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2003 In Shooto
The year 2003 is the 15th year in the history of Shooto, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2003 Shooto held 17 events beginning with, ''Shooto: 1/24 in Korakuen Hall''. Title fights Events list Shooto: 1/24 in Korakuen Hall Shooto: 1/24 in Korakuen Hall was an event held on January 24, 2003, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Results Shooto: 2/6 in Kitazawa Town Hall Shooto: 2/6 in Kitazawa Town Hall was an event held on February 6, 2003, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Results Shooto: 2/23 in Korakuen Hall Shooto: 2/23 in Korakuen Hall was an event held on February 23, 2003, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Results Shooto: 3/18 in Korakuen Hall Shooto: 3/18 in Korakuen Hall was an event held on March 18, 2003, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Results Shooto: Gig Central 3 Shooto: Gig Central 3 was an event held on March 30, 2003, at The Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiro Oishi
Masahiro Oishi (born November 29, 1968) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competes in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. He has competed for numerous promotions during his career, most notably Shooto, Pancrase and ZST. He is the former Shooto World Featherweight (132 lb) Champion. Martial arts career Oishi made his debut in 1993, in Shooto, when he faced Yoshiaki Murai, winning a unanimous decision. He would accumulate a 7-5-3- record, but earned a title shot off of a two fight win streak over Masaki Nishizawa and Yoshinobu Ota. During Shooto: To The Top 10, he faced the reigning featherweight champion Mamoru Yamaguchi. He won the fight in the first round by submission. He defended the title versus Hisao Ikeda, before losing it to Ryota Matsune through a unanimous decision. From there Oishi moved to ZST. He lost to Hideo Tokoro in the opening of the ZST Grand Prix, which was considered an upset at the time. He would go on to accumulate a 3-3 record in ZS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 In Shooto
The year 2002 is the 14th year in the history of Shooto, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2002 Shooto held 21 events beginning with, ''Shooto: Treasure Hunt 1''. Title fights Events list Shooto: Treasure Hunt 1 Shooto: Treasure Hunt 1 was an event held on January 12, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Results Shooto: Treasure Hunt 2 Shooto: Treasure Hunt 2 was an event held on January 25, 2002 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Results Shooto: Treasure Hunt 3 Shooto: Treasure Hunt 3 was an event held on February 11, 2002 at Kobe Fashion Mart in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Results Shooto: Gig East 8 Shooto: Gig East 8 was an event held on February 28, 2002 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Results Shooto: Treasure Hunt 4 Shooto: Treasure Hunt 4 was an event held on March 13, 2002 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Results Shooto: Treasure Hunt 5 Shooto: Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanna Shooto 2003
Wanna may refer to: ;Places *Wanna, Pakistan, a city in South Waziristan, Pakistan *Wanna, Germany ;Other *Wanna (Dune) The Bene Gesserit are a key social, religious, and political force in Frank Herbert's fictional ''Dune'' universe. The group is described as an exclusive sisterhood whose members train their bodies and minds through years of physical and mental co ..., a minor character from Frank Herbert's novel ''Dune'' * "Wanna" (song), a single by Korean girl group Kara. *Relaxed pronunciation of "want to" or "want a" {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011. Hiroshima was founded in 1589 as a castle town on the Ōta River delta. Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Hiroshima rapidly transformed into a major urban center and industrial hub. In 1889, Hiroshima officially gained city status. The city was a center of military activities during the imperial era, playing significant roles such as in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the two world wars. Hiroshima was the first military target of a nuclear weapon in human history. This occurred on August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on the city. Most of Hiroshima was destroyed, and by the end of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagawa Prefecture borders Tokyo to the north, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northwest and Shizuoka Prefecture to the west. Yokohama is the capital and largest city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Kawasaki, Sagamihara, and Fujisawa. Kanagawa Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast on Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay, separated by the Miura Peninsula, across from Chiba Prefecture on the Bōsō Peninsula. Kanagawa Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with Yokohama and many of its cities being major commercial hubs and southern suburbs of Tokyo. Kanagawa Prefecture was the political and economic center of Japan du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin region, Keihin Industrial Zone. Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the Western world, West following the 1859 end of the Sakoku, policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after Kobe opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the Meiji (era), Meiji period, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspaper (1870), gas-powered street lamps (1870s), railway station (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
is an indoor sports arena located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people and was opened in 1962. It is a five-minute walk from the closest subway station, Kannai Station, on the JR/Yokohama Municipal Subway. The arena hosted the volleyball events of the 1964 Summer Olympics. The last major event held at the arena was an event held by Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1995. It is most famous for its deathmatch style contests. History Big Japan Pro Wrestling was founded in March 1995 by former AJPW wrestlers Shinya Kojika and Kendo Nagasaki, ... on August 30, 2020 which was called "Last Buntai". The arena closed its doors on September 6, 2020 with Yokohama United Arena set to replace this gymnasium in 2024. Facilities *Main arena - 1,920m2, 40m×48m×13m References * 1964 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 1. Part 1. p. 139. {{Authority control Defunct indoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Shizuoka Prefecture to the east. Overview Nagoya is the capital and largest city of Aichi Prefecture, and the fourth-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Toyota, Okazaki, and Ichinomiya. Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya form the core of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, the third-largest metropolitan area in Japan and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Aichi Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and forms part of the Tōkai region, a subregion of the Chūbu region and Kansai region. Aichi Prefecture is home to the Toyota Motor Corporation. Aichi Prefecture had many locations with the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, The Chubu Centrair Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, and Chiba. It is the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million in 2020. In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of Nagoya Castle. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya, during the Meiji Restoration, and became a major industrial hub for Japan. The traditional manufactures of timepieces, bicycles, and sewing machines were followed by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gig Central 4
Gig or GIG may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Gig'' (Circle Jerks album) (1992) * ''Gig'' (Northern Pikes album) (1993) * ''The Gig'', a 1985 film written and directed by Frank D. Gilroy * GIG, a character in ''Hot Wheels AcceleRacers'' * "GUYS Is Green" ("G.I.G.!"), in the Japanese television series ''Ultraman Mebius'' * Gig, a temporary job for a specified time Transportation * Gig (boat), or "captain′s gig", a boat used on naval ships as the captain's taxi * Gig (carriage), a two-wheeled sprung cart to be pulled by a horse * Cornish pilot gig, a six-oared rowing boat * Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (IATA airport code), the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Giggleswick railway station (National Rail station code), Yorkshire, England * Gig Car Share, a carsharing service in parts of the San Francisco Bay Area Science and technology * Gigabyte (colloquial ''gig''), a computer unit of information * Global Information Grid, a military global ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansai Region
The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropolitan region of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto ( Keihanshin region) is the second-most populated in Japan after the Greater Tokyo Area. Name The terms , , and have their roots during the Asuka period. When the old provinces of Japan were established, several provinces in the area around the then-capital Kyoto were collectively named Kinai and Kinki, both roughly meaning "the neighbourhood of the capital". Kansai (literally ''west of the tollgate'') in its original usage refers to the land west of the Osaka Tollgate (), the border between Yamashiro Province and Ōmi Province (present-day Kyoto and Shiga prefectures).Entry for . Kōjien, fifth edition, 1998, During the Kamakura period, this border was redefined to include Ōmi and Iga Provinces. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Osaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the Meiji Restoration, Osaka greatly expanded in size and underwent rapid industrialization. In 1889, Osaka was officially established as a municipality. The construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
