A prefecture located almost in the center of Japan, its capital, the City of Kyoto, was at one time the capital of Japan]].
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The imperial capital of Japan from 794 to 1868, located in Kyoto Prefecture.
The area around Date Masamune's mausoleum, the Zuihouden, located in Sendai City. The mausoleum itself lies within a grove of cedar trees. Just a little ways away are the mausoleums of Masamune's son and grandson, the 2nd and 3rd generation lords of Sendai.
Kyoto Station is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyoto and was first opened for service by decree of Emperor Meiji on February 5, 1877. In its futuristic current iteration, which opened in 1997 to commemorate Kyoto's 1,200th anniversary, it has Japan's second-largest station building and at 15 stories and a total floor area of 238,000 square meters, is one of the country's largest buildings. It houses a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, department store, and several local government facilities.
Lit. "power-absorbing barrier": a unique barrier which absorbs the «power» of anyone trapped inside such that they cannot call upon their spiritual abilities. The maker of the barrier must put considerable negative energy, such as anguish and enmity, into its creation, either from him/herself or from other souls.
Also known as: Kyuukoku (九国: “nine states”), Chinzei (鎮西: “west of the pacified area”), Tsukushi-shima (筑紫島: “island of Tsukushi”), Saikaidou (西海道: “West Sea Route”).
Lit.: "Nine Provinces", the third-largest and most southerly and westerly island of Japan. Its name comes from the former provinces of Japan situated on the island: Chikuzen, Chikugo, Hizen, Higo, Buzen, Bungo, Hyuuga, Osumi, and Satsuma. It is now comprised of the prefectures of Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Ooita, Saga, and Okinawa.
