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Hajime Katō (painter)
Hajime Katō (加藤一, Katō Hajime) (1925–2000) was a Japanese painter and designer. He was born in Kanda, Tokyo. Before becoming a painter, he was a professional keirin cyclist. In 1958 he emigrated to France. He died in Paris and was laid to rest in the Montparnasse Cemetery Montparnasse Cemetery () is a cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the city's 14th arrondissement of Paris, 14th arrondissement. The cemetery is roughly 47 acres and is the second largest cemetery in Paris. The cemetery has over 35,00 .... See also * Hajime Katō (potter) References External links Official homepage 1925 births 2000 deaths Painters from Tokyo People from Chiyoda, Tokyo Keirin cyclists 20th-century Japanese painters Japanese male cyclists 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanda, Tokyo
is an area in northeastern Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It encompasses about thirty neighborhoods. Kanda was a ward prior to 1947. When the 35 Special wards of Tokyo, wards of Tokyo were reorganized into 23, it was merged with Kojimachi to form the modern Chiyoda. Kanda, together with Nihonbashi and Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Kyobashi, is the core of Shitamachi, the original downtown center of Edo-Tokyo, before the rise of newer secondary centers such as Shinjuku and Shibuya. It is home to the Kanda Myojin (Shinto) Jinja (shrine), shrine, devoted to the ancient rebel Taira no Masakado, who led an uprising against the central government during the Heian period with the aim of establishing himself as "Shinnō" (New Emperor) of an eastern Court. In the Edo period, the shrine's festival was one of the three most noted in the city. It is also home to the "Mausoleum of Confucius at Yushima", a temple dedicated to Confucianism. Kanda is the home of the Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral which was buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
