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Ariake (other)
Ariake (有明: "daybreak") may refer to: Places in Japan *Ariake, Kagoshima, a former town in Kagoshima Prefecture *Ariake, Kumamoto, a former town in Kumamoto Prefecture *Ariake, Saga, a former town in Saga Prefecture *Ariake, Tokyo, a district within Kōtō, Tokyo * Ariake Sea, a body of water surrounded by Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, and Kumamoto Prefectures People with the surname *Kambara Ariake (1876–1952), Japanese poet and novelist Other *Ariake (train) The was a limited express train service operated in Kyushu, Japan by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It ran between in Fukuoka Prefecture and in Kumamoto Prefecture. It operated from 1 October 1950 to 12 March 2021. History The ''Ariake ..., a train service of Kyushu Railway Company * , four destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force * ''Ariake'' (ferry), a ferry shipwrecked in 2009 * , a Japanese World War II ship torpedoed and sunk in February 1944 * ''Ariake'' (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariake, Kagoshima
was a town located in Soo District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,986 and a density of 122.24 persons per km². The total area was 98.05 km². On January 1, 2006, Ariake, along with the towns of Shibushi (former) and Matsuyama (all from Soo District), was merged to create the city of Shibushi and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Shibushi References * Japanese Wikipedia article on Soo District Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariake, Kumamoto
was a town located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,109 and a density of 102.43 persons per km². The total area was 59.64 km². On March 27, 2006, Ariake, along with the cities of Hondo and Ushibuka, and the towns of Amakusa, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto (all from Amakusa District), was merged to create the new city of Amakusa and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Amakusa Dissolved municipalities of Kumamoto Prefecture {{Kumamoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariake, Saga
was a town located in Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. On January 1, 2005, Ariake, along with the town of Fukudomi (also from Kishima District), was merged into the expanded town of Shiroishi. The former Ariake Town Hall is now actually the site of the main Shiroishi Town Hall. Ariake borders the Ariake Sea, and from the Edo period through the Shōwa period land was reclaimed from this sea. Geography Ariake is long east to west. In the west it borders Shiota at Kishima Mountain, and in the east it borders the Ariake Sea and is an area of lowland rice paddies. To the north it becomes Shiroishi, and to the south it borders Kashima along the Shiota River. The eastern third of the town is reclaimed land. The town proper is northeast of the train station, Hizen-Ryūō, and near Megurie River. * Mountains: Shiraiwa Mountain (340.3m, 1116.5 ft), Īmori Mountain (317.8m, 1042.7 ft) * Rivers: Shiota River, Megurie River, Tadae River Adjoining Municipalities * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariake, Tokyo
is a district in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. It is best known as the region adjacent to and directly east of Odaiba. Ariake is subdivided into four Japanese addressing system, ''chome'' and comprises part of the Tokyo Bay Landfill No. 10 and Tokyo Rinkai Satellite City Center. As of April 2012 its population was 6,145. Ariake is most well known internationally as the site of the Tokyo Big Sight international exhibition centre. Other important facilities located within Ariake include the Differ Ariake Arena, Ariake Tennis Forest Park (''Ariake Tenisu no Mori Kōen''), Ariake Coliseum, Ariake Sports Center, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research and the headquarters of Universal Entertainment Corporation. Ariake is a center for shipping in the pulp and paper industry. The failed Tokyo bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics proposed holding many of its events in Ariake. The 2020 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariake Sea
The is a body of salt water surrounded by Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, and Kumamoto Prefectures, all of which lie on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. It is the largest bay in Kyūshū. Its deepest point is only about 50 meters (165 ft) deep, and extreme tides exceed , covering roughly . Isahaya Bay is a branch of the Ariake Sea. Across the Amakusa Islands lies the Yatsushiro Sea. Many harbors are located on the coast of the Ariake Sea. Among them are Misumi (in the city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture), Shimabara (Shimabara, Nagasaki), Taira (Unzen, Nagasaki), Nagasu (Nagasu, Kumamoto), Kumamoto (Kumamoto, Kumamoto), Miike ( Omuta, Fukuoka), Kuchinotsu (Minamishimabara, Nagasaki), and Oniike (Amakusa, Kumamoto). Five ferry routes cross the Ariake Sea. Various species of fauna, including mudskippers, pen shells (''Atrina pectinata''), and fiddler crabs, live in the Ariake Sea. In autumn, the ''Suaeda'' halophyte ''shichimenso'' ('' Suaeda japonica'') grows along the shore. The Ari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kambara Ariake
was the pen-name of a Japanese poet and novelist active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan; he is often known as Kambara Yumei.Martin Seymour-Smith, ''Guide to Modern World Literature'' (Macmillan, 2017), p. 828. Early life Ariake was born in Tokyo. His father, an ex''-samurai'' from Higo province, was a close associate of Etō Shimpei and active in the Meiji Restoration. His real name was Kambara Hayao. He was so sickly as an infant that his parents waited for a full year to officially register his name with the local government. He moved to Tokyo together with Ōki Takatō and his mistress, leaving his wife in Higō. Literary career While still at middle school, Ariake developed an interest in the works of Byron and Heine, and began writing poetry in a similar style. In 1894, he started a literary journal called ''Ochibo Zōshi'' ("Gleaners’Notes") together with Hayashida Shuncho and Yamagishi Kayo, in which he serialized his first novel, . He escaped m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariake (train)
The was a limited express train service operated in Kyushu, Japan by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It ran between in Fukuoka Prefecture and in Kumamoto Prefecture. It operated from 1 October 1950 to 12 March 2021. History The ''Ariake'' service commenced on 1 October 1950, originally as a "Semi express" service operating between and . From 1 October 1965, the train was upgraded to become an "Express" service, and was extended to run between and Kumamoto. From 1 October 1967, the train was upgraded to become a "Limited express" service, running between and Nishi-Kagoshima (now ). With the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the number of ''Ariake'' services gradually decreased. On 12 February 2021, JR Kyushu announced the discontinuation of the ''Ariake.'' The last service operated on 12 March 2021. File:Ariake ec485redexpress.jpg, A 485 series EMU on an ''Ariake'' service in 1991 File:JRkyusyu 783 ariake kuro782.jpg, A 783 series EMU on a ''Hyper Ariake'' service a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariake (ferry)
Ariake was a ferry launched in 1995. In 2009 it was shipwrecked in Mihama, Mie Prefecture. There were some injuries but all 28 passengers and crew were rescued. '' The Japan Times
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List Of Shipwrecks In February 1944
The list of shipwrecks in February 1944 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1944 The following events occurred in February 1944: February 1, 1944 (Tuesday) *The Soviets began the Kingisepp–Gdov Offensive. The Soviet 2nd Shock Army captured Kingisepp. *Japanese destroyer ''Japanese destroyer Umikaze (1936), Umikaze'' was t .... 1 February 2 February 3 February 4 February 5 February 6 February 7 February 8 February 9 February 10 February 11 February 12 February 13 February 14 February 15 February 16 February 17 February 18 February 19 February 20 February 21 February 22 February 23 February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
