Higashiyama

American  

[hee-gah-shee-yah-muh, hee-gah-shee-yah-mah] / hiˌgɑ ʃiˈjɑ mə, hiˈgɑ ʃiˈjɑ mɑ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the period of Japanese art history, especially during the second half of the 15th century, influenced by Zen Buddhism and characterized by architectural simplicity and monochrome painting.

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Etymology

Origin of Higashiyama

After a section of Kyoto, where the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (reigned 1436–90) spent his last years

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Higashiyama

Noriyuki Higashiyama told the BBC he believes there were two more perpetrators at Johnny Kitagawa's agency Johnny & Associates.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2024

"We are thinking of doing that indefinitely," Higashiyama says.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2024

They were pleased the company apologized and promised compensation, but some had reservations, while others said Higashiyama had not told the whole truth.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

Noriyuki Higashiyama, a former member of the hit 1980s boy-band Shonentai, was the new head of the agency, she said.

From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023

In 1687, the Emperor Reigen abdicated in favour of Higashiyama, then a boy of thirteen, Reigen continuing to administer affairs from behind the curtain as was usual.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by F. (Frank) Brinkley

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