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Furuichi District, Osaka
Furuichi (written: ) is a Japanese surname and place name. Furuichi can be translated as "old town" or "old market". It may refer to: People * , minor Japanese lord and tea ceremony aficionado * , Japanese tea master * , Japanese civil engineer * , guitarist for the Japanese rock band The Collectors * , Japanese sumo wrestler * , Japanese sociologist and author * , Japanese freestyle wrestler Places * ), a group of one hundred and twenty-three kofun (tombs) in Fujiidera and Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, Japan * , several train stations * , a town in Maebashi is the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 335,352 in 151,171 households, and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It ... city, Gunma Prefecture, Japan * , a place in Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City, Japan See also * Old Town (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname Japanese-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furuichi Chōin
Furuichi Chōin (1452–1508) (a.k.a. Furuichi Harima) was a minor Japanese lord and ''Japanese tea ceremony, cha-no-yu'' aficionado during the Sengoku period. A disciple of Murata Jukō, he was the recipient of Jukō's treatise on the tea ceremony, ''Kokoro no fumi'' (心の手紙 "Letter of the heart"). He also received the ''Shinkei Sōzu Teikin'', an essay on the composition of ''renga'' poetry, from Inawashiro Kensai. Chōin was an acolyte at the temple at Kōfuku-ji, having been sent to study there at the age of 13. Ten years later, he became the leader of a group of Sōhei, warrior monks. He later became ''daimyō'' of Furuichi, a small town near Nara, Nara, Nara, and his family developed a reputation as patrons of the arts. Chōin and his brother Chōei developed the practice of ''rinkan chanoyu'' (combining the tea ceremony with the practice of Sentō, communal bathing). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Furuichi Choin Chadō 1452 births 1508 deaths Daimyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furuichi Ryōwa
Furuichi Ryōwa was a tea master from the Edo Period and 4th generation ''iemoto'' (grand master) of the Ogasawara Ko-ryū school of chanoyu. Ryōwa had a close friendship with Furuta Oribe and received secret teachings of chanoyu from Oribe. This was a student-teacher relationship. Ryōwa’s ancestor Furuichi Chōin was a disciple of Murata Shukō and the addressee of Shukō’s "Letter of the Heart" (kokoro-no-fumi), the most famous document on the essential philosophy and spiritual discipline of chanoyu. Career In the early Edo Period, Ogasawara Tadazane (1596-1667), the lord of the Kokura Domain, hired Ryōwa as Sadō (tea master). Ryōwa established his own school with this post, calling it the Ogasawara Ko-ryū. The term "ko" is the same Chinese character (古) as in his family name Furuichi (古市), but uses an alternate pronunciation. Ryōwa claimed his family lineage for the Ogasawara Ko school, making him the 4th generation grandmaster after Furuichi Inei. Inei w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furuichi Kōi
Baron was a civil engineer, president of '' Kōka Daigaku'', the present college of engineering of the University of Tokyo, and founding president of the Tokyo Underground Railway(東京地下鉄道), "the first underground railway in the Orient". Biography In 1854 he was born as a son of Furuichi Takashi a retainer of Sakai clan in Edo. In 1869, he entered ''Kaisei gakkō'', in 1870, he was elected student on scholarship in Himeji Domain, and entered ''Daigaku Nankō'', then studied abroad to Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in Paris as the Ministry of Education first student studying abroad. In 1879, he graduated and got the degree of BE. In the same year he entered the Faculty of Science of University of Paris , image_name = Coat of arms of the University of Paris.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of Arms , latin_name = Universitas magistrorum et scholarium Parisiensis , motto = ''Hic et ubique terrarum'' (Latin) , mottoeng = Here and a ..., in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Collectors (Japanese Band)
are a Japanese rock band formed in 1986. They are one of the foremost Japanese mod bands, and have enjoyed a long-running career spanning 25 studio albums. In 2017, they played a one-man concert at the Nippon Budokan arena to mark their 30th anniversary. The band has achieved some commercial success with their hit songs and . Their music has also been featured in the popular anime series ''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'' and ''Dragon Ball Super''. Members * – vocals, songwriting * – guitar * – bass * – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ... ;Former members * – drums (1986–1991) * – bass (1991–2014) * – drums (1986–1991) * – bass (1986–1991) * – guitar (1986) * – bass (1986) Discography ; Main alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noritoshi Furuichi
is a Japanese sociologist and novelist. Early life Furuichi was born in Tokyo in 1985. He graduated from the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Career In his books, articles and TV appearances, Furuichi focuses on the circumstances of young people living in contemporary Japan. His most well-known book is The Happy Youth of a Desperate Country (''Zetsubō no Kuni no Kōfuku na Wakamono-tachi''; see short review and further links at ), a best-selling book released by Kodansha in 2011 where Furuichi makes the argument that, regardless of looming problems with the social security system and a host of other societal challenges, Japanese youth (those in their 20s) are now happier than ever before (for details, see Furuichi, Toivonen, Terachi & Ogawa 201"Japanese Youth: An Interactive Dialogue: Towards Comparative Youth Research" August 2012). This assertion contrasts with widespread assumptions, established in the 2000s, that young people in Japan are either ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masako Furuichi
Masako Furuichi (born 20 October 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 72 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway. She is also a two-time medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships. Career Furuichi won the silver medal in the women's 75kg event at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India. In 2018, she won the bronze medal in the women's 72kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. In 2019, Furuichi won one of the bronze medals in the women's 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. She won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway. Furuichi won one of the bronze medals in the 72kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furuichi Kofun Cluster
is a group of Kofun period burial mounds located in the cities of Fujiidera and Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Twelve of the tumuli in this group were individually designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1956, within additional 14 collectively added to the designation in 2001, and the area under protection expanded in 2018. Overview The Furuichi Kofun Cluster extends over an area of 2.5 kilometers north-to-south by four kilometers east-to-west, covering plateaus and hill with an average elevation of 24 meters above sea level. These tumuli were built between the late 4th and the mid-sixth century AD. Twenty-seven, including many of the larger tumuli, are under the control of the Imperial Household Agency and are classified as "imperial tombs", for which archaeological excavation has been prohibited. In 2010 the Furuichi kofungun cluster of tumuli, along with those of Mozu kofungun, were proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. On 6 July 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furuichi Station (other)
can refer to: * Furuichi Station (Ōsaka), a station on the Kintetsu lines in Hibakino, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan * Furuichi Station (Hyōgo), a station on the JR West Fukuchiyama Line in Sasayama, Hyogō Prefecture, Japan * Furuichi Station (Hiroshima) Furuichi Station is a Hiroshima Rapid Transit station on Astram Line, located in Nakasu, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. Platforms Connections ; Astram Line : Nakasuji — Furuichi — Ōmachi Around station *Furuichi Post Office *Nakasu Bus sto ..., a station on the Astram Line in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan * , a station on the JR West Kabe Line in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan * , a JR West station in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan * , a train station on the Osaka Metro Imazatosuji Line in Asahi-ku, Osaka, Japan See also * Furuichi (other) {{station disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maebashi
is the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 335,352 in 151,171 households, and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It was the most populous city within Gunma Prefecture until Takasaki merged with nearby towns between 2006 and 2009. Maebashi is known to be the "City of Water, Greenery and Poets" because of its pure waters, its rich nature and because it gave birth to several Japanese contemporary poets, such as Sakutarō Hagiwara. Etymology The Maebashi area was called ''Umayabashi'' () during the Nara period. This name finds its origins in the fact that there was a bridge (, ) crossing the Tone River and not far from the bridge there was a small refreshment house with a stable (, ), often used by people travelling on the Tōzan-dō (the road connecting the capital to the eastern regions of Japan). The spelling was officially changed into ''Maebashi'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
