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Hikawa can refer to: Places * Hikawa, Kumamoto, a town in Kumamoto, Japan * Hikawa, Shimane, a former town in Shimane, Japan *Hikawa District, Shimane, a former district in Shimane, Japan *Hikawa Shrine, one of two Japanese shrines: **Hikawa Shrine (Saitama) **Hikawa Shrine (Akasaka) Other uses * Hikawa (surname) * Hikawa Maru class ocean liner of Japan ** Hikawa Maru is a Japanese ocean liner that Yokohama Dock Company built for '' Nippon Yūsen Kabushiki Kaisha'' ("NYK Line"). She was launched on 30 September 1929 and made her maiden voyage from Kobe to Seattle on 13 May 1930. She is permanently berthed as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hikawa, Kumamoto
is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto, Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The town was formed on October 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Miyahara, Kumamoto, Miyahara and Ryuhoku, Kumamoto, Ryūhoku. As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 12,250 and a population density, density of 370 persons per km². The total area is 33.29 km². Famous people from Hikawa *Uchida Kosai - :wikt:statesman, statesman *Hoshiro Mitsunaga - founder of Dentsu *Koji Akiyama - retired professional baseball player References External links *Town website Towns in Kumamoto Prefecture {{Kumamoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hikawa, Shimane
was a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 27,246 and a density of 337.87 persons per km². The total area was 80.64 km². On October 1, 2011, Hikawa was merged into the expanded city of Izumo and no longer exists as an independent municipality. Hikawa District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Izumo Airport is an airport in the Hikawa area of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, about 20–30 minutes by car from central Izumo or Matsue city centre. This airport is also known as ; meaning Izumo Airport of Romantic Fate. History The airport ope ... is located in the former territory of Hikawa. External links Izumo official website Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture {{Shimane-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hikawa District, Shimane
was a district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 57,333 and a density of 185.14 persons per km2. The total area was 309.68 km2. Towns and villages * Hikawa * Koryō * Sada * Taisha * Taki Merger *On March 22, 2005 - the towns of Koryō, Sada, Taisha and Taki, along with the city of Hirata, were merged into the expanded city of Izumo Izumo (出雲) may refer to: Locations * Izumo Province, an old province of Japan * Izumo, Shimane, a city located in Shimane Prefecture ** Izumo Airport * Izumo-taisha, one of Japan's most ancient and important Shinto shrines Ships * ''Izumo .... *On October 1, 2011 - the town of Hikawa was merged into the expanded city of Izumo. Hikawa District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Former districts of Shimane Prefecture {{Shimane-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hikawa (surname)
Hikawa (written: 氷川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese enka singer *, Japanese anime critic and writer {{surname, Hikawa Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hikawa Maru Class Ocean Liner
The was a class of ocean liners of Japan, serving during the 1930s, and after World War II. Background In 1927-28, the NYK Line placed an order for eight ocean liners to reinforce the Japan–Seattle route (3 × ''Hikawa Maru'' class), Japan–San Francisco route (3 × ''Asama Maru'' class), and Japan–London route (2 × ''Terukuni Maru'' class). The ''Hikawa Maru'' class were named the ''Hikawa Maru'', ''Hiye Maru'' (later ''Hei Maru'') and ''Heian Maru''. Service ''Hikawa Maru'' was completed on 25 April 1930. Her maiden voyage was 13 May 1930 for Yokohama–Seattle. Arrived at Seattle on 27 May. She sailed 73 times until August 1941. Her service was popular, and the cuisine was well-regarded, as NYK Line employed a chef trained in Europe. ''Hie Maru'' was completed on 31 July 1930. Her maiden voyage was 23 August 1930 from Kobe. ''Heian Maru'' was completed on 24 November 1930. Her maiden voyage was 18 December 1930 from Hong Kong. All of them were enli ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |