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Nishiwaki can refer to: * Nishiwaki, Hyōgo, Japan ** Nishiwakishi Station * Junzaburō Nishiwaki (1894–1982), Japanese writer * Michiko Nishiwaki (born 1957), Japanese actress * Takatoshi Nishiwaki is a Japanese politician and the current Governor of Kyoto Prefecture. Governor of Kyoto Nishiwaki won the 2018 gubernatorial election, defeating his sole opponent Kazuhito Fukuyama, with 55.90% of the vote. In the race, Nishiwaki was backed ...

Nishiwaki, Hyōgo
260px, Nishiwaki City Hall is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 39,001 in 17210 households and a population density of 290 persons per km².The total area of the city is . The city calls itself "The Navel of Japan (Nihon no Heso)." Located at the crossing of the 135° East meridian and the 35° North parallel, the city's ''Nihon no Heso'' Park marks the center of the nation Geography Nishiwaki is located in the northern Harima region of Hyōgo prefecture, about 50 kilometers north of Kobe city, bordered by the Chugoku Mountains to the north. The Kakogawa River, Sugihara River, and the Noma River flow through the city, Neighbouring municipalities Hyōgo Prefecture * Kasai * Katō * Taka * Sasayama * Tanba Climate Nishiwaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot summers and cool to cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher in summer than in winter, though on the whole lower t ...
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Nishiwakishi Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishiwaki, Hyōgo, Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Nishiwakishi Station is served by the Kakogawa Line and is 31.2 kilometers from the terminal station, terminus of the line at Station layout The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed. History Nishiwakishi Station opened on 22 October 1913 as . With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. It was renamed to its present name on 31 March 1990. The Kajiya Line, closed in 1990, originated at this station. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 822 passengers daily Surrounding area * Yasaka Shrine * Hyogo Prefectural Nishiwaki Technical High School * Nishiwaki Ci ...
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Junzaburō Nishiwaki
was a contemporary Japanese poet and literary critic, active in Shōwa period Japan, specializing in modernism, Dadaism and surrealism. He was also a noted painter of watercolors. Between 1960 and 1966, Nishiwaki received 7 nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Early life Nishiwaki was born in what is now part of the city of Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, where his father was a banker. He came to Tokyo intending to become a painter and studied under the famous Fujishima Takeji and Kuroda Seiki but had to give up an artistic career due to his father's sudden death. Instead, he enrolled in Keio University's Department of Economics, and also studied Latin, English, Greek, and German. Even as a student he demonstrated extraordinary language abilities, writing his thesis entirely in Latin. As a student, he was drawn to the works of Arthur Symons and Walter Pater, as well as the art works of French symbolism. Literary career Nishiwaki became interested in poetry while a ...
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Michiko Nishiwaki
is a Japanese actress, stunt woman, martial artist, fight choreographer, former female bodybuilder and powerlifter. She performed the high-risk stunts as a double for Lucy Liu in the film ''Charlie's Angels.'' Early life Michiko Nishiwaki was born on November 21, 1957, in Funabashi, Chiba. As a teenager growing up in Tokyo, she was interested in gymnastics and volleyball. She became interested in bodybuilding when she grew dissatisfied with her body image, regarding her legs as too heavy compared to her upper body. Another turning point was her father's death, which motivated her to have her own say in the planning of her future. Career Sports Unusual for Japanese society at the time, Nishiwaki became a powerlifter and eventually Japan's first female powerlifting champion and first female bodybuilding champion. She opened three fitness clubs co-owned by her brother. Feature films Her acting career began in the 1985 Hong Kong martial arts/comedy film ''My Lucky Stars'', in whi ...
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