Yamato Plain
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The Yamato Plain is a fertile lowland area in Nara Prefecture, Japan, historically significant as one of the earliest political and cultural centers of the Japanese state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamato Plain canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ plain ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Yamato polity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Japanese state formation ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
Asuka period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kofun period NERFINISHED ⓘ Yayoi period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Ikoma Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kii Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Kongō Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamato Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Asuka area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kashihara NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakurai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenri NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamatokoriyama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Asuka River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saho River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomio River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamato River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Asuka-Fujiwara archaeological sites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fertile
ⓘ
lowland ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Old Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early cultural center of Japan
ⓘ
early political center of Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient Buddhist temples
ⓘ
dense concentration of kofun tumuli ⓘ early imperial palaces ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ |
| languageOfRegion | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Honshu ⓘ |
| near | Nara city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kinai region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
center of early Shinto cults
ⓘ
early center of Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
core area of ancient Yamato Kingdom
ⓘ
cradle of Japanese civilization ⓘ |
| terrainType | alluvial plain ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
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