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Iwami may refer to: * Iwami Province (石見国), an old province of Japan * Iwami, Shimane (石見町), a former town in Shimane, Japan * Iwami, Tottori (岩美町), a town in Tottori, Japan * Iwami Airport in Shimane, Japan * Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine The was an underground silver mine in the city of Ōda, in Shimane Prefecture on the main island of Honshu, Japan. It was the largest silver mine in Japanese history. It was active for almost four hundred years, from its discovery in 1526 to its ... People with the surname *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese artist *, Japanese political pundit and journalist *, Japanese tennis player See also * Iwami Station (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwami Province
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Shimane Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Iwami bordered Aki, Bingo, Izumo, Nagato, and Suō provinces. In the Heian period (794–1192) the capital was at modern-day Hamada. In the Kamakura period (1192–1333) the Masuda clan belonged to the Minamoto clan ( Genji) and conquered Iwami Province. From the sixteenth century onwards it played an important role in the economic history of East Asia as a major source of silver silver. History During the Muromachi and Sengoku periods, the battles were very furious in this area. At first, the Masuda clan was in alliance with the Ōuchi clan in neighboring Suō, but later the Masuda clan belonged to the Mōri clan in neighboring Aki. Maps of Japan and Iwami Province were reformed in the 1870s when the prefecture system was introduced. At the same time, the province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, Iwami is explicitly recognized in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwami, Shimane
was a town located in Ōchi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,337 and a density of 46.13 persons per km2. The total area was 137.36 km2. On October 1, 2004, Iwami, along with the town of Mizuho, and the village of Hasumi (all from Ōchi District), was merged to create the town of Ōnan. History An Imperial decree in July 1899 established Iwami as an open port for trading with the United States and the United Kingdom.US Department of State. (1906) ''A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties and other international agreements'' (John Bassett Moore, ed.), Vol. 5, p. 759 The name Iwami also refers to a region of Shimane Prefecture which makes up the South/West half of the prefecture. Iwami Airport in Masuda is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on August 1, 1952. As of December 2021, the city has a population of 44,976. As of December 2019, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwami, Tottori
is a town located in Iwami District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Iwami lies entirely within the San'in Kaigan Geopark. Geography Located in eastern Tottori, Iwami faces the Sea of Japan to the north. As of June 1, 2016, the town has an estimated population of 11,382 and a density of 93 persons per km². The total area is 122.32 km². The surrounding landscape is dominated by low-lying hills and slopes; much of the built town and residential areas are located in flatter land between the heights. The north of the town borders onto Uradome Beach, though much of the rest of the coast consists of rough rocky outcrops and small inlets and bays. 15 km of this, collectively known as the Uradome Coast, is part of the Sanin Kaigan National Park. The Gamō River runs through the centre of the town. Iwami is around 30 minutes by train from the prefectural capital of Tottori City, and is the third stop by train heading east on the Tottori-Hamasaka line. Hyōgo Prefecture and Iwam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwami Airport
is an airport located Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as Hagi-Iwami Airport due to its proximity to the city of Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is a 2 or 3 hour drive from the old town of Iwami, its primary namesake. Operation There are two daily round trip flights from Tokyo. During late summer another daily round trip flight from Osaka is available for about a month. In late Summer the annual Inaka Ride'cycling event course includes riding on the runway. In late Autumn the annual Hagi-Iwami Airport Marathon'starts near the airport gateway and the starting course includes running on the runway. For both events the daily scheduled flights are not interrupted. History Iwami Airport opened in July 1993 with service to Haneda Airport, Tokyo Haneda and Osaka Itami. These services experienced weak passenger demand in the airport's first years of operation, despite local subsidies and reduced landing fees intended to make them more competitive. The Iwami- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
The was an underground silver mine in the city of Ōda, in Shimane Prefecture on the main island of Honshu, Japan. It was the largest silver mine in Japanese history. It was active for almost four hundred years, from its discovery in 1526 to its closing in 1923. The mines, mining structures, and surrounding cultural landscape — listed as the "Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape" — became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007. Silver from the mine was used widely for coins in Japan. It was contested fiercely by warlords until the Tokugawa Shogunate won control of it in 1600 as a result of the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. It was later secured by fences and barricaded by pine trees. Yamabuki Castle was built in the center of the mining complex. Silver production from the mine fell in the 19th century, as it had trouble competing with mines elsewhere in the world. Mining for other minerals, such as copper, then replaced silver as the predominant material produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manaka Iwami
is a Japanese voice actress. She won the Best Rookie Actress award at the 13th Seiyu Awards The 13th Seiyu Awards was held on March 9, 2019 at the JOQR Media Plus Hall in Minato, Tokyo. The winners of the Merit Awards, the Kei Tomiyama Award, the Kazue Takahashi , known by the stage name , was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Kaz .... Filmography Anime series Anime films Video games References External links Official agency profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iwami, Manaka 1998 births Living people Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Seiyu Award winners Voice actresses from Saitama Prefecture 21st-century Japanese actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reika Iwami
Reika Iwami (岩見 禮花 ''Iwami Reika'', (born 1927 - March 18, 2020) was a Sōsaku-hanga woodblock printmaker who worked primarily with abstract compositions. Biography Iwami was born in Tokyo in 1927 but raised in Kyushu. She later lived in Kanagawa. She studied part time at Bunka Gakuin, and then spent 11 years studying doll-making with Ryūjo Hori before turning her attention to printmaking in 1954. She studied with Koshiro Onchi, a prominent founder of the Sōsaku-hanga movement. Prints Iwami's prints frequently feature ''sumi'' black ink in solid geometric shapes combined with the organic texture of the wood grain, as well as deeply embossed paper and gold leaf. In 1994, the art dealer Norman Tolman wrote of her work:"Iwami’s subject is water and its flow, and her genius lies in the almost mystical ability to transmute the grain and texture of pieces of wood she has found into visual images of patterns of water."In his 1962 book, ''The Modern Japanese Print - An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takao Iwami
was a Japanese political pundit and journalist. Life Born in Dalian, he was brought up in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture. After graduating from Kyoto University's Law Department, he joined the Mainichi Shimbun in 1958, where he held several posts, among them editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine Sunday Mainichi, and, after his retirement in 2007, special advisor (since 2012). He died on January 18, 2014, of pneumonia, after battling liver cancer for some time. Posts * "Japan Essayists' Club" board member * Advisor to the "Association for the Rebuilding of Edo Castle" * JANJAN ''JANJAN'' (), short for ''Japan Alternative News for Justices and New Cultures'' (), was a Japanese online newspaper started by Ken Takeuchi, journalist and former mayor of Kamakura, Kanagawa. Launched in February 2003, the newspaper is credited ... board member Books (selection) * 『孤高の暴君 小泉純一郎』 大和書房（だいわ文庫）、2006年、 * 『角栄以後』 講談社+ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasuku Iwami
is a former Japanese tennis player. Iwami has a career high ATP singles ranking of 260 achieved on 23 June 2003. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 306 achieved on 7 February 2011. Iwami made his ATP World Tour main draw debut at the 2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships after qualifying for the singles main draw. In 2018, he became the personal coach of wheelchair tennis icon Shingo Kunieda is a Japanese wheelchair tennis player. He is the current world No. 1 in singles. With four Paralympic gold medals, 28 major singles titles – an all-time record in singles of any tennis discipline – and 50 major titles overall, Kunieda is .... References External links * * 1978 births Living people Japanese male tennis players Sportspeople from Fukuoka (city) 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwami Station (other)
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Iwami Station is the name of two train stations in Japan: * Iwami Station (Nara) (石見駅) - in Miyake, Shiki District, Nara Prefecture * Iwami Station (Tottori) (岩美駅) - in Iwami, Iwami District, Tottori Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan at 570,569 (2016) and has a geographic area of . Tottori Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the west, Hirosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
