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Rikuo RQ750 1957
Rikuo or Rikuō may refer to: * Mutsu Province (1868) , officially called was an old province of Japan in the area of Iwate and Aomori prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Mutsu''" in . It was also known as or . In the Meiji era, the province was cut down to cover only present-day ..., also called , an old province of Japan * , an old motorcycle manufacturing company in Japan * Rikuo (''Darkstalkers''), a fictional character from the video game series ''Darkstalkers'' * Rikuo Nemoto (1926 –1999), Japanese baseball catcher and manager {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutsu Province (1868)
, officially called was an old province of Japan in the area of Iwate and Aomori prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Mutsu''" in . It was also known as or . In the Meiji era, the province was cut down to cover only present-day Aomori and given the new name Rikuō Province, which retained the original kanji.（岩手大学教育学部） History On December 7, 1868 (January 19, 1869 in the Gregorian calendar), four additional provinces ( Rikuchū, Rikuzen, Iwaki, and Iwashiro) were separated from Mustsu, leaving only a rump corresponding to today's Aomori Prefecture (with Ninohe District of Iwate Prefecture). At the same time, while the characters of the name were unchanged, the official reading was changed to the ''on'yomi'' version "Rikuō". Historical districts * Aomori Prefecture ** Tsugaru District (津軽郡) *** Higashitsugaru District (東津軽郡) *** Kitatsugaru District (北津軽郡) *** Minamitsugaru District (南津軽郡) *** Nakatsugar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikuo Motorcycle
was one of the first motorcycle manufacturing companies in Japan. In the early 1930s Rikuo operated under the license and name of Harley-Davidson, using their tooling, and later under the name Rikuo until 1958. Harley-Davidson themselves did not publicize this Japanese connection because the Japanese were helped in developing mass-production techniques by the introduction of this factory into Japan just prior to the Second World War. The Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan rates the 1935 Rikuoh Large Motorcycle as one of their 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology. History The production of the Harley-Davidson in Japan resulted in large part from the United Kingdom's McKenna Tariffs modification of 1921. In 1921 the Safeguarding of Industries act placed duties of 33.3 percent on 6500 items. The tariffs were put into place to protect UK industry and levied a steep import duty against the American brands which were seen as damaging the UK motorcycle industry. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
