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Ise
Ise , city (1990 pop. 104,164), Mie prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay. It is one of the foremost religious centers of Shinto, the site of the shrines of Ise. These three shrines, set deep in a forest, are said to have been built in 4 BC They exhibit an archaic style of architecture, completely... Read more
Tsu
Tsu , city (1990 pop. 157,177), capital of Mie prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay. It is a commercial and manufacturing center, with glass, machine, and food-processing factories. In the city are a feudal castle, testimony to its bygone role as a castle town, and several large Buddhist temples.... Read more
Nagoya
Nagoya , city (1990 pop. 2,154,793), capital of Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay. A major port, transportation hub, and industrial center, it has iron- and steelworks, textile mills, aircraft factories, automotive works, and chemical, plastics, electronics, and fertilizer plants. ... Read more
amphibious warfare
amphibious warfare , employment of a combination of land and sea forces to take or defend a military objective. The general strategy is very ancient and was extensively employed by the Greeks, e.g., in the Athenian attack on Sicily in 415 BC The term is, however, of modern coinage. It is sometimes a... Read more
Japanese art
Japanese art works of art created in the islands that make up the nation of Japan. Early Works The earliest art of Japan, probably dating from the 3d and 2d millennia BC, consisted of monochrome pottery with cord-impressed designs ( Jomon ), also the name for the early period of Japanese ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Ise"

Ise
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Ise , city (1990 pop. 104,164), Mie prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay. It is one of the foremost religious centers of Shinto, the site of the shrines of Ise. These three shrines, set deep in a forest, are...
Mie
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...prefecture (1990 pop. 1,792,542), S Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay. Tsu (the capital), Ise (a major Shintoist center), Yokkaichi , Matsusaka...industries like chemicals, petroleum, iron, and steel. Ise-shima National Park is there.
Shinto
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion ...Shrines) in Tokyo is the administrating office for about eighty-thousand Shinto shrines in Japan. Ise Jingu ̄ (the Grand Shrine of Ise) in Ise, Mie Prefecture, which enshrines Amaterasu O ̄ mikami (the Sun Goddess), is considered...
Stock Market
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...or.ir; Istanbul Stock Exchange, online at http://www.ise.org; Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, online at http://www...or.ir; Istanbul Stock Exchange, online at http://www.ise.org; Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, online at http://www...
Aichi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...5,082 sq km), central Honshu, Japan. Bounded on the S and W by Ise Bay, Aichi consists of a coastal plain (the Nobi Plain) and a mountainous...Japan International Airport is located nearby on an artificial island in Ise Bay near Tokoname.
NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language ...wharves are preferred to roofs and wharfs , and in spelling New Zealanders like Australians use -ise as in centralise , not -ize . Although -ise is common in BrE, -ize is widely used. (2) Nouns of Maori origin often appear in NZE, as in...
Tawaraya Sotatsu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...these works he derived his interest in subjects taken from Japanese history and literature such as the Tale of Genji and the Ise Monogatari. When choosing landscapes for his paintings, he also selected typically Japanese ones, such as the pine-covered...
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ENGLISH
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ENGLISH. Short form ISE . The STANDARD language used internationally. The term has two linked senses: (1) The sum-total of all STANDARD ENGLISH usage...
Kempei
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...After the surrender Kempei reinforcements were conscripted in order to provide security details for national shrines such as Ise and Atsuta, often as many as 2,000 men per shrine, but on 30 October 1945 they were demobilized. The scope of their duties...
Icelanders
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures Icelanders PRONUNCIATION: ISE-lann-ders LOCATION: Iceland POPULATION: 262,000 LANGUAGE: Icelandic RELIGION: Evangelical Lutheran Church; other Lutheran...

Dictionary entries related to "Ise"

Ise
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Ise. City in Japan containing the Ise shrines. The Inner Shrine is dedicated to Amaterasu , and the Outer...addition to which there are various other shrines. Under State Shinto, Ise became the shrine of the whole nation. Attempts were made here to...
-ise
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology -ise see -IZE .
Déise
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Déise. Variant of Déisi .
Honjisuijaku
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...Classics at about the same time, which are mainly about the history of the Ise shrine, but which also give an account of Shinto philosophy and ethics (leading to Ise Shinto). The Five Classics were used by adherents of ‘Primordial...
-ize
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology -ize, -ise suffix of verbs, repr. F. -iser — late L. -ī...Eng. through F., in which they are spelt with s , with the result that -ise has been generalized, and is retained, as against -ize , in the practice...
Musō Soseki
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism ...Kamakura period. He came from a minor aristocratic family in Ise, and entered the monastic order at a young age, at first joining...ji. Leaving this post after only one year, he spent time in Ise where he built the Zennō-ji, and then in Kamakura...
Shinto
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...corresponded with the two kami (Amaterasu and Toyouke) of the Ise Shrine; and, Sann ô Shinto taught that the fundamental...fifteenth centuries. In the thirteenth century, Watarai (or Ise) Shinto taught that kami were the basis of all beings including...
Toyouke Okami
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Toyouke Okami (Ise shrine deity): see ISE .
Yoda, Yoshikata
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Flag Wind of Dawn ) (Hoshi) 1939 Kyouenroku (Record of Manhood and Eros ) (Tanaka and Suyama); Oise mairi (Pilgrimage to Ise ) (Mori); Bunbuku chagama (Badger's Tea Pot ) (Mokudou); Zangiku monogatari (The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums...
-ish
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ...in Sc. is(se) remained to a later date and appeared in XVI as -eis(e) . (In a few words F. -iss- is repr. by -ise or -ize , viz. advertise , aggrandize , amortize ; réjouir , réjouiss- has given rejoice ). Other endings...

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