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Nagahama Railroad Square
Nagahama may refer to: People * Nagahama (surname) Places * Nagahama, Ehime, a former town in Kita District, Ehime, Japan; now part of Ōzu * Nagahama, Shiga, a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan ** Nagahama Castle, a ''hirashiro'' (castle on a plain) in Nagahama, Shiga ** Nagahama Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Nagahama Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 7.7 kilometers from the terminus of th ..., a train station on the Hokuriku Main Line, Nagahama, Shiga * Nagahama Hall, a concert hall, in Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Park, Yokohama, Japan Other uses * 6655 Nagahama, a main-belt asteroid * ''Nagahama'' (moth), a moth genus of the family Crambidae {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagahama (surname)
Nagahama (written: 長濱 or 長浜) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (born 1970), Japanese animator * (born 1958), politician of the Democratic Party of Japan * (born 1969), former Japanese cross-country skier * (1936–1980), director of puppet shows and animation * (born 1998), retired Japanese idol See also * Nagahama (other) {{surname, Nagahama Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagahama, Ehime
was a town located in Kita District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,765 and a density of 117.19 persons per km². The total area was 74.79 km². On January 11, 2005, Nagahama, along with the town of Hijikawa and the village of Kawabe (all from Kita District), was merged into the expanded city of Ōzu and no longer exists as an independent municipality. Located on the coast, some of Nagahama's industries include fishing, logging, and a traditional wooden sandal factory. It is renowned in its area for its fugu (blowfish) sushi. There is an observatory in Nagahama from which a view of the Hijikawa River feeding into the Seto Inland Sea can be seen. There is a famous old drawbridge that is the oldest of its kind in Japan still in use. Iyo-Nagahama Station serves Nagahama and has been featured in several movies. Nagahama is also known as Iyo-Nagahama and is not to be confused with Nagahama City in Shiga Prefecture is a prefe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagahama, Shiga
is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 116,043 in 46858 households and a population density of 120 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Nagahama is located on the northern shore of Lake Biwa and occupies most of the northern portion of Shiga Prefecture. It is generally bounded by the Ibuki Mountains to the east, the Nosaka Mountains to the north and Lake Biwa to the south. The city is the second largest in the prefecture in terms of land area, after Takashima. The inland areas of the city are noted for very heavy snow accumulation in winter Neighboring municipalities Shiga Prefecture * Maibara * Takashima Gifu Prefecture *Ibigawa Fukui Prefecture * Tsuruga * Echizen Climate Nagahama has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nagahama is 12.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2052&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagahama Castle
is a ''hirashiro'' (castle on a plain) located in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. History Nagahama Castle was built in 1575-1576 by Hashiba Hideyoshi (later known as Toyotomi Hideyoshi) in the village then called Imahama, renaming the area Nagahama. Previously, he had ruled from Odani Castle, though found this hard to do as it was a ''yamashiro'' (mountaintop castle). Hideyoshi was succeeded as lord by Yamanouchi Kazutoyo after the 1583 Battle of Shizugatake. Kazutoyo was then replaced by Naito Nobunari after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. In 1615, the castle was demolished, though parts of it were used in the construction of Hikone Castle is a Japanese Edo-period Japanese castle located in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan It is considered the most significant historical building in Shiga. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1951. Hikone is .... Today Nagahama Castle is now a park. Most of the castle lies in ruins, but the ''t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagahama Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Nagahama Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 7.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . Between 1991 and 2006, the station was the dividing point of electrification systems (south of the station, including the station, was 1500 V DC and north was 20,000 V AC) so that all regional trains from Osaka and Kyoto using DC-only electric multiple units terminated at this station. In 2006 the DC zone was extended to Tsuruga Station, but there still exist some terminating trains at Nagahama. Station layout The station consists of one side platform and one island platform with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The island platform has a cut-out, allowing part of the platform to serve an additional track. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. Platforms Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagahama Hall
is a concert hall located in the Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Park in Yokohama, Japan. Built in 1952, it has hosted concerts by some of Japan's most successful musicians. In 2008, pianist Atsuko Seta (born March 4, 1955, in Osaka) is a Japanese classical pianist. She is particularly successful in Poland, especially in the southwest of the country, regularly performing with the Sudeten Philharmonic Orchestra in Walbrzych and in her native Ja ... gave a recital in the hall. References External linksWebsite Music venues completed in 1952 Buildings and structures in Yokohama Concert halls in Japan Tourist attractions in Yokohama {{Japan-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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