Shingen-ko Festival, the Glossary

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1. 26 relations: Battles of Kawanakajima, Bunraku, Daimyo, Guinness World Records, Historical reenactment, History of Japan, Japanese festivals, Kai Province, Kōfu, Ken Matsudaira, Kendo, Maizuru Castle Park, Naginata, Noh, Samurai, Sengoku period, Taiko, Takeda clan, Takeda Shingen, Takeda Shrine, Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Ukiyo-e, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Battles of Kawanakajima

The were a series of battles fought in the Sengoku period of Japan between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province from 1553 to 1564.

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Bunraku

(also known as) is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of the 17th century, which is still performed in the modern day.

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Daimyo

were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings. Shingen-ko Festival and Daimyo are samurai.

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Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

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Historical reenactment

Historical reenactments (or re-enactment) is an educational or entertainment activity in which mainly amateur hobbyists and history enthusiasts dress in historic uniforms and follow a plan to recreate aspects of a historical event or period.

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History of Japan

The first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to the Paleolithic, around 38–39,000 years ago.

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Japanese festivals

Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan. Shingen-ko Festival and Japanese festivals are festivals in Japan.

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Kai Province

was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today Yamanashi Prefecture.

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Kōfu

is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

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Ken Matsudaira

is a Japanese actor and musician from Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.

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Kendo

is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords (shinai) as well as protective armor (bōgu).

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Maizuru Castle Park

was a Japanese castle located in the city of Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, in the Chubu region of Japan.

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Naginata

The naginata is a polearm and one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese blades (nihontō).

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Noh

is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century.

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Samurai

were soldiers who served as retainers to lords (including ''daimyo'') in Feudal Japan.

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Sengoku period

The, is the period in Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Taiko

are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments.

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Takeda clan

The was a Japanese samurai clan active from the late Heian period until the late 16th century. Shingen-ko Festival and Takeda clan are samurai.

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Takeda Shingen

was daimyo of Kai Province during the Sengoku period of Japan.

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Takeda Shrine

Main gate to Takeda Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to the kami of Takeda Shingen.

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Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen

The Twenty-Four Generals (武田二十四将, Takeda Nijūshi-shō) were just one of many historically famous groupings of battle commanders from Japan's Sengoku Period.

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Uesugi Kenshin

, later known as, was a Japanese daimyō.

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Ukiyo-e

Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries.

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University of Yamanashi

The, abbreviated to, is a national university that has campuses in Kofu and Chūō, Japan.

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Yamanashi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu.

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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

On 11 March 2011, at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC), a 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingen-ko_Festival