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Kawaji Toshiaki
Kawaji (written: 川路) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese politician *, pen name of Kawaki Makoto, Japanese poet and literary critic See also *Kawaji Station is a train station in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Lines Kawaji Station is served by the Iida Line and is 117.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station. ..., a railway station in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawaji Toshiyoshi
, also known as Kawaji Toshikane, was a Japanese statesman and chief of police during the Meiji period.Lanman, Charles. ''Leading Men of Japan: With an Historical Summary of the Empire''. The University of California. Published by D. Lothrop and Company, 1883110 Digitized November 21, 2007. Retrieved on July 19, 2009. A Satsuma Domain samurai initially tasked to study foreign systems for application in the Japanese military, Kawaji fought against forces loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate during the Boshin War. Later, his work on setting up the Japanese police at the aftermath of the Meiji Restoration, first as ''rasotsu'', and then as ''keisatsu'', earned him the recognition as the founder of Japan's modern police system (日本警察の父, lit. ''Father of Japanese Police''). Besides his police and military work, he was also noted for his contributions to the development of Kendo, a Japanese martial art. Early life and career Born on 17 June 1834 ( OS: 11 May 1834) in Kagoshima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryuko Kawaji
was the pen-name of Kawaki Makoto, a Japanese poet and literary critic active during the Shōwa period of Japan. His Dharma name was Onyōin Metsuyo Chitoku Ryūkō Daikoji (温容院滅与知徳柳虹大居士). Biography Kawaji was born in Tokyo, and was a graduate of the Japanese Painting School of the Tokyo School of the Arts (present day Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music). However, rather than to pursue a career as an artist, he chose to become a writer of free verse poetry instead. His poetry was influential, as it was among the first to be written in the modern Japanese language. He won the Japan Art Academy literary award in 1957 for his anthology ''Nami'' ("Waves"). He was co-author of "Histoire de la Littérature Japonaise", written in collaboration with K. Matsuo and Alfred Smoular (Paris, 1935). His grave is at the Tama Reien outside of Tokyo. See also *List of Japanese authors This is an alphabetical list of writers who are Japanese, or are f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawaji Station
is a train station in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Lines Kawaji Station is served by the Iida Line and is 117.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station. Station layout The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended. Adjacent stations History Kawaji Station opened on 26 December 1927 and . It was renamed to its present name on 1 August 1943 when the Ina Electric Railway was nationalized. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. A new station building was completed in May 2001. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 113 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). Surrounding area *Tenryū River * See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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