ARTH 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Kamigata, Kabuki, Cultural Appropriation
31 May 2016
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Kyoto : the city of japanese-ness . She leaves home and moves to kyoto to become a geisha. [ relationship between owner and geisha = similar to the relationship between chiro and yubaba in spirited away (how. Honshu tokyo, nagoya, osaka, kyoto kyushu nagasaki, fukuoka. Kansai (kinki) region : kyoto, osaka, nara. Kanto region : tokyo (and other cities) Before 600 : kyoto area known as yamashiro. The hata clan settled in the west and carried out flood control. 794 : heinan-kyo (city of peace and tranquility) was founded by emperor kammu. 876 : gion festival held in kyoto. 1868 : emperor meiji moves residence from kyoto to tokyo. Kyoto : an inland city surrounded by mountains. The kyoto basin : surrounded on three sides by mountains (higashiyama, kitayama, nishiyama) 3 rivers : kamogawa river, katsuragawa, ujigawa river. The kansai region (kyoto, osaka, kobe etc. ) vs. the kanto region (tokyo)
