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Irisuna Island
, also known as , is an uninhabited island in Tonaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies approximately four kilometres to the west of , the northwest tip of Tonaki Island. Ceramics, including kamui ware and celadons, are evidence of human activity on the island over the '' longue durée''. Public access is now prohibited since, under the designation FAC (Facilities Admin Code) 6078, is a live-fire training area for the United States Forces Japan. See also * Tonaki Prefectural Natural Park * Desert island * List of islands This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water A body of water or waterbody (often spelled water body) is any significant accumulation of water on the surface of Earth or another plane ... References External links US Military Issues in Okinawa {{Authority control Islands of Okinawa Prefecture Uninhabited islands of Japan United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonaki Island
is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village consists of Tonaki Island and the uninhabited Irisuna Island. As of 2013, the village has an estimated population of 334 and a density of 89 persons per km². The total area is . The highest point in Tonaki is on Tonaki Island at Tonaki is located approximately northwest of the prefectural capitol of Naha. The village is accessible by regular ferry service from Tomari Port in Naha. Tonaki was once an active center of bonito fishing, but now the village economy is evenly divided between agriculture and fishing. Tonaki is in a long-term state of population decline. See also * Tonaki Prefectural Natural Park *Groups of Traditional Buildings is a Japanese category of historic preservation introduced by a 1975 amendment of the law which mandates the protection of groups of traditional buildings which, together with their environment, form a beautiful scene. They can be post towns, castl ... R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonaki, Okinawa
is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village consists of Tonaki Island and the uninhabited Irisuna Island. As of 2013, the village has an estimated population of 334 and a density of 89 persons per km². The total area is . The highest point in Tonaki is on Tonaki Island at Tonaki is located approximately northwest of the prefectural capitol of Naha. The village is accessible by regular ferry service from Tomari Port in Naha. Tonaki was once an active center of bonito fishing, but now the village economy is evenly divided between agriculture and fishing. Tonaki is in a long-term state of population decline. See also * Tonaki Prefectural Natural Park *Groups of Traditional Buildings is a Japanese category of historic preservation introduced by a 1975 amendment of the law which mandates the protection of groups of traditional buildings which, together with their environment, form a beautiful scene. They can be post towns, castl ... Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okinawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city of Okinawa Prefecture, with other major cities including Okinawa, Uruma, and Urasoe. Okinawa Prefecture encompasses two thirds of the Ryukyu Islands, including the Okinawa, Daitō and Sakishima groups, extending southwest from the Satsunan Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture to Taiwan ( Hualien and Yilan Counties). Okinawa Prefecture's largest island, Okinawa Island, is the home to a majority of Okinawa's population. Okinawa Prefecture's indigenous ethnic group are the Ryukyuan people, who also live in the Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture. Okinawa Prefecture was ruled by the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1429 and unofficially annexed by Japan after the Invasion of Ryukyu in 1609. Okinawa Prefecture was officially founded in 1879 by the Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamui Ware
, from Tokunoshima ''kamïyaki'', is grey stoneware produced in Tokunoshima, the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan from the 11th century to the early 14th century, or from the late Heian period to the Kamakura period. Kiln sites Kamuiyaki ware were excavated from various sites in Amami, Okinawa and Yaeyama. However, it remained a mystery for a long time where they were produced. Prior to the discovery of kiln sites, ''kamuiyaki'' were known as or '' sue''-like ware. The first kiln site was discovered by two local researchers, Yotsumoto Nobuhiro and Gi Norikazu, in 1983. It was located around a pond (, ) in Isen Town of Tokunoshima, after which ''kamuiyaki'' was named. The English spelling "''kamuiyaki''" is a transliteration of katakana "." The sequence "ui" does not represent a diphthong but a short central vowel /ï/ of the local dialects. Thus the spelling ''kamïyaki'' would be more accurate. The word ''kamï'' regularly corresponds to Standard Japanese althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celadon
''Celadon'' () is a term for pottery denoting both wares glazed in the jade green celadon color, also known as greenware or "green ware" (the term specialists now tend to use), and a type of transparent glaze, often with small cracks, that was first used on greenware, but later used on other porcelains. Celadon originated in China, though the term is purely European, and notable kilns such as the Longquan kiln in Zhejiang province are renowned for their celadon glazes. Celadon production later spread to other parts of East Asia, such as Japan and Korea as well as Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand. Eventually, European potteries produced some pieces, but it was never a major element there. Finer pieces are in porcelain, but both the color and the glaze can be produced in stoneware and earthenware. Most of the earlier Longquan celadon is on the border of stoneware and porcelain, meeting the Chinese but not the European definitions of porcelain. For many centuries, celad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longue Durée
The ''longue durée'' (; en, the long term) is the French Annales School approach to the study of history. It gives priority to long-term historical structures over what François Simiand called ''histoire événementielle'' ("evental history", the short-term time-scale that is the domain of the chronicler and the journalist). It concentrates instead on all-but-permanent or slowly evolving structures, and replaces elite biographies with the broader syntheses of prosopography. The crux of the idea is to examine extended periods of time and draw conclusions from historical trends and patterns. Approach The ''longue durée'' is part of a tripartite system that includes short-term ''événements'' and medium-term conjunctures (periods of decades or centuries when more profound cultural changes such as the industrial revolution can take place). The approach, which incorporates social scientific methods such as the recently evolved field of economic history into general history, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Fire Exercise
A live-fire exercise (LFX) is a military exercise in which live ammunition and ordnance (as opposed to blanks or dummies) is expended. The term can also be found in non-military usage. Armed services Armed services usually use live-fire exercises as an opportunity to use real ammunition in a realistically created combat situation. The area in which these tests are conducted will be devoid of people to avoid casualties, and will likely be owned by the government that authorized the test. Most live-fire tests are conducted either against derelict equipment (such as tanks and ships) or against remotely controlled drones. The purpose of this type of exercise is twofold: First, it offers recruits the chance to get accustomed to their weapons so that they will know how to properly operate them. Secondly, this provides soldiers with an opportunity to fire live ammunition without having to worry about an actual enemy returning fire. This allows soldiers to get reacquainted with the feel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Forces Japan
is a subordinate unified command of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). It was activated at Fuchū Air Station in Tokyo, Japan, on 1 July 1957 to replace the Far East Command. USFJ is commanded by the Commander, US Forces Japan (COMUSJAPAN) who is dual-hatted as commander of the Fifth Air Force. U.S. Forces Japan is currently headquartered at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo. COMUSJAPAN plans, directs, and supervises the execution of missions and responsibilities assigned by the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (COMUSINDOPACOM). They establish and implement policies to accomplish the mission of the United States Armed Forces in Japan and are responsible for developing plans for the defense of the country. USFJ supports the Security Treaty and administers the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the United States and Japan. They are responsible for coordinating various matters of interest with the service commanders in Japan. These include matters affectin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei
In Japanese, encyclopedias are known as ''hyakka jiten'' (), which literally means "book of a hundred subjects," and can trace their origins to the early Heian period, in the ninth century. Encyclopedic works were published in Japan for well over a thousand years before Japan's first modern encyclopedias were published after Japan's opening to the West, during the Meiji Period (1868–1912). Several encyclopedias have been published in Japan since World War II, including several children's encyclopedias, and two major titles are currently available: the ''Encyclopedia Nipponica'', published by Shogakukan, and the ''Sekai Dai-Hyakka Jiten'', compiled by the Heibonsha publishing company. A Japanese ''Wikipedia'' is also available. History The antecedents of the modern Japanese encyclopedia date from the ancient period and the Middle Ages. Encyclopedic books were imported from China from an early date, but the first proto-encyclopedia produced in Japan was the 1000-scroll '' Hif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonaki Prefectural Natural Park
is a Prefectural Natural Park on and around the island of Tonaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The park was established in 1997 and includes a designated marine zone of 13 km². See also * National Parks of Japan * Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park * Okinawa Kaigan Quasi-National Park * Kumejima Prefectural Natural Park * Irabu Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park on and around the islands of Irabu and Shimojishima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The islands, part of the Miyako island group, are adjacent but divided by a narrow channel. The park was established in 1995 and inc ... References External links Detailed map of the Park Parks and gardens in Okinawa Prefecture Protected areas established in 1997 1997 establishments in Japan {{Japan-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Island
A desert island, deserted island, or uninhabited island, is an island, islet or atoll that is not permanently populated by humans. Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereotypes for the idea of "paradise". Some uninhabited islands are protected as nature reserves, and some are privately owned. Devon Island in Canada's far north is the largest uninhabited island in the world. Small coral atolls or islands usually have no source of fresh water, but occasionally a freshwater lens can be reached with a well. Terminology Uninhabited islands are sometimes also called "deserted islands" or "desert islands". In the latter, the adjective '' desert'' connotes not desert climate conditions, but rather "desolate and sparsely occupied or unoccupied". The word ''desert'' has been "formerly applied more widely to any wild, uninhabited region, including forest-land", and it is this archaic meaning that appears in the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
