is known of this era as there were no written records for that time.
		The Meiji Era is one of restoration and modernization.
	www.marimari.com /content/japan/general_info/main1.html (1154 words)

	Sword History
		The whole era was characterized by the prevalent tendency toward accepting what came through the Chinese influences that had came over the sea during the previous centuries and making them Japanese.
		In this era was also created the method of forging a sword with hard outer surface and soft core.
		The end of the era is marked by the battle in Dannoura, where these two clans clashed together.
	www.shadowofleaves.com /sword_history.htm (1431 words)

	Miso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Until the Muromachi era miso was made without grinding the somewhat like natto.
		In the Kamakura era a common was made up of a bowl of dried fish a serving of miso and fresh vegetable.
		In the Muromachi era Buddhist monks realized that soybeans could be ground a paste spawning new cooking methods where was used to flavor other foods.
	www.freeglossary.com /Miso (548 words)

	JAPANESE SWORD - Shape Changes Over Time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		A major change in blade style occured in the early Muromachi period as a result of a shift from cavalry to infantry tactics.
		Other changes occur in the late Muromachi and Momoyama eras, some blades are made wider and stouter with slightly larger kissaki.
		During the Shinshinto era swords of all styles are made as copies of Koto blades, but most are copies of shortened tachi blades of the mid to late Muromachi era.
	home.earthlink.net /~steinrl/sugata/shape.htm (1217 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		A period drama woven from the warp: the fight between humans and Mononoke over the head of the God animal, Shishi Shin, and the woof: the meeting and liberation of the girl who was raised by Inugami (Dog God) and hates humans and the boy who is under the curse of death.
		The Muromachi era, the time when this story takes place, was a world in which confusions and changes were the norm.
		It is not the era of Sengoku (Warring States - the era after Muromachi), when the professional armies conducted systematic war, or it is not the era of Kamakura (the era before Muromachi), when Kamakura Samurais fought for their lands.
	www.nausicaa.net /miyazaki/mh/story_proposal.txt (779 words)

	Castles and the Unification of the Realm ? 15th century to 17th century Japan
		During the Sengoku ("warring countries") Era (late 15th century to late 16th century), a variety of organizations in society such as villages, towns and Buddhist temples built castles, and eventually Japan was unified and a new order was formed under the rule of ODA Nobunaga and TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi.
		The process of change, revealed by castle ruins, from the castles of the Sengoku Era to the castles that were subsequently built at the start of the early modern age, tells the real tale of Japan's unification.
		The Sengoku Era and the period of Oda Nobunaga and TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi were characterized by military organizations taking the leading role in influencing the structure of society.
	www.rekihaku.ac.jp /e_news/index56/index56.html (880 words)

	Lesson Plan no. 97 \| Japan and the West \| AskAsia.org
		In Japan, the feudal period is generally dated from the late 12th century to 1600.
		These years are known as the Kamakura and the Ashikaga, or Muromachi, Periods.
		In Western Europe, the feudal period, often called the Middle Ages, began in the 9th century and lasted through the 15th century.
	www.askasia.org /teachers/lessons/plan.php?no=97&era=&grade=&geo= (364 words)

	Inzai, Chiba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During this era, Kioroshi became a port at the bank of Tone River.
		The Meiji Era is also the golden age for steam ships in Tone River sailing from Tokyo to Choshi.
		After Narita railroad, Kioroshi Station, and Kobayashi Station was built, the houses surrounded Tone River were moved to Kioroshi Station area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Inzai,_Chiba (714 words)

	History of Japan
		The period from 592 to 710 is called ``the Asuka Era,'' because the capital was in Asuka district in the era.
		It was the beginning of the era of shoguns, the fudal period ruled by militaristic bushi (samurai) class.
		In this era, Japan was a new kid on the block in world-wide imperialism, The leaders of the government frequently visited western countries, to learned how to govern and grow the nation.
	www2.kanawa.com /japan/history.html (4289 words)

	Miso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		In the Kamakura era, a common meal was made up of a bowl of rice, dried fish, a serving of miso, and a fresh vegetable.
		In the Muromachi era, Buddhist monks realized that soybeans could be ground into a paste, spawning new cooking methods where miso was used to flavor other foods.
		Rice and Miso Soup Miso soup is made by mixing miso paste (a traditional flavoring) and dashi (stock).
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Miso.html (538 words)

	Origami's Role in Gift-Giving Customs in Asia
		However, when paper was less expensive and could be obtained by most people in the Muromachi Era from 1338-1573, gifts were wrapped in folded papers to express their genuineness of giving the gift.
		To this day, some of the same methods in creating origami shapes are from the patterns used in the two schools during the Muromachi Era.
		The head of this school of manners is Keishousai Ogasawaryu, who is a descendent from the same family who ruled in the Muromachi Era.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/gift_giving_customs/82083 (517 words)

	Kumamoto Digest−History of Kumamoto（Ancient times・The Middle Ages）− (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Later whole Japan was governed by the Kamakura Shogunate (the beginning of the Kamakura era), warriors extended their power as the officials of their manors.
		The Kikuchi clan gained more power in the Nanbokucho era (the 14th century) and others including the Aso, the Nawa, and the Sagara were the next powerful clans.
		However, when the Kikuchi clan waned in the end of the Muromachi era, three powerful Daimyo (feudal lord) such as Otomo of Bungo (Oita Pref.), Ryuzoji of Bizen (Saga Pref.), and Shimazu of Satsuma (Kagoshima Pref.) fought for political power in Higo-no-Kuni.
	cyber.pref.kumamoto.jp /english/digest/digest06.htm (470 words)

	Highlight of a Japanese sword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		This period is a transitional period from the refined shape in the last stage of Heian Era to the mighty shape in next period.
		Sousyuu-den which prospered in the last stage of Kamakura Era derived from Yamashiro-den, but Yamashiro-den became to be dull when the main current changed to Sousyuu-den and quite declined in Muromachi Era.
		The shape is that of middle stage of Kamakura Era, that is, Mihaba near Nakago and Kissaki is aimost the same size and Kissaki became to be Ikubi-Kissaki.
	www.hi-net.zaq.ne.jp /osaru/e_midokoro.htm (8395 words)

	TOPICS
		Folding type appeared in Azuchi Momoyama era, and in Edo era, improvement was added for use in every methods.
		During Heian era, it was necessity as one of furniture in palace.
		It was Edo era the Sudare spread among the houses of Samurai and merchants.
	www.edocraft.com /directory/ornaments (1259 words)

	Japanese Garden - The Helpful Gardener
		The Muromachi era (1393-1558) was a time of great unrest in Japan, marred by civil war.
		The Momoyama era (1569-1603) is sometimes referred to as the ‘rococo’ era of Japanese history.
		Towards the end of the era the isolation that had shielded Japan for centuries came to an end, and outside influences began to find their way into the Japanese society marking the close of the traditional garden.
	www.helpfulgardener.com /japanese/2003/index.html (1378 words)

	The Historical Development of the Japanese Garden
		The refining of the Zen aesthetic led to the creation of the dry landscape or Kare-sansui garden and as Nitschke (1990) states," the themes of the kare-sansui garden are not the changing seasons and natural sights, but the inner secrets of nature and human existance".
		The main legacy of the Muromachi era for garden design was the use of horizontally laid, as well as massive stones and this development can be attributed to the great Artist, Zen monk and garden designer Sesshu (1420-1506).
		The refinement of the muromachi era reached its zenith with the creation of the famous Ryoan-ji garden in a Temple in Kyoto.
	fdrummond.www2.50megs.com /history.htm (1963 words)

	newtimesbpb.com \| News \| Even More Morikami
		The earliest of the gardens is the Shinden, which represents the Heian period, circa the 9th to 12th centuries, when Japanese aristocrats adopted Chinese garden-design concepts that featured lakes and islands, often viewed from a boat.
		The Paradise Garden represents the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods of the 13th and 14th centuries, when gardens were the earthly representations of Buddhist heaven.
		Representing the later Muromachi era is the Karesansui ("dry landscape") Late Rock Garden, from the 15th Century.
	www.newtimesbpb.com /issues/2001-01-25/nightday2.html (479 words)

	Fukuoka - page 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		During the Yayoi era (300 B.C. to 300 A.D.), farming culture and rice cultivation began in Japan.
		In 1987, ruins of the Korokan, an ancient diplomatic facility and guest-house, were discovered, that date back to the 7th century A.D. In place of Korokan, Hakata, during the Heian era (794 to 1191), became a prominent city and was a major trading center.
		With the beginning of the muromachi era (1392 to 1573), trade with China was active, in which Hakata merchants played a leading role.
	home.att.net /~fukuoka/fuk-07.htm (480 words)

	History - 01 History of Japan
		Shogun ASHIKAGA YOSHIMITSU settles in Kyoto, the imperial capital, in the district of MUROMACHI.
		With the death of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, begin 70 years of civil wars and fights between the large feudal ones.
		The clan of TOKUGAWA and its partisans (army of the East) crush the clan of ISHIDO MITSUNARI (army of the West).
	www.aikibudo.com /akbd/version_us/01_history/japan.htm (723 words)

	Muromachi period (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The Muromachi period (&23460;&30010;&26178;&20195;, Muromachi jidai, also known as the Muromachi era, the Muromachi bakufu, the Ashikaga era, the Ashikaga period, or the Ashikaga bakufu) is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573.
		Japanese pirates of this era and region were referred to as &20525;&23495;, wak&333;, by the Chinese.
		Wanting to improve relations with China and to rid Japan of the wak&333; threat, Yoshimitsu accepted a relationship with the Chinese that was to last for half a century.
	muromachi-period.area51.ipupdater.com (1455 words)

	A couple of dolls of the girls' festical in life-size at Kyohoh period which is the middle Edo era. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		A couple of dolls of the girls' festical in life-size at Kyohoh period which is the middle Edo era.
		In the Edo era, the public holidays which the Imperial Court, the samurai, and the townspeople share were the five holidays of festivals.
		The "tachi-bina (=standing doll)", which is considered to be the original form of the present dolls for the Girls' Festival, was produced in the Muromachi era.
	www.iz2.or.jp /english/fukusyoku/kosode/35anew.htm (309 words)

	Japan Architecture: Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan
		Built in the 'Shoin' style, these developed during the Muromachi era (1338-1573) from the Shinden Style.
		Instead of a single shinden hall, the mansion is staggered into a number of diagonally linked 'shoins' (bays) which increase in privacy the further one is from the entrance.
		Despite the glory of Nijo, it was used very rarely--three times for Ieyesu and twice for his successor, including the Imperial visit of Gomino-O. When the Shoguns finally returned to Kyoto for visits at the close of the Togukawa era in the mid-1800s, the castle had lain empty for over two-hundred years.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /kyoto/NIJO.htm (586 words)

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