Everything From Japan
Akariya Antiques provides a wide range of Japanese antiques to museum, private collectors and antique dealers around the world includes ceramics, textiles, bronzes, cloisonne, okimono, basket, scholar’s objects and paintings.
Emperor Kotoku was the 36th emperor of Japan to the traditional order of succession lasted from 645 through 654. Emperor Kotoku was a descendant of Emperor Bidatsu. In 645 he ascended to the throne two days after Prince Naka no Oe assassinated Soga no Iruka in the court of Kogyoku. He was a son of Prince Chinu by Princess Kibitsuhime. Before Emperor Kotoku ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne his personal name was Karu-no-Oji also known as Heaven Myriad Abundant Sun. He ruled from July 12, 645 until his death in 654.During 645 he created a new city called Naniwa and moved the capital from Yamato province to this new city (see Nara). Naniwa had a sea port and was good for diplomatic and foreign trade activities.
Osaka is the second largest city of Japan and Osaka is in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu and was historically the commercial capital of Japan and the world’s ninth largest metropolitan area of Osaka Kobe Kyoto with a population of 17,220,000. Osaka is traditionally considered the Nation’s Kitchen or the gourmet food capital of Japan.
