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Tokyo High School
Tokyo High School (東京高等学校 ''Tōkyō Kōtōgakkō'') is an independent high school in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1872 in what is now Ueno district of Taitō under the name Ueno-juku. It moved to its present location in Ōmori, Ōta in 1934, and assumed its present name in 1954 (a former "Tokyo High School" having become part of Tokyo University). It became co-educational in 1971. Notable alumni Writers * You Sano, mystery novelist *Yūzō Yamamoto, playwright Entertainers *Hiroya Ishimaru, voice actor *Makidai, dancer *Shinji Maki, ukelele player *Yuka Nomura, actress *Tatekawa Danshi, Rakugoka Athletes *Taku Bamba, race car driver *Asuka Cambridge, sprinter * Kyosuke Horie, rugby player * Yuya Iwadate, footballer * Chinatsu Mori, shot putter * Yuya Saito, rugby player * Tomokazu Soma, rugby player Others *Shigetarō Shimada was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He also served as Minister of the Navy. He was convicted of wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Tokyo
, abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by the Japanese government. UTokyo has 10 faculties, 15 graduate schools and enrolls about 30,000 students, about 4,200 of whom are international students. In particular, the number of privately funded international students, who account for more than 80%, has increased 1.75 times in the 10 years since 2010, and the university is focusing on supporting international students. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most selective and prestigious university in Japan. As of 2021, University of Tokyo's alumni, faculty members and researchers include seventeen prime ministers, 18 Nobel Prize laureates, four Pritzker Prize laureates, five astronauts, and a Fields Medalist. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatekawa Danshi
was a popular Japanese Rakugo entertainer from Koishikawa, Tokyo. Born ''Katsuyoshi Matsuoka (松岡 克由)'', he was a disciple of . Katsuyoshi would adopt the name of the famed Meiji era rakugoka ''Danshi Tatekawa'' ( ja) in 1963 upon his recognition in rakugo as "shin'uchi", or a rakugo master ( ja). Tatekawa was the presenter of the long running NTV variety show Shōten when it first aired in 1966, and host of the popular radio program "Danshi Tatekawa Kayo Battle" (談志・円鏡 歌謡合戦) with Tachiban Iezo from 1969 through 1973. He would go on to host many other radio and television programs during his long career, and write more than a dozen books on Rakugo theory. In 1971, Tatekawa ran for one of the 50 at-large upper house seats in the Japanese Diet, coming in at 50th place and serving for one term. In typical rakugoka fashion, his response to coming in last was "the best is always the last to go up". Failing to win a second term, Tatekawa returned to ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Schools In Tokyo
High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift took or takes place * Substance intoxication, also known by the slang description "being high" * Sugar high, a misconception about the supposed psychological effects of sucrose Music Performers * High (musical group), a 1974–1990 Indian rock group * The High, an English rock band formed in 1989 Albums * ''High'' (The Blue Nile album) or the title song, 2004 * ''High'' (Flotsam and Jetsam album), 1997 * ''High'' (New Model Army album) or the title song, 2007 * ''High'' (Royal Headache album) or the title song, 2015 * ''High'' (EP), by Jarryd James, or the title song, 2016 Songs * "High" (Alison Wonderland song), 2018 * "High" (The Chainsmokers song), 2022 * "High" (The Cure song), 1992 * "High" (David Hallyday song), 1988 * "Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigetarō Shimada
was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He also served as Minister of the Navy. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment. Early life and education A native of Tokyo, Shimada graduated from the 32nd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1904. He was ranked 27th out of 192 cadets. One of his classmates was the famous admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Shimada served his midshipman duty aboard the submarine tender , and the cruiser , participating in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War. Career After his commissioning as an ensign on 31 August 1905, he was assigned to the cruisers and , and was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 28 September 1907. After his promotion to lieutenant on 11 October 1909, he served on the battlecruiser and battleship . After graduating with highest honors from the Naval War College in December 1915, Shimada was promoted to lieutenant commander on 13 December and assigned as an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomokazu Soma
(born 5 June 1977 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player. Soma has played 24 matches for the Japan national rugby union team. Soma played three games for Japan at the 2007 Rugby World Cup The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 2 .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Soma, Tomokazu Living people 1977 births Japanese rugby union players Saitama Wild Knights players Japan international rugby union players Sportspeople from Kanagawa Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuya Saito
is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as No. 8, currently for Toyota Jido Shokki. He graduated from Meiji University and used to play for Suntory Sungoliath before he went to play professional rugby in France for about one season. He's a regular at Japan national rugby union team, having played at the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals. He played at full back (No. 15) for the first time for the Steelers versus Suntory in a game on Christmas Day 2004. He married former Olympic gold medalist swimmer Kyoko Iwasaki is a Japanese swimming coach and retired Olympic swimmer from Numazu, Shizuoka. She won the gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern .... References External links Yuya Saito 1977 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Rugby union number eights Japan international rugby union players Asian Games medalists in rugby union Rugby union p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinatsu Mori
(May 20, 1980 in Edogawa, Tokyo – August 9, 2006 in Tokyo) was a Japanese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 18.22 metres, achieved in April 2004 in Hamamatsu. This is the current Japanese record. She won the silver medal at the 2000 Asian Championships and the bronze medal at the 2003 Asian Championships. In addition she competed at the 2003 World Championships and the |
Yuya Iwadate
is a former Japanese football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... player. Club statistics References External links * 1985 births Living people Association football people from Tokyo Japanese men's footballers J2 League players Mito HollyHock players Kamatamare Sanuki players Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Men's association football forwards {{Japan-footy-forward-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyosuke Horie
is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a loose forward. He currently plays for the Canon Eagles in Japan's domestic Top League. Early / Provincial Career Horie has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with Yamaha Júbilo who he joined in 2013. International Horie made his senior international debut for Japan in a match against the Philippines on May 3 2014 and earned a second cap against Sri Lanka the following week. He had to wait another 2 years before featuring in a test match again, this time against in Vancouver during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * '' Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film ... series. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Horie, Kyosuke 1990 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Japan internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asuka Cambridge
is a Jamaican-born Japanese track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. His personal best of 10.03 in the 100m gives him Japan's 6th fastest time. He is a two-time East Asian Games gold medallist and a relay bronze medallist at the World Junior Championships in Athletics. His mother is Japanese and his father is Jamaican.Reid, Paul A. (August 13, 2016)Jamaica spreading its Men's 100m talent across the globe Jamaica Observer. In the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Cambridge was part of the 4 × 100 m relay for Japan, which took the silver medal in the final. Biography Cambridge was born in Jamaica to a Japanese mother and a Jamaican father. His given name Asuka generally signifies "flying bird" in Japanese language and has also been a city name and period name in Ancient Japan (see Asuka period).Nagatsuka, Kaz (June 4, 2016)Cambridge dreaming of big future Japan Times. When he was 2 years old, his family moved from Jamaica to Osaka, Japan. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taku Bamba
Taku Bamba (''番場琢'' - Bamba Taku; born January 30, 1982) is a Japanese professional racing driver. Complete Super GT results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) References 1982 births Living people Japanese racing drivers Super GT drivers 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-autoracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Nomura
Yuka Nomura (野村 佑香; ''Nomura Yūka'', born March 20, 1984) is a Japanese actress. She was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Filmography * (1994) * 新生 トイレの花子さん (''Shinsei toire no hanako-san'') (1998) * (2001) * ''Kan-Kin'' (2001) External linksYuka Nomura official web* Japanese actresses Seijo University alumni 1984 births People from Yokohama Living people {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
