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Ibaraki Dialect
The Ibaraki dialect (Shinjitai: , Kyujitai: ) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Ibaraki Prefecture. It is noted for its distinctive use of the sentence-ending particles (''be'') and (''ppe'') and an atypical intonation pattern that rises in neutral statements and falls in questions. It is also noted for its merging of certain vowels, frequent consonant voicing, and a relatively fast rate of speech. Classification Historically, the forms of Japanese spoken in the area that constitutes modern-day Ibaraki were not treated as a unified dialect until the formation of the prefecture in 1871. Conflicting opinions have existed regarding its classification, however. Along with the Tochigi dialect, the Ibaraki dialect is considered a part of the wider North Kantō dialect, with some shared traits with traditional Tokyo dialects. Despite this, several notable similarities with Tōhoku dialects have created debate over this status. Support for a Kantō dialect classification has come f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamagata Dialect
The is the local dialect spoken in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It is a form of Tōhoku-ben, and can be broken down into sub-regional branches that vary from area to area within Yamagata. Dialects in Yamagata Prefecture are roughly divided into two types: Inland and Shonai (coastal). Yamagata-ben was used for comic effect in the Japanese film ''Swing Girls is a Japanese 2004 teen comedy film directed and co-written by Shinobu Yaguchi. The plot follows a group of inept high school girls who form a big band. The cast includes Juri Ueno, Yuta Hiraoka, Shihori Kanjiya, Yuika Motokariya and Yukari Toy ...'', 2004, to suggest that the film was set in a rural, 'backward' location. However, some Yamagata residents feel that the film used the dialect in an unnatural and patronising way. The dialect has also had Japan-wide exposure through Daniel Kahl, an American who has made a TV career as the '' gaijin talent'' who can speak fluent Yamagata-ben. References Japanese dialec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namegata District, Ibaraki
was a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 40,930 and a density of 246.08 persons per km2. The total area is 166.33 km2. District timeline * April 1, 2001 - The town of Itako absorbed the town of Ushibori to create the city of Itako. * September 2, 2005 - The towns of Asō, Kitaura and Tamatsukuri were merged to create the city of Namegata is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,144 in 11,412 households and a population density of 144.5 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 35.9%. The total area of .... Therefore, Namegata District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Former districts of Ibaraki Prefecture {{Ibaraki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inashiki District, Ibaraki
is a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Population and area Following the Inashiki merger but as of November 1, 2021 population data, the district has an estimated population of 70,598 and a density of 387 persons per km2. Its total area is 182.31 km2. Geography Ami Town and Miho Village are neighboring municipalities, separated about 12 kilometers from the border of Kawachi Town. Towns and villages The district currently has 2 towns and 1 village. Mergers Predecessor districts: Kōchi (or Kawachi) Distric and Shida District. In 1889 Shida with 1 town and 13 villages, and Kōchi with 1 town and 19 villages. (2 towns and 32 villages) District creation The Inashiki District was much larger, originating from the ancient Kōchi and Shida districts. *1896 (Meiji 29) **April 1 Established in most areas of Kōchi District (excluding Onogawa Village) and most of Shida District (excluding Azuma Village and Nakaya Village) due to the enforcement of the county syste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niihari District, Ibaraki
was a district located in Ibaraki, Japan. The district was dissolved on March 27, 2006. The district had only one village before dissolution: * Tamari Timeline (Heisei Era, 1989-2006) * January 1, 1992 - The village of Chiyoda was elevated to town status. * April 1, 1997 - The village of Dejima was elevated to town status and changed the name to Kasumigaura. * March 28, 2005 - The town of Kasumigaura absorbed the town of Chiyoda to create the city of Kasumigaura. * October 1, 2005 - The town of Yasato was merged into the expanded city of Ishioka. * February 20, 2006 - The village of Niihari was merged into the expanded city of Tsuchiura. * March 27, 2006 - The village of Tamari was merged with the towns of Ogawa and Minori (both from Higashiibaraki District) to create the city of Omitama 280px, Lake Kasumigaura from Omitama is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 48,776 in 18,311 households and a population density of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makabe District, Ibaraki
was a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of the Chikusei merger, but with 2003 population data, the district had an estimated population of 26,699 and a density of 288 persons per km2. The total area was 92.62 km2. Towns and villages at the time of closure * Makabe * Yamato Mergers * On March 28, 2005 - the towns of Akeno, Kyōwa and Sekijō were merged with the city of Shimodate to create the city of Chikusei. * On October 1, 2005 - the town of Makabe, and the village of Yamato was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a name for the whole of Japan. Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial House of Japan. Japanese his ... were merged with the town of Iwase (from Nishiibaraki District) to create the city of Sakuragawa. Therefore, Makabe District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Former districts of Ibaraki Prefecture {{Ibara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitasōma District, Ibaraki
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of November 1, 2021, the district has a population of 14,898. The total area is . Currently, the district has only one town left. *Tone, Ibaraki, Tone Timeline *December 2, 1878 - The district was founded when Sōma District, Shimōsa, Sōma District in Shimōsa Province split into Kitasōma District in Ibaraki Prefecture and Minamisōma District, Chiba, Minamisōma District in Chiba Prefecture. *March 13, 1947 - The village of Ino merged into the town of Toride. *March 20, 1954 - The villages of Kawarashiro and Kitamonma were merged into the town of Ryūgasaki in Inashiki District, Ibaraki, Inashiki District. The town gained city status at the same time. *March 21, 1954 - The parts of the village of Takasu merged into the city of Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki, Ryūgasaki. *July 10, 1954 - The village of Sakate merged into the town of Mitsukaidō in Yūki District, Ibaraki, Yūki District. The town gained city st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūki District
is a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As at May, 2008, the district had an estimated Population of 23,388 and a Density of 396 persons/km2. The total area is 59.1 km2. The district contains one town, Administrative changes On April 1, 1889, due to the municipal status enforcement, the town of Yūki and the villages of Kinugawa, Egawa, Kamiyamakawa, Yamakawa, Nasaki, Nakayūki, and Shimoyūki were formed within Yūki District. On April 1, 1896, Yūki, Okada Okada (written: 岡田 literally "hill rice-paddy") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include: * , Japanese painter * Doris Okada Matsui, American politician of the Democratic Party * , Japanese painter in the Edo period * , Japa ..., and Toyoda Districts merged to form the new Yūki District. The village of Ishige gained town status on August 24, 1897, becoming the town of Ishige, the third town in the district. On March 14, 1954 the village of Yamakawa merged into the town of Yūk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sashima District, Ibaraki
is a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Following the Bandō merger but with 2004 population data, the district has an estimated population of 125,153 and a density of 726 persons per km2. The total area is 172.25 km2. Towns and villages * Goka *Sakai Mergers *On March 22, 2005, the town of Sashima merged with the neighboring city of Iwai forming the city of Bandō. *On September 12, 2005, the towns of Sanwa and Sōwa merged into the city of Koga KOGA is a Dutch bicycle manufacturer based in Heerenveen, Friesland. The company is known for its long time partnership with Japanese frame manufacturer Miyata, producing bicycles and sponsoring racing teams under the brand name Koga Miyata. As .... Districts in Ibaraki Prefecture {{Ibaraki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimōsa Province
was a province of Japan in the area modern Chiba Prefecture, and Ibaraki Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Shimōsa''" in . It lies to the north of the Bōsō Peninsula (房総半島), whose name takes its first ''kanji'' from the name of Awa Province and its second from Kazusa and Shimōsa Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was or . Shimōsa is classified as one of the provinces of the Tōkaidō. It was bordered by Kazusa Province to the south, Musashi and Kōzuke Provinces to the west, and Hitachi and Shimotsuke Provinces to the north. Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, Shimōsa was ranked as a "great country" (大国) and a far country (遠国). History Shimōsa was originally part of a larger territory known as , which was divided into "upper" and "lower" portions (i.e. Kazusa and Shimōsa) during the reign of Emperor Kōtoku (645–654). It was well-known to the Imperial Court in Nara period Japan for its fertile lands, and is mentioned in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashima District, Ibaraki
was a Districts of Japan, district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 141,935 and a population density, density of 404.21 persons per km2. The total area was 351.14 km2. Mergers * On September 1, 1995 - the town of Kashima absorbed the village of Ōno, Ibaraki, Ōno to create the city of Kashima, Ibaraki, Kashima. * On August 1, 2005 - the town of Kamisu absorbed the town of Hasaki, Ibaraki, Hasaki to create the city of Kamisu, Ibaraki, Kamisu. * On October 11, 2005 - the town of Hokota absorbed the villages of Asahi, Ibaraki, Asahi and Taiyō, Ibaraki, Taiyō to create the city of Hokota, Ibaraki, Hokota. Therefore, Kashima District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Former districts of Ibaraki Prefecture {{Ibaraki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki
is a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 122,478 and a density of 284 persons per km2. The total area is 431.44 km2. Towns and villages * Ibaraki * Ōarai * Shirosato Mergers * On October 16, 2004 the town of Ōmiya absorbed the villages of Miwa and Ogawa, all from Naka District; the town of Yamagata, and the village of Gozenyama, in order to turn the town into the current city of Hitachiōmiya. * On February 1, 2005 the town of Jōhoku, and village of Katsura merged with the village of Nanakai, from Nishiibaraki District, to form the new town of Shirosato. * Also on February 1, 2005 the town of Uchihara merged into the city of Mito. * On March 20, 2006 the towns of Ogawa and Minori merged with the village of Tamari, from Niihari District, to form the new city of Omitama. * On December 8, 2007 the town of Ibaraki was scheduled to merge into the city of Mito Mito may refer to: Places *Mito, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
