Takaoka (written: 高岡 lit. "tall mount", "high hill", "knoll expensive", or 鷹岡 lit. "hawk ridge", "hawk hill") may refer to:

Places

* Takaoka, Toyama, a city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan *

Takaoka, Miyazaki was a town located in Higashimorokata District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,621 and the density of 87.29 persons per km². The total area was 144.58 km². On January 1, 2006, Takaoka, along ...

(高岡町, Takaoka-chō), a former town in Higashimorokata District, Miyazaki, Japan *

Takaoka Dam Takaoka Dam ( ja, 高岡ダム) is a dam in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by ...

, a dam in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan *

Takaoka District, Kōchi is a district located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of the Shimanto merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 68,854 and a density of 45.1 persons per km2. The total area is 1,527.65 km2. Town ...

, a district in Kōchi, Japan *

Takaoka Domain was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province (the northern portion of modern-day Chiba Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Takaoka ''jin'ya'' in what is now the city of Narita, Chiba and town of Shimofusa, Chiba. Histo ...

(高岡藩, Takaoka han), a Japanese domain of the Edo period, in modern-day Chiba Prefecture, Japan *

Takaoka Freight Terminal is a railway freight terminal in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan, operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). The terminal is located at the end of the Shinminato Line. History Takaoka Freight Terminal opened on 27 January 1918.The station w ...

, a railway freight terminal in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan * Takaoka Station (disambiguation) * Takaoka University of Law, Takaoka, Toyama, Japan

People

* Takaoka clan (高岡氏, Takaoka-shi), a historical Japanese clan *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese geisha *, founder of Takaoka clan in Izumo Province, Japan *, Japanese actor *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese actress * Michio Takaoka, the Japanese discoverer of

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in 1939

Fictional characters

*, a character in the manga/anime series ''

Assassination Classroom is a Japanese science fiction comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui. The series follows the daily life of an extremely powerful octopus-like being working as a junior high homeroom teacher, and his students dedicate ...

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