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Yamashiro (other)
Yamashiro is a Japanese word with ''kanji'' often meaning ''mountain castle'' (山城). There are however other kanji spellings. * Yamashiro, Kyoto, former town in Japan * Yamashiro, Tokushima, former town in Japan * Yamashiro Province, former Japanese province * Japanese battleship ''Yamashiro'', a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy * Yamashiro Onsen, an onsen in Kaga, Ishikawa province * Yamashiro Park Taiyogaoka Stadium, an athletic stadium in Uji, Kyoto, Japan * Yamashiro Historic District, a villa, restaurant, and gardens in Los Angeles, California * Yamashiro, or yamajiro, category of Japanese castle in which the main structures are located on a mountain In addition to kanji variation, the word could also be read as ''Yamagusuku'' in the Ryukyu Islands. People Yamashiro is also a Japanese surname. In the Okinawan language, the kanji is read Yamagusuku. Notable people with the surname include: *Prince Yamashiro (d.643) * Danny Yamashiro (1967- ) * Hiroshi Yamashiro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Yamashiro
is a professional Go player. Biography Yamashiro grew up with Go, as he became a professional in 1972. He eventually joined the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in The Nihon Ki-in (), also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go associat .... He has challenged for many of Japan's biggest titles, but he has not won any of them. He became a 9 dan in 1985, after winning the Okan, but has not won any other titles. Titles and runners-up External linksGoBase Profile (Japanese) 1958 births Japanese Go play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shancheng (other)
Shancheng (, lit. "Mountain City" or "Mountain Fortress") may refer to several places in China: ; District * Shancheng District of Hebi City, Henan ; Towns * Shancheng, Nanjing County, a town in and the county seat of Nanjing County, Fujian * Shancheng, Taining County (杉城), in Taining County Taining County () is a county in the northwest of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Sanming. Area: . Population: 130,000. Postal Code: 354400. The county g ..., Fujian See also * Shangcheng (other) * Yamashiro (other), Japanese placename and personal name, usually written with the same Chinese/Japanese characters, and with a similar meaning, as the Chinese "Shancheng" {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiroyama (other)
, a Japanese name that means ''Castle Mountain'', may refer to: Places * Mount Shiroyama, Motegi, Tochigi, Japan * Mount Shiroyama (Kagoshima), Japan; the site of the Battle of Shiroyama * Shiroyama, Kanagawa, a town that is now merged into Midori-ku, Japan * Shiroyama Park, a public park established around the ruins of Takayama Castle, Takayama, Gifu, Japan Other uses * Battle of Shiroyama, 1877 * Shiroyama Dam, on the Sagami River in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshū, Japan * Shiroyama Hachimangu, a Shinto shrine in Nagoya, Japan * "Shiroyama", a song by Sabaton from '' The Last Stand'' See also * Castle Mountain (other) Castle Mountain is a peak in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Castle Mountain may also refer to: Canada * Castle Mountain, Alberta or Castle Junction, a locality near the mountain in Banff *Castle Mountain Resort, near Pincher Creek, Alberta ... * Yamashiro (other) {{disambiguation, geo, hn Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katana (comics)
Katana () is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in 1983, Katana is a samurai warrior whose skill with a sword allows her to fight for justice as a superheroine. Her tragic backstory includes the death of her husband, Maseo, whose soul becomes trapped in her blade, the Soultaker. Katana has been part of various DC Comics superhero teams, including the Justice League and Birds of Prey (comics), Birds of Prey, but is most commonly associated with the Outsiders (comics), Outsiders, a team of heroes hand-picked by Batman to act as his personal Black operation, black ops team, handling riskier missions. In the 2010s, DC began to feature the character much more extensively in media adaptations of its comic books, including a recurring role in the animated series ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' and then a starring role in the series ''Beware the Batman''. The character was adapted for live action in 2014, portrayed by Rila Fukushima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
