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Chukyo Edition
Chukyo can refer to: * Emperor Chūkyō (1218-1234), 85th emperor of Japan the city of Nagoya ( 中京 Chūkyō). Various things are named after the city: * Chūkyō Industrial Area * Chūkyō Metropolitan Area * Chūkyō Television Broadcasting * Chukyo University * Chukyo Racecourse {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Chūkyō
(October 30, 1218 – June 18, 1234) was the 85th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned only months in 1221, and he was not officially listed amongst the emperors until 1870 because of doubts caused by the length of his reign. The Imperial Household Agency recognizes ''Kujō no misasagi'' (九條陵) near Tōfuku-ji in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto as his tomb. Genealogy Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was . He was the first son of Emperor Juntoku. His mother was Ritsushi (?) (立子), daughter of Kujō Yoshitsune (九条良経). * Consort: Ukyonodaibu-no-Tsubone (右京大夫局), Priest’s daughter ** First Daughter: Imperial Princess Yoshiko (義子内親王) later Wademon’in (和徳門院, 1234 - 1289) Events of Chūkyō's life Chūkyō was enthroned at the age of two following the deposition of his father, the Emperor Juntoku in preparation for the Jōkyū Incident, an unsuccessf ... [...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] |
Chūkyō Industrial Area
The is another name for the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area and the surrounding prefectures, which have strong economic links to it. This industrial region includes the Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures. One of the dominant companies of the region is the Toyota Motor Corporation. The biggest event of recent times was the successful Expo 2005, which is expected to give a longer-lasting impulse to economic growth. The new Chubu Centrair International Airport, opened the same year, is also expected to boost the regional economy. Industries Aichi Prefecture * Toyota Motor Corporation * Toho Gas * Chubu Electric Power Company * Denso * Toyota Tsusho * Mizkan Gifu Prefecture * Ibiden Mie Prefecture See also *The city of Nagoya *Nagoya University *Meijo University *Nanzan University * Aichi University *Chūkyō Metropolitan Area *Chūkyō Television Broadcasting *Chukyo University *Industrial region {{Unreferenced, date=October 2010 Industrial region or industrial area refers to a geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chūkyō Metropolitan Area
, or the , is a major metropolitan area in Japan that is centered on the city of Nagoya (the "Chūkyō", i.e., the "capital in the middle") in Aichi Prefecture. The area makes up the most urbanized part of the Tōkai region. The population of 9,552,132 over an area of 7,072 square kilometers. Nevertheless, like most of Japan's major metro areas, the core of it lies on a fertile alluvial plain, in this case the Nōbi Plain. It is among the 50 most populous metropolitan areas in the world, and is the third most populous metropolitan area in Japan (after Greater Tokyo and Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto), containing roughly 7% of Japan's population. Historically, this region has taken a back seat to the other two power centers, both politically and economically; however, the agglomeration of Nagoya is the world's 22nd-largest metro area economy, in terms of gross metropolitan product at purchasing power parity in 2014, according to a study by the Brookings Institution. The GDP of Greater Nagoya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chūkyō Television Broadcasting
JOCH-DTV, branded as , is the Chūkyō metropolitan area flagship station of the Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System (NNS), owned by Nippon Television Holdings through . Its studios are located in Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. The Chūkyō UHF TV Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (中京ユー・エッチ・エフテレビ放送株式会社, former corporate name of Chūkyō TV) was founded on March 1, 1968, and started TV broadcasting on April 1, 1969. Then the company was renamed "Chūkyō TV Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (中京テレビ放送株式会社)" on April 1, 1970. Broadcasting Analog JOCH-TV (as of 1969/04/01 open date and 2011/07/24 end date) *Nagoya: Channel 35 *Toyohashi: Channel 58 *Gifu-Nagara: Channel 47 *Tajimi: Channel 59 *Nakatsugawa: Channel 26 * Takayama: Channel 26 *Ise: Channel 47 *Toba: Channel 36 * Isobe: Channel 39 * Nabari: Channel 54, etc. Digital JOCH-DTV (as 2003/12/01 open date) *Button: 4 *Nagoya: Channel 19 *Toyohashi: Channel 17 *Chuno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chukyo University
is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with campuses in Nagoya and Toyota. The main building is located in Yagoto, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya. Notable faculty members * Naomi Miyake, cognitive scientist * Koji Murofushi, Olympic hammer thrower * Carl Stone Notable students * Miki Ando, Olympic skater, two-time world champion * Mao Asada, Olympic silver medalist skater, three-time world champion * Takahiko Kozuka, Olympic skater * Jun Maeda, scenario writer, lyricist * Ryo Miyaichi, Arsenal football player * Masanari Omura, football player * Shoma Uno, three-time Olympic medalist figure skater, 2022 World Figure Skating Champion * Kosei Tanaka, three-division world boxing champion, current world flyweight title holder * Yuma Kagiyama, Olympic and world silver medalist skater See also * Chukyo Junior College is a private junior college in Mizunami, Gifu, Japan. History The college was founded in 1966. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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