|
Minowa (lacquerware)
Minowa may refer to: People * Minowa (surname) Places *, town in Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan *, dam in Nagano Prefecture *, castle in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan *, train station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan Other uses * 7068 Minowa, main-belt asteroid {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minowa (surname)
Minowa (written: 箕輪 or 美濃輪) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (born 1976), Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler * (born 1976), Japanese footballer *, Japanese animator * Craig Minowa, (born 1973), American musician (nee Craig Richardson) * Sachi Minowa, (born 1996), Filipina-born Japanese volleyball player (real name Alyja Daphne "Jaja" Santiago) {{surname, Minowa Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minowa, Nagano
is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 25,051 in 9737 households, and a population density of 290 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Minowa is located in the Ina Valley of south-central Nagano Prefecture, bordered by the Kiso Mountains to the north. The Tenryū River flows through the town. Minowa Dam is located in the town. Climate The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Minowa is 11.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1342 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.0 °C. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Ina ** Suwa ** Minamiminowa ** Tatsuno Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Minowa has recently plate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minowa Dam
Minowa Dam ( ja, 箕輪ダム) is a dam in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ..., completed in 1992. References Dams in Nagano Prefecture Dams completed in 1992 {{Nagano-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minowa Castle
was a "hirayama"-style ( castle located in the Misato neighborhood of the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1987. Background Minowa Castle is located on a 30-meter high hill at the end of long ridge which extends from Mount Haruna southwest towards former Misato town in the northwestern part of Takasaki. This area was located on the Nakasendō highway towards Shinano Province to the west and also on the Mikuni Kaidō towards Echigo Province to the north. The castle, protected on one side by a deep valley created by the Shirakawa River and on its long, narrow hill, commanded both strategic roads. The castle extends over an area 1200 meters long by 400 meters wide orientated north and southward, having two small ridges at its south end. Roughly the castle consists of three concentric layers of enclosures. The main gate of the castle originally existed at southwestern edge of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minowa Station
is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. It is close to Minowabashi Station on the Tokyo Sakura Tram. History The station opened on 28 March 1961, as part of the original five-station section of the Hibiya line from to . The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004. Lines Minowa Station is served by the Hibiya Line, and is 2.9 km from the northern starting point of the line at . Since the opening of on 6 June 2020, the station code is H-20. Station layout The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Platforms File:MinowaStation-exit2-Aug13-2015.jpg, Entrance No.2, August 2015 File:MinowaStation-ticketgates-Aug13-2015.jpg, The ticket barriers, August 2015 File:MinowaStation-platforms-train-Aug13-2015.jpg, A view of the platforms, August 2015 Surrounding area * Minowabashi Station (Tokyo Sakura Tram) (approximately 5 minut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
