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Matsumae (surname)
Matsumae (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese video game composer *, Japanese electrical engineer, inventor and politician *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' Fictional characters *, a character in the anime series ''Hanasaku Iroha , or ''Hanairo'' for short, is a Japanese 26-episode anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Masahiro Andō. The screenplay was written by Mari Okada, with original character design by Mel Kishida. P.A. Works produced t ...'' {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsumae Akihiro
was the ninth ''daimyō'' of Matsumae Domain in Ezo-chi, Japan, in the latter half of the Edo period. He held this position from 1792 to 1807 and again from 1821 until his death in 1833; in the years between, the ''bakufu'' exerted direct control over the whole of Ezo, while the Matsumae clan were relocated to Yanagawa Domain. He was successor to his father Matsumae Michihiro and succeeded in turn by his grandson Matsumae Yoshihiro. Names He originally went by the name of and was also known as . Biography Matsumae Akihiro was born in An'ei 4 (1775), the eldest son of Matsumae Michihiro, eighth ''daimyō'' of Matsumae Domain. In Kansei 4 (1792), his father stepping aside, he became the ninth ''daimyō''. Alerted to the question of the northern frontier by the arrival of Russian and British ships (under Adam Laxman and William Robert Broughton respectively), in 1799 the ''bakufu'' assumed direct control over eastern Ezo. Initially the ''bakufu'' was to be directly responsible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manami Matsumae
is a Japanese video game music composer. She previously worked for Capcom in the 1980s, writing music for games such as ''Dynasty Wars'', ''Mercs'', ''Magic Sword'', and the original ''Mega Man''. Career She previously worked for Capcom, where she worked on titles such as '' SonSon II'', ''Dynasty Wars'', ''U.N. Squadron'', ''Mercs'', ''Magic Sword'', and ''Carrier Air Wing''. She is best known, however, for composing the music for the original ''Mega Man'', including its iconic "Game Start" jingle. Matsumae was known during her days at Capcom by her maiden name, , but was usually credited by her alias, Chanchacorin. Following her departure from Capcom in 1991, she became a freelance composer. The soundtracks she worked on afterwards include the ''Derby Stallion'' series, Game Boy titles developed by Sunsoft, and other games such as ''The Adventures of Lolo'', '' Another Bible'', '' Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions'', ''Jade Cocoon 2'', and '' Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeyoshi Matsumae
was a Japanese electrical engineer, inventor of the non-loaded cable carrier system, the Minister of the Ministry of Communications (Teishin-in, between August 30, 1945 and April 8, 1946), politician and the founder of Tokai University. He is also known as a patron of Yasuhiro Yamashita, a judo champion from Tokai University. Life He was born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan and graduated from Tohoku Imperial University in 1925. After entering the Ministry of Communications as an engineer, he proposed the idea of ''Long Distance Non-Loaded Cable Carrier Communication System'' in 1932. In 1933, he was sent to Germany by the Government for one year, and exchanged opinions with engineers such as of Siemens factories. The Long Distance Non-Loaded Cable Carrier Communication System was realized between Harbin of Manchuria and Japan. In 1940, he assumed the post of the general affairs department of the Taisei Yokusankai (大政翼賛会, "Imperial Rule Assistance Association") which was J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsumae Takahiro
was a Japanese daimyō of the Edo period, who ruled the Matsumae Domain. Though he was a tozama daimyō, he served in the Tokugawa Shogunate as a rōjū. His court title was '' Izu no kami''. Youth Takahiro, whose childhood name was Tamekichi, was born at Matsumae Castle in Ezo. He was the 6th son of Matsumae Akihiro, the 9th lord of Matsumae. At age 4, he was sent to the family estate in Edo. In an act most unusual for a daimyō's son, his education included the study of the English language. He succeeded to lordship of Matsumae in 1849. Rise to Power as Rōjū Takahiro was appointed as rōjū in November 1864; this was a post that was unheard of for a tozama daimyō. The following year, he and his fellow rōjū Abe Masato were responsible for the opening of the Hyōgo port to foreign trade. However, as they did so against the wishes of the imperial court, the court issued orders calling for their dismissal from office.W.G. Beasley (2002), ''The Perry Mission to Japan, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsumae Yoshihiro
Kakizaki Yoshihiro, later , was the first ''daimyō'' of Matsumae Domain in Ezo, (Hokkaidō), Japan. Biography Born on the third day of the ninth month of Tenbun 9 (1548), Yoshihiro was the third son of Kakizaki Suehiro. While the Kakizaki clan at this date exerted suzerainty over the lords of the local on the Oshima Peninsula, they were themselves subordinate to the Andō clan of DF 6 of 80/nowiki>">DF 6 o ... of Tōhoku; moreover, their authority was limited to the Japanese inhabitants of the , rather than encompassing also the Ainu people">Ainu with whom they traded. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated the Later Hōjō clan, Hōjō at Siege of Odawara (1590), Odawara in 1590, and took measures to check the power of the great clans of the north, Yoshihiro travelled to Kyōto, where in the twelfth month of that year he enjoyed an audience with the '' kampaku'' at the Jurakudai palace. Reporting on the state of affairs in Ezo, Yoshiro declined a grant of five thousand ''koku'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanasaku Iroha
, or ''Hanairo'' for short, is a Japanese 26-episode anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Masahiro Andō. The screenplay was written by Mari Okada, with original character design by Mel Kishida. P.A. Works produced the project as the studio's tenth anniversary work. The anime aired between April and September 2011 and had two manga adaptations created. An animated film was released in Japanese theaters on March 30, 2013. Plot ''Hanasaku Iroha'' centers around Ohana Matsumae, a 16-year-old living in Tokyo, who is left in the care of her estranged maternal grandmother, following her mother's elopement with her boyfriend. Ohana arrives at her grandmother's country estate to realize she is the owner of a Taishō period Onsen, hot spring Ryokan (inn), inn called Kissuisō. She begins working at Kissuisō at her grandmother's request, but finds herself at odds with many employees and customers at the inn. Initially feeling discouraged, she decides to use he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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