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Saijō, Hiroshima (Shōbara)
was a town located in Hiba District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The site of a feudal castle from the Sengoku period, it was first incorporated as a town in 1898. It then went through several mergers with other towns and villages in the area before being incorporated itself into the city of Shōbara in March 2005. It is now a municipal division within Shōbara. There are three elementary schools, a junior high school, and a high school located in Saijō. The area is served by the JR West Geibi and Kisuki railway lines. Saijō is located on Japan National Route 183 and 314, and is crossed by three major Hiroshima Prefectural Highways and ten smaller prefectural highways. Etymology The name of , which literally means "West Castle Town", is derived from the castle which was built in the area by a feudal lord during the Sengoku period. A comparable castle was built in the nearby Tōjō (which means "East Castle Town"). Neither castle is still standing, though you can view parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama Prefecture to the east, Tottori Prefecture to the northeast, Shimane Prefecture to the north, and Yamaguchi Prefecture to the southwest. Hiroshima is the capital and largest city of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region, with other major cities including Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Fukuyama, Kure, Hiroshima, Kure, and Higashihiroshima. Hiroshima Prefecture is located on the Seto Inland Sea across from the island of Shikoku, and is bounded to the north by the Chūgoku Mountains. Hiroshima Prefecture is one of the three prefectures of Japan with more than one UNESCO World Heritage Site. History The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisuki Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line connects in Matsue, Shimane with in Shōbara, Hiroshima. Stations Rolling stock * KiHa 120 series DMUs File:Kiha120-5 Kisuki.JPG, A Kisuki Line KiHa 120-0 diesel car File:JRW kiha120 206.jpg, A Kisuki Line KiHa 120-200 diesel car in September 2007 History The line opened on 18 December 1932, operating between and . This was extended northward to on 1 August 1934, and southward to Yakawa on 20 November 1934, with the entire line between Shinji and Bingo Ochiai completed on 12 December 1937, including a switch-back at Izumo Sakane. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the line was transferred to the control of JR West. See also * List of railway lines in Japan List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically. The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for and anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sōryō, Hiroshima
was a town located in Kōnu District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of November 2021, the town had a population of 1,212 and a density of 17.16 persons per km². The total area was 70.61 km². On March 31, 2005, Sōryō, along with the towns of Hiwa, Kuchiwa, Saijō, Takano and Tōjō (all from Hiba District), was merged into the expanded city of Shōbara 270px, Shōbara City Hall 270px, Bihoku-kyuryo Park 270px, Shobara city center area aerial photograph is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,343 in 14984 households and a population density of .... References External links Shōbara official website Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture Shōbara, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takano, Hiroshima
was a town located in Hiba District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of November 2021, the town had a population of 1,593 and a density of 10.00 persons per km². The total area was 159.18 km². On March 31, 2005, Takano, along with the towns of Hiwa, Kuchiwa, Saijō and Tōjō (all from Hiba District), and the town of Sōryō (from Kōnu District), was merged into the expanded city of Shōbara 270px, Shōbara City Hall 270px, Bihoku-kyuryo Park 270px, Shobara city center area aerial photograph is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,343 in 14984 households and a population density of .... References External links Shōbara official website Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture Shōbara, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuchiwa, Hiroshima
was a town located in Hiba District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of November 2021, the town had a population of 1,864 and a density of 16.93 persons per km². The total area was 110.13 km². On March 31, 2005, Kuchiwa, along with the towns of Hiwa, Saijō, Takano and Tōjō (all from Hiba District), and the town of Sōryō (from Kōnu District), was merged into the expanded city of Shōbara 270px, Shōbara City Hall 270px, Bihoku-kyuryo Park 270px, Shobara city center area aerial photograph is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,343 in 14984 households and a population density of .... External links Shōbara official website Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture Shōbara, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiwa, Hiroshima
was a town located in Hiba District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of November 2021, the town had a population of 1,229 and a density of 9.36 persons per km2. The total area was 131.30 km2. On March 31, 2005, Hiwa, along with the towns of Kuchiwa, Saijō, Takano and Tōjō (all from Hiba District), and the town of Sōryō (from Kōnu District), was merged into the expanded city of Shōbara 270px, Shōbara City Hall 270px, Bihoku-kyuryo Park 270px, Shobara city center area aerial photograph is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,343 in 14984 households and a population density of .... External linksHiwa official websitein Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture Shōbara, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimane Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguchi Prefecture to the southwest, Hiroshima Prefecture to the south, and Tottori Prefecture to the east. Matsue is the capital and largest city of Shimane Prefecture, with other major cities including Izumo, Hamada, and Masuda. Shimane Prefecture contains the majority of the Lake Shinji-Nakaumi metropolitan area centered on Matsue, and with a population of approximately 600,000 is Japan's third-largest metropolitan area on the Sea of Japan coast after Niigata and Greater Kanazawa. Shimane Prefecture is bounded by the Sea of Japan coastline on the north, where two-thirds of the population live, and the Chūgoku Mountains on the south. Shimane Prefecture governs the Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan which juridically includes the disputed Lian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nita District, Shimane
is a district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 16,253 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 44.16 persons per km2. The total area is 368.06 km2. Towns and villages * Okuizumo Merger *On March 31, 2005, the towns of Nita and Yokota merged to form the new town of Okuizumo. Districts in Shimane Prefecture {{Shimane-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikami District
is a Japanese name. Place Name * Mount Mikami, a mountain in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan * Mikami Shrine, a temple at the foot of Mount Mikami Surname Notable people with the surname include: *Kyohei Mikami, Japanese wrestler *Masataka Mikami (born 1988), Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese diver *Shinji Mikami, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese women's footballer *Takayuki Mikami, Japanese karateka *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese AV actress and idol singer Fictional characters *Teru Mikami of ''Death Note'' * Ryo Mikami of ''Kamen Rider Blade'' See also *''Ghost Sweeper Mikami is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Shiina. It was published in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from May 1991 to September 1999, with its chapters collected in thirty-nine ''tankobon'' volumes. The series ex ...'', Japanese manga series {{surname, Mikami Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuka District
Nuka can mean: * Younger sibling of the speaker's sex (younger brother or younger sister) in the Inuit language. Nuka is widely used as a personal name for females and males in Greenland. In Canadian Inuktitut as well as Alaskan Iñupiaq and Yupik (all branches of the Inuit language), the form Nukaq is used, and is used more as a designation for younger sibling in these dialects. * The Japanese word for rice bran Places * Nuka Island, an island in the northern Gulf of Alaska in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States * Nuka, Kiribati, a settlement in Kiribati * Nuka Formation, a geologic formation in Alaska People * Nuka (beat maker) (born 2000/2001), New Caledonian beat maker and record producer known for producing Jason Derulo's 2020 single "Love Not War (The Tampa Beat)" *Anushka Manchanda (born 1984), singer, songwriter, and producer also known by her musical alias Nuka * Nuka Taipari (? – 1863), New Zealand tribal leader, warrior and tohunga Fictional characters * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezo District
(also spelled Yezo or Yeso) is the Japanese term historically used to refer to the lands to the north of the Japanese island of Honshu. It included the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, which changed its name from "Ezo" to "Hokkaidō" in 1869, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Ezo"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 184. and sometimes included Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. The same two kanji used to write the word "Ezo", which literally mean "shrimp barbarians" in Chinese, can also be read in the Japanese language as "Emishi", the name given to the indigenous people of these lands, the descendants of whom are most likely related to the Ainu people. Etymology The two kanji in Ezo ( 蝦 夷) literally mean "shrimp barbarians" and the term meant "foreigner", referring to the Ainu lands to the north, which the Japanese named "Ezo-chi" (蝦夷地). In contrast, the Japanese-occupied lands to the South were referred to as "Wajin-chi" ( 和人地).Editors: David N. Livingstone and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
