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Toyama City
Toyama may refer to: Places and organizations * Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island * Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture * Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, Toyama * Toyama Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Toyama ** Kataller Toyama, a professional football club formed from the merger of the ALO's Hokuriku and YKK AP clubs that plays in Toyama Stadium * Toyama, Shinjuku, a district in Shinjuku ward in Tokyo, Japan * Toyama Domain, a feudal domain in Edo period Japan People * , a samurai and official of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period of Japanese history * , a video game designer and creator of the survival horror video game series ''Silent Hill'' and ''Siren'' *Michiko Toyama Michiko Francoise Toyama Muto (February 14, 1908 – October 23, 2000) was a Japanese American composer. She was one of the first women invited to study at the Columbia–Princeto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama Montage
Toyama may refer to: Places and organizations * Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island * Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture * Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, Toyama * Toyama Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Toyama ** Kataller Toyama, a professional football club formed from the merger of the ALO's Hokuriku and YKK AP clubs that plays in Toyama Stadium * Toyama, Shinjuku, a district in Shinjuku ward in Tokyo, Japan * Toyama Domain, a feudal domain in Edo period Japan People * , a samurai and official of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period of Japanese history * , a video game designer and creator of the survival horror video game series ''Silent Hill'' and ''Siren'' *Michiko Toyama (1908-2000), Japanese American composer * , a nationalist political leader in early 20th-century Japan and founder of the ''Gen'yōsha'' nationalist secret society * , a Japanese stree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture to the south, Nagano Prefecture to the east, and Niigata Prefecture to the northeast. Toyama is the capital and largest city of Toyama Prefecture, with other major cities including Takaoka, Imizu, and Nanto. Toyama Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region, and the majority of prefecture's population lives on Toyama Bay, one of the largest bays in Japan. Toyama Prefecture is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast and has the advantage of cheap electricity from abundant hydroelectric resources. Toyama Prefecture contains the only known glaciers in East Asia outside of Russia, first recognized in 2012, and 30% of the prefecture's area is designated as national parks. History Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama, Toyama
is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about north of the city of Nagoya and northwest of Tokyo. , the city had an estimated population of 415,844 in 176,643 households, and a population density of 335 persons per km2. Its total area was . Overview The city has been designated an environmental model city by the national government for its efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Cityscapes File:Toyama Castle (4207284334).jpg, Toyama Castle（2009） File:Anyobo, Toyama, Toyama Prefecture 930-0881, Japan - panoramio (35).jpg, Skyline of Toyama City（2015） File:View from Toyama City Hall, north side.jpg, CBD of Toyama（2018） File:Sogawa st.jpeg, Downtown Sōgawa（2016） File:Fugan unga.JPG, Toyama Kansui park（2016） Geography Located in the middle of its prefecture, Toyama is a seaside city by the coast of the Sea of Japan. Its municipal territory borders with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama Station
is a railway station in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in Toyama. , the local railway terminal that provides access to nearby towns (Funahashi, Kamiichi, Tateyama, etc.) as well as access to Tateyama Station (the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route) via Toyama Chihō Railway is next to JR Toyama Station. Lines Toyama Station is served by the following lines. *JR West **Hokuriku Shinkansen **Takayama Main Line *Ainokaze Toyama Railway **Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line *Toyama Chihō Railway **Toyama City Tram Line (Toyama-Ekimae Station) ** Toyama-Kō Line (Toyamaeki-Kita Station) Dentetsu Toyama Station, next to the main JR Toyama Station, is served by the following lines. *Toyama Chihō Railway **Main Line (Dentetsu-Toyama Station; next to JR Toyama Station) Dentetsu Toyama station is the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route to Murodō Station, Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in Toyama, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ... events. This stadium's capacity is 25,251 people. External links J. League stadium guide Athletics (track and field) venues in Japan Football venues in Japan Multi-purpose stadiums in Japan Sports venues in Toyama Prefecture Kataller Toyama Sports venues completed in 1993 1993 establishments in Japan Toyama (city) {{Japan-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kataller Toyama
is a football club in Japan that was formed from the merger of the ALO's Hokuriku and YKK AP SC. The club currently plays in J3 League. History The idea of a merged club had been discussed by the Toyama Prefectural Football Association as early as 2005, but discussions had come to nothing. On September 10, 2007, YKK (owner of YKK AP SC) and Hokuriku Electric Power Company (owner of ALO's Hokuriku), agreed with merging their clubs to aim promotion to the J.League in response of eager request by the TPFA. According to Tulip TV, local broadcasting company, over 20 companies informally promised to invest in the new club. In the media briefing, the governor of Toyama Prefecture also participated. TPFA has founded an organization named "Civic Football Club Team of Toyama Prefecture (富山県民サッカークラブチーム)" with two major economic organization and representatives of Hokuriku Electric Power Company and YKK. The Japan Football League confirmed that the merged c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama, Shinjuku
is a district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It is known for ''Toyama Heights'', one of the first and largest danchi ( ja, 団地, literally "group land") is the Japanese word for a large cluster of apartment buildings or houses of a particular style and design, typically built as public housing by government authorities. Older danchi are sometimes compared to ... (public housing) complexes in Tokyo for low-income households. Education The Shinjuku City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Toyama 2- chome and portions of 1-chome (20-21 ban) and most of 3-chome are zoned to Higashitoyama Elementary School (東戸山小学校). The rest of 1-chome is zoned to Waseda Elementary School ( 早稲田小学校). 3-chome 18-ban is zoned to Toyoama Elementary School (戸山小学校). 3-chome 21-ban is zoned to Totsuka No. 2 Elementary School ( 戸塚第二小学校). Almost all of Toyama is zoned to Shinjuku Junior High School ( 新宿中学校). However ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinjuku
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration centre for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, government of Tokyo. As of 2018, the ward has an estimated population of 346,235, and a population density of 18,232 people per km2. The total area is 18.23 km2. Since the end of the Second World War, Shinjuku has been a major secondary center of Tokyo (Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line#History, ''fukutoshin''), rivaling to the original city center in Marunouchi and Ginza. It literally means "New Inn Ward". Shinjuku is also commonly used to refer to the entire area surrounding Shinjuku Station. The southern half of this area and of the station in fact belong to Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts of the neighboring Shibuya, Tokyo, Shibuya ward. Geography Shinjuku is surrounded by Chiyoda, Tokyo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama Domain
was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Etchū Province (modern-day Toyama Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Toyama Castle in what is now the city of Toyama. Throughout its history, it was ruled by a cadet branch of the Maeda clan. The ''daimyō'' of Toyama Domain was subject to ''sankin-kōtai'', and was received in the Ōhiroma of Edo Castle. History In 1639, the 3rd ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain, Maeda Toshitsune, retired from office, and divided his domain among his three sons. Kaga Domain went to Maeda Mitsutaka; however, a 100,000 '' koku'' holding was created for his second son Maeda Toshitsugu (Toyama Domain), and a 70,000 ''koku'' holding for his third son Maeda Toshiharu ( Daishōji Domain) Initially, Toyama Domain consisted of several discontinuous areas: 60,000 ''koku'' in Nei District, 16,800 ''koku'' in Niikawa District (west bank of the Kurobe River, 3170 ''koku'' in seven villages around to town of Toyama and an exclave in Kaga Province of 20,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tōyama Kagemoto
was a hatamoto and an official of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period of Japanese history. His ancestry was of the Minamoto clan of the Mino Province. His father, Kagemichi, was the magistrate of Nagasaki. Biography During his youth, Kagemoto departed from his household due to family conflict, and started a life among commoners as a vagabond. It was during this period of time that he supposedly got a tattoo, uncommon for a magistrate. When he inherited the title of his household, he returned to his samurai post and eventually became a bugyō. Kagemoto held the posts of Finance Magistrate, North Magistrate, and subsequently South Magistrate of Edo. When the Tokugawa Shogunate instituted the Tenpō Reforms, South Magistrate Torii Yōzō and Rōjū Mizuno Tadakuni tried to enforce sumptuary edicts banning theatre and other popular entertainment. Kagemoto opposed the implementation of the policy, which he believed to be an undue infringement on the livelihood of commoners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichiro Toyama
is a Japanese video game director and designer, best known as the creator of the ''Silent Hill'', ''Siren'' and ''Gravity Rush'' franchises. Biography Toyama was born in 1970 in Miyazaki Prefecture, and studied art in Tokyo Zokei University. After graduating he joined Konami in 1994 as a graphic artist. He was the graphic designer and character designer for the Sega CD version of '' Snatcher'' and '' International Track & Field'', and after that he created the ''Silent Hill'' series. The game was successful and produced various sequels, but Toyama left Team Silent in 1999 after the first game was launched to join Japan Studio afterwards to work on the ''Siren'' series. He directed the video games ''Siren'' (2003) and its sequel ''Forbidden Siren 2'' (2006). In 2008, Toyama released '' Siren: Blood Curse'', a reimagining of the original ''Siren'' game. Toyama then worked on the PlayStation Vita game ''Gravity Rush'', released in 2012. A sequel, '' Gravity Rush 2'', was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiko Toyama
Michiko Francoise Toyama Muto (February 14, 1908 – October 23, 2000) was a Japanese American composer. She was one of the first women invited to study at the Columbia–Princeton Electronic Music Center (today known as the Computer Music Center). Toyama was born in California to Japanese parents Noryuki Toyama and Fuku Nakahara. Her family visited Japan several times, and she attended college in the United States and Japan. In 1936, she studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. In 1937, Jacques Ibert recommended that Toyama submit her composition ''Voice of Yamato'' to the 15th Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM), where it won a prize. The same year, she married Hideo Muto; they had one child, Lucile. Toyama was interned at the Rohwer War Relocation Center in the United States during World War II following the signing of Executive Order 9066. She was described there as a musician and semiskilled in the manufacture of knit goods. In 1952, Toyama st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
