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CHOSA
Chosa may refer to: * Chōsa Station, a railway station of JR Kyushu Nippō Main Line in Aira, Kagoshima, Japan * chosa herring, ''Clupea pallasii suworowi'', a subspecies of the Pacific herring, ''Clupea pallasii'' * a portable shrine A miniature shrine, also referred to in literature as a portable shrine, pocket shrine, or a travel altar, is a small, generally moveable shrine or altar. They vary greatly in size and architectural style, and by which region or culture produced th ... in Japanese festivals * Children of South Africa (CHOSA), nonprofit charity that locates and supports community-based organizations (CBOs) in South Africa which reach out and take care of orphans and other vulnerable children in South Africa {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chōsa Station
is a railway station in Aira, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line. Lines The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 445.5 km from the starting point of the line at . Layout The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks at grade. The station building is a wooden building in European style with a sloping tiled roof. It houses a waiting area, automatic ticket vending machines, SUGOCA card readers and a staffed ticket window. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. Management of the passenger facilities at the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a MARS (ticket reservation system), ''Midori no Madoguchi'' facility. File:Chosa Station plathome1.jpg, A view of platforms and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chosa Herring
The chosa herring, ''Clupea pallasii suworowi'', is a subspecies of the Pacific herring, ''Clupea pallasii'', in the genus ''Clupea'' of the family Clupeidae Clupeidae is a family of ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa, and menhadens. The clupeoids include many of the most important food fishes in the world, and are also commonly caught for production of .... References External links {{Taxonbar, from=Q5105327 Clupeidae Commercial fish Fish described in 1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikoshi
A is a sacred religious palanquin (also translated as portable Shinto shrine). Shinto followers believe that it serves as the vehicle to transport a deity in Japan while moving between main shrine and temporary shrine during a festival or when moving to a new shrine. Often, the ''mikoshi'' resembles a miniature building, with pillars, walls, a roof, a veranda and a railing. Often the Japanese honorific prefix is added, making . Traditional rituals of East Asia Shapes Typical shapes are rectangles, hexagons, and octagons. The body, which stands on two or four poles (for carrying), is usually lavishly decorated, and the roof might hold a carving of a phoenix. Festival and flow During a ''matsuri'' (Japanese festival) involving a ''mikoshi'', people bear the ''mikoshi'' on their shoulders by means of two, four (or sometimes, rarely, six) poles. They bring the ''mikoshi'' from the shrine, carry it around the neighborhoods that worship at the shrine, and in many cases l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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