Ōka (surname)

	Ōka (surname) Ōka, Ohka, , as a surname may refer to: * (born 1976), a Major League Baseball player * (born 1979), a Japanese professional wrestler See also * Oka (surname) Oka (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese zoologist, anatomist and evolutionist Ayumi Oka (born 1983), Japanese actress * Ayumi Oka (born 1986), Japanese female tennis player * Gedong Bagus ... * Ōoka (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Oka (surname) Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cherry Blossom A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of genus ''Prunus'' or ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especially in Japan. They generally refer to ornamental cherry trees, not to be confused with cherry trees that produce fruit for eating.Toshio Katsuki. (2015) ''Sakura''. pp.14–18 Iwanami Shoten. It is considered the national flower of Japan. Wild species of the cherry tree is widely distributed mainly in the Northern hemisphere. In the mainstream classification in Europe and North America, cherry trees for ornamental purposes are classified into the genus ''Prunus'' which consists of about 400 species. In the mainstream classification in Japan, China, and Russia, on the other hand, ornamental cherry trees are classified into the genus ''Cerasus'', which consists of about 100 species separated from the genus ''Prunus'', and the genus ''Cerasus'' does not include ''Prun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tomo Ohka (born March 18, 1976) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Boston Red Sox (–), Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals (2001–), Milwaukee Brewers (2005–), Toronto Blue Jays (), Cleveland Indians (), as well as the Fukushima Hopes in Japan's Baseball Challenge League. He started his professional career with the Yokohama BayStars in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. He throws right-handed and is a switch hitter. Coming to America On November 20, 1998, Ohka's contract was purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Yokohama BayStars (Japan's Central League). Ohka's statistics in Japan were less than flattering, but his ability to control his pitches sparked the interest of the Red Sox. Early success In 1999, Ohka began his North America professional career with the Red Sox' Double-A affiliate at that time, the Trenton Thunder. In 12 starts he went 8–0 with a 3.00 era. He was promoted to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Yumi Ohka , better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. Originally trained by the now defunct JDStar promotion, Ohka now works for Oz Academy and Pro Wrestling Wave. She is a former two-time Wave Single Champion, while also being a former Oz Academy Tag Team Champion and Wave Tag Team Champion. She is the managing director of Zabun Co., Ltd., which owns Pro Wrestling Wave. Professional wrestling career JDStar (2001–2007) After originally working as a voice actress, Abe, with a sports background in judo, transitioned to professional wrestling, making her debut under the ring name Yumi Ohka on August 19, 2001, in a tag team match, where she teamed with Chiaki Kashiwada against Keiko Furuta and Teruko Kagawa. Afterwards, Ohka entered the training dojo of the JDStar promotion, where she was trained by Jaguar Yokota as part of the "Athtress" program, which aimed at building physically attractive women into not only professional wrestlers, but also mainstream celebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Oka (surname) Oka (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese zoologist, anatomist and evolutionist Ayumi Oka (born 1983), Japanese actress * Ayumi Oka (born 1986), Japanese female tennis player * Gedong Bagus Oka (1921–2002), Hindu reformer and philosopher in Indonesia , Japanese fencer , Japanese businessman in whaling * Kazuo Oka (born 1948), Japanese voice actor * Kiyoshi Oka (1901–1978), Japanese mathematician * Masi Oka (born 1974), Japanese American actor and digital effects artist * , Japanese sinologist * Takeshi Oka , , is a Japanese-American spectroscopist and astronomer specializing in the field of galactic astronomy, known as a pioneer of astrochemistry and the co-discoverer of interstellar trihydrogen cation (). He is now R.A. Milliken Distinguished Ser ... (born 1932), Japanese-American chemist and astronomer * , Japanese fencer Fictional characters * Oka (''Asobi Asobase''), a character in the manga series ''Asobi Aso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ōoka (other) may refer to: Location * * Surname * (1677–1752), Japanese judge, known in English juvenile literature as "Ooka the Wise" or "Solomon in Kimono" * (1909–1988), an author * (1931–2017), a poet See also * Oka (other) * Ōka (other) Ōka, ''Ohka'', or may refer to: * , blossom of cherry tree * , a Japanese kamikaze aircraft in World War II * , a railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Ooka Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]