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Hiroshima Showa 20 Nen 8 Gatsu Muika
is a Japanese television special drama. The story is about a family of three sisters and one brother with a dog living and running a Japanese Ryokan in Tenjin-cho, Hiroshima near Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall. The drama was made as the first drama of Nada So So Project by TBS for its 50th anniversary in 2005. The drama has been awarded the 2006 best TV program award of "NAB Awards" from the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association. Plot In the summer 2005, an old gentleman began to talk about a "sixty years ago story" to the school study trip students in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. It was a story about three sisters and one brother, when residents' houses, offices, shops restaurants, hospitals, schools, temples, hotels,... were used to be there in around the peace park. Back to July 16, 1945, end of World War II, the town used to be called "Tenjin-cho", one of the towns in Horoshima, there were people's life as the real town. "Shinobu" as the elde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takako Matsu
(born June 10, 1977) also known as is a Japanese actress and pop singer. Personal life Matsu was born to a family of buyō and kabuki actors, including her father Matsumoto Hakuō II, her mother and businesswoman Noriko Fujima, her uncle, Nakamura Kichiemon II, her elder brother Matsumoto Kōshirō X, her sister Kio Matsumoto, and stage director Kazuhisa Kawahara. She married guitarist and record producer Yoshiyuki Sahashi on December 28, 2007. Her married name is . She has the name of Natori of the Matsumoto school of Nippon Buyō (Japanese dancing); . She chose the surname "Matsu" to honor the family. In an interview, she said she and her siblings are close to their mother. Career Matsu starred in her stage debut '' Ninjō-banashi: Bunshichi Mottoi'' at Kabuki-za. Her first television role was in the NHK Drama ''Hana no Ran'' and starred in the NHK drama ''Kura''. Because Shirayuri Gakuen, her high school, prohibited working in the industry, she moved to Horikoshi Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
The , originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, , is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The ruin of the hall serves as a memorial to the over 140,000 people who were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War II. It is permanently kept in a state of arrested ruin as a reminder of the destructive effects of nuclear warfare. History The Product Exhibition Hall building was originally designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel. The design included a distinctive dome at the top of the building. It was completed in April 1915 and was named the ''Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition'' (HMI). It was formally opened to the public in August that year. In 1921, the name was changed to the ''Hiroshima Prefectural Products Exhibition Hall'', and again, in 1933, to the ''Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Letzel
Jan Letzel (April 9, 1880 – December 26, 1925) was a Czech architect, most famous for designing a building in Hiroshima whose ruins are now the A-Bomb Dome or Peace Memorial. Biography Jan Letzel was born in the town of Náchod, Bohemia. His parents were hotel owners Jan Letzel and his wife Walburga, ''née'' Havlíčková. After completion of training in the construction department of the Higher Vocational School in 1899, he took the post of assistant in the Department of Civil Engineering of the State Industrial School in Pardubice. In 1901 he won a scholarship to study architecture at the School of Applied Arts in Prague, where he studied for three years under Jan Kotěra, one of the founders of modern Czech architecture. In 1902 and 1903 he undertook study tours in Bohemia, Dalmatia, Montenegro, and Herzegovina. From June 1904 to August 1905 he worked at architectural firm Quido Bělský in Prague. At the same time he designed and built a sanatorium and a pavilion in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Television Programs
Television in Japan was introduced in 1939. However, experiments date back to the 1920s, with Kenjiro Takayanagi's pioneering experiments in electronic television. Television broadcasting was halted by World War II, after which regular television broadcasting began in 1950. After Japan developed the first HDTV systems in the 1960s, MUSE/Hi-Vision was introduced in the 1970s. A modified version of the NTSC system for analog signals, called NTSC-J, was used for analog broadcast between 1950 and the early 2010s. The analog broadcast in Japan was replaced with a digital broadcasts using the ISDB standard. ISDB supersedes both the NTSC-J analog television system and the previously used MUSE Hi-vision analog HDTV system in Japan. Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting (DTTB) services using ISDB-T (ISDB-T International) started in Japan in December 2003, and since then, Japan adopted ISDB over other digital broadcasting standards. All Japanese households having at least one tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begin (band)
is a Japanese pop rock group from Ishigaki Island in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Their sound contains many elements of traditional Okinawan music, and prominently features the sanshin. History The members of Begin – (sanshin, vocals), (guitar), and (piano) – are all from Ishigaki Island. They have been friends since elementary school. They also attended the same senior high school but upon graduation all intended to go their separate ways. One day, Eishō gathered the members together again and they began to focus on music. On December 5, 1988, they sang at a friend's wedding, calling themselves "Begin" for the first time. Soon they began to become famous. they have released 22 singles, 24 albums and 8 DVDs. Perhaps their most famous song is "Nada Sōsō", a collaboration between Begin and Ryōko Moriyama. Begin has had at least one song appear on the NHK program ''Minna no Uta''. They are also the performers of the "Ichariba Ohana" and "Izayoi Yoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoko Moriyama
(born January 18, 1948) is a Japanese folk singer and actress. Her father is Hisashi Moriyama, a pioneer of Japanese jazz. Her son Naotarō Moriyama is a singer. Her first cousin Hiroshi Kamayatsu is also a musician. She is known as the ''Japanese Joan Baez'', or the ''Queen of college folk''. Her songs tend not to become best sellers but her most famous song is "Satokibi Batake". This song is about a tragedy during the Battle of Okinawa. The song's full version is 10 minutes. When this song was first released, it was thought to be too long to air on the radio, but now the song is popular in Japan. Every summer, NHK air a shorter version as a symbol of the 'No War Campaign'. In the song, an imitative word 'Zawawa' is repeated 66 times, because of this, it is often called 'Zawawa'. Moriyama often called "Satokibi Batake" 'Zawawa' as a joke. Her 1969 recording of "Kinjirareta koi" ("Unpermitted Love") sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. A more recent hit s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimi Natsukawa
is a Japanese singer. She is best known for her 2001 single "Nada Sōsō." Childhood Natsukawa was born in Ishigaki, the largest city in the Yaeyama Islands chain. From a young age she enjoyed singing, and wanted to be a singer after hearing her father sing Yaeyama folk songs, such as and . From age 7, she practiced two hours a day with her father to become an enka singer. At 9, she won a local singing contest (the ). Natsukawa continued to win competitions, and in 1984 won the MBS TV show 's grand prize. In 1986, she won the 's grand prize, and was the youngest person to win this prize at the time. Pony Canyon debut Natsukawa, by chance, was scouted shortly after winning the competition at 13 years old. She moved to Tokyo, and started preparing for her debut. She debuted later in 1989 as an enka singer with the name "Misato Hoshi," under Pony Canyon. She released three singles in three years, and did not find much success. Natsukawa felt defeated after this, and after l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nada Soso
Nada may refer to: Culture * Nāda, a concept in ancient Indian metaphysics Places *Nada, Hainan, China *Nada, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States *Nada, Nepal, village in Achham District, Seti Zone * Nada, Texas, United States *Nada Station, a station on the JR Kobe Line, located in Hyogo, Japan *Nada Tunnel, a tunnel near Nada, Kentucky *Nada-ku, Kobe, one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan People * Nada (given name), a feminine given name in South Slavic languages, Arabic, and Italian * Nađa, a feminine given name in South Slavic languages People with the stage name *nada (English musician), alias of Steve Grainger, a UK electronica/ambient artist *Nada (singer) (born 1953), Italian singer *Nada (musician) (born 1991), Korean rapper and singer *NaDa, or Red_NaDa, Lee Yun-Yeol, South Korean professional ''StarCraft'' player People with the surname *Youssef Nada (born 1931), Egyptian businessman and financial strategist Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuo Fukuzawa
Katsuo (written: , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese actor *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese long-distance runner and politician *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese sumo wrestler * Cleyton Katsuo (クレイトンカツオ, born 1988), Brazilian woodworker and developer Fictional characters *, a character in the manga series ''Sazae-san'' See also *Katsuo, Japanese name for Skipjack tuna and occasionally its substitute bonito *Katsuō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Minō city, north of Osaka, Japan. According to an English language brochure given out at the temple, the site was first occupied late in the Nara period by two priests, Zenchū and Zensan. The Miroku-ji temple was erect ..., a Buddhist temple in Osaka Prefecture, Japan {{given name Japanese m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Nasuda , a Japa ...
Jun or JUN may refer to: People and anthroponymy * Jun (given name), a common Japanese given name * Jun (singer), a member of South Korean boy band U-KISS * Tomáš Jun, Czech footballer * A spelling of common Korean family name Jeon (Korean surname) * A spelling of uncommon Korean family and given name Joon (Korean name) * Jun., Jr. or Jnr., abbreviations for Junior (other) * Jun, stage name of Chinese singer Wen Junhui Places * Jun, Granada, Spain Science * c-jun, a protein encoded by gene JUN Time * Abbreviation of June * A ten-day period in the Japanese calendar History * Commandery (China) (''jùn'' in pinyin), a division of imperial China Other * Jun (drink), a Tibetan fermented tea drink * JUN Auto JUN, or JUN Auto, is a Japanese tuning shop. JUN began as the research facility of Tanaka Industrial Co. Ltd. Originally focused on disassembling and improving engines. It now manufactures high performance car parts. Products JUN manufactures af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuhiko Yukawa
Kazuhiko ( or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * , politician * , a video game producer * Kazuhiko Chiba, Japanese footballer * Kazuhiko Hasegawa, film director * Kazuhiko Hosokawa, professional golfer * Kazuhiko Ikematsu, freestyle wrestler * Kazuhiko Inoue, a voice actor * Kazuhiko Iwaike, known as K.A.Z, Japanese musician, guitarist and songwriter * Kazuhiko Katō (born 1937), manga creator who uses the pen-name of Monkey Punch * Kazuhiko Katō (1947–2009), nicknamed "Tonovan", record producer, songwriter, singer, member of Sadistic Mika Band * Kazuhiko Kishino, actor and voice-actor *, Japanese rower * Kazuhiko Matsumoto, adult video director * Kazuhiko Nishi 1980s Vice President of Microsoft's Far East operations * Kazuhiko Nishijima (1926 – 2009) particle physicist *, Japanese politician * Kazuhiko Shimamoto, Manga artist * Kazuhiko Shingyoji, footballer, Blaublitz Akita (previously called TDK S.C.) * Kazuhiko Sugawara, speed skat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Substitute Teacher
A substitute teacher is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is absent or unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, maternal leave and so on. "Substitute teacher" (usually abbreviated as "sub") is the most commonly used phrase in the United States, Canada (except Ontario and New Brunswick), India and Ireland, while supply teacher is the most commonly used term in Great Britain and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick. The term cover teacher is also used in Great Britain. Common synonyms for substitute teacher include relief teacher or casual relief teacher (used in Australia and New Zealand) and "emergency teacher" (used in some parts of the United States). Other terms, such as "guest teacher", are also used by some schools or districts. Regional variants in terminology are common, such as the use of the term teacher teaching on call (TTOC) in the Canadian province of British Columbia and occasional in Ontario. In the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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