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Kojiki: Japan's oldest extant chronicle. Completed in 712. |
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Engi Shiki: A collection of early 10th-century supplementary
government regulations. |
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Shoku-nihongi: Chronicles of the period from 697 to 791 and a
continuation of the Nihon Shoki, the oldest official history of Japan. |
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Nihon-koki: Chronicles from 792 to 833, continues from the Shoku-nihongi |
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Shoku-nihon-koki: Chronicles from 833 to 850, continues from
the Nihon-koki. |
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Montoku-tenno Jitsuroku: Chronicles the reign of Emperor Montoku
(850-858), continues from the Shoku-nihon-koki. |
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Sandai Jitsuroku: Chronicles the 30 years of reign by Emperors
Seiwa, Yosei and Koko, continues from the Montoku-tenno Jitsuroku. |
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Monoimi: Abstaining from food and drink for a period in order
to purify oneself. |
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Yujoki: A book about the life of prostitutes in Eguchi and Kanzaki
written around the end of the Heian period (12th century). |
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Jippensha Ikku: Playwright and comic book author of the late
Edo period. |
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Sanjikkoku-bune: 30-koku-load river boats of the Edo period (1600-1868).
One koku equals 5.12 U.S. bushels. |
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Naniwa-bushi: Popular narrative stories originating in Osaka
at the end of the Edo period. |
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Man'yoshu: The earliest extant collection of Japanese poetry. |
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Miwa no Tsuba-ichi: An ancient market located near the present
Miwa, Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture. |
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Kensaki-bune: Boat with a pointed bow. |
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Kitamae-bune: A westbound lighter that transported goods from
Hokkaido and the Tohoku region to Tsuruga and Obama (Fukui Prefecture) along the
Japan Sea, then to Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi Prefecture) and finally to Osaka and
Hyogo. |
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Hishizashi: Literally "lozenge stitch.Ó A technique
that picks up the woven part of the cloth and stitches it to thicken or strengthen
it. Named for the appearance of the stitch. |
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Sakiori: Textiles woven using thinly torn strips of cloth as
weft. |
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Ariyoshi Sawako: Novelist of the late Showa era. Her masterpieces
include The Wife of Hanaoka Seishu, Man in His Second Childhood, and Compound
Contamination. 1931-1984. |
