Historical figures in Kyoto

The atlas holds 3 people and 16 moments here, from 973 to 1922. The most recorded lives are Matsuo Bashō, Murasaki Shikibu and Albert Einstein. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Educators, across the Interwar Period and the Middle Ages.

Notable people

1. 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.…

2. 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.…

3. 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…

Moments

1. 973 Birth in Heian-kyō Murasaki Shikibu
2. 998 Return to Kyoto before marriage Murasaki Shikibu
3. 1008 Return with Shōshi to the Imperial Palace Murasaki Shikibu
4. 1008 Imperial visit at Tsuchimikado Mansion Murasaki Shikibu
5. 1009 Night journey to Enryaku-ji Murasaki Shikibu
6. 1010 Fifty-days ceremony at the palace Murasaki Shikibu
7. 1013 With Shōshi at the Biwa Mansion Murasaki Shikibu
8. 1685 Travel through Kyoto and Ōtsu Matsuo Bashō
9. 1689 Stay at Rakushisha in Saga Matsuo Bashō
10. 1690 Retreat at Genjū-an Matsuo Bashō
11. 1691 Stay at Rakushisha and composition of Saga Diary Matsuo Bashō
12. 1691 Move to Bonchō's home in Kyoto Matsuo Bashō
13. 1691 Move to Ōtsu Matsuo Bashō
14. 1694 Stay at Rakushisha on final journey Matsuo Bashō
15. 1922 Travels from Kobe to Kyoto Albert Einstein
16. 1922 Returns to lecture in Kyoto Albert Einstein

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