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Nanbu, Yamanashi
270px, Nanbu town hall is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7222 in 3149 households, and a population density of 36 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Nanbu is the southernmost municipality in Yamanashi Prefecture. The Fuji River runs through the town. Some 90% of the town's area is covered with forest, and less than 4% is used for agriculture. At an average elevation of 150 meters, Nanbu has the lowest elevation of any municipality in Yamanashi. Neighboring municipalities Shizuoka Prefecture * Aoi-ku, Shizuoka * Fujinomiya Yamanashi Prefecture * Minobu Climate The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Nanbu is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1858 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns Of Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a Local government, local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with Prefectures of Japan, prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), Cities of Japan, city (''shi''), and Villages of Japan, village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a Districts of Japan, district. The same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a Wards of Japan, ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * List of villages in Japan * List of cities in Japan * Japanese addressing system References External links "Large City System of Japan"; graphic shows towns compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1 [PDF 7 of 40 /nowiki>] {{Asia topic, List of towns in Towns in Japan, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nambu Town Hall 1 (Yamanashi Prefecture)
Nambu may refer to: Firearms * Nambu pistol, a Japanese firearm * New Nambu M60, a Japanese revolver * New Nambu M66 * Nambu Type 90 * Type 94 Nambu pistol * 7×20mm Nambu * 8×22mm Nambu People with the surname * Chūhei Nambu (1904–1997), Japanese track-and-field athlete * , Japanese cyclist * Kenzo Nambu (born 1992), Japanese footballer * Kijirō Nambu (1869–1949), Japanese gunmaker * Yoichiro Nambu (1921–2015), Japanese American theoretical physicist Physics theory * Nambu–Goto action * Nambu-Goldstone boson * Nambu mechanics * Nambu–Jona-Lasinio model Other uses * Nambu language or Nambo-Namna, of Papua New Guinea * Nambu languages, of Papua New Guinea * Nambu (station), on the Busan Subway * Nambu Line, a railway line between Tokyo and Kanagawa, Japan * National Union of General Workers (Zenrokyo) The National Union of General Workers (NUGW) is a Japanese national labour union council established in 1991. The NUGW is affiliated to the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenryō
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars of the Sengoku period following the collapse of the Ashikaga shogunate. Ieyasu became the ''shōgun,'' and the Tokugawa clan governed Japan from Edo Castle in the eastern city of Edo (Tokyo) along with the ''daimyō'' lords of the ''samurai'' class. The Tokugawa shogunate organized Japanese society under the strict Tokugawa class system and banned most foreigners under the isolationist policies of '' Sakoku'' to promote political stability. The Tokugawa shoguns governed Japan in a feudal system, with each ''daimyō'' administering a '' han'' (feudal domain), although the country was still nominally organized as imperial provinces. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan experienced rapid economic growth and urbanization, which led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edo Period
The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by prolonged peace and stability, urbanization and economic growth, strict social order, Isolationism, isolationist foreign policies, and popular enjoyment of Japanese art, arts and Culture of Japan, culture. In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu prevailed at the Battle of Sekigahara and established hegemony over most of Japan, and in 1603 was given the title ''shogun'' by Emperor Go-Yōzei. Ieyasu resigned two years later in favor of his son Tokugawa Hidetada, Hidetada, but maintained power, and defeated the primary rival to his authority, Toyotomi Hideyori, at the Siege of Osaka in 1615 before his death the next year. Peace generally prevailed from this point on, making samurai largely redundant. Tokugawa sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and nominally to the Emperor of Japan, emperor and the ''kuge'' (an aristocratic class). In the term, means 'large', and stands for , meaning 'private land'. From the ''shugo'' of the Muromachi period through the Sengoku period to the daimyo of the Edo period, the rank had a long and varied history. The backgrounds of daimyo also varied considerably; while some daimyo clans, notably the Mōri clan, Mōri, Shimazu clan, Shimazu and Hosokawa clan, Hosokawa, were cadet branches of the Imperial family or were descended from the ''kuge'', other daimyo were promoted from the ranks of the samurai, notably during the Edo period. Daimyo often hired samurai to guard their land, and paid them in land or food, as relatively few could afford to pay them i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanbu Clan
The was a Japanese clan, Japanese samurai clan who ruled most of northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region of Japan for over 700 years, from the Kamakura period through the Meiji Restoration of 1868. The Nanbu claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji of Kai Province and were thus related to the Takeda clan. The clan moved its seat from Kai to Mutsu Province in the early Muromachi period, and were confirmed as ''daimyō'' of Morioka Domain under the Edo period, Edo-period Tokugawa shogunate. The domain was in constant conflict with neighboring Hirosaki Domain, whose ruling Tsugaru clan were once Nanbu retainers. During the Boshin War of 1868–69, the Nanbu clan fought on the side of the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei, supporting the Tokugawa regime. After the Meiji Restoration, the Nanbu clan had much of its land confiscated, and in 1871, the heads of its branches were Abolition of the han system, relieved of office. In the Meiji period, the former ''daimyō'' became part of the ''kazoku'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Meteorological Agency
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA; ''気象庁, Kishō-chō'') is a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism dedicated to the Scientific, scientific observation and research of natural phenomena. Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo the government agency, agency collects data on meteorology, hydrology, seismology, volcanology, and other related fields. The JMA is responsible for collecting and disseminating weather data and Forecasting, forecasts to the public, as well as providing specialized information for aviation and Marine weather forecasting, marine sectors. Additionally, the JMA issues warnings for volcanic eruptions and is integral to the nationwide Earthquake Early Warning (Japan), Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system. As one of the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers designated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the JMA also Forecasting, forecasts, Tropical cyclone naming, names, and distributes warnings for tropical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minobu, Yamanashi
is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 11,674 in 5447 households, and a population density of 39 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Minobu is in south-central Yamanashi Prefecture. The Fuji River passes through the town, which is dominated by the sacred Mount Minobu. It also shares Lake Motosu with neighbouring Fujikawaguchiko. Neighboring municipalities Yamanashi Prefecture *Kōfu * Nanbu *Ichikawamisato * Hayakawa * Fujikawa * Fujikawaguchiko Shizuoka Prefecture * Aoi-ku, Shizuoka * Fujinomiya Climate The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Minobu is 14.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1540 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C. Demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
is a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 132,507 in 56,655 households, and a population density of 340 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . History The city name comes from the former shrine name of Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha, "Fujinomiya". It is an ancient settlement that developed as a prosperous ''toriimae-machi'' (town in front of torii) of Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha, where the Fuji clan served as the high priest of the shrine. Nearby is the sanctuary of Taiseki-ji temple, founded in 1290 by Nikkō Shōnin as the headquarters of Nichiren Shōshū Buddhism. Fujinomiya is closely related to Mount Fuji, and was located in the crossroad of Ōmiya and Murayamaguchi mountain pilgrimage trails. During the Kamakura period, the hunting event Fuji no Makigari arranged by shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo was held in the ancient region of Fujino, where the Revenge of the Soga Brothers incident also took place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
is one of three wards of the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, located in the northern part of the city. Aoi-ku borders Suruga-ku in the south and Shimizu-ku to the southeast; the west faces Shimada, Fujieda and Kawanehon and its northern tip extends into the border between Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture. It is the largest ward in Japan in terms of geographic area. Aoi-ku was created on April 1, 2003, when Shizuoka became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city"). It consists of the area of Shizuoka prior to its merger with Shimizu, north of the Tōkaidō Main Line rail tracks. The ward is home to both the Shizuoka city offices as well as the Shizuoka prefectural offices. Geography Climate Aoi-ku has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji River
The is a river in Yamanashi Prefecture, Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures of central Japan. It is long and has a drainage basin, watershed of . With the Mogami River and the Kuma River (Japan), Kuma River, it is regarded as one of the three most rapid flows of Japan. The river arises from Mount Nokogiri (Akaishi), Mount Nokogiri in the Akaishi Mountains in northwest Yamanashi as the , and meets the Fuefuki River at the town of Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi, Ichikawamisato where it changes its name to the Fuji River. It then flows around the west foot of Mount Fuji and into Suruga Bay at its mouth in the city of Fuji, Shizuoka, Fuji. The banks of the Fuji River was the location of the Battle of Fujikawa in 1180, one of the most important early battles of the Genpei War. The Sengoku period warlord Takeda Shingen built extensive dikes along the Kamanashi portion of the river, which allowed water to flood buffer zones to control damage. These dikes still exist, and are called the . Flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
