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Japanese Pavilion
The Japanese pavilion houses Japan's national representation during the Venice Biennale arts festivals. Background Organization and building The pavilion, designed by Takamasa Yoshizaka, was built between 1955 and 1956. Representation by year Art * 1952 — Taikan Yokoyama, Kokei Kobayashi, Kiyotaka Kaburaki, Heihachirō Fukuda, Kyujin Yamamoto, Kenji Yoshioka, Sotaro Yasui, Shinsen Tokuoka, Ryuzaburo Umehara, Ichiro Fukuzawa, Kigai Kawaguchi * 1954 — Hanjiro Sakamoto, Taro Okamoto * 1956 — Kunitaro Suda, Kazu Wakita, Takeo Yamaguchi, Shigeru Ueki, Toyoichi Yamamoto, Shiko Munakata * 1958 — Ichirō Fukuzawa, Kawabata Ryūshi, Seison Maeda, Kenzo Okada, Yoshi Kinouchi, Shindō Tsuji (representative: Shūzō Takiguchi; assistant commissioner: Ichirō Fukuzawa and Yoshiaki Tōno) * 1960 — Toshimitsu Imai, Yoshishige Saito, Kei Sato, Kaoru Yamaguchi, Tadahiro Ono, Tomonori Toyofuku, Yoshitatsu Yanagihara, Yozo Hamaguchi * 1962 — Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Pavilion At The Venice Biennial
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taro Okamoto
Taro () (''Colocasia esculenta)'' is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and Petiole (botany), petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in Culture of Africa, African, Oceania, Oceanic, and South Asian cultures (similar to Yam (vegetable), yams). Taro is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants. Names and etymology The English term '':wikt:taro#English, taro'' was :wikt:taro#Maori, borrowed from the Māori language when James Cook, Captain Cook first observed ''Colocasia'' plantations there in 1769. The form ''taro'' or ''talo'' is widespread among Polynesian languages:*''talo'': taro (''Colocasia esculenta'') – entry in the ''Polynesian Lexicon Project Online'' (Pollex). in Tahiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshimitsu Imai
Toshimitsu is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Toshimitsu can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: *敏光, "agile, light" *敏満, "agile, full" *敏三, "agile, three" *俊光, "talented, light" *俊満, "talented, full" *俊三, "talented, three" *利光, "benefit, light" *利満, "benefit, full" *利三, "benefit, three" *年光, "year, light" *年満, "year, full" *寿光, "long life, light" *寿満, "long life, full" The name can also be written in hiragana としみつ or katakana トシミツ. Notable people with the nameToshimitsu Arai(新居 利光, born 1948), Japanese voice actor. *Toshimitsu Asai (浅井 俊光, born 1983), Japanese footballer. * Toshimitsu Deyama (出山 利三, born 1965), Japanese singer. *Toshimitsu Izawa (伊沢 利光, born 1968), Japanese golfer. *Toshimitsu Kai (born 1956), Japanese golfer. *Toshimitsu Motegi (茂木 敏充, born 1955), Japanese politician. *Toshimitsu Otsubo (大坪 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shūzō Takiguchi
was a Japanese poet, art critic, and artist. He was the central figure of orthodox Surrealism in pre- and postwar Japan. Devoting his life to exemplifying the movement in its orthodox form. Starting in the 1950s, he began offering new experimental outlets for young postwar avant-garde artists who lacked opportunities for presenting their work in formats other than group exhibitions. List of works Books of poetry * , 1937 * , 1967 References People from Toyama Prefecture 1936 births 1979 deaths 20th-century Japanese poets {{Japan-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shindō Tsuji ''
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Shindo or Shindō may refer to: * *Shindo (religion) (신도), an alternative name of Korean Shamanism used by Shamanic associations in modern South Korea. People *Shindō (surname) Other uses *, a Japanese manga by Akira Sasō (1998), film and novel by Koji Hagiuda (2007) *"Shindo", a song by Less Than Jake on the 1996 album ''Losing Streak ''Losing Streak'' is the second studio album by ska punk band Less Than Jake, released on November 12, 1996 on Capitol Records. The album was recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida and Mirror Image Studios in Gainesville, Florida, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshi Kinouchi
Yoshi is a fictional dinosaur who appears in video games published by Nintendo. Yoshi debuted in ''Super Mario World'' (1990) on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as Mario and Luigi's sidekick. Yoshi is the title character of the List of Yoshi video games, ''Yoshi'' series and a supporting character in Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' spin-off games such as ''Mario Party'' and ''Mario Kart'', as well as many List of Mario sports games, ''Mario'' sports games. He also appears as a playable character in crossover fighting game ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Yoshi is a member of the same-named species, which is distinguished for its wide range of colors. Yoshi was well-received, with some critics noting that he is one of the most recognizable characters and one of the best sidekicks in video games. Yoshi's image has also appeared on a range of products, including clothes and collectibles. Concept and creation Shigeru Miyamoto, the video game designer at Nintendo credited with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
