Onin

It is generally called the Onin War because the struggle described commenced in the year-period of that name, but whereas the Onin period lasted only two years (1467-1469), the Onin

A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886

In the 16th Century, the savage Onin War reduced Japan to a massive feeding ground.

The First Five Minutes of Blood: The Last Vampire | /Film 2009

IIRC they were being pulled away from a castle during a fire in a battle scene, a depiction of an actual event possibly during the Onin wars.

Dutch Futurists 2009

Also, to follow up on a comment made by Luke Roberts, I seem to recall that it was Naitô Kônan who is said to have once famously stated that, in order to understand modern Japan, there was virtually no reason or need to study the history of Japan prior to the Onin War.

The Soul of Japan 2008

I may be misremembering but I know some big scholar, and I think it was Tsuda, who said that everything that went on in Japan before Onin was irrelevant to understanding Japan.

The Soul of Japan 2008

I have gotten used to “Onin War”, should someone say “Onin Revolt” or “Onin disorder” I will probably get confused a second or two.

Restoration or Renovation? 2005

Another example might be the “Onin War” even though in Japanese it is “Onin no Ran” 応仁の乱 and not “Onin Senso”

Restoration or Renovation? 2005

Priceless paintings and art treasures rescued from palaces, destroyed by the Onin Wars in fifteenth century Kyoto graced Kit's office, which also boasted pristine tatami rice mats on the floor and the clean, uncluttered look of sliding paper-screen walls and delicately carved woodwork.

Time Scout Asprin, Robert 1995

Onin from his frontier, and leaguer the walls of Yan, and beyond that spread conquest over the lesser lands of Hebith, Ebnon, and Karida.

Time and the Gods Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany 1917

From the north-western portion of the island two great peninsulas, Onin and Berau, are almost severed -- the latter by

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913