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Kitazawa Flotation Plant
Kitazawa (written: 北沢 or 北澤) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese singer *, Japanese curler *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese manga artist and painter *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese speed skater Fictional characters * Yuki, Riku, and Yoshiki Kitazawa, characters in the manga series ''Gravitation'' *, a character from the multimedia franchise '' BanG Dream!'' See also *Higashi-Kitazawa Station is a station on the Odakyū Odawara Line, Odawara Line of the Odakyu Electric Railway, located in Kitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo. History Higashi-Kitazawa Station opened with the line on 1 April 1927. Until 1966, it served freight as well as passen ... * Kami-Kitazawa Station {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayaka Kitazawa
is a Japanese singer from Saitama who has released music under Key Sounds Label since 2012. In 2013, she sang the ending theme song to the anime series '' Little Busters! Refrain''. Career Ayaka Kitazawa had an interest in singing from a young age, and she played the double bass in junior high and high school. After graduating from high school, she pursued her love of singing and went on to attend a music-related vocational school. While still at the school, she participated in national singing competitions such as "Jaccom Music Festival" in December 2008 and "Seishun! Hamo Nep League" in March 2009. In September 2011, Kitazawa sang one song on Denshi Kensetsu's album ''Ongaku Shiki Complete Dam'' released by Victor Entertainment. After graduation, she was contracted under the Sun Music Brain talent agency from 2012 to 2013. In January 2012, she auditioned to be a singer on Shinji Orito's album '' Circle of Fifth'' released by Key Sounds Label later that year in October, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikue Kitazawa
is a Japanese curler from Saku, Nagano. She is the skip of the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in both 2017 and 2019. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Women's Curling Championship (, ) and the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, where she won a silver medal. Career Kitazawa and her team of Chiaki Matsumura, Emi Shimizu, Hasumi Ishigooka and Seina Nakajima broke onto the national stage during the 2016–17 season when the team won the 2017 Japan Curling Championships. After suffering defeats to the Satsuki Fujisawa rink in both the round robin and 1 vs. 2 page playoff games, the team, representing Chubu Electric Power, edged Fujisawa by a score of 7–5 in the final game. Although they won the national championship, the team did not compete in the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship as Team Fujisawa failed to finish in the top two at the 2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. Also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masatatsu Kitazawa
was a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 .... References External links * * 1916 births Possibly living people Japanese ice hockey players Oji Eagles players Olympic ice hockey players for Japan Ice hockey players at the 1936 Winter Olympics Ice hockey people from Hokkaido Sportspeople from Tomakomai {{Japan-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitazawa Rakuten
, better known by the pen name , was a Japanese manga artist and ''nihonga'' artist. He drew many editorial cartoons and comic strips during the years from the late Meiji era through the early Shōwa era. He is considered by many historians to be the founding father of modern manga because his work was an inspiration to many younger manga artists and animators. He was the first professional cartoonist in Japan, and the first to use the term "manga" in its modern sense. Biography Kitazawa was born in 1876 in the Kita Adachi district of Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture. He studied western-style painting under Ōno Yukihiko and Nihonga under Inoue Shunzui. He joined the English-language magazine ''Box of Curios'' in 1895, and started drawing cartoons under Frank Arthur Nankivell, an Australian artist who later emigrated to America and became a popular cartoonist for '' Puck'' magazine. In 1899, Kitazawa moved to ''Jiji Shimpo'', a daily newspaper founded by Yukichi Fukuzawa. From Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshimi Kitazawa
is a previous Japanese defence minister. He is a politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagano, Nagano and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1992 after serving in the assembly of Nagano Prefecture for five terms. He had joined the Democratic Party of Japan in 1998. On 16 September 2009; Kitazawa was appointed as the Minister of Defence by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. He was re-appointed by Prime Minister Naoto Kan in the cabinet shift, and was the Minister of Defence until 2 September 2011. He retired in 2016, and was succeeded by Hideya Sugio Hideya Sugio is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan. Biography He graduated from Tokyo University in 1981, and worked for Tokyo Broadcasting System and Japan News Network before entering politics. he had .... References * External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuyoshi Kitazawa
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. He is currently working on television as a football commentator. Club career When Kitazawa was a junior high student, he played for Yomiuri Junior Youth. After being rejected by the club to advance to the club's Youth team, he entered Shutoku High School and played for the school club. After graduating, he joined Japan Soccer League side Honda in 1987. He was the top scorer of the league in the 1990–91 season. He moved to Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki, now Tokyo Verdy) in 1991. Kitazawa, together with his teammates Kazuyoshi Miura, Ruy Ramos, Nobuhiro Takeda, Tetsuji Hashiratani and Bismarck made in the early 1990s the golden era of Verdy who won the J1 League championship (1993 and 1994) and J.League Cup (1992, 1993, and 1994). He finished his playing career as a Verdy player in 2002. National team career Kitazawa was capped 58 times and scored 3 goals for the Japanese national team between 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yō Kitazawa
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. Voice actor roles Anime ;1995 * ''Juu Senshi Garukiba'' * '' Linda Cube'' (Comer) ;1996 * ''Linda Cube Again'' (Comer) ;1998 * ''Heroine Dream 2'' (Hibiki Narutani) * ''Serial Experiments Lain'' (Voice) * '' Radiant Silver Gun'' (Creator) * ''If I See You in My Dreams'' (Whale) ;2000 * ''Sakura Wars'' (Researcher) ;2002 * ''Overman King Gainer'' (Kejinan Todd) * ''Getbackers'' (Guard (ep 7)) ;2003 * '' Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World'' (Man) ;2004 * ''Mars Daybreak'' (Rim-eyes) ;2005 * '' Kotenkotenko'' (White Rat) * ''Blood+'' (Forrest) ;2006 * '' Blood+ Final Piece'' (Forrest) * ''Pumpkin Scissors'' (Mariel's father) ;2008 * ''Michiko & Hatchin'' (Nuno) ;2010 * '' Another Century's Episode: R'' (Kejinan Dad) ;2016 * ''My Hero Academia'' (Higari Maijima) ;2019 * ''Fairy Tail'' (Wall Eehto) Video games * '' Garou: Mark of the Wolves'' (Kevin Rian, Grant) * '' Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' (Dino-Rang and Drill Sergeant) * ''Super Robot Wars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshihiro Kitazawa
is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... He was born in Kushiro, Hokkaidō. In 1984 he won the silver medal in the 500 metres event. In the 1000 metres competition he finished 31st. External links * 1962 births Japanese male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters for Japan Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in speed skating Olympic silver medalists for Japan Speed skaters at the 1986 Asian Winter Games Sportspeople from Kushiro Living people 20th-century Japanese people {{japan-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Gravitation Characters
This is a list of characters from the shōnen-ai manga series ''Gravitation'' written and illustrated by Maki Murakami. Main characters Shuichi Shindo Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese); Rich McNanna (English)Both English and Japanese Voice Actors are from "Gravitation-Complete Collection (2010)" is the primary protagonist of the series. Shuichi's ambition at the start of the series was to follow in the footsteps of his idol, Ryuichi Sakuma, the lead singer of the band Nittle Grasper, by creating his own successful music band named Bad Luck. He has pink hair. One day when, as he is walking through a park reading his lyrics of the song "Glaring Dream", a sudden breeze blows them away, where they are picked up by a mysterious man who dismisses them as "elementary-level", saying that Shuichi has zero talent and should just give up. Stung by the man's criticism, Shuichi becomes determined to make him apologize. Shortly after his friend Hiroshi Nakano helps him realize that he i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravitation (manga)
is a ''yaoi'' manga series written and illustrated by Maki Murakami. The story follows the attempts of Shuichi Shindo and his band, Bad Luck, to become Japan's next musical sensation, and his struggles to capture Eiri Yuki's heart. The manga was published by Gentosha and was serialized on ''Kimi to Boku'' starting in 1996 and ending in 2002. The manga has been licensed and published in English by Tokyopop, as well as a light novel. There is also the ''Gravitation Collection'' which consists of 6 volumes, each of which has two original volumes of ''Gravitation'' in it. A sequel, , was published in the web magazine ''Genzo'' from 2004 to 2009 and returned in 2011 to ''Web Spica''. ''Gravitation'' has also been adapted into a two episode OVA series in 1999 directed by Shinichi Watanabe and a thirteen-episode anime television series directed by Bob Shirohata. The TV series aired in Japan from October 4, 2000 to January 10, 2001, on WOWOW Wednesdays at 18:30 and was reaired on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of BanG Dream! Characters
The Japanese music media franchise ''BanG Dream!'' features a large ensemble of characters, with its main cast organized into seven all-female bands of five members each. The band Poppin'Party serves as the protagonists of the franchise's anime television series, making their debut in 2015. Four new bands were introduced with the arrival of the '' BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!'' mobile game in 2017: Afterglow, Pastel Palettes, Roselia, and Hello, Happy World!. At the end of 2018, a backup band called The Third was renamed Raise A Suilen, with its members portraying new characters. A seventh band named Morfonica was introduced in 2020. For live performances, Poppin'Party, Roselia, Raise A Suilen, and Morfonica's members play their own music, while the others are limited to vocals as well as voice acting. With the exception of Morfonica, the live bands are prominently featured in the anime's three seasons compared to the other groups, though all seven bands have stories in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BanG Dream!
''BanG Dream!'', also known as , is a Japanese music media franchise owned by Bushiroad. Created by Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani in January 2015 with original story by Kō Nakamura, the project began as a manga before expanding to other media. In addition to other manga, ''BanG Dream!'' includes an anime television series, List of BanG Dream! live performances, live concerts, BanG Dream! discography, singles and albums, and the mobile rhythm game ''BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!'' by Craft Egg. The franchise's premise is based around all-female bands whose members are also voice actresses in the anime and mobile game; , the project has seven groups, four of which are capable of playing their respective characters' instruments. The first band, Poppin'Party, was formed in February 2015, and further groups were introduced in 2017 with the launch of the mobile game: Afterglow, Pastel Palettes, Roselia (band), Roselia, and Hello, Happy World!. In 2018, a backup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
