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Higashiyama
[ hee-gah-shee-yah-muh; Japanese hee-gah-shee-yah-mah ]
adjective
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of Higashiyama1
After a section of Kyoto, where the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (reigned 1436–90) spent his last years
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Example Sentences
More merriment is to be found with the girls of Gion than with those who dance the kagura (sacred dances) at Higashiyama.
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