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Japanese geography

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Ōi, Fukui is a Towns of Japan, town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 8,102 and a population density of 63 persons per km2. The total area of the town was . It is one of the few Hiragana cities, Hiragana towns ...
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Ōi, Kanagawa is a town located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 17,146 and a population density of 1200 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Ōi is located in hilly southwestern Kanagawa Prefec ...
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Ōi, Saitama was a town located in Iruma District, Saitama 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 ...
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Ōi District, Fukui is a district located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 18,680 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most of ...
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Ōi River The is a river in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Geography The Ōi River flows from the Akaishi Mountains, the branch of the Japanese Southern Alps which form the border between Shizuoka, Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures. These mountains, with p ...
, Shizuoka Prefecture * Ōi River (Kyoto Prefecture), part of the
Katsura River The is a continuation of two other rivers, the Hozu River, a small, speedy river which begins in the mountains near Kameoka and then slithers through the mountains separating Kameoka and Kyoto; and the Ōi River (大堰川 ''Ōi-gawa''), whi ...


People with the surname

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Katsushika Ōi Katsushika Ōi (, – ), also known as or Ei-jo, was a Japanese Ukiyo-e artist of the early 19th century Edo period. She was a daughter of Hokusai from his second wife. Ōi was an accomplished painter who also worked as a production assistant ...
(c. 1800 – 1866), Japanese ukiyo-e artist *, Japanese pool player


Other uses

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Ōi (shogi) is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi. The word means "the king's rank" (王 ''ō'' 'king' + 位 ''i'' 'rank, position'). The annual tournament started in 1960 sponsored by a group of local newspapers which has consisted of Sh ...
, one of the eight titles of Japanese professional shogi (board game) tournament *
Ōi Dam The is a dam located between the cities of Ena and Nakatsugawa in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was built to produce electricity for the surrounding area. The Agi River flows through the dam. Built in 1924, the Ōi Dam was the first dam built any ...
, Gifu Prefecture, Japan *
Japanese cruiser Ōi was the fourth of five light cruiser, which served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She was named after the Ōi River in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. Designed as a command vessel for a destroyer squadron, she was converted i ...
, a former cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy


See also

* Ooi – In some romanizations, ōi is sometimes written as ooi * Oi (disambiguation) {{DEFAULTSORT:Oi Japanese-language surnames