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Honjō Munehide
Honjō or Honjo may refer to: Places * Honjō, Akita * Honjō, Nagano * Honjō, Ōita * Honjō, Saitama * Honjo, Tokyo * Honjo Stadium * Honjo, Yutaro People * , Japanese samurai * , Japanese general *, Japanese immunologist Fictional characters * Honjō Kamatari from ''Rurouni Kenshin'' * Mika Honjō from ''Ginban Kaleidoscope is a Japanese light novel series written by Rei Kaibara and illustrated by Hiro Suzuhira. A manga adaptation authored by Jun Hasegawa was serialized in Margaret from 2005 to 2006. An anime adaptation of the first arc of the novels aired on ...'' * Ren Honjo from ''Nana'' {{disambiguation, geo, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honjō, Akita
was a Cities of Japan, city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Currently, Honjo is a part of Yurihonjō, Akita, Yurihonjō, which the city was dissolved on March 22 2005. History Establishment Honjo was established on March 31 1954 when the village of Koyoshi, Otomo, Ishizawa, Minamiuchikoshi, Kitauchikoshi, and Matsugasaki in Yuri Country merged into Honjo City Dissolvement On March 22, 2005, Honjō, along with the towns of Chōkai, Akita, Chōkai, Higashiyuri, Akita, Higashiyuri, Iwaki, Akita, Iwaki, Nishime, Akita, Nishime, Ōuchi, Akita, Ōuchi, Yashima, Akita, Yashima and Yuri, Akita, Yuri (all from Yuri District, Akita, Yuri District), merged to create the city of Yurihonjō, Akita, Yurihonjō. Geography Land Area The total area was 188.30 km². Populations In 2003, the city had an estimated population of 45,580 and the population density, density of 242.05 persons per km². References External linksYurihonjō official website Dissolved mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honjō, Nagano
was a village located in Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,148 and a density of 66.46 persons per km2. The total area was 32.32 km2. On October 11, 2005, Honjō, along with the villages of Sakai is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its '' kofun'', keyhole-shaped burial mounds dating from the fifth century. The ''kofun ... and Sakakita (all from Higashichikuma District), was merged to create the village of Chikuhoku. References Dissolved municipalities of Nagano Prefecture Chikuhoku, Nagano {{Nagano-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honjō, Ōita
was a village located in Minamiamabe District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,974 and the density of 16.03 persons per km2. The total area was 123.15 km2. On March 3, 2005, Honjō, along with the towns of Kamae, Kamiura, Tsurumi, Ume and Yayoi The Yayoi period (弥生時代, ''Yayoi jidai'') (c. 300 BC – 300 AD) is one of the major historical periods of the Japanese archipelago. It is generally defined as the era between the beginning of food production in Japan and the emergence o ..., and the villages of Naokawa and Yonōzu (all from Minamiamabe District), was merged into the expanded city of Saiki. References Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Saiki, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honjō, Saitama
file:Floats lined up at the Honjo Festival,Honjo city,Japan.jpg, 260px, Honjō Matsuri is a List of cities in Japan, city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 77,900 in 35,026 households and a population density of 870 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Honjō is located on the northwestern border of Saitama Prefecture, bordered by the upper reaches of the Tone River to the north. Surrounding municipalities Gunma Prefecture * Isesaki, Gunma, Isesaki * Tamamura, Gunma, Tamamura Saitama Prefecture * Fukaya, Saitama, Fukaya * Kamikawa, Saitama, Kamikawa * Kamisato, Saitama, Kamisato * Minano, Saitama, Minano * Nagatoro, Saitama, Nagatoro Climate Honjō has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Honjō is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1258 mm with September as the wettest month. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honjo, Tokyo
is the name of a neighborhood in Sumida, Tokyo, and in the now-defunct Tokyo City. In 1947, when the 35 wards of Tokyo were reorganized into 23, it was merged with the suburban Mukojima ward to form the modern Sumida ward. Geography As a ward, the Sumida River divided Honjo from the centre of the city. History The name Honjo may be a remnant of the shōen system from the Kyōhō, Kyōhō period. In the 17th century, Honjo was linked to the rest of Edo by the Ryōgoku Bridge that spanned the Sumida River. As a ward Honjo-ku was one of the fifteen wards created in 1878 by the . Honjo was a low-lying district that was prone to frequent flooding. This made it an inexpensive place to live for the growing population crowding into Tokyo and Honjo was effectively a working-class neighbourhood with a number of workers and factories. It was a part of the industrial area described by historian Andrew Gordon (historian), Andrew Gordon as Nankatsu, extending from Honjo to the Arakaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honjo Stadium
is a small athletic and multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ... (capacity 10,202), opened in 1990 at Honjō Park in Ohiraki, Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. Association football It was the designated home stadium for Giravanz Kitakyushu (formerly known as New Wave Kitakyushu until 2009 Japan Football League, 2009 season), an association football club promoted to J. League from 2010 J. League Division 2, 2010 season to 2016 J2 League, 2016 season. It underwent a major renovation which lasted until 2010 to install benches on the grass-covered spectator area to meet the minimum requirements of 10,000-seatings which J. League organization requires all J2 clubs to have their own stadia. Now its capac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honjō Shigenaga
was a Japanese Samurai who lived from the Azuchi–Momoyama period through to the Edo period. Shigenaga served the Uesugi clan and was known for his betrayal against them. He held the court title '' Echizen no kami''. Biography Shigenaga fought at the Battle of Kawanakajima as rear left wing commander, acting as Uesugi Kenshin's retainer. However, in 1568-1569 after the Kawanakajima campaign he briefly rebelled against Kenshin and allied himself to Takeda Shingen, Kenshin's nemesis, because Shigenaga felt dissatisfied by his small reward compared with his achievement. He first murdered Nagao Fujikage, Uesugi's vassal, and captured his castle. This betrayal forced Kenshin to lay siege to Murakami castle held by Shigenaga Honjo. The conflict proved costly for Kenshin as Irobe Katsunaga, one of his generals, was slain in the battle and could not take the castle easily. In spite of his rebellion against Kenshin, which lasted for one year, Takeda Shingen did not help him and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Honjō
General Baron was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the early period of the Second Sino-Japanese War. He was considered an ardent follower of Sadao Araki's doctrines. Biography Honjō was born into a farming family in Hyōgo prefecture, and attended military preparatory schools as a youth. He graduated from the 9th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1897, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry. Among his classmates were future Prime Minister Abe Nobuyuki, and generals Sadao Araki and Iwane Matsui. In 1902 he graduated from the 19th class of the Army Staff College. Honjō served with distinction during the Russo-Japanese War in the IJA 20th Infantry Regiment, and was promoted to captain during that conflict. After the war, he was assigned to a number of staff positions with the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff. In 1907-1908, Honjō was dispatched to Beijing and Shanghai as a military attaché, and the following year was pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasuku Honjo
is a Japanese physician-scientist and immunologist. He won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and is best known for his identification of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1). He is also known for his molecular identification of cytokines: Interleukin 4, IL-4 and Interleukin 5, IL-5, as well as the discovery of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) that is essential for class switch recombination and somatic hypermutation. He was elected as a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (2001), as a member of German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina (2003), and also as a member of the Japan Academy (2005). In 2018, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with James P. Allison. He and Allison together had won the 2014 Tang Prize, Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science for the same achievement. Life and career Honjo was born in Kyoto in 1942. He completed his Medical degree, M.D. degree in 1966 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honjō Kamatari
The manga series ''Rurouni Kenshin'' features a large cast of character (arts), fictional characters created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Set in Japan during the Meiji period, several of the characters are real historical figures who interact with the fictional characters. The story begins in 1878 and follows a pacifist wanderer named Himura Kenshin, who was previously an assassin known as "''Hitokiri Battōsai''" working for the Shishi (organization), Ishin Shishi during the Bakumatsu period. After helping Kamiya Kaoru, the instructor of a kendo school in Tokyo, in defeating a criminal, he is invited by her to stay at her dojo. During his stay in Tokyo, Kenshin befriends new people including Myōjin Yahiko, a young child descendant from a samurai family who starts training under Kaoru, Sagara Sanosuke, a former Sekihōtai, Sekihō Army cadet who enjoys fighting, and #Takani Megumi, Takani Megumi, a doctor involved with the illegal drug trade. He also encounters old and new enemies whos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginban Kaleidoscope
is a Japanese light novel series written by Rei Kaibara and illustrated by Hiro Suzuhira. A manga adaptation authored by Jun Hasegawa was serialized in Margaret from 2005 to 2006. An anime adaptation of the first arc of the novels aired on TV Tokyo from October 8, 2005 to December 24, 2005. The series won the 2nd Super Dash Novel Rookie of the Year Award Grand Prize. Plot The story revolves around Tazusa Sakurano, a Japanese Olympic figure skating candidate, and Pete Pumps, a Canadian stunt pilot. During a qualifying round in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Tazusa falls in the middle of a Triple Lutz and loses consciousness. At the same time, Pete dies mid-performance when his stunt plane crashes due to mechanical trouble. Unfortunately for Tazusa, Pete ends up involuntarily inhabiting her body for 100 days. During this time, Tazusa begins to develop romantic feelings for Pete, and falls in love with him. ; : :A Japanese figure skater known for her sharp tongue. She is on ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
