Historical figures in Kyoto

The atlas holds 21 people and 58 moments here, from 973 to 1981. The most recorded lives are Matsuo Bashō, Murasaki Shikibu and Hideki Yukawa. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Educators, across the Cold War and the Space Age.

Notable people

  1. Abebe Bikila

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Ethiopian marathon runner and Imperial Guard officer who won Olympic marathon gold in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, both in world-record time.…

  2. Akira Kurosawa

    in 1968

    1 moment here

    Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, editor, and painter. Kurosawa directed 30 feature films between 1943 and 1993, including Rashomon, Seven…

  3. Alan MacDiarmid

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    New Zealand-American chemist and 2000 Nobel laureate in Chemistry, known for co-developing conductive polymers.…

  4. Albert Einstein

    in 1922

    2 moments here

    German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

  5. Andy Warhol

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…

  6. Dorothy Hodgkin

    in 1972

    1 moment here

    English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…

  7. Emperor Meiji

    from 1852 to 1868

    3 moments here

    Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) was emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912. His reign encompassed the Meiji Restoration, the transfer of the imperial court…

  8. Hideki Yukawa

    from 1907 to 1981

    7 moments here

    Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate, awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics for predicting mesons.…

  9. Hirohito

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…

  10. Italo Calvino

    in 1976

    1 moment here

    Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…

  11. Matsuo Bashō

    from 1685 to 1694

    7 moments here

    Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, renowned for haikai and for travel writing including Oku no Hosomichi.…

  12. Miyamoto Musashi

    in 1604

    1 moment here

    Japanese swordsman, strategist, artist, and writer. His early biography and several event dates are disputed or preserved in later accounts; this…

  13. Murasaki Shikibu

    from 973 to 1013

    7 moments here

    Japanese novelist, poet, and lady-in-waiting of the Heian court, best known for The Tale of Genji.…

  14. Oda Nobunaga

    from 1568 to 1582

    4 moments here

    Japanese samurai and daimyō who rose from Owari Province to become one of the principal military and political unifiers of sixteenth-century Japan.…

  15. Sei Shōnagon

    from 986 to 996

    5 moments here

    Japanese author, poet, and court lady of the middle Heian period, best known as the author of The Pillow Book.…

  16. Tokugawa Ieyasu

    from 1585 to 1615

    6 moments here

    Japanese samurai, daimyo, and founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Born Matsudaira Takechiyo at Okazaki Castle, he spent part of his childhood as a…

  17. Toyotomi Hideyoshi

    from 1582 to 1598

    3 moments here

    Japanese samurai, daimyō, imperial regent, and chancellor who rose from a humble background under Oda Nobunaga to unify most of Japan.…

  18. Yasunari Kawabata

    from 1961 to 1968

    2 moments here

    Japanese novelist and short-story writer, Nobel laureate in Literature in 1968. His documented movements include an Osaka and Ibaraki childhood,…

  19. Yayoi Kusama

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    Japanese avant-garde artist, novelist, and performance artist known for polka dots, Infinity Net paintings, immersive mirror rooms, and public…

  20. Yosano Akiko

    from 1894 to 1940

    2 moments here

    Japanese poet, author, educator, feminist, and social reformer. Born Hō Shō in Sakai, she became known as Yosano Akiko after her marriage to poet…

  21. Zhou Enlai

    in 1919

    1 moment here

    Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and diplomat who served as the first premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 until his death.…

Moments

  1. 973 Birth in Heian-kyō Murasaki Shikibu
  2. 986 Buddhist ceremony at Fujiwara no Naritoki’s palace Sei Shōnagon
  3. 986 White Horses procession at the Imperial Palace Sei Shōnagon
  4. 994 Poetry exchange before Emperor Ichijō Sei Shōnagon
  5. 995 Cuckoo excursion toward Kamo Sei Shōnagon
  6. 996 Return to Empress Teishi at the Small Palace Sei Shōnagon
  7. 998 Return to Kyoto before marriage Murasaki Shikibu
  8. 1008 Return with Shōshi to the Imperial Palace Murasaki Shikibu
  9. 1008 Imperial visit at Tsuchimikado Mansion Murasaki Shikibu
  10. 1009 Night journey to Enryaku-ji Murasaki Shikibu
  11. 1010 Fifty-days ceremony at the palace Murasaki Shikibu
  12. 1013 With Shōshi at the Biwa Mansion Murasaki Shikibu
  13. 1568 Entry into Kyoto Oda Nobunaga
  14. 1571 Siege of Mount Hiei Oda Nobunaga
  15. 1573 Expulsion of Ashikaga Yoshiaki Oda Nobunaga
  16. 1582 Death at Honnō-ji Oda Nobunaga
  17. 1582 Battle of Yamazaki Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  18. 1585 Trip to Kyoto Tokugawa Ieyasu
  19. 1588 Imperial reception at Jurakudai Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  20. 1595 Residence at Fushimi Castle Tokugawa Ieyasu
  21. 1595 Ordered visit to Kyoto Tokugawa Ieyasu
  22. 1598 Death at Fushimi Castle Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  23. 1599 Return to Fushimi Castle Tokugawa Ieyasu
  24. 1604 Yoshioka matches in Kyoto Miyamoto Musashi
  25. 1611 Meeting with Hideyori at Nijō Castle Tokugawa Ieyasu
  26. 1615 Audience with Emperor Go-Mizunoo Tokugawa Ieyasu
  27. 1685 Travel through Kyoto and Ōtsu Matsuo Bashō
  28. 1689 Stay at Rakushisha in Saga Matsuo Bashō
  29. 1690 Retreat at Genjū-an Matsuo Bashō
  30. 1691 Stay at Rakushisha and composition of Saga Diary Matsuo Bashō
  31. 1691 Move to Bonchō's home in Kyoto Matsuo Bashō
  32. 1691 Move to Ōtsu Matsuo Bashō
  33. 1694 Stay at Rakushisha on final journey Matsuo Bashō
  34. 1852 Birth of Prince Mutsuhito Emperor Meiji
  35. 1867 Accession to the throne Emperor Meiji
  36. 1868 Formal coronation Emperor Meiji
  37. 1894 Spring journey to Kyoto Yosano Akiko
  38. 1907 Childhood in Kyoto Hideki Yukawa
  39. 1919 Visit to Arashiyama Zhou Enlai
  40. 1922 Travels from Kobe to Kyoto Albert Einstein
  41. 1922 Returns to lecture in Kyoto Albert Einstein
  42. 1928 Enthronement at Kyoto Imperial Palace Hirohito
  43. 1929 Graduation from Kyoto Imperial University Hideki Yukawa
  44. 1932 Lecturer at Kyoto Imperial University Hideki Yukawa
  45. 1939 Professor at Kyoto Imperial University Hideki Yukawa
  46. 1940 Memorial service at Mount Kurama Yosano Akiko
  47. 1948 Nihonga study in Kyoto Yayoi Kusama
  48. 1950 At Kyoto University Hideki Yukawa
  49. 1953 Director of Kyoto research institute Hideki Yukawa
  50. 1956 World journey stop in Kyoto Andy Warhol

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