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Miura Yoshikatsu
Miura may refer to: Places * Miura, Kanagawa *Miurakaigan Station * Miura District, Kanagawa * Miura Peninsula * Ganadería Miura, the home of the Miura fighting bull line People *Miura (surname) * Miura clan, Japanese descended clan of the Taira *Miura Anjin, honorific title of William Adams * Miura Gorō (1847-1926), lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army *Miura Haruma (1990-2020), Japanese actor, singer and model * Miura Kentaro (1966-2021), Japanese manga artist and author Characters *Miura Haru from ''Reborn!'' * Miura Hayasaka from ''Yotsuba&!'' *Azusa Miura, a character from ''The Idolmaster'' *Naoto Miura, a character from Clockwork Planet Other * Miura map fold *Miura bulls, the famously ferocious bullfighting stock bred by the ''Ganadería Miura'' *The Lamborghini Miura, a sports car named for the bull breeder *"Miura", a song from the self-titled album ''Metro Area A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miura, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2017, the city had an estimated population of 44,132, with 17,473 households, and a population density of . The total area is . History The area of modern Miura has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Archaeologists have uncovered numerous remains from the Japanese paleolithic, Jōmon and Yayoi periods. From the late Heian period through the end of the Sengoku period, the area was ruled by the Miura clan, until they were annihilated by the rival Hojo clan. The local inlet of Aburatsubo is said to be named for this event. During the Edo period, it was ''tenryō'' territory ruled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji Restoration, the town of Misaki within Miura District, Kanagawa was created on April 1, 1889. The town was electrified in 1913, but did not have running water until 1934. The area was badly shaken during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, which had its epicenter in Sagami Bay just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
