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Sanyō region. The Sanyō Region (山陽地方 Sanyō-chihō) is an area in the south of Honshū, the main island of Japan.[1][2] It consists of the southern part of the Chūgoku region, facing the Seto Inland Sea. The name Sanyō means southern, sunny (yō) side of the mountains and contrasts with the Sanin or northern, shady (in) si... |
500 yen coin. The 500 yen coin (Japanese: 五百円硬貨, Hepburn: Gohyaku-en kōka) is the largest denomination of Japanese yen coin issued for circulation. These coins were first struck in 1982 as the vending machine industry needed a higher valued coin for use in their machines. The denomination had previously been issued as ... |
ISO 4217. ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual currencies and their minor units. This data is published in three ta... |
Districts of Japan. In Japan, a district (郡, gun) is composed of one or more rural municipalities (towns or villages) within a prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts h... |
Katsuta District, Okayama. Katsuta (勝田郡, Katsuta-gun) is a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2004, the population was 17,888. The area is 123.63 km2. Prior to February 28, Katsuta District consisted of: As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 29,056 and a density of 113.58 pers... |
Okayama. Okayama (岡山市, Okayama-shi; Japanese: [okaꜜjama]) is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1889.[1] As of Februa... |
List of Japanese animation studios. This is a list of Japanese animation studios. |
Fukuoka. Fukuoka (福岡市, Fukuoka-shi; [ɸɯ̥.kɯꜜ.o.ka, -kɯ.o.kaꜜ.ɕi] ⓘ[2]) is the sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gatew... |
Shōji Ueda. Shōji Ueda (植田 正治, Ueda Shōji; 27 March 1913 – 4 July 2000) was a Japanese photographer from Tottori, best known for his distinctive, dreamlike black-and-white images with staged figures, taken on the Tottori sand dunes. The term Ueda-chō (Ueda-tone) has been used to refer to his cool and mysterious atmosph... |
List of towns in Japan. A town (町; chō or machi) is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (ken or other equivalents), city (shi), and village (mura). Geographically, a town is contained within a district. The same word (町; machi or chō) is also used in names of smaller... |
Mangrove forest. Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps, mangrove thickets or mangals, are productive wetlands that occur in coastal intertidal zones.[1][2] Mangrove forests grow mainly at tropical and subtropical latitudes because mangrove trees cannot withstand freezing temperatures. There are about 80 differe... |
USD (disambiguation). USD is an abbreviation for the United States dollar, the official currency of the United States. USD may also refer to: |
Honshu. Honshu (Japanese: 本州, Hepburn: Honshū; pronounced [hoꜜɰ̃.ɕɯː] ⓘ; lit. main island), historically known as Akitsushima (秋津島; lit. dragonfly island),[3][4][5] is the largest of Japans four main islands.[6][7] It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the seventh-largest island i... |
Fukuoka. Fukuoka (福岡市, Fukuoka-shi; [ɸɯ̥.kɯꜜ.o.ka, -kɯ.o.kaꜜ.ɕi] ⓘ[2]) is the sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gatew... |
Federal Reserve Note. Federal Reserve Notes are the currently issued banknotes of the United States dollar.[1] The United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing, within the Department of the Treasury, produces the notes under the authority of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913[2] and issues them to the Federal Reserve B... |
Currency symbol. A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used to denote a currency unit.[1] Usually it is defined by a monetary authority, such as the national central bank for the currency concerned. A symbol may be positioned in various ways, according to national convention: before, between or after t... |
Gyoshū Hayami. Gyoshū Hayami (速水 御舟, Hayami Gyoshū; August 2, 1894 – March 20, 1935) was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter in the Nihonga style, active during the Taishō and Shōwa eras. His real name was Eiichi Maita. Gyoshū was born in the plebeian downtown district of Asakusa in Tokyo. He studied traditional painti... |
Shōeisha. Shōeisha Co., Ltd., sometimes abbreviated SE, is a publisher specializing in computer and software books. They have more than 1,000 publications, including programming books and application tutorials. Formerly, Shōeisha produced video games for various consoles, including the PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Sega ... |
Important Cultural Property (Japan). An Important Cultural Property (重要文化財, jūyō bunkazai)[note 1] is an item officially classified as Tangible Cultural Property by the Japanese governments Agency for Cultural Affairs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) and judged to be of particular import... |
Suiheisha. The Zenkoku Suiheisha (全国水平社; National Levelers Association) was a Japanese human rights organization founded on 3 March 1922 to advocate for the liberation of the Burakumin, a minority group subjected to discrimination. Launched in Kyoto in the liberal atmosphere of the Taishō era, the Suiheisha was the fi... |
Bandai Namco Filmworks. Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.[a] is a Japanese entertainment company owned by Bandai Namco Holdings with its business focused on the planning, production and management of anime films and television series. It was founded in September 1972 by former Mushi Production staff as Sunrise Studio, Limit... |
Desdemona. Desdemona (/ˌdɛzdəˈmoʊnə/) is a character in William Shakespeares play Othello (c. 1601–1604). Shakespeares Desdemona is a Venetian beauty who enrages and disappoints her father, a Venetian senator, when she elopes with Othello, a Moorish Venetian military prodigy. When her husband is deployed to Cyprus in ... |
Yamatane Museum. The Yamatane Museum of Art (山種美術館, Yamatane Bijutsukan) is a museum in Japan specializing in the nihonga style of Japanese watercolour painting. It is run by the Yamatane Art Foundation. The museum holds 7-8 exhibitions per year.[1] The Yamatane museum was opened in 1966 by the Yamatane art foundation,... |
ISO 4217. ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual currencies and their minor units. This data is published in three ta... |
Chiyoda, Tokyo. Chiyoda (Japanese: 千代田区, Hepburn: Chiyoda-ku; IPA: [tɕijoda] ⓘ), known as Chiyoda City in English,[2] is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. Located in the heart of Tokyos 23 special wards, Chiyoda consists of the Imperial Palace and a surrounding radius of about a kilometer (1000 yards), and is known as th... |
Yōga. Yōga (洋画; literally Western-style painting) is a style of artistic painting in Japan, typically of Japanese subjects, themes, or landscapes, but using Western (European) artistic conventions, techniques, and materials. The term was coined in the Meiji period (1868–1912) to distinguish Western-influenced artwork ... |
Giovanni Battista Giraldi. Giovanni Battista Giraldi (November[1] 1504 – 30 December 1573) was an Italian novelist and poet. He appended the nickname Cinthio to his name and is commonly referred to by that name (which is also rendered as Cynthius, Cintio or, in Italian, Cinzio). Cinthio was born in Ferrara, then the ca... |
IATA airport code. An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code, or simply a location identifier, is a unique three-letter geocode designating many airports, cities (with one or more airports) and metropolitan areas (cities with more than one airport) around the world, defined by ... |
Meiji era. The Meiji era (明治時代, Meiji jidai[a]) was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912.[2] The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization by Western powers to the new par... |
Location identifier. A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for staffed air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. The Int... |
Hyōgo-ku, Kobe. Hyogo (兵庫区, Hyōgo-ku) is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 14.68 km2 and a population of 109,144 (as of 2020).[1] The areas location with a natural harbour near the Akashi Strait which links Osaka Bay and the Seto inland sea has been an important location throughout the history of Japa... |
Haneda Airport. Haneda Airport (羽田空港, Haneda Kūkō) (IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT), officially Tokyo International Airport (東京国際空港, Tōkyō kokusai Kūkō) and sometimes abbreviated to Tokyo-Haneda, is the busier of the two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other being Narita International Airport (NRT). I... |
Rokkō Island. Rokkō Island (六甲アイランド, Rokkō Airando) is a man-made island in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. Located in the southeast region of the Port of Kobe, the island has a 3.4 km × 2 km (2.1 mi × 1.2 mi) rectangular shape and covers 5.80 km2 (2.24 sq mi). The islands central region features a residential area... |
Wajin (ancient people). Wajin (倭人, Wajin; literally Wa people) is In general the Wajin that established themselves on the Japanese archipelago became the Yayoi people, the ancestors of the Yamato people.[1] The word Wajin also refers to related groups outside of Japan. The first secure appearance of Wajin is in Treatis... |
Higashinada-ku, Kobe. Higashinada (東灘区, Higashinada-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 30.36 km2. and a population of 212,111 (2012). South of the Hanshin Main Line, it is also home to some notable sake brewing areas, including Uozaki and Mikage.[1] Universities: Public high schools: Private high s... |
Republic of Venice. The Republic of Venice,[a] officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenissima,[b] was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Venice. Founded, according to tradition, in 697 by Paolo Lucio Anafesto, over the course of its 1,100 years of histo... |
ICAO airport code. The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published quarterly in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operation... |
Kobe. Kobe (/ˈkoʊbeɪ/ KOH-bay; Japanese: 神戸, romanized: Kōbe, pronounced [koꜜː.be] ⓘ), officially Kobe City (神戸市, Kōbe-shi; [koː.beꜜ.ɕi]), is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japans seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokoham... |
Irreligion. Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices. It encompasses a wide range of viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, rationalism, secularism, and non-religious spirituality. These perspectiv... |
Imam. Imam (/ɪˈmɑːm/; Arabic: إمام, imām; pl.: أئمة, aimmah) is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a prayer leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic prayers, serve as community leaders, and provide religious guidance. Thus for Sunnis, anyone ... |
William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare[a] (c. 23 April 1564[b] – 23 April 1616)[c] was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the worlds pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called Englands national poet and the Bard of Avon or simply the Bard. H... |
Ryukyu Islands. The Ryukyu[a] Islands (琉球列島, Ryūkyū Rettō[b]), also known as the Nansei Islands (南西諸島, Nansei Shotō[c]; lit. Southwest Islands) or the Ryukyu Arc (琉球弧, Ryūkyū-ko), are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ryukyu Islands are divided into the Satsunan Islands (Ōsu... |
Otello Profazio. Otello Profazio (26 December 1934 – 23 July 2023) was an Italian cantastorie, folk singer-songwriter, and author. Born Otello Ermanno Profazio in Rende, Province of Cosenza, Profazio made his debut in 1953, participating in the radio music competition Il microfono è vostro with the song U Ciucciu.[1] A... |
Othello Hunter. Tegba Othello Hunter (born May 28, 1986) is an American-Liberian[1] former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he played at the center position. Hunter played four seasons of college basketball including two seasons for Hillsborough CC and two seasons for Ohio State Universi... |
Kimono. The kimono (着物; Japanese pronunciation: [kʲi.mo.no],[2] lit. thing to wear)[a] is a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan. The kimono is a wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, and is worn left side wrapped over right, unless the wearer is deceased.[4] The kim... |
Sakhalin. Sakhalin (Russian: Сахали́н, IPA: [səxɐˈlʲin]) is an island in Northeast Asia. Its north coast lies 6.5 km (4.0 mi) off the southeastern coast of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, while its southern tip lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. An island of the West Pacific, Sakhalin divi... |
Akihito (given name). Akihito (written: 明仁, 明人, 昭仁, 顕仁, 章仁, 暁人, 彰人, 昭人 or 章人) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: |
Syria (region). Syria (Arabic: ٱلشَّام, romanized: Ash-Shām or Shaam), also known as Greater Syria or Syria-Palestine,[2] is a historical region located east of the Mediterranean Sea in West Asia, broadly synonymous with the Levant.[3] The region boundaries have changed throughout history. However, in modern times, th... |
Akihito (fish). Akihito is a genus of gobies native to streams in Vanuatu. This genus is named after Japanese Emperor Akihito who has contributed much to the study of gobies.[1] There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2] |
Israeli Basketball Premier League. Ligat HaAl (Hebrew: ליגת העל, lit., Supreme League or Premier League), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The leagues name is abbreviated as either BSL (Basketball Super League) or... |
Othello Henderson. Othello Methelda Henderson III (born August 23, 1972) is an American former professional football defensive back who played two seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL draft after playin... |
Baalbek. Baalbek[a] (/ˈbɑːlbɛk, ˈbeɪəlbɛk/;[5] Arabic: بَعْلَبَكّ, romanized: Baʿlabakk; Syriac: ܒܥܠܒܟ) is a city located east of the Litani River in Lebanons Beqaa Valley, about 67 km (42 mi) northeast of Beirut. It is the capital of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate.[6] In 1998, the city had a population of 82,608.[7] Mos... |
Islamic Golden Age. The Islamic Golden Age was a period of scientific, economic, and cultural flourishing in the history of Islam, traditionally dated from the 8th century to the 13th century.[1][2][3] This period is traditionally understood to have begun during the reign of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid (786 to ... |
Beirut. Beirut (/beɪˈruːt/ ⓘ bay-ROOT;[4] Arabic: بيروت, romanized: Bayrūtⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2014[update], Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanons population,[5] which makes it the twelfth-largest city in the Levant region and the sixteenth-largest ... |
Nunzio Otello Francesco Gioacchino. Nunzio Otello Francesco Gioaccino (c. 1792, Ottoman Empire – after 1828) was a soldier and servant during the Napoleonic Wars.[1] Born to an Egyptian family in Ottoman Egypt, Otello was taken by French officials during their expedition to Egypt in 1798 under general Napoleon Bonapart... |
Japanese nationality law. The primary law governing nationality of Japan is the 1950 Nationality Law, which came into force on July 1, 1950. Children born to at least one Japanese parent are generally automatically nationals at birth. Birth in Japan does not by itself entitle a child to Japanese nationality, except wh... |
Japanese diaspora. The Japanese diaspora and its individual members, known as Nikkei (Japanese: 日系, IPA: [ɲikkeː]) or as Nikkeijin (Japanese: 日系人, IPA: [ɲikkeꜜːʑiɴ]), comprise the Japanese emigrants from Japan (and their descendants) residing in a country outside Japan. Emigration from Japan was recorded as early as t... |
Javanais. Javanais (French pronunciation: [ʒavanɛ]) is a type of French slang where the extra syllable ⟨av⟩ is infixed inside a word after every consonant that is followed by a vowel, in order to render it incomprehensible. Some common examples are gros ([ɡʁo], fat) which becomes gravos ([ɡʁavo]); bonjour ([bɔ̃ʒuʁ], he... |
JavaScript. JavaScript (JS)[a] is a programming language and core technology of the web platform, alongside HTML and CSS. Ninety-nine percent of websites on the World Wide Web use JavaScript on the client side for webpage behavior.[10] Web browsers have a dedicated JavaScript engine that executes the client code. Thes... |
Issue (genealogy). In genealogy and wills, a persons issue means all their lineal descendants. Issue typically means a persons lineal descendants—all genetic descendants of a person, regardless of degree.[1] Issue is a narrower category than heirs, which includes spouses, and collaterals (siblings, cousins, aunts, and ... |
Java (programming language). Java is a high-level, general-purpose, memory-safe, object-oriented programming language. It is intended to let programmers write once, run anywhere (WORA),[18] meaning that compiled Java code can run on all platforms that support Java without the need to recompile.[19] Java applications a... |
Tegali language. Tegali (also spelled Tagale, Tegele, Tekele, Togole) is a Kordofanian language in the Rashad family, which is thought by some to belong to the hypothetical Niger–Congo phylum (Greenberg 1963, Schadeberg 1981, Williamson & Blench 2000).[2] It is spoken in South Kordofan state, Sudan. The Rashad family o... |
Tragedy (event). A tragedy is an event of great loss, usually of human life. Such an event is said to be tragic. Traditionally, the event would require some element of moral failure, some flaw in character, or some extraordinary combination of elements[1] to be tragic. Not every death is considered a tragedy. Rather, ... |
Emperor Konoe. Emperor Konoe (近衛天皇, Konoe-tennō; June 16, 1139 – August 22, 1155) was the 76th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Konoes reign spanned the years from 1142 through 1155.[3] Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina)[4] was Narihi... |
Island (disambiguation). An island is a land mass entirely surrounded by water. Island(s) may also refer to: |
Tragedy (disambiguation). Tragedy is a genre of drama. Tragedy may also refer to: |
Fujiwara no Kiyoko. Fujiwara no Kiyoko (藤原 聖子; 1122–1182),[1] later Kōkamonin (皇嘉門院), was an Empress consort of Japan as the consort of Emperor Sutoku.[2] Her father the former regent Fujiwara no Tadamichi, who had ruled during Emperor Sutokus childhood, and her mother was Fujiwara no Sōshi [ja].[3][4][5] Kōkamonin had... |
Emperor Toba. Emperor Toba (鳥羽天皇, Toba-tennō; February 24, 1103 – July 20, 1156) was the 74th Emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Tobas reign spanned the years from 1107 through 1123.[3] Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina)[4] was Munehito... |
Catholic Church. God Schools Relations with: The Catholic Church (Latin: Ecclesia Catholica), also known as the Roman Catholic Church,[note 1] is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025.[4][5][8] It is among the worlds oldest and largest international institution... |
Posthumous name. A posthumous name is an honorary name given mainly to revered dead people in East Asian culture. It is predominantly used in Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. Reflecting on the persons accomplishments or reputation, the title is assigned after death and esse... |
Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiian: Mokupuni Hawaiʻi) are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) from the island of Hawaiʻi in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll. Formerly call... |
Peru. Peru,[e] officially the Republic of Peru,[f] is a country in western South America. It is bordered to the north by Ecuador and Colombia, to the east by Brazil, to the southeast by Bolivia, to the south by Chile, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country, with habitats ranging ... |
Tragic (disambiguation). A tragic story, or tragedy, is a genre of drama. Tragic may also refer to: |
Continent. A continent is any of several large terrestrial geographical regions. Continents are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria. A continent could be a single large landmass, a part of a very large landmass, as in the case of Asia or Europe within Eurasia, or a landmass and nearby is... |
Tokyo Imperial Palace. The Imperial Palace (皇居, Kōkyo; lit. Imperial Residence) is the main residence of the emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains several buildings including the Fukiage Palace (吹上御所, Fukiage gosho) where the emperor ha... |
Tragedian (disambiguation). Tragedian refers to: |
Brazil. Brazil,[b] officially the Federative Republic of Brazil,[c] is the largest country in South America. It is also the worlds fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 213 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the... |
Japan Kennel Club. The Japan Kennel Club (ジャパンケネルクラブ) is the primary registry body for purebred dog pedigrees in Japan.[1] It hosts the FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) Japan International Dog Show held annually at the Tokyo Big Sight; the event also includes two grooming competitions, with the highest awar... |
Fédération Cynologique Internationale. The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (French pronunciation: [fedeʁɑsjɔ̃ sinɔlɔʒik ɛ̃tɛʁnɑsjɔnal]; FCI; English: International Canine Federation) is the largest[1] international federation of national kennel clubs and purebred registries. The FCI is based in Thuin, Belgium and... |
Plate tectonics. Plate tectonics (from Latin tectonicus, from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós) pertaining to building)[1] is the scientific theory that Earths lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since 3–4 billion years ago.[2][3][4] The model builds on the conc... |
Empress Suiko. Empress Suiko (推古天皇, Suiko-tennō) (554 – 15 April 628) was the 33rd monarch of Japan,[1] and the countrys first and longest-reigning empress regnant, according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Suiko reigned from 593 until her death in 628.[3] Before her ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, h... |
Imperial House of Japan. The Imperial House (皇室, Kōshitsu) is the reigning dynasty of Japan, consisting of those members of the extended family of the reigning emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties. Under the present constitution of Japan, the emperor is the symbol of the State and of the unity of t... |
Dog breed. A dog breed is a particular type of dog that was purposefully bred by humans to perform specific tasks, such as herding, hunting, and guarding. Dogs are the most variable mammal on Earth, with artificial selection producing upward of 360 globally recognized breeds.[1] These breeds possess distinct traits re... |
Emperor Kanmu. Emperor Kanmu (桓武天皇, Kammu-tennō; 735 – 9 April 806), or Kammu, was the 50th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Kammu reigned from 781 to 806, and it was during his reign that the scope of the emperors powers reached its peak.[3] His reign saw the transition from t... |
El Limón, Samaná. 19°17′32″N 69°25′51″W / 19.292288°N 69.430820°W / 19.292288; -69.430820 El Limón (in English, The Lemon) is a municipal district of Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Samaná Province, Dominican Republic. It is on the north coast of the Samaná Peninsula, on the Atlantic coast. There are other two municipal di... |
Indonesia. in ASEAN Indonesia,[b] officially named the Republic of Indonesia,[c] is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the worlds largest archipelagic state a... |
Shunichi Nagasaki. Shunichi Nagasaki (長崎俊一, Nagasaki Shunichi; 18 June 1956) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. This biographical article related to film in Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (/ˈæŋɡrə/ ANG-grə; French: [ʒɑ̃ oɡyst dɔminik ɛ̃ɡʁ]; 29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter. Ingres was profoundly influenced by past artistic traditions and aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascend... |
Asmik Ace. Asmik Ace, Inc. (Japanese: アスミック・エース株式会社, Hepburn: Asumikku ēsu kabushikigaisha), formerly Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc. (アスミック・エース エンタテインメント株式会社, Asumikku ēsu entateinmento Kabushiki gaisha), is a Japanese film production and distribution company. In the past, the company has distributed video games. It wa... |
Supernatural film. Supernatural film is a film genre that encompasses supernatural themes related to gods, goddesses, ghosts, apparitions, spirits, miracles, and other extraordinary phenomena. These themes are often blended with other film genres, such as comedy, science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Historically, the ... |
Orientalism. In art history, literature, and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects of the Eastern world (or Orient) by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world. Orientalist painting, particularly of the Middle East,[1] was one of the many specialties of 19th-century academ... |
Masako Bandō. Masako Bandō (坂東 眞砂子, Bandō Masako; March 30, 1958 – January 27, 2014) was a Japanese novelist. She was awarded the prestigious Naoki Prize in 1996 for the novel Yamahaha. Born in Sakawa, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, she graduated from Nara Womens University, after which she studied for a while at ... |
Romanticism. Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. The purpose of the movement was to advocate for the importance of subjectivity, imagination, and appreciation of nature in society and c... |
Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo). The Rainbow Bridge (レインボーブリッジ, Reinbō Buridji) is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between Shibaura Pier and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is named Tōkyō Kō Renrakukyō (東京港連絡橋) as the official name in Japanese. It was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industr... |
Toho. Toho Co., Ltd.[b] (東宝株式会社, Tōhō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese entertainment company that primarily engages in producing and distributing films and exhibiting stage plays. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Toho is best known for... |
Reversis. Reversis, or more rarely Réversi, is a very old trick-taking card game in the Hearts family. Its origin is uncertain, but it may have emerged in Italy before spreading to Spain and France. It is considered one of the two probable ancestors of Hearts, Black Lady and Black Maria, the other being Coquimbert or C... |
Imperial Household Agency. Naruhito Fumihito |
Tokyo (disambiguation). The Tokyo Metropolis or Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō) is the capital of Japan. Tokyo may also refer to: |
Three Palace Sanctuaries. The Three Palace Sanctuaries (宮中三殿, Kyūchū sanden) are a group of structures in the precincts of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Japan. They are used in imperial religious ceremonies, including weddings and enthronements. The three sanctuaries are: 35°40′54″N 139°44′59″E / 35.68167°N 139.74972°... |
Edo Castle. Edo Castle (江戸城, Edo-jō) is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province.[1] In modern times it is part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is therefore also known as Chiyoda Castle (千代田城, Chiyoda-jō). Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokug... |
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