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Taisha Station
Taisha may refer to: * Japanese topics: ** Cultural features: *** Taisha-zukuri, type of Shinto shrine *** Taisha joseki, joseki maneuver in game of Go ** Japanese geography: *** Taisha, Shimane, town in the Hikawa District of Shimane *** Taisha Line, railway route in Izumo area * Political culture of Ecuador: ** Taisha, Ecuador (see List of cities in Ecuador) ** Taisha Canton, administrative area *Taisha (band) Taisha may refer to: * Japanese topics: ** Cultural features: *** Taisha (shrine) A kind of Shinto shrine *** Taisha-zukuri, type of Shinto architecture *** Taisha joseki, joseki maneuver in game of Go ** Japanese geography: *** Taisha, Shimane, ..., musical ensemble from New Zealand * Ta’isha, Arab nomadic tribe of Sudan {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taisha-zukuri
Kamosu Jinja's ''honden'' and a granary at Toro is an ancient Japanese architectural style and the oldest Shinto shrine architectural style. Named after Izumo Taisha's ''honden'' (sanctuary), like Ise Grand Shrine's ''shinmei-zukuri'' style it features a bark roof decorated with poles called ''chigi'' and ''katsuogi'', plus archaic features like gable-end pillars and a single central pillar (''shin no mihashira''). The ''honden's'' floor is raised above the ground through the use of stilts (see photo). Like the ''shinmei-zukuri'' and ''sumiyoshi-zukuri'' styles, it predates the arrival of Buddhism in Japan. History Ancient shrines were constructed according to the style of dwellings (Izumo Taisha)Young & Young (2007:50)Kishida (2008:33) or storehouses (Ise Grand Shrine).Fletcher and Cruickshank (1996:724) The buildings had gabled roofs, raised floors, plank walls, and were thatched with reed or covered with hinoki cypress bark. Such early shrines did not include a space fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taisha Joseki
Taisha may refer to: * Japanese topics: ** Cultural features: *** Taisha-zukuri, type of Shinto shrine *** Taisha joseki, joseki maneuver in game of Go ** Japanese geography: *** Taisha, Shimane, town in the Hikawa District of Shimane *** Taisha Line, railway route in Izumo area * Political culture of Ecuador: ** Taisha, Ecuador (see List of cities in Ecuador) ** Taisha Canton, administrative area * Taisha (band), musical ensemble from New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... * Ta’isha, Arab nomadic tribe of Sudan {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taisha, Shimane
is a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 15,733 and a density of 376.39 persons per km2. The total area was 41.80 km2. On March 22, 2005, Taisha, along with the city of Hirata, the towns of Koryō, Sada and Taki (all from Hikawa District), was merged into the expanded city of Izumo. Taisha is famous for being the location of Izumo Taisha shrine, the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan. Izumo Taisha, along with Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie prefecture are considered two of the most important sites in Shinto. Taisha has one active train station, Izumo Taisha-mae Station owned and run by the Ichibata Electric Railway. This station and other locations within Taisha, including the Izumo Taisha were featured in the 2008 Asadora television drama ''Dandan'', which was partly set in and around the Matsue and Izumo area of Shimane prefecture. Taisha was formerly connected to Izumo by a JR West line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimane
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 Square kilometre, km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguchi Prefecture to the southwest, Hiroshima Prefecture to the south, and Tottori Prefecture to the east. Matsue is the capital and largest city of Shimane Prefecture, with other major cities including Izumo, Shimane, Izumo, Hamada, Shimane, Hamada, and Masuda, Shimane, Masuda. Shimane Prefecture contains the majority of the Lake Shinji-Nakaumi metropolitan area centered on Matsue, and with a population of approximately 600,000 is Japan's third-largest metropolitan area on the Sea of Japan coast after Niigata (city), Niigata and Greater Kanazawa. Shimane Prefecture is bounded by the Sea of Japan coastline on the north, where two-thirds of the population live, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taisha Line
The is a 8.3 km railway line owned by the Ichibata Electric Railway. The line connects Kawato Station with Izumo Taisha-mae Station, all within Izumo, Shimane, Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. With the closure of JR West, JR West's Taisha Line (JR West), Taisha Line in 1990, this line became the only line connecting passengers to the Izumo-taisha. Operations The line is Railway electrification system, electrified with overhead lines and is Single-track railway, single-tracked for the entire line. No passing loops exist on the line. Though the line terminates at Kawato Station, some services continue along the Kita-Matsue Line to Matsue Shinjiko-Onsen Station. There are local, express, and limited express services that run along on the line, along with the ''Izumotaisha'' express service. Stations All stations are within Izumo, Shimane. References {{Specified local lines, state=collapsed Bataden Taisha Line Railway lines in Japan Rail transport in Shimane Prefe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Ecuador
This is a list of city, cities in Ecuador. List Alphabetical * Ambato, Ecuador, Ambato * Arajuno * Archidona, Ecuador, Archidona * Atacames * Azogues * Babahoyo * Baeza, Ecuador, Baeza * Bahía de Caráquez * Balao * Balsas, Ecuador, Balsas * Balzar, Ecuador, Balzar * Baños de Agua Santa * Bucay, Ecuador, Bucay * Calceta * Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Ecuador, Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola * Catarama * Chone, Ecuador, Chone * Puerto Francisco de Orellana, Coca * Colimes * Coronel Marcelino Maridueña * Cuenca, Ecuador, Cuenca * Daule, Guayas, Daule * Durán, Ecuador, Durán * El Chaco, Ecuador, El Chaco * El Empalme, Ecuador, El Empalme * El Guabo, Ecuador, El Guabo * El Triunfo, Ecuador, El Triunfo * Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Esmeraldas * Gualaquiza * Guaranda * Guayaquil * Huaquillas * Ibarra, Ecuador, Ibarra * Isidro Ayora, Ecuador, Isidro Ayora * Jama, Ecuador, Jama * Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (town), Jujan * La Concordia, Ecuador, La Concordia * La Libertad, Guayas, La Libertad * N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taisha Canton
Taisha Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province. Its capital is the town of Taisha. Its population at the 2001 census was 13,078. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Indigenous 95.9% *Mestizo 3.8% *White 0.3% *Afro-Ecuadorian Afro-Ecuadorians or Afroecuatorianos (Spanish), are Ecuadorians of predominantly Sub-Saharan African descent. History and background Most Afro-Ecuadorians are the descendants of enslaved Africans who were transported by Spanish slavers to Ecuad ... 0.1% *Montubio 0.0% *Other 0.0% References Cantons of Morona-Santiago Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taisha (band)
Taisha may refer to: * Japanese topics: ** Cultural features: *** Taisha (shrine) A kind of Shinto shrine *** Taisha-zukuri, type of Shinto architecture *** Taisha joseki, joseki maneuver in game of Go ** Japanese geography: *** Taisha, Shimane, town in the Hikawa District of Shimane *** Taisha Line, railway route in Izumo area * Political culture of Ecuador: ** Taisha, Ecuador (see List of cities in Ecuador) ** Taisha Canton, administrative area * Taisha (band), musical ensemble from New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... * Ta’isha, Arab nomadic tribe of Sudan {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
