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Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima
is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of July 31. 2016 the city has an estimated population of 185,418 and a population density of 291.85 persons per km2. The total area is 635.32 km2. Higashihiroshima is a university town of Hiroshima University. Higashihiroshima is adjacent to Hiroshima, and serves as a commuter town for the city. The literal translation of the city's name is "Eastern Hiroshima." From old times, Higashihiroshima is famous for making sake, and along the Sakagura Dōri ("Sake Storehouse Road") area near JR Saijō Station are the Namako wall (white-lattice walled) and (red-roof tile) roofs of ten well-known sake breweries. An annual sake matsuri is held every October. The city was founded on April 20, 1974, from the merger of the four towns of Saijō, Hachihonmatsu, Shiwa and Takaya in Kamo District. In 1992, the population reached 100,000. On February 7, 2005, the towns of Kurose, Kōchi, Toyosaka and Fukutomi (all from Kamo Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities Of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of . Like other contemporary administrative units, they are defined by the Local Autonomy Law of 1947. City status Article 8 of the Local Autonomy Law sets the following conditions for a municipality to be designated as a city: *Population must generally be 50,000 or greater (原則として人口5万人以上) *At least 60% of households must be established in a central urban area (中心市街地の戸数が全戸数の6割以上) *At least 60% of households must be employed in commerce, industry or other urban occupations (商工業等の都市的業態に従事する世帯人口が全人口の6割以上) *Any other conditions set by prefectural ordinance must be satisfied (他に当該都道府県の条例で定める要件を満たしていること) The designation is approved by the prefectural governor and the Minister for Internal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima University
is a Japanese national university located in Higashihiroshima and Hiroshima, Japan. Established in 1929, it was chartered as a university in 1949 following the merge of a number of national educational institutions. History Under the National School Establishment Law, Hiroshima University was established on May 31, 1949. After World War II, the school system in Japan was entirely reformed and each of the institutions of higher education under the pre-war system was reorganized. As a general rule, one national university was established in each prefecture, and Hiroshima University became a national university under the new system by combining the pre-war higher educational institutions in Hiroshima Prefecture. The following eight schools were integrated or merged into Hiroshima University under the new system of education. * * - also translated "Hiroshima School of Secondary Education" * - also translated "Hiroshima Women's School of Secondary Education" * * - also trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota District, Hiroshima
is a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Currently the district has only the town of Ōsakikamijima. As of April, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 8,739 and a Density of 202 persons/km2. The total area is 43.28 km2. The towns and villages within Toyota District (As of the city, town, and village status enforcement in 1889) * Setoda (瀬戸田町) * Tadanoumi (忠海町) * Mitarai (御手洗町) * Ōkawa (大河村) * Ōgusa (大草村) * Ōsakinakano (大崎中野村) * Ōsakiminami (大崎南村) * Ōchō (大長村) * Ōnori (大乗村) * Kamikitagata (上北方村) * Kawamoto (川源村) * Kitaikuchi (北生口村) * Kidani (木谷村) * Kuba (久芳村) * Kuwanashi (椹梨村) * Koizumi (小泉村) * Kōnejima (高根島村) * Kodani (小谷村) * Saezaki (佐江崎村) * Sagiura (鷺浦村) * Shimokitagata (下北方村) * Sunami (須波村) * Zennyūji (善入寺村) * Takasaka (高坂村) * Takeni (竹仁村) * Tanoura (田野浦村) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akitsu, Hiroshima
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima, Toyota District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,023 and a population density, density of 184.74 persons per km². The total area was 65.08 km². On February 7, 2005, Akitsu, along with the towns of Fukutomi, Hiroshima, Fukutomi, Kōchi, Hiroshima, Kōchi, Kurose, Hiroshima, Kurose and Toyosaka, Hiroshima, Toyosaka (all from Kamo District, Hiroshima, Kamo District), was merged into the expanded city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Higashihiroshima and no longer exists as an independent Municipalities of Japan, municipality. Akitsu's local specialties include oysters and potatoes. References External links Official website of HigashihiroshimaEnglish content forthcoming) Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukutomi, Hiroshima
was a town located in Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 2,879 and a density of 47.42 persons per km². The total area was 60.71 km². On February 7, 2005, Fukutomi, along with the towns of Kōchi, Kurose and Toyosaka (all from Kamo District), and the town of Akitsu (from Toyota District), was merged into the expanded city of Higashihiroshima and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External linksOfficial website of HigashihiroshimaEnglish contentforthcoming) Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyosaka, Hiroshima
was a town located in Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,269 and a density of 58.83 persons per km2. The total area was 72.56 km2. On February 7, 2005, Toyosaka, along with the towns of Fukutomi, Kōchi and Kurose (all from Kamo District), and the town of Akitsu (from Toyota District), was merged into the expanded city of Higashihiroshima and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of HigashihiroshimaEnglish contentforthcoming) Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōchi, Hiroshima
was a town located in Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,712 and a density of 79.26 persons per km². The total area was 84.68 km². On February 7, 2005, Kōchi, along with the towns of Fukutomi, Kurose and Toyosaka (all from Kamo District), and the town of Akitsu (from Toyota District), was merged into the expanded city of Higashihiroshima and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurose, Hiroshima
was a town located in Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 25,294 and a density of 396.21 persons per km². The total area was 63.84 km². On February 7, 2005, Kurose, along with the towns of Fukutomi, Kōchi and Toyosaka (all from Kamo District), and the town of Akitsu (from Toyota District), was merged into the expanded city of Higashihiroshima and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of HigashihiroshimaEnglish contentforthcoming) Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamo District, Hiroshima
was a Districts of Japan, district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. On March 22, 2005, the town of Daiwa, Hiroshima, Daiwa, along with the Hongō, Hiroshima, town of Hongō (from Toyota District, Hiroshima, Toyota District), and the Kui, Hiroshima, town of Kui (from Mitsugi District, Hiroshima, Mitsugi District), was merged into the expanded city of Mihara, Hiroshima, Mihara. Kamo District was dissolved as a result of this merger. The district is now consisted of the areas of Aki-ku, Hiroshima, Aki-ku of the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Kure, Hiroshima, Kure, Takehara, Hiroshima, Takehara, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Higashihiroshima and Mihara. Municipalities as of 1889 Municipal Status enforcement) * Aga (阿賀村) * Itaki (板城村) * Uchinoumi (内海村) * Uchinoumiato (内海跡村) * Kanaga (賀永村) * Kamikurose (上黒瀬村) * Kawakami (川上村) * Kawajiri (川尻村) * Kumanoato, Hiroshima, Kumanoato (熊野跡村) * Gōda (郷田村) * Gōha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saijō, Hiroshima (Kamo)
was a town located in Kamo District, Hiroshima, Japan. The town is the administrative center of Higashihiroshima. History From the earliest times, the fertile region around Saijō (part of the ancient province of Aki) has been occupied, as displayed by the Mitsushiro ''Kofun'' (a 5th-century burial mound) and the Aki- Kokubunji (Aki-Kokubun temple) from the 8th century. It benefited from its location on the San'yōdō linking the capital with Kyūshū, but the benefit was double-edged as its communications and proximity to the sea meant it was heavily embroiled in the Sengoku period struggles between the clans of western Honshū. During the later Edo period, Saijō was a post-town on the San'yōdō and home to a government office. In 1974 the Kamo District towns of Saijō, Hachihonmatsu, Shiwa and Takaya were combined to form Higashihiroshima, the twelfth city in Hiroshima Prefecture. In April 1973, Saijō was chosen as the home of the (largely) relocated Hiroshima Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival
A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival constitutes typical cases of glocalization, as well as the high culture-low culture interrelationship. Next to religion and folklore, a significant origin is agricultural. Food is such a vital resource that many festivals are associated with harvest time. Religious commemoration and thanksgiving for good harvests are blended in events that take place in autumn, such as Halloween in the northern hemisphere and Easter in the southern. Festivals often serve to fulfill specific communal purposes, especially in regard to commemoration or thanking to the gods, goddesses or saints: they are called patronal festivals. They may also provide entertainment, which was particularly important to local communities before the advent of mass-produced e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namako Wall
''Namako'' wall or ''Namako-kabe'' (sometimes misspelled as ''Nameko'') is a Japanese wall design widely used for vernacular houses, particularly on fireproof storehouses by the latter half of the Edo period. The ''namako'' wall is distinguished by a white grid pattern on black slate. Geographically, it was most prominent in parts of western Japan, notably the San'in region and San'yō region and, from the 19th century, further east, in the Izu Peninsula. Origin As the base of the external walls of earthen ''kura'' storehouses is vulnerable to physical damage and damage from rain, they are often tiled to protect them. The exaggerated white clay joints that are a few centimetres wide and rounded on top remind people of ''namako'' sea cucumber. Modern uses During the Meiji period (1868–1912), when Japan imported many Western ideas, the ''namako'' wall was used in a way that mimicked the "bricks and mortar" style of these countries. For example, Kisuke Shimizu's Tsukiji Hotel f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
