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The bonshō is derived from the bianzhong (henshō (編鐘) in Japanese), an ancient Chinese court instrument comprising a series of tuned bells. One larger additional bell, which eventually developed into the bonshō, was used as a tuning device and a summons to listeners to attend a bianzhong recital. [1]
Japanese inscriptions on the Japanese Peace Bell of the United Nations Headquarters, New York City. In 1951, Chiyoji Nakagawa, who was a then-current council member of the UN Association of Japan and later became the mayor of Uwajima City (Ehime prefecture), participated in the 6th General Assembly of the United Nations held in Paris at his own expense as an observer from Uwajima, a city ...
The temple's bonsho (bell) is dated 1636 and was a donation by Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. The cemetery at Genku-ji contains the graves of a number of famous people: Inō Tadataka (1745 - 1818), surveyor and cartographer. The grave was designated a National Historic Site in 1928. [1] Takahashi Yoshitoki (1764 - 1804), astronomer.
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Banchō (番長) historically refers a governmental position during the Ritsuryō period in Japan. In the modern era, banchō is the leader of a group of male Japanese juvenile delinquents.
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