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Onomichi Castle
is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total area is 284.85 km2. It is well known for being featured in the 1953 film ''Tokyo Story'', the 1960 film '' The Naked Island'', and the 2016 video game '' Yakuza 6: The Song of Life''. History * 1168: The city's port opened and for the next 500 years served as a rice shipment center and port for all trades with foreign countries. Its commercial significance somewhat wavered during the Tokugawa period. * 1898: Onomichi Town in Mitsugi District becomes the second city in Hiroshima Prefecture. * 1935: The RMS ''Adriatic'' was scrapped in Onomichi. * 1937: The town of Kurihara and the village of Yoshiwa, both in Mitsugi District incorporated. * 1939: The village of Sanba from Numakuma District incorporated. * 1951: The village of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities Of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of . Like other contemporary administrative units, they are defined by the Local Autonomy Law of 1947. City status Article 8 of the Local Autonomy Law sets the following conditions for a municipality to be designated as a city: *Population must generally be 50,000 or greater (原則として人口5万人以上) *At least 60% of households must be established in a central urban area (中心市街地の戸数が全戸数の6割以上) *At least 60% of households must be employed in commerce, industry or other urban occupations (商工業等の都市的業態に従事する世帯人口が全人口の6割以上) *Any other conditions set by prefectural ordinance must be satisfied (他に当該都道府県の条例で定める要件を満たしていること) The designation is approved by the prefectural governor and the Minister for Internal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Song Of Life
Song of Life may refer to: Film * ''The Song of Life'' (1922 film), an American silent film *''Song of Life'' (''Píseň života''), a 1924 film starring Adolf Krössing * ''The Song of Life'' (1926 film), a German silent film * ''The Song of Life'' (1931 film), a German film *''Bhikharan'' or ''Song of Life'', a 1935 Indian Hindi film * ''The Song of Life'' (1945 film), an Italian film Literature *''Song of Life'', a 1927 short-story collection by Fannie Hurst *"Song of Life", a 1970 poem by Huang Xiang; see Century Mountain *''The Song of Life'', a 1920 book by W. H. Davies *''The Song of Life'', a 1913 short story by William J. Locke *''The Song of Life and Other Poems'', a book by Vinayaka Krishna Gokak; see 1947 in poetry *''Cîntul vieții'' (''The Song of Life''), a 1950 book by Alexandru Toma *''Ernst von Dohnányi: A Song of Life'', a biography of Ernst von Dohnányi by Iona von Dohnányi Music *Levenslied (lit. "life song" or "song about life"), a Dutch-language type of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humid Subtropical Climate
A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° and are located poleward from adjacent tropical climates. It is also known as warm temperate climate in some climate classifications. Under the Köppen climate classification, ''Cfa'' and ''Cwa'' climates are either described as humid subtropical climates or warm temperate climates. This climate features mean temperature in the coldest month between (or ) and and mean temperature in the warmest month or higher. However, while some climatologists have opted to describe this climate type as a "humid subtropical climate", Köppen himself never used this term. The humid subtropical climate classification was officially created under the Trewartha climate classification. In this classification, climates are termed humid subtropical when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota District, Hiroshima
is a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Currently the district has only the town of Ōsakikamijima. As of April, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 8,739 and a Density of 202 persons/km2. The total area is 43.28 km2. The towns and villages within Toyota District (As of the city, town, and village status enforcement in 1889) * Setoda (瀬戸田町) * Tadanoumi (忠海町) * Mitarai (御手洗町) * Ōkawa (大河村) * Ōgusa (大草村) * Ōsakinakano (大崎中野村) * Ōsakiminami (大崎南村) * Ōchō (大長村) * Ōnori (大乗村) * Kamikitagata (上北方村) * Kawamoto (川源村) * Kitaikuchi (北生口村) * Kidani (木谷村) * Kuba (久芳村) * Kuwanashi (椹梨村) * Koizumi (小泉村) * Kōnejima (高根島村) * Kodani (小谷村) * Saezaki (佐江崎村) * Sagiura (鷺浦村) * Shimokitagata (下北方村) * Sunami (須波村) * Zennyūji (善入寺村) * Takasaka (高坂村) * Takeni (竹仁村) * Tanoura (田野浦村) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setoda, Hiroshima
was a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,310 and a density of 284.19 persons per km². The total area was 32.76 km². On January 10, 2006, Setoda, along with the city of Innoshima, was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi. Ikuchijima island in Setoda possess a large underground complex in abandoned quarry, initially used as a warehouse and a munitions factory for Nakajima Aircraft Company The was a prominent Japanese aircraft manufacturer and aviation engine manufacturer throughout World War II. It continues as the car and aircraft manufacturer Subaru. History The Nakajima Aircraft company was Japan's first aircraft manufactur ... during the Pacific War. Now it is used as the museum and the concert hall. References Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innoshima, Hiroshima
is an island and former city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The island is located within the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea. The city was founded on May 1, 1953. , the city had an estimated population of 27,465 and a population density of 690.77 persons per km2. The total area was 39.76 km². On January 10, 2006, Innoshima, along with the town of Setoda (from Toyota District), was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi. Local government Tourist site *Mount Shirataki *Innoshima Park Geographic information Transportation *There is a ferry which comes/goes from/to Onomichi Station Onomichi, Hiroshima and Setoda, Hiroshima, Sagi, Hiroshima from/to Shigei-higashi Port in this island． *There is a ferry which comes/goes from/to Mihara Station Mihara, Hiroshima from/to, Ikina, Hiroshima, from/to Shigei-nishi Port,Innoshima Mall and Habu Port in this island． *There is a ferry which comes/goes from/to Imabari Station Imabari, Ehime 270px, Imabari City Hall 270 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukaishima, Hiroshima
was a town in Mitsugi District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 16,283 and a population density of 884.95 persons per km². The total area was 18.40 km², covering the majority of Mukaishima Island. On March 28, 2005, Mukaishima, along with the town of Mitsugi (also from Mitsugi District), was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi. From November 1942 until September 1945, 100 British POWs who had been brought to Japan on the ''Dainichi Maru'' hell ship were imprisoned in Mukaishima and forced to work at the Hitachi Zosen is a major Japanese industrial and engineering corporation. It produces waste treatment plants, industrial plants, precision machinery, industrial machinery, steel mill process equipment, steel structures, construction machinery, tunnel boring ma ... shipyard. Twenty-three of these prisoners died due to a combination of disease, malnutrition and inadequate clothing for the harsh winter conditions. A further 116 Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsugi, Hiroshima
was a town located in Mitsugi District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 8,144 and the density of 98.14 persons per km². The total area was 82.98 km². On March 28, 2005, Mitsugi, along with the town of Mukaishima (also from Mitsugi District), was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi. Mitsugi is divided into seven hamlets: Kamikawabe, Ichi, Kawachi, Imatsuno, Ayame, Yamato and Sugano. Points of interest in the town include: *The Bus Station, a Roadside Station *The Children's Library *The Entsuba Memorial Museum. The town's special product is dried persimmon The persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus '' Diospyros''. The most widely cultivated of these is the Oriental persimmon, ''Diospyros kaki'' ''Diospyros'' is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-per ...s. The town was founded on February 1, 1955. External links Onomichi official website Dissolved municipalities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Numakuma District, Hiroshima
(Japan > Hiroshima Prefecture > Numakuma District) was a Districts of Japan, district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The original district areas contained some parts of the present city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Fukuyama. The district hall was placed together with Fukatsu District (later merged with Yasuna District to form Fukayasu District, Hiroshima, Fukayasu District) at the town of Fukuyama in Fukatsu District, but in 1898, their own district hall was placed at the town of Tomo (now the town of Tomo in the city of Fukuyama). In 1954, the town of Matsunaga and 6 villages merged and gained city status to become the city of Matsunaga, Hiroshima, Matsunaga (later in 1966, the city merged with the city of Fukuyama and dissolved). Afterwards, the towns and villages within the district continued on to merge either into the cities of Fukuyama and Onomichi, Hiroshima, Onomichi, and the last remaining town of Numakuma, Hiroshima, Numakuma merged into the city of Fukuyama on F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages Of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture. It is larger than an actual settlement, being in actuality a subdivision of a rural , which are subdivided into towns and villages with no overlap and no uncovered area. As a result of mergers and elevation to higher statuses, the number of villages in Japan is decreasing. Currently, 13 prefectures no longer have any villages: Tochigi (since March 20, 2006), Fukui (since March 3, 2006), Ishikawa (since March 1, 2005), Shizuoka (since July 1, 2005), Hyōgo (since April 1, 1999), Mie (since November 1, 2005), Shiga (since January 1, 2005), Hiroshima (since November 5, 2004), Yamaguchi (since March 20, 2006), Ehime (since January 16, 2005), Kagawa (since April 1, 1999), Nagasaki (since October 1, 2005), and Saga (since March 20, 2006). The six villages in the Northern Territories dispute and Atarashiki-mura (whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns Of Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), city (''shi''), and village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a district. Note that the same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a 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 * Japanese addressing system The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, ad ... References {{reflist External links "Large_City_System_of_Japan";_graphic_shows_towns_compared_with_other_Japanese_city_types_at_p._1_[PDF_7_of_40/nowiki>">DF_7_of_4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RMS Adriatic (1907)
RMS ''Adriatic'' was a British ocean liner of the White Star Line. She was the fourth of a quartet of ships of more than , dubbed The Big Four. The ship was the only one of the four which was never the world's largest ship. However, she was the largest, the fastest, and the most luxurious of the Big Four, being the first ocean liner to have an indoor swimming pool and a Turkish bath. She began her career on the brand new route from Southampton to New York before joining, from 1911, her sister ships on the secondary route from Liverpool. They were in fact slow liners intended to provide a service at moderate prices. When World War I broke out, the ''Adriatic'' was among the ships that continued their civilian transatlantic service, while carrying many provisions. In 1917, she was requisitioned and served as a troop transport. After the war, she was refitted several times, and was gradually used for cruises, which became her main services in the 1930s. When Cunard Line and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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