ブックタイトルEverything about Incense

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Everything about Incense

Chapter 1●What Is that Fragrance?Kyoto’s HistoryIn Focus3Kyoto was the capital as well as the political and cultural center of Japanfor over one thousand years. From the Heian period (794?1192) onwards,incense culture developed in the city. As eras passed by, an awareness ofincense spread from the aristocracy to warriors and merchants.Azuchi Momoyama PeriodThis was the time whenOda Nobunaga andToyotomi Hideyoshi ruledthe country. Hideyoshibuilt a castle in Fushimi(Momoyama), Kyoto, andthe splendid and gorgeousMomoyama culture wasborn.Heian Periodca. 1573 - ca. 1600 794 - ca. 1192Kyoto’s Heiankyo,which was constructedbased on Chinesecapitals, became Japan’scapital in 794, andincense culture spreadthrough the aristocracy, the center of politics duringthis era.Edo Periodca. 1600 to 1867After TokugawaIeyasu created theEdo Shogunate,the center ofpolitics moved toEdo (Tokyo). Kyoto culture continued to flourish,and incense spread among the common people.Meiji Period Onwards1867 to PresentMany temples and shrinesbuilt during these erascontinue to be preservedin Kyoto today. It isthe center of tourism inJapan, and is a populardestination for peoplefrom around the world.Kamakura Periodca. 1192 - ca. 1333It was approximately140 years from whenMinamoto no Yoritomocreated the KamakuraShogunate in 1192 untilits demise. This was theera in which warriors heldpower and warrior politics first came into existence.Muromachi Periodca. 1333 - ca. 1573In 1338, AshikagaTakauji created ashogunate in Kyotothat spanned 240years. Kitayama andHigashiyama culture wasborn, and culture spread throughout thecountryside.17