Tosayamada, Kōchi
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Kami District, Kōchi, Kami District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 22,160 and a population density, density of 190.28 persons per km2. The total area was 116.46 km2. On March 1, 2006, Tosayamada, along with the town of Kahoku, Kōchi, Kahoku, and the village of Monobe, Kōchi, Monobe (all from Kami District, Kōchi, Kami District), was merged to create the city of Kami, Kōchi, Kami and no longer exists as an independent Municipalities of Japan, municipality. However it is still considered a town by residents and is still used in official addresses with the post office. Tosayamada has a sister city relationship with Largo, Florida. Yamada Senior High School and Largo High School (Florida) have an ongoing yearly exchange program. Tosa-Yamada Station is the town's train station. Schools * Kochi University of Technology * Yamada Senior High School * Kagamino Junior High School Peopl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Towns In 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]   |
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Sister City
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept The modern concept of town twinning has its roots in the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as the Coventry Blitz. First conceived by the then Mayor of Coventry, Alfred Robert Grindlay, culminating in his renowned telegram to the people of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in 1942, the idea emerged as a way of establishing solidarity links between cities in allied countries that went through similar devastating events. The comradesh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yumiko Kurahashi
was a Japanese writer. Her married name was , but she wrote under her birth name. Her work was experimental and antirealist, questioning prevailing societal norms regarding sexual relations, violence, and social order. Her antinovels employed pastiche, parody, and other elements typical of postmodernist writing. Early life and education Kurahashi was born in Kami, Japan, the eldest daughter of Toshio and Misae Kurahashi. Her godfather was Tokutomi Sohō, who knew her father. Her father was a family dentist in the town of Kami in Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. After one year studying Japanese literature at the Kyoto Women's University, she moved under pressure from her father to Tokyo to obtain a certificate as a dental hygienist and for medical training. Following her completion of the requirements to take the state exam for medical practice, however, she instead entered the Department of French Literature at Meiji University, where she attended lectures by p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taira Hara
was a Japanese manga artist and tarento born in Tosayamada (now part of Kami), Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. He was a long-time resident of Koishikawa, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. He made his professional manga debut in 1963 with his story , published in ''Weekly Manga Times''. History Hara was the oldest son, though he had an older sister. His father died of tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, i ... before he was born. Hara died of liver cancer on 10 November 2006 at a hospital in Fujimi, Saitama Prefecture. 1943 births 2006 deaths Manga artists Deaths from liver cancer People from Kōchi Prefecture {{Manga-artist-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kochi University Of Technology
is a prefectural university in Tosa Yamada, Kami, Kōchi, Japan. After its foundation in 1997, Professor Yasuharu Suematsu was its first president. Kochi University of Technology serves 2056 undergraduate students, 224 Master students and 74 Doctoral students (as of May 1, 2013Kochi University of TechnologyNumber of Students, Dated 2013/ref>). School * School of Systems Engineering * School of Environmental Science and Engineering * School of Information * School of Economics & Management Graduate school *Master's Program **Intelligent Mechanical Systems Engineering Course **Electronic and Photonic Systems Engineering Course **Infrastructure Systems Engineering Course **Environmental and Mathematical Sciences Course **Chemistry Course **Life Science and Technology Course **Materials Science and Engineering Course **Informatics Course **Entrepreneur Engineering Management Course **Advanced Educational Practice Course *Doctoral Program **Engineering Course **Entrepreneur Engin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tosa-Yamada Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kami, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station of the city of Kami and is operated by JR Shikoku with the station number "D37". Lines The station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 111.3 km from the beginning of the line at . In addition to the local trains on the Dosan Line, ''Nanpū'' limited express services from to Kōchi, Nakamura, and Sukumo, and '' Shimanto'' limited express services from Takamatsu to Kōchi, Nakamura, and Sukumo also stop at the station. Layout The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving 3 lines. The side platform connects to a station building which includes a waiting room, a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' ticket counter and a convenience store. An overhead footbridge is used to access the side platform. There is a siding north of the island platform. File:Tosa-Yamada Station-Platform-20110906.jpg, A view of the station platforms. A siding c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Largo High School (Florida)
Largo High School is a public high school in Largo, Florida, United States. The school's athletic teams are known as the Packers, and the school colors are blue and gold. Its current principal is Jennifer Staten. The school was recently rebuilt and finished reconstruction in 2016. The school has two magnet programs, ExCEL and an IB Diploma Programme. Notable alumni * Jay Bocook, composer and arranger; Director of Athletic Bands at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina * Al Conover, former football player and coach * Jack E. Davis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author. * Leonard Johnson, former NFL cornerback * Cory Lopez, professional surfer * Terrence Mann, Broadway actor, original cast of ''Cats''; voice actor * Dexter McCluster, former NFL running back * Chester B. McMullen, U.S. representative for Florida's 1st Congressional District (1951-1953) * Marcus Paschal, former NFL safety * Karissa and Kristina Shannon, ''Playboy'' Playmates; Miss July and Miss August 2009 * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Largo, Florida
Largo is the third largest city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States, as well as the fourth largest in the Tampa Bay area. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 82,500, up from 69,371 in 2000. Largo was first incorporated in 1905. In 1913, it became the first municipality in Pinellas County to adopt a council-manager government. It switched back and forth from "town" to "city" a few times, and became a city again in 1974. It was an exporter of agricultural products until the 1960s population growth began to transform it into a bedroom community. From 1905 to 2010, Largo grew in area from to about , and in population from about 300 people to more than 70,000. Largo began as a rural farming community and became the third largest city in Florida's most densely populated county. Largo is a sister city to Tosayamada, Kōchi, Japan, and has been named a National Arbor Day Tree City for 32 years in a row. History Beginnings of the area The native inhabitants of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Municipalities Of Japan
Japan has three levels of governments: national, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities, with 1,719 in total (January 2013 figures There are four types of municipalities in Japan: Cities of Japan, cities, towns, villages and special wards (the ''ku'' of Tokyo). In Japanese, this system is known as , where each kanji in the word represents one of the four types of municipalities. Some designated cities also have further administrative subdivisions, also known as wards. But, unlike the Special wards of Tokyo, these wards are not municipalities. Status The status of a municipality, if it is a village, town or city, is decided by the prefectural government. Generally, a village or town can be promoted to a city when its population increases above fifty thousand, and a city can (but need not) be demoted to a town or village when its population decreases below fifty thousand. The least-populated cit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kami District, Kōchi
was a district located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 64,104 and a density of 96.44 persons per km2. The total area was 664.70 km2. Towns and villages Merged forming the city of Kami: * Kahoku * Monobe * Tosayamada Merged forming the city of Kōnan: * Akaoka * Kagami * Noichi * Yasu * Yoshikawa Mergers * On March 1, 2006 - the towns of Akaoka, Kagami, Noichi and Yasu, and the village of Yoshikawa were merged to create the city of Kōnan. * On March 1, 2006 - the towns of Kahoku and Tosayamada, and the village of Monobe were merged to create the city of Kami are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers", that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express; they can also be the sp .... Kami District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Former districts of Kōchi Prefe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kami, Kōchi
270px, Kami City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Kami city center is a city located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 25,562 in 13212 households and a population density of 48 persons per km².The total area of the city is . Geography Kami is located in the eastern part of Kōchi Prefecture. It is the only city in Kōchi prefecture that does not face the sea. Neighbouring municipalities Kōchi Prefecture * Aki * Nankou * Kōnan * Motoyama * Ōtoyo Tokushima Prefecture * Miyoshi * Naka Climate The climate in the region is warm and temperate, with significant rainfall throughout the year, even in the driest months. January is considered the month with the least amount of rainfall, around . July is the wettest month, with an average of . The average annual rainfall is around . The average annual temperature is . August is the warmest month, with an average temperature of , and January is the coldest month, reaching an average of . Accordin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Monobe, Kōchi
was a village located in Kami District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,924 and a density of 10.04 persons per km². The total area was 291.12 km². On March 1, 2006, Monobe, along with the towns of Kahoku and Tosayamada (all from Kami District), was merged to create the city of Kami and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Kami Dissolved municipalities of Kōchi Prefecture Onmyōdō Kami, Kōchi {{Kochi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |