Morioka, the Glossary
is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.[1]
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- Cities in Iwate Prefecture
Abe clan
The was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans (uji); and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period.
Agency for Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
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Air raids on Japan
During the Pacific War, Allied forces conducted air raids on Japan from 1942 to 1945, causing extensive destruction to the country's cities and killing between 241,000 and 900,000 people.
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Akita Shinkansen
The is a Mini-shinkansen rail line in Japan.
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Arhat
In Buddhism, an Arhat (Sanskrit: अर्हत्) or Arhant (Pali: अरहन्त्, 𑀅𑀭𑀳𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆) is one who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved Nirvana and liberated from the endless cycle of rebirth.
Ōshima Takatō
Ōshima Takatō (大島 高任, May 11, 1826–March 29, 1901) was a Japanese engineer who created the first reverberation blast furnace and first Western-style gun in Japan.
Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
The was a Japanese military-political coalition established and disestablished over the course of several months in early to mid-1868 during the Boshin War.
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Bank of Iwate Red Brick Building
is a former bank building located in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Battle of Sekigahara
The Battle of Sekigahara (Shinjitai: 関ヶ原の戦い; Kyūjitai: 關ヶ原の戰い, Hepburn romanization: Sekigahara no Tatakai), was a historical battle in Japan which occurred on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month) in what is now Gifu Prefecture, Japan, at the end of the Sengoku period.
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Boshin War
The, sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution or Japanese Civil War, was a civil war in Japan fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and a coalition seeking to seize political power in the name of the Imperial Court.
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cercidiphyllum japonicum, known as the Katsura (from its Japanese name カツラ, 桂), is a species of flowering tree in the family Cercidiphyllaceae native to China and Japan.
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Cities of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.
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Confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: conflux) occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel.
Core cities of Japan
A is a class or category of Japanese cities.
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East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan, the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies.
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Emishi
The (also called Ebisu and Ezo), were a people who lived in parts of Honshū region of Japan, especially in the Tōhoku region.
Enryaku
was a after Ten'ō and before Daidō.
Former Nine Years' War
The, also known in English as the Former Nine Years' War or the Early Nine Years' War, was fought between the Imperial Court and the Abe clan in Mutsu Province, in Northeast Japan, from 1051 to 1062.
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Gandō Dam
is a dam on the Tandogawa River, a branch of the Kitakami River in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1960.
Gosannen War
The Gosannen War (後三年合戦, gosannen kassen), also known as the Later Three-Year War, was fought in the late 1080s in Japan's Mutsu Province on the island of Honshū.
Hachimantai, Iwate
is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Morioka and Hachimantai, Iwate are cities in Iwate Prefecture.
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Hanamaki, Iwate
is a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Morioka and Hanamaki, Iwate are cities in Iwate Prefecture.
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Hanawa Line
The is a railway line in Japan linking Kōma Station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture and Ōdate Station in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
Hara Takashi
was a Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 1918 until his assassination.
Hōon-ji (Morioka)
is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple located in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.
Hiraizumi
is a town located in Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
House of Representatives (Japan)
The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan.
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Humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold (sometimes severely cold in the northern areas) and snowy winters.
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Imperial House of Japan
The is the dynasty and imperial family of Japan, consisting of those members of the extended family of the reigning emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties.
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Iris laevigata
Iris laevigata, known as Japanese iris, rabbit-ear iris, or shallow-flowered iris (Japanese: カキツバタ), is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to Japan.
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Iwaizumi, Iwate
is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Iwate Asahi Television
, also known as IAT callsigns JOIT-DTV (channel 5), is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the All-Nippon News Network.
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Iwate Big Bulls
The Iwate Big Bulls are a professional basketball team that compete in the third division of the Japanese B.League.
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Iwate Broadcasting Company
, also known as IBC, is a Japanese television and radio station affiliated with the Japan News Network (JNN).
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Iwate Galaxy Railway Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the "third sector" publicly and privately owned operator Iwate Galaxy Railway Company.
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Iwate Grulla Morioka
is a Japanese association football club based in Morioka, capital of Iwate Prefecture.
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Iwate Medical University
is a private university in Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
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Iwate Menkoi Television
is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS) in Morioka, Iwate.
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Iwate Morioka Stadium
is a multi-use stadium in the city of Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
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Iwate Museum of Art
The is an art museum in Morioka, Japan.
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Iwate Nippo
is a Japanese regional daily newspaper published mainly in Iwate prefecture.
Iwate Prefectural Museum
opened in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan in 1980.
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Iwate Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.
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Iwate University
Iwate University (岩手大学, Iwate Daigaku, abbreviated as Gandai or 岩大) is a national university located in Morioka, Japan.
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Japan Meteorological Agency
The Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁, Kishō-chō), a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, is dedicated to the scientific observation and research of natural phenomena.
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Japan Standard Time
, or, is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00).
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Japanese Paleolithic
The is the period of human inhabitation in Japan predating the development of pottery, generally before 10,000 BC.
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Jōmon period
In Japanese history, the is the time between c. 14,000 and 300 BC, during which Japan was inhabited by a diverse hunter-gatherer and early agriculturalist population united through a common Jōmon culture, which reached a considerable degree of sedentism and cultural complexity.
Kamakura period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Kūkai
Kūkai (空海; 27 July 774 – 22 April 835Kūkai was born in 774, the 5th year of the Hōki era; his exact date of birth was designated as the fifteenth day of the sixth month of the Japanese lunar calendar, some 400 years later, by the Shingon sect (Hakeda, 1972 p. 14). Accordingly, Kūkai's birthday is commemorated on June 15 in modern times.
Kitakami River
The is the fourth largest river in Japan and the largest in the Tōhoku region.
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Kiyohara clan
The was a powerful clan of the far north of Japan during the Heian period, descended from Prince Toneri, son of Emperor Tenmu (631–686).
Kofun period
The is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538 AD (the date of the introduction of Buddhism), following the Yayoi period.
Kozukata
is an old name for the area that is now occupied by the center of the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China.
Kuzumaki, Iwate
is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Kyoto
Kyoto (Japanese: 京都, Kyōto), officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu.
List of regions of Japan
Japan is divided into eight regions.
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Maegata Station
is a railway station in the city of Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Marco Polo
Marco Polo (8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.
Mayor–council government
A mayor–council government is a system of local government in which a mayor who is directly elected by the voters acts as chief executive, while a separately elected city council constitutes the legislative body.
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Meiji era
The was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912.
Meiji Restoration
The Meiji Restoration (Meiji Ishin), referred to at the time as the, and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.
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Mikoi Sasaki
is a Japanese voice actress known for her role as Hercule Barton in Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, and her other major roles include Himeno Katsuragi in Da Capo III, Kuguru Uki in Future Card Buddyfight, and Neko in Recently, My Sister Is Unusual.
Milano Collection A. T.
, is a Japanese color commentator and retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name.
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Minamoto clan
was a noble surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility since 814.
Minamoto no Yoritomo
was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate and of Japan, ruling from 1192 until 1199, also the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan.
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Mitsumasa Yonai
was a Japanese navy officer and politician.
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Mitsuo Ogasawara
is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Miyako, Iwate
is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Morioka and Miyako, Iwate are cities in Iwate Prefecture.
Morioka Castle
is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611.
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Morioka Domain
Ruins of Morioka Castle was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period Japan.
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Morioka First High School
, often abbreviated as, is a public university preparatory high school in Morioka city, Iwate, Japan.
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Morioka Hachimangū
is a Shinto shrine in the city of Morioka, Iwate in northern Japan.
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Morioka jajamen
is a Japanese-style Chinese noodle dish that is part of the local cuisine of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture.
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Morioka Racecourse
is located in Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
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Morioka reimen
Morioka reimen is a local dish of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture.
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Morioka Station
Morioka Station (盛岡駅) is a major railway station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Morioka Takaya Arena
Morioka Takaya Arena is an arena in Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
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Morioka Third High School
The, commonly referred to as Morioka Third High School or San-Kō, is located in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Motacillidae
The wagtails, longclaws, and pipits are a family, Motacillidae, of small passerine birds with medium to long tails.
Mount Hayachine
is the highest mountain in the Kitakami Range, located in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan.
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Mount Himekami
Mount Himekami (姫神山, Himekami-san) is a mountain in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Mount Iwate
is a stratovolcano complex in the Ōu Mountains of western Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan.
Mutsu Province
was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture.
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Nakatsu River
The is a river in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Nanbu clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan who ruled most of northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region of Japan for over 700 years, from the Kamakura period through the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
National Diet
The is the national legislature of Japan.
Natural monument
A natural monument is a natural or cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities, or cultural significance.
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New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo.
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Nishikigi Tetsuya
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Morioka.
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Nitobe Inazō
was a Japanese agronomist, diplomat, political scientist, politician, and writer.
Northern Fujiwara
The Northern Fujiwara (奥州藤原氏 Ōshū Fujiwara-shi) were a Japanese noble family that ruled the Tōhoku region (the northeast of Honshū) of Japan during the 12th century as their own realm.
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Population
Population is the term typically used to refer to the number of people in a single area.
Population density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area.
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Prefectures of Japan
Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (todōfuken), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division.
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Prime Minister of Japan
The prime minister of Japan (Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: Naikaku Sōri-Daijin) is the head of government and the highest political position of Japan.
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Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree
The ancient Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree in 2005 The is an approximately 400-year-old cherry tree growing out of a crack in a granite boulder.
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Sakanoue no Tamuramaro
was a court noble, general and shōgun of the early Heian period of Japan.
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Sannohe Castle
was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located in the center of what is now the town of Sannohe, in Sannohe District of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of far northern Japan.
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Sōtō
Sōtō Zen or is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai and Ōbaku).
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Senbei
are a type of Japanese rice cracker.
Sengoku period
The, is the period in Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Shijūshida Dam
The is a dam on the Kitakami River, located in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.
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Shinto shrine
A Stuart D. B. Picken, 1994.
Shiwa Castle
was an early Heian period jōsaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshu, Japan.
Shiwa, Iwate
is a town in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Shizukuishi
is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Shizukuishi River
The is a river in Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū in Japan.
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Shunsuke Matsumoto
was a Japanese painter, who primarily painted in the Yōga ("Western painting") style.
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Taishō era
The was a period in the history of Japan dating from 30 July 1912 to 25 December 1926, coinciding with the reign of Emperor Taishō.
Taka Michinoku
(born October 26, 1973), better known by his ring name (stylized as TAKA Michinoku), is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist.
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Takizawa, Iwate
is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Morioka and Takizawa, Iwate are cities in Iwate Prefecture.
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Takuboku Ishikawa
was a Japanese poet.
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Takuya Kawamura
is a Japanese professional basketball guard currently signed to the Nishinomiya Storks.
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Tamayama, Iwate
was a village located in Iwate District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Tazawako Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) connecting Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate and Ōmagari Station in Daisen, Akita, Japan.
Tōhoku Main Line
The Tōhoku Main Line (Tōhoku-honsen) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Tōhoku region
The, Northeast region,, or consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan.
Tōhoku Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line, connecting Tokyo with Aomori in Aomori Prefecture in a route length of, making it Japan's longest Shinkansen line.
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Television Iwate
, also known as TVI, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System.
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Tetsugorō Yorozu
was a Japanese painter, noted for his work in introducing the Avant-garde trend, especially cubism into Japanese yōga (Western-style) painting in the early 20th century.
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The Great Sasuke
, best known under his ring name, is a Japanese professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter and politician.
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Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (Tokugawa bakufu), also known as the, was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.
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Tokyo
Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.
Tone River
The is a river in the Kantō region of Japan.
Unicameralism
Unicameralism (from uni- "one" + Latin camera "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislates and votes as one.
Vairocana
Vairocana (from Sanskrit: Vi+rocana, "from the sun" or "belonging to the sun", "Solar", or "Shining") also known as Mahāvairocana (Great Vairocana) is a major Buddha from Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast.
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Wanko soba
is a style of Japanese soba noodles originating from Iwate Prefecture in Japan, particularly Morioka and Hanamaki.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Yahaba, Iwate
is a town in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Yamada Line (JR East)
The is a regional railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Yasutake Funakoshi
was a Japanese sculptor and painter.
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Yayoi period
The started in the late Neolithic period in Japan, continued through the Bronze Age, and towards its end crossed into the Iron Age.
Yōko Mihara
was an actress of Japanese exploitation cinema, erotic dancer and pin-up model who was active from the 1950s to 1970s.
Yota Sato (boxer)
is a retired Japanese professional boxer who was a former WBC Super flyweight Champion.
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Yusei Kikuchi
is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
On 11 March 2011, at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC), a 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region.
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See also
Cities in Iwate Prefecture
- Hachimantai, Iwate
- Hanamaki, Iwate
- Ichinoseki, Iwate
- Kamaishi, Iwate
- Kitakami, Iwate
- Kuji, Iwate
- List of cities in Iwate Prefecture by population
- Miyako, Iwate
- Morioka
- Ninohe, Iwate
- Rikuzentakata, Iwate
- Takizawa, Iwate
- Tōno, Iwate
- Ōfunato
- Ōshū, Iwate
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morioka
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