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Aoshima (other)
Aoshima is a Japanese name meaning "blue island". It is most commonly written as 青島, but may also be written 青嶋, 蒼島, and 青嶌. Aoshima may refer to: Companies *Aoshima Bunka Kyozai, a well-known Japanese model car, model aircraft and model ship manufacturer Places *Aoshima, Miyazaki, an island in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan *Aoshima, Ehime, a tiny island offshore of Ehime Prefecture, Japan, also known as Cat Island People *Aoshima (surname) See also *Qingdao, also written 青島 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoshima Bunka Kyozai
, commonly truncated to Aoshima, is a Japanese model manufacturer based in Shizuoka Prefecture. It produces plastic model kits of a variety of vehicles, including model car, model aircraft, model ship and model Sci-fi mecha under Aoshima brand, along with finished toys under Skynet brand, diecast models under Miracle House brand, diecast cars under DISM brand and female statue figures under FunnyKnights brand. History In 1924, "Aoshima Airplane Research Institute" (青島飛行機研究所) was founded by airplane pilot . In 1932, model-airplane was designated as an educational material in Japanese schools, and "Shizuoka model-airplane association" (静岡県模型飛行機工業組合) was established. Jiro Aoshima acceded to the chairman's post. "Aoshima Bunka Kyozai RL" (青島文化教材研究所) was established in 1945. It was focusing on the wooden model-airplane manufacturing. "Aoshima Bunka Kyozai Inc." ( 有限会社 青島文化教材社) was established in 1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
