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Waka Okami Wa Shōgakusei!
is a series of Japanese children's novels, written by Hiroko Reijō and illustrated by Asami. Kodansha released twenty volumes between 2003 and 2013 under the Aoi Tori Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Eiko Ōuchi was serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga ''Nakayoshi'' and collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. Plot One March, Oriko "Okko" Seki with her parents Shoji and Sakiko travel to Hananoyu's ritual dance for an annual Shinto spring festival celebrating the hot springs. After surviving a car accident where her parents are killed, Okko moves in with her grandmother Mineko at the Harunoya Inn, a ryokan in Hananoyu hot spa town in the shadow of Mount Ikoma in Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park near Osaka. There, the gawky and creature-shy young girl befriends the ghost of a boy named Makoto "Uribo" Tachiuri, the late childhood friend and one-time next-door neighbour of Mineko. Uribo convinces Okko into becoming the junior innkeeper for her grandmother ...
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Family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as members mature and learn to participate in the community. Historically, most human societies use family as the primary purpose of Attachment theory, attachment, nurturance, and socialization. Anthropologists classify most family organizations as Matrifocal family, matrifocal (a mother and her children), patrifocal (a father and his children), wikt:conjugal, conjugal (a married couple with children, also called the nuclear family), avuncular (a man, his sister, and her children), or Extended family, extended (in addition to parents, spouse and children, may include Grandparent, grandparents, Aunt, aunts, Uncle, uncles, or Cousin, cousins). The field of genealogy aims to trace family lineages through history. Th ...
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Manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in Japan. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ( and ), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazines (also known as manga anthologies) in Japan (equivale ...
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Nana Mizuki
, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and narrator. She is represented by the agency StarCrew. Mizuki was trained as an enka singer, releasing one single under her birth name in 1993 and made her debut as a voice actress in 1996. Her prominent roles include Hinata Hyuga in the long-running ninja series ''Naruto'' as well in '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'', Tamao Tamamura in ''Shaman King'' 2001 and 2021, Colette Brunel in '' Tales of Symphonia'', Fate Testarossa in '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'', Tsubasa Kazanari in '' Symphogear'', Moka Akashiya in '' Rosario + Vampire'', Tsubomi Hanasaki (Cure Blossom) in '' Heartcatch Precure!'' and Ann Takamaki in '' Persona 5''. She also had official dubbing roles in live action version of '' Itazura na Kiss'' from Korea and Taiwan, as well in '' Hunger Games'' film series as Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence). She is also famous for dubbing roles portrayed by Taiwanese actress, Ariel ...
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Satsumi Matsuda
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Arts Vision. She is the younger twin sister of Risae Matsuda. Both were the 4th and 5th Anisong Grand Prix Finalists with Marina Kawano (4th) and Konomi Suzuki (5th). Filmography Television animation ;2014 *'' Saki: The Nationals'', Hiroe Atago ;2015 *''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'', Syoko Hoshi *'' Ultimate Otaku Teacher'', Komiya Nagare ;2016 *'' Fune o Amu'', Sen *'' Koukaku no Pandora'', Vlind *''Magical Girl Raising Project'', Yuna Amasato *'' The Asterisk War'', Shenyun Li ;2017 *''Battle Girl High School'', Miku Hoshitsuk *'' Clockwork Planet'', Vermouth *'' Nana Maru San Batsu'', Jinko Sasajima *'' The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Theater'', Syoko Hoshi ;2018 *''Kaiju Girls'', Guts Shadow *'' Anima Yell!'', Tamako Nekoya ;2019 *'' Stars Align'', Kei Takada ;2020 *''Healin' Good Pretty Cure'', Touji Sawaizumi, Rina ;2021 *'' Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House'', Tsurukoma *''Kageki Shojo!!'', Chiaki Sawada *'' Drugst ...
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Seiran Kobayashi
is a Japanese actress. Career Kobayashi first appeared on TV in a commercial for Calpis in 2009, and subsequently gained popularity as a child actress in Japanese TV dramas such as ''Yōkame no Semi'' and ''Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku'' in 2010, and ''Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari'' and ''Namae o Nakushita Megami'' in 2011. Filmography Live-action film * (2010) * ''Spotlight'' (2012) Animated film * '' Okko's Inn'' (2018), Oriko Seki * '' The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes'' (2022), Karen Tōno Japanese dub * ''The Peanuts Movie'' (2015), Sally Brown * ''The Lion King'' (2019), Young Nala Television * (Fuji TV, 2009) * (NHK, 2009) * (Fuji TV, 2010) * (NHK, 2010) * (NTV, 2010) * (Fuji TV, 2010) * (TBS, 2010) * (Fuji TV, 2011) * (TBS, 2011) * (Fuji TV, 2011) * (TV Asahi, 2012) * (Fuji TV, 2012), as Sayo * (TV Tokyo, 2013), as Momo * (Fuji TV, 2013) * (NHK, 2013) * (Tokyo MX, 2014) – Erssime (voice) * (TBS, 2014) – Momoko Sugimur ...
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Bell
A bell /ˈbɛl/ () is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an internal "clapper" or "uvula", an external hammer, or—in small bells—by a small loose sphere enclosed within the body of the bell ( jingle bell). Bells are usually cast from bell metal (a type of bronze) for its resonant properties, but can also be made from other hard materials. This depends on the function. Some small bells such as ornamental bells or cowbells can be made from cast or pressed metal, glass or ceramic, but large bells such as a church, clock and tower bells are normally cast from bell metal. Bells intended to be heard over a wide area can range from a single bell hung in a turret or bell-gable, to a musical ensemble such as an English ring of bells, a carillon or a Russian zvon which are tuned to a common ...
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Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the List of metropolitan areas in Japan, second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th-List of urban areas by population, largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Ōsaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the M ...
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Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park
is a Quasi-National Park in Nara, Ōsaka, and Wakayama Prefectures, Japan. It was established in 1958. Places of interest Places of interest include: * Mount Ikoma * Mount Kongō * * * Hōzan-ji * Taima-dera * * the burial place of Shōtoku Taishi * the ruins of * Chihaya Castle * Katsuragi 28 Shuku Related municipalities * Nara: Gojō, Gose, Heguri, Ikoma, Kashiba, Katsuragi, Sangō * Ōsaka: Izumi, Izumisano, Kaizuka, Kawachinagano, Kishiwada, Sennan (incomplete) * Wakayama: Hashimoto, Katsuragi, Kinokawa See also * List of national parks of Japan and of Japan are places of scenic beauty that are designated for protection and sustainable use by the Ministry of the Environment (Japan), Minister of the Environment under the of 1957. National parks are designated and in principle managed b ... References External links * *Map of the parks of Nara Prefecture*Map of the parks of Wakayama Prefecture National parks of Japan Parks and ...
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Mount Ikoma
is a mountain on the border of Nara Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture in Japan. It is the highest peak in the Ikoma Mountains with a height of 642 meters. Mount Ikoma is a part of Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park. It is one of the most famous picnic spots in the Kansai region. On the top of the mountain, there are many TV towers for broadcasting to the Kansai region and Ikoma Sanjo Amusement Park. History Mount Ikoma was an important object of worship for ancient Japanese people. On the east foot of the mountain, Ikoma Jinja (literally 'Shrine for Mount Ikoma') has been extant since the 5th century. The mountain and the Hozan-ji temple near the summit were traditionally celebrated as national scenery and included in well-known woodblock series such as the "Sixty-eight National Views." After the Second World War, the west foot of the mountain started to host religious institutions serving the spiritual needs of Korean immigrants and residents of Korean descent, most ...
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Spa Town
A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits. Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath, Somerset, Bath in 1668. He became interested in the curative properties of the hot mineral waters there and in 1676 wrote ''A discourse of Bathe, and the hot waters there. Also, Some Enquiries into the Nature of the water''. This brought the purported health-giving properties of the waters to the attention of the aristocracy, who started to partake in them soon after. The term ''spa'' is used for towns or resorts offering hydrotherapy, which can include cold water or mineral water treatments and geothermal baths, and comes from the Belgian town Spa, Belgium, Spa. Spa towns by country Argentina *Termas de Rio Hondo *Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña Australia There are mineral springs in the Central Highlands of Victoria. Most are in and around Daylesfo ...
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Ryokan (inn)
A is a type of traditional Japanese inn that typically features '' tatami''-matted rooms, communal baths, and other public areas where visitors may wear nemaki and talk with the owner. Ryokan have existed since the eighth century A.D. during the Keiun period, which is when the oldest hotel in the world, Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, was created in 705 A.D. Another old ryokan called Hōshi Ryokan was founded in 718 A.D. and was also known as the world's second-oldest hotel. Such inns also served travelers along Japan's highways. Ryokan are hard to find in Tokyo and other large cities because many are often much more expensive compared with modern hotels and hostels. Although hotels have become standard in Japanese urban tourism, some major cities do offer ryokan with competitive rates. Traditional ryokan are more commonly found in areas with natural hot springs, and in recent years, many ryokan have been redeveloped to their original style, particularly by resort chains H ...
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