A is an itinerant Japanese Buddhist ascetic; see

Buddhism in Japan Buddhism has been practiced in Japan since about the 6th century CE. Japanese Buddhism () created many new Buddhist schools, and some schools are original to Japan and some are derived from Chinese Buddhist schools. Japanese Buddhism has had a ...

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Emperor of Japan The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his positio ...

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* , Akaishi Mountains, Honshu, Japan * Hijiri Highlands,

Omi, Nagano is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 2,738 in 1130 households, and a population density of 80 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Geography Omi is located in the centre ...

, Hokkaido, Japan *

Hijiri-Kōgen Station is a train station in the village of Omi, Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Hijiri-Kōgen Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 45.0 kilometers from the terminus ...

, is a train station * , an aviation museum in Omi, Nagano, Hokkaido, Japan *

Hijiri zaka , meaning "Headland of the Moon", was a name formerly in use for part of a plateau in Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo in Japan. One explanation of the name is that it was considered a particularly good place to view the moon over what is now Tokyo Bay. ...

, a hill road in Minato, Tokyo, Japan Fictional locations * Hijiri Gakuen ( ja, link=no, Hijiri School), the fictional setting of '' Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai''

People

;Surname * Chiaki Hijri, a Japanese mangaka and author of ''

Seigi no Mikata is a story first published by Shueisha as a manga by Hijiri Chiaki, and then made into a short-running TV drama in 2008 by Nihon Television, directed by Satoru Nakajima. The story is about a 15-year-old girl named Yoko, who is being tormented ...

'' * John Hijiri, a Japanese film director; see the 2009 film ''

Jaws in Japan ''Jaws in Japan'' (also titled ''Psycho Shark'') is a 2009 Japanese horror film directed by John Hijiri and written by Yasutoshi Murakawa, starring Nonami Takizawa, Airi Nakajima, and Megumi Haruno. Despite its title, the film has no connection w ...

'' * Yuki Hijiri, a Japanese mangaka and author of ''

Locke the Superman is a Japanese manga series created by Yuki Hijiri, which was later adapted into a movie and three OVA releases. The movie was given an obscure video release in the United States by Celebrity Home Entertainment as ''Locke the Superpower' ...

'' ;Given name * , Japanese soccer player * , Japanese musician * , Japanese soccer player

Fictional characters

;Surname * , a character from ''Aa! Megami-sama!'' (''Oh My Goddess!'') * , a character from ''Basara'' (manga) * , a character from ''Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga'' * , a character from ''Undefined Fantastic Object'' * , a character from ''

Bari Bari Densetsu is an early motorbike racing manga series by Shuichi Shigeno. It was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' between 1983 and 1991, with its chapters are collected in 38 volumes by publisher Kodansha. In 1985, it won the Kodansha Manga A ...

'' * Jyoji Hijiri, a character from '' Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne'' * , a character from ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' * , a character from ''Swan'' (manga) ;Given name * , a character from ''Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live'' * , a character from ''

Twinkle Stars , also known as ''Twinkle Stars Like Singing a Song'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya, the author of ''Fruits Basket''. It was serialized by Hakusensha from 5 June 2007 to 20 January 2011 in the manga m ...

'' * , a character from '' Girls Bravo'' * , a character from ''Trinity Seven'' * , a character from ''Ratman'' (manga) * , a character from ''

Bakuon!! is a Japanese manga series by Mimana Orimoto. The series began serialization in Akita Shoten's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Champion Retsu'' from February 2011 and has been collected in fifteen ''tankōbon'' volumes as of 20 January ...

'' * , a character from ''

Scared Rider Xechs is a Japanese otome game published by Red Entertainment. It was released in Japan on July 1, 2010, for the PlayStation 2. A fan disc titled ''Scared Rider Xechs: Stardust Lovers'' was released in 2011. The game was ported to the PlayStation ...

'' * , a character from ''

Kageki Shojo!! is a Japanese manga series by Kumiko Saiki. It was serialized as in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Jump X'' from 2012 to 2014 and was collected in two ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was later re-released as in a single ''tankōbon'' vol ...

'' * , a character from ''FLCL''

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* Koya Hijiri, Japanese monks who practiced Buddhism

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