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Companies

* Himawari Theatre Group, located in Ebisunishi, Shibuya, Tokyo

People with the given name

*, Japanese women's basketball player

Fiction

*Himawari Kunogi (九軒ひまわり), a character in the manga and anime ''xxxHOLiC'' *'' Himawari!'' (ひまわりっ!), an anime title *Himawari (nicknamed Hima), a character in the manga and anime ''Crayon Shin-chan'' *'' Himawari: Kenichi Legend'', a Japanese manga series *''Himawari'', an NHK

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from 1996 *

Himawari Uzumaki The manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Masashi Kishimoto. The series takes place in a fictional universe where countries vie for power by employing ninja who can use special techniques and abilities in ...

(うずまきヒマワリ), a character in the manga and anime series ''Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' * Himawari Funetani (古谷向日葵), a character in the manga and anime series '' YuruYuri'' * Himawari Shinomiya, a character in the anime series ''

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Music

Albums

* ''Himawari'' (album), a 2000 album by Swayzak

Songs

* Himawari (Miho Fukuhara song) * Himawari (Ado song) *"Himawari" (ひまわり), a 2004 song by Mai Hoshimura *"Himawari" (向日葵), a 2003 song by

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*"Himawari" (ひまわり), a 2005 song by

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*"Himawari" (ひまわり), a song by

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*"Himawari" (ヒマワリ), a song by

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*"Himawari" (ひまわり), a song by

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*"Himawari" (向日葵), a song by Mr. Children

Other uses

Himawari (satellite) The geostationary satellites, operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), support weather forecasting, tropical cyclone tracking, and meteorology research. Most meteorological agencies in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New ...

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