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Awase Communication Station (歌合せ), Japanese poetry contest
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Awase may refer to: *Awase, a tidal flat in Misato-son, Okinawa City **Awase Airfield, a WWII airfield in Okinawa **Awase Housing Area, US Forces residential area and former site of Kubasaki High School, Okinawa * ''Awase'' (album), a 2018 album by Nik Bärtsch's Ronin See also *E-awase (絵合), painting contest among Japanese nobles during the Kamakura period *Kai-awase (貝合わせ),Japanese game with shells *Uta-awase , poetry contests or ''waka'' matches, are a distinctive feature of the Japanese literary landscape from the Heian period. Significant to the development of Japanese poetics, the origin of group composition such as ''renga'', and a stimulus to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okinawa City
is the second-largest city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, following Naha, the capital city. It is located in the central part of the island of Okinawa, about north of Naha. As of December 2012, the city has an estimated population of 138,431 and a population density of 2,625.12 persons per km². The total area is 49.00 km². History Under the Ryukyu Kingdom the present-day area of Okinawa City was occupied by two magiri, a type of administrative district. The Goeku magiri occupied the south of the city, and the north of the city was part of the Misato magiri. In 1908, Okinawa Prefecture ended the magiri system and established the villages of Goeku and Misato. Both villages were agricultural and lacked urbanized areas prior to World War II. After the Battle of Okinawa the United States established the first refugee camp in Okinawa in the area south of present-day Kadena Air Base. The population of the former villages swelled rapidly. An area of Goeku, called ''Goya'' (ご ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awase Airfield
Awase Airfield or NAB Awase is a former World War II airfield on the Pacific coast of Okinawa. History World War II The Awase area was captured during the first week of the Battle of Okinawa and was surveyed for possible airbase construction in late April 1945. Two Naval Construction Battalions commenced construction of a 5000 ft fighter airstrip on April 23, the 34th and 36th CBs.Naval Construction Battalion cruisebook, Seabee Museum Archives website, 2020-01-2/ref> Along with the airfield the African American Seabees of the 34th constructed a JCC(Joint Communications Center) Radio Transmitter Station.Naval Construction Battalion cruisebook, Seabee Museum Archives website, 2020-01-22, p.1/ref> Construction of the airfield was delayed by torrential rains late May into June so the heavy earth-moving equipment was diverted to the maintenance and upgrading of the island's roadways. On 30 June 1945 the base was declared operational and the first aircraft from Marine Av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kubasaki High School
is a United States Department of Defense Dependents School on Okinawa. Kubasaki is the second oldest operating high school in the Department of Defense Dependents Schools system.CORRECTIONS TO THE POST-WAR HISTORY OF AMERICAN DEPENDENT SCHOOLS ON OKINAWA 1946-48, 2010 Donn Cuson Only W.T. Sampson High School (1931) at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba is older. History The first classes started sometime in November 1946 at a site named Okinawa University Study Center in Camp Hayward with Dr. Theodora J. Koob as its founder and first principal. Classes were held on the site of Okinawa University Study Center in a large quonset hut under the name "Okinawa University School".Pacific Stars and Stripes 28 May 1949 The first classes consisted of 30 students and faculty; the initial schedule consisting of a half day, six days per week and was inclusive of only six grades. Middle and high school grade children were included sometime between November 1946 and March 1947. The school newspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awase (album)
''Awase'' is an album by Nik Bärtsch's Ronin recorded in France in October 2017 and released on ECM May the following year. The quartet features Sha on reeds and rhythm section Thomy Jordi and Kaspar Rast.ECM discography accessed 25 May 2018 Reception The '''' review by John Garratt noted "Ronin is now a quartet. Percussionist Andi Pupato has left, leaving Kaspar Rast to handle all of the drumming duties. Bassist Björn Meyer has been replaced by Thomy Jordi, meaning that the number of strings used on that particular instrument has dropped by two. The band had to re-train themselves to produce that tight-as-a-knot sound they were already known for. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E-awase
was a pastime popular among Japanese nobles during the Kamakura period, although its history dates back to the Heian. In an ''e-awase'' contest, participants were divided into two teams, and created paintings on a predetermined topic, which were then judged by their peers, as in the older ''uta-awase , poetry contests or '' waka'' matches, are a distinctive feature of the Japanese literary landscape from the Heian period. Significant to the development of Japanese poetics, the origin of group composition such as ''renga'', and a stimulus to ...'' poetry contests. It was a popular entertainment at parties and social gatherings. An ''eawase'' contest of this type appears in '' The Tale of Genji'', forming the central theme of chapter 17. An alternative version of the picture contest was simpler, with players matching or associating pre-painted images. This was a development of an older game known as ' ( "shell matching"). Matching scenes would be painted on the inner surfaces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai-awase
''Kai-awase'' (貝合わせ) is a Japanese game with shells. The shells in the inside would have elaborate paintings, often depicting scenes from the ''Tale of Genji Tale may refer to: * Narrative A narrative, story, or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, whether nonfictional (memoir, biography, news report, documentary, travelogue, etc.) or fictional ( fairy tale, fable, ...''. The aim of the game was to find the other half that would fit. The game of '' e-awase'' would develop from it later. References External links Japanese games {{japan-culture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
