11) b. Major Events. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...no Yoritomo, as the effective military dictator, organized the new bakufu with the aid of Kyoto scholars like Oe Hiromoto (1148-1225). He had already created, in...
12) Tokyo. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...World War II. Population: 8,080,286. The names of Japan's first and current capitals, Kyoto and Tokyo, appear to us to be made up of the same two elements reversed,...
13) Miyazu. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Miyazu, (meya´zoo) (KEY) , town (1990 pop. 26,450), Kyoto prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Miyazu Bay. It is a fishing port and processes marine products. Nearby is...
14) Murakami, Haruki. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Murakami, Haruki, (haroo´ke moor´aka´me) (KEY) , 1949-, Japanese novelist, b. Kyoto, grad. Waseda Univ., Tokyo, 1975. He and his wife lived in Europe and the United...
15) Uji. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Uji, (oo´je) (KEY) , town (1990 pop. 177,010), Kyoto prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. It is a resort and is noted for its green tea and for cormorant fishing. Uji is...
16) Ayabe. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ayabe, (aya´ba) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 40,595), Kyoto prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Yura River. It is an agricultural and communications center where...
17) Maizuru. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Maizuru, (mi´zooroo) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 96,333), Kyoto prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on Maizuru Bay. It is an important port and naval base with the best natural...
18) Fukuchiyama. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Fukuchiyama, (fookooche´yama) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 66,506), Kyoto prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Yura River. Now an important railway junction and...
19) 37462. Mahon, Derek. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...NUMBER:37462 QUOTATION:Snow is falling on NagoyaAnd farther southOn the tiles of Kyoto. ATTRIBUTION:Derek Mahon (b. 1941), Irish poet. The Snow Party (l. 10-12 oto,...
20) Kobe. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...A city of southern Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay south-southwest of Kyoto. A port and manufacturing center, it was almost entirely rebuilt after World War II. The city...
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