Aki Province ( 安藝國/安芸国 , Aki no kuni ) or Geishū ( 藝州/芸州 ) was a province in the Chūgoku Region of western Honshū , comprising the western part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture .
17-551: When Emperor Shōmu ordered two official temples for each province (one for male Buddhist priests and one for nuns ), two temples were founded in Aki Province. The provincial temple was founded in present-day Saijō , Higashihiroshima . In the late Heian Period (12th century), Aki Province became well known for the Itsukushima Shrine . Taira no Kiyomori realized the shrine's importance and donated funds for
34-642: A Buddhist nation. In addition he commissioned the observance of the ohigan holiday for both spring and autumnal equinox . Emperor Shōmu died at age 56. The actual site of Shōmu's grave is known. This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine ( misasagi ) at Nara. The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Shōmu's mausoleum . It is formally named Sahoyama no minami no misasagi . The tomb site can be visited today in Horenji-cho, Tenri City near Nara City . The Imperial tomb of Shōmu's consort, Empress Kōmyō ,
51-712: A new complex of buildings and sutra scrolls. Itsukushima (Miyajima) had a good sea port and had clear strategic significance. In the Sengoku Period , it was the original seat of the Mōri clan until 1600. In 1555, Mōri Motonari won the Battle of Itsukushima against Sue Harutaka and established his power in the western part of Honshū . Mōri Terumoto , one of the Council of Five Elders Toyotomi Hideyoshi appointed for his son Hideyori , sided with Ishida Mitsunari before
68-488: A temporary palace. One of his generals was left in command of the capital. Presumably Shōmu feared Fujiwara supporters in Nara and was hoping to quell potential uprisings in other parts of the country with his presence. After four days travelling through heavy rain and thick mud, the party reached Kawaguchi on Tenpyō 12 11th month, 2nd day (25 November, 740) A couple of days later, they learn of Hirotsugu's execution and that
85-458: Is located nearby. The Shōsō-in (正倉院) is the treasure house of Tōdai-ji Temple in Nara, Japan. It houses about 9.000 artifacts connected to Emperor Shōmu (701–756) and Empress Kōmyō (701–760), as well as arts and crafts of the Tempyō era of Japanese history. Its general importance derives from the fact, that it may be called an ark of Tang dynasty period cultural relics from Japan as well as from
102-467: Is not traditionally listed. Aoyama, Mie Aoyama ( 青山町 , Aoyama-chō ) was a town located in Naga District , Mie Prefecture , Japan . As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,590 and a density of 106.33 persons per km . The total area was 109.00 km . On November 1, 2004, Aoyama, along with the city of Ueno , the towns of Iga (former) and Ayama , and
119-555: The Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, and lost Aki and many of his other domains. After a short rule by Fukushima Masanori , in 1619, Asano Nagaakira was appointed as the daimyō of Hiroshima Domain with 420,000 koku . Until the Meiji Restoration , the Asano governed almost all the province. Aki Province was abolished in 1871, and renamed to Hiroshima Prefecture . After some mergers the current area of Hiroshima Prefecture
136-681: The Fujiwara no Hirotsugu Rebellion were still underway, in Tenpyō 12 10th month (November, 740) Emperor Shōmu left the capital at Heijō-kyō ( Nara ) and traveled eastward via Horikoshi (堀越頓宮; today Tsuge ; 10th month, 29th day: November 22), Nabari (10th month, 30th day: November 23), Ao (安保頓宮; today Aoyama ; 11th month 1st day: November 24) to Kawaguchi in Ichishi District , Ise Province (today part of Tsu , formerly part of Hakusan ) where he retreated together with his court to
153-610: The Nara period . Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne , his personal name ( imina ) is not clearly known, but he was known as Oshi-hiraki Toyosakura-hiko-no-mikoto. Shōmu was the son of Emperor Monmu and Fujiwara no Miyako, a daughter of Fujiwara no Fuhito . Shōmu had five consorts and six Imperial sons and daughters. Shōmu was still a child at the time of his father's death; thus, his grandmother, Empress Gemmei , and aunt, Empress Gensho , occupied
170-788: The Vairocana Buddha (the Daibutsu ) in Tōdai-ji of Nara . At the time, this was such a massive undertaking that later chroniclers accuse him of having completely exhausted the country's reserves of bronze and precious metals . In 752, the Shōmu held the Eye-opening Ceremony of the Great Buddha. Earlier in 741, he established the system of provincial temples , making this the closest anyone ever came to declaring Japan
187-507: The continent: furniture, games, music instruments, clothing/accessories, weaponry, buddhist objects and pieces of writing. See main entry . Kugyō ( 公卿 ) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre- Meiji eras . In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to
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#1732765972413204-572: The hills and near a river north of Nara, Kuni was easily defensible. In addition, the area was linked with the Minister of the Right, Tachibana no Moroe, while Nara was a center of the Fujiwara clan. On Tenpyō 12 12th month, 15 day (6 January, 741) Shōmu proclaimed a new capital at Kuni-kyō . Shōmu, a devout Buddhist, is best remembered for commissioning, in 743, the sixteen-meter high statue of
221-503: The pinnacle of a life's career. During Shōmu's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included: The years of Shōmu's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō . [REDACTED] Media related to Emperor Shomu at Wikimedia Commons Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD Imperial Consort and Regent Empress Jingū
238-619: The rebellion had been quelled. Despite the good news, Shōmu did not return to Heijō-kyō immediately, but stayed in Kawaguchi until Tenpyō 12 11th month, 11th day (4 December, 740). He continued his journey east, then north via Mino Province and back west along the shores of Lake Biwa to Kuni in Yamashiro Province (today in Kizugawa ) which he reached on Tenpyō 12 12th month, 15th day (6 January, 741). Places passed along
255-571: The throne before he acceded. Shōmu continued to reside in the Hezei Palace. Shōmu is known as the first emperor whose consort was not born into the imperial household. His consort Kōmyō was a non-royal Fujiwara commoner. A ritsuryō office was created for the queen-consort, the Kogogushiki ; and this bureaucratic innovation continued into the Heian period. While battle maneuvers of
272-701: The way included Akasaka (赤坂頓宮; today Suzuka ; 11th m. 14th d.: Dec 7）, Asake district (朝明郡; today Yokkaichi ; 11th m. 20th d.: Dec 13）, Ishiura (石占頓宮; today Tado ; 11th m. 25th d.: Dec 18）, Tagi district (当伎郡; today Yōrō ; 11th m. 26th d.: Dec 19）, Fuwa (不破頓宮; today Tarui ; 12th m. 1st d.: Dec 23）, Yokokawa (横川頓宮; today Santō or Maihara ; 12th m. 6th d.: Dec 28), Inukami (犬上頓宮; today Hikone ; 12th m. 7th d.: Dec 29）, Gamō district (蒲生郡; today near Yōkaichi ; 12th m. 9th d.: Dec 31）, Yasu (野洲頓宮; today Yasu or Moriyama ; 12th m. 10th d.: Jan 1）, Awazu (禾津頓宮; today Ōtsu ; 12th m. 11th d.： Jan 2）, Tamanoi (玉井頓宮; today Yamashina-ku, Kyoto ; 12th m. 14th d.）. Situated among
289-426: Was established. Itsukushima jinja was the chief Shinto shrine ( ichinomiya ) of Aki. [REDACTED] Media related to Aki Province at Wikimedia Commons Emperor Sh%C5%8Dmu Emperor Shōmu ( 聖武天皇 , Shōmu-tennō , September 22, 701 – June 4, 756) was the 45th emperor of Japan , according to the traditional order of succession . Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 749, during
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