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Hirano-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards which make up the city of Osaka, and is located in the southeast of the city. It is the largest Osaka ward in population and the only ward to have over 200,000 residents. Geography The north-west side of Hirano-ku is on the southern part of the Uemachi Plateau, but the overall terrain is mostly flat. The Yamato River flows through the south of the ward, and the Uriwari Cemetery is located inside the ward. History The name ''Hirano'' probably goes back to the end of the Heian period, and was formally known as Hirano-shou in Sumiyoshi-gun (district) of the Settsu province. The second son of Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, Sakanoue no Hirono, was the feudal lord in charge of the development of Hirano and was called ''Hirano-tono'' (''tono'' being the title given to noblemen). There are a couple of theories as to the origin of the name ''Hirano''. One is that it is a corruption or mispronunciation of the word ''kouya'' (広野). Another theory is that it comes from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirano Ward Osaka City Osaka Japan
Hirano (, the kanji character 平 is for " flat, plain, calm" and the kanji character 野 is for "field") can be a Japanese surname. The same combination of kanji characters read as "Heiya" can mean a plain or a flat land. People named Hirano include *Asao Hirano (1926-2019), Japanese physician, academic, medical researcher and neuropathology professor *Aya Hirano ( 平野綾, born 1987), Japanese voice actress and singer *Ayumu Hirano ( 平野歩夢, born 1955), Japanese Olympic snowboarder and skateboarder *Fumi Hirano ( 平野文) (born 1955), Japanese voice actress, singer and essayist *Irene Hirano (1948–2020), founding President of the U.S.-Japan Council *Ken Hirano ( 平野謙 (評論家), 1910—1978), Japanese literary critic * Kaishu Hirano (born 2002), Japanese snowboarder * Keiichiro Hirano ( 平野啓一郎, born 1975), Japanese novelist *Kouta Hirano ( 平野耕太, born 1973), Japanese manga artist * Masaaki Hirano ( 平野雅章, 1931—2008), Japanese food hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirano Station (Osaka Metro)
is a subway station in the Hirano-ku ward, city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Line : Layout This station is located under Japan National Route 479, Osaka Prefectural Route 5 (Nanko-dori Street), and Hanshin Expressway Route 14 Matsubara Line. The station has an island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ... serving two tracks. References External links Official Site Official Site Hirano-ku, Osaka Railway stations in Osaka Railway stations in Japan opened in 1980 Osaka Metro stations {{Osaka-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satoshi Matsuda
is a Japanese actor who has appeared in a number of feature films and television series. He is affiliated with Sun Music Production. In December 9, 2016, he apprehended a voyeur criminal whose taking photographs of his wife's skirt using a smartphone, while Matsuda and his wife were shopping in Kumiyama Town, Kyoto Prefecture and heard his wife scream because of the voyeur. Filmography TV series Films References External links Official profile at Sun Music Production * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsuda, Satoshi Japanese male actors 1978 births Living people People from Osaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakugo
is a form of ''yose'', which is itself a form of Japanese verbal entertainment. The lone sits on a raised platform, a . Using only a and a as props, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a long and complicated comical (or sometimes sentimental) story. The story always involves the dialogue of two or more characters. The difference between the characters is depicted only through change in pitch, tone, and a slight turn of the head. Lexical background Rakugo was originally known as . The oldest appearance of the kanji which refers specifically to this type of performance dates back to 1787, but at the time the characters themselves (落とし噺) were normally read as ''otoshibanashi'' (falling discourse). In the middle of the Meiji period (1868–1912) the expression ''rakugo'' first started being used, and it came into common usage only in the Shōwa period (1926–1989). Description The speaker is in the middle of the audience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōfukutei Tsurube II
, born , is a Japanese rakugo comedian and actor. Filmography Film *'' Tokyo Heaven'' (1990) *'' Moving'' (1993) *'' Wait and See'' (1998) *'' Kabei: Our Mother'' (2008) - Senkichi *'' Dear Doctor'' (2009) - Dr. Osamu Ino *'' About Her Brother'' (2010) - Tetsuro *''Cape Nostalgia'' (2014) - Tani *''What a Wonderful Family!'' (2016) - doctor (cameo) *''Black Widow Business'' (2016) - Funayama *''Gold Medal Man'' (2016) *'' What a Wonderful Family! 2'' (2017) *''Sakura Guardian in the North'' (2018) *'' What a Wonderful Family! 3'' (2018) *'' The Great War of Archimedes'' (2019) - Kiyoshi Ōsato *''Family of Strangers'' (2019) - Hidemaru Kajiki *''99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie'' (2021) - Ken'ichirō Kawakami *''7 Secretaries: The Movie'' (2022) Television drama *''Hissatsu Shigotonin V Gekitouhen'' (1985–86) - San *''Hissatsu Masshigura!'' (1986) *''Furuhata Ninzaburō'' (Fuji TV, 1994) - Dai Banzuin *''Karei-naru Ichizoku'' (TBS, 2007) - Watanuki *''Hanzawa Naoki'' (TBS, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumo Wrestler
A , or, more colloquially, , is a professional sumo wrestler. follow and live by the centuries-old rules of the sumo profession, with most coming from Japan, the only country where sumo is practiced professionally. Participation in official tournaments () is the only means of marking achievement in sumo, with the rank of an individual based solely on official wins. The number of active peaked at 943 in May 1994, at the height of the "Waka-Taka boom," but had declined to 665 by January 2022. Terminology In popular use, the term can mean any sumo wrestler and be an alternative term to (sumo practitioner) or the more colloquial . The two kanji characters that make up the word are "strength/power" and "gentleman/samurai"; consequently, and more idiomatically, the term can be defined as "a gentleman of strength". Within the world of professional sumo, is used as a catch-all term for wrestlers who are in the lower, un-salaried divisions of , , and . The more prestigious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daishōmaru Shōgo
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Hirano-ku, Osaka. He made his debut in March 2014 at an elevated rank known as ''makushita tsukedashi'' and wrestles for Oitekaze stable. Early life and sumo experience Shōgo Kawabata began participating in amateur sumo from his fourth grade in primary school as part of his city's sumo league. In that same year, he came in third in a city-wide tournament. In his sixth year of primary school his performance earned him the title of children's sumo yokozuna. From middle school he moved away from his parents to be a boarding student at Meitoku Gijuku, a school known for its strong sports program, so he could further his sumo training. In his third year there, at a national tournament, he took the championship in the individual category. As the coach who had scouted him for his junior high school retired that year, he decided not to continue on to Meitoku High School and instead opted to enter Kanazawa Gakuin High School. As a regu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiro Yano
is a former Japanese baseball player in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He started his career as the Number 2 Draft pick with the Chunichi Dragons in , and played for the Hanshin Tigers The Hanshin Tigers (Japanese: 阪神タイガース ''Hanshin Taigāsu'') are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and is owned by Hanshin Electric Railway ... from 1998 until his retirement in 2010. Currently, he serves as the Tigers' manager. References * Career statistics - NPB.jp 1968 births Living people Baseball people from Osaka Nippon Professional Baseball catchers Chunichi Dragons players Hanshin Tigers players Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players of Japan Managers of baseball teams in Japan Hanshin Tigers managers {{Japan-baseball-catcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senkō-ji
Senkō-ji (全興寺) is a Buddhist temple in Hirano-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. See also *Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Osaka Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Osaka（おおさか十三仏霊場, ''Osaka jūsan butsu reijō''）are a group of 13 Buddhist sacred sites in Osaka Prefecture dedicated to the Thirteen Buddhas. The majority of the temples in this grouping are part of J ... External links Official website Buddhist temples in Osaka Hirano-ku, Osaka Kōyasan Shingon temples Prince Shōtoku {{Buddhist-temple-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dainenbutsu-ji
Dainenbutsu-ji (大念仏寺) is a Buddhist temple in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1127. See also *Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Osaka Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Osaka（おおさか十三仏霊場, ''Osaka jūsan butsu reijō''）are a group of 13 Buddhist sacred sites in Osaka Prefecture dedicated to the Thirteen Buddhas. The majority of the temples in this grouping are part of J ... * List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Chinese books) External links Official website Buddhist temples in Osaka Hirano-ku, Osaka 12th-century Buddhist temples 12th-century establishments in Japan {{Buddhist-temple-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokiwakai College
is a private junior college in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. It is located next to Tokiwakai Gakuen University is a private university with the campus in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. It is located next to Tokiwakai College is a private junior college in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japa .... The precursor of the school was founded in 1953, and it was chartered as a university in 1964. External links * Private universities and colleges in Japan Educational institutions established in 1953 Hirano-ku, Osaka Universities and colleges in Osaka Prefecture 1953 establishments in Japan Japanese junior colleges {{osaka-university-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokiwakai Gakuen University
is a private university with the campus in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. It is located next to Tokiwakai College is a private junior college in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. It is located next to Tokiwakai Gakuen University is a private university with the campus in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. It is located next to Tokiwakai College is a priva .... It was established in 1999. External links Official website Educational institutions established in 1999 Hirano-ku, Osaka Private universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Osaka Prefecture 1999 establishments in Japan {{osaka-university-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
