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Kyoto · 1582The Honnō-ji Incident: The Fall of Oda Nobunaga in Kyoto, 1582Early on the 2nd day of the 6th month of 1582 (lunar calendar), Akechi Mitsuhide attacked his lord Oda Nobunaga at Honnō-ji in Kyoto; this article traces the events, the excavated temple site, and the long debate over Mitsuhide's motive.Nara · 8th centuryThe Great Buddha of Tōdai-ji: Made, Lost and RemadeEmperor Shōmu called for a giant bronze Buddha in 743; the statue and its hall were burned in wars in 1180 and 1567 and rebuilt each time by monks who raised funds across Japan.Kyoto · 11th centuryMurasaki Shikibu and the Literature of the Heian CourtIn the early eleventh century a woman serving at the imperial court in Kyoto wrote The Tale of Genji; this article looks at what is known of Murasaki Shikibu, what her diary records, and how her tale has lived on.
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