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Ōmori
is a district located a few kilometres south of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan accessed by rail via the Keihin Tohoku line, or by road via Dai Ichi Keihin. Ōmorikaigan, the eastern area of Ōmori, can be reached via the Keikyu line. Ōmori is one of many areas in Tokyo's largest ward, Ōta-ku, and was formerly home to the German International School before its relocation to Yokohama. High quality residential and retail developments that the German school attracted are present in the Ōmori-sannō area. Ōmori is home to the headquarters of the automotive company Isuzu, which has offices in the Belport complex a few hundred metres from Ōmori station. Prior to its development as a convenient residential and business location, Ōmori was laced with a network of small rivers which were used by many locals for drying harvested nori (seaweed), a staple of the Japanese diet. Modern Ōmori is built on mostly reclaimed land, and is very much a traditional Shinto area; there are many sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōta, Tokyo
is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it is often called Ōta City. , the ward has an estimated population of 716,413, with 379,199 households and a population density of 12,048.65 persons per km2. The total area is 59.46 km2, the largest of the special wards. Ōta's hub is situated around the two stations and , where the Ōta Ward Office and central Post Office can be found. Districts and neighborhoods ;Former Ōmori Ward * Chidori * Chūō * Den'enchōfu * Den'enchōfuhon-chō * Den'enchōfuminami * Higashimagome * Higashimine-chō * Higashiyukigaya * Ikegami * Ishikawamachi * Kamiikedai * Kitamagome * Kitamine-chō * Kitasenzoku * Kugahara * Minamikugahara * Minamimagome * Minamisenzoku * Minamiyukigaya * Nakaikegami * Nakamagome * Nishimagome * Nishimine-chō * Ōmorihigashi * Ōmorihonchō * Ōmorikita * Ōmoriminami * Ōmorinaka * Ōmorinishi * San'nō * Unoki * Yukigayaōtsuka-chō ;Former Kamata Ward * Haginaka * Haneda * Hanedaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōmori High School
is a Japanese high school located in the Ōmori area of Ōta, Tokyo. The school's nickname is . Tōkyū Ikegami Line's Ikegami Station is a Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway Ikegami Line station in Ōta, Tokyo. It is close to Ikegami Honmon-ji. Station layout Two ground-level side platforms. Bus service * bus stop **Tokyu Bus Tokyu may refer to: * Tokyu Group, a group o ... is located near the school. See also References External links Ōmori High School(Japanese) Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education schools High schools in Tokyo Ōta, Tokyo {{Japan-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinagawa
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The Ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. The Ward is home to ten embassies. , the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per km2. The total area is 22.84 km2. ''Shinagawa'' is also commonly used to refer to the business district around Shinagawa Station, which is not in Shinagawa Ward. This Shinagawa is in the Takanawa and Konan neighborhoods of Minato Ward, directly north of Kita-Shinagawa. Geography Shinagawa Ward includes natural uplands and lowlands, as well as reclaimed land. The uplands are the eastern end of the Musashino Terrace. They include Shiba-Shirokanedai north of the Meguro River, Megurodai between the Meguro and Tachiai Rivers, and Ebaradai south of the Tachiai River. The Ward lies on Tokyo Bay. Its neighbors on land are all special wards of Tokyo: Kōtō to the east, Minato to the north, Meguro to the west, and Ōta to the south. Districts and neighbor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo High School
Tokyo High School (東京高等学校 ''Tōkyō Kōtōgakkō'') is an independent high school in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1872 in what is now Ueno district of Taitō under the name Ueno-juku. It moved to its present location in Ōmori, Ōta in 1934, and assumed its present name in 1954 (a former "Tokyo High School" having become part of Tokyo University). It became co-educational in 1971. Notable alumni Writers * You Sano, mystery novelist * Yūzō Yamamoto, playwright Entertainers * Hiroya Ishimaru, voice actor * Makidai, dancer *Shinji Maki, ukelele player * Yuka Nomura, actress * Tatekawa Danshi, Rakugoka Athletes * Taku Bamba, race car driver *Asuka Cambridge is a Jamaican-born Japanese track and field Sprint (running), sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. His personal best of 10.03 in the 100m gives him Japan's 6th fastest time. He is a two-time East Asian Games gold medallist and ..., sprinter * Kyosuke Horie, rugby player * Yuya Iwadat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Zamperini
Louis Silvie Zamperini (January 26, 1917 – July 2, 2014) was an American World War II veteran and an Olympic distance runner. He took up running in high school and qualified for the United States in the 5,000 m race for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, finishing 8th while setting a new lap record in the process. Zamperini was commissioned in the United States Army Air Forces as a lieutenant. He served as a bombardier on B-24 Liberators in the Pacific. On a search and rescue mission, his plane experienced mechanical difficulties and crashed into the ocean. After drifting at sea on a life raft for 47 days, with two other crewmates, Zamperini landed on the Japanese-occupied Marshall Islands and was captured. He was taken to four different prisoner-of-war camps (total) in Japan where he was tortured and beaten by Japanese military personnel—specifically by Mutsuhiro Watanabe—due to Zamperini's status as a famous Olympic runner. He was later taken to a new prison camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German School Tokyo Yokohama
The German School of Tokyo Yokohama, ja, 東京横浜独逸学園, Tōkyō Yokohama Doitsu Gakuen, german: Deutsche Schule Tokyo Yokohama, DSTY is an officially approved German school in Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is the oldest German school in East Asia still in existence today. Overview The school includes a kindergarten, a primary school, a middle school (Orientierungsstufe) and a secondary school, which ends with the Abitur graduation exam with the option to enter the university. Other possible graduations are available excluding the possibility to go to university. These are the technical secondary school certificate (Fachoberschulabschluss), the secondary school certificate (Realschulabschluss) and the secondary modern school qualification (Hauptschulabschluss). Classes are held in German. For foreign languages English, Japanese, French, Latin and Spanish (as a school club) are available. The closest subway station is Nakamachidai Station (10 minutes by foot). Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board Of Education
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education (東京都教育委員会 ''Tōkyō-to Kyōiku Iinkai'') is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board directly manages all of the public high schools in all 23 special wards, the Western Tokyo, and all islands under Tokyo's jurisdiction. In 2019, policies requiring students who do not naturally have black hair to dye it as such were struck down. In 2017, as stated by survey results, 57% of the state-operated schools in the metropolis required students who did not have hair naturally colored black to submit documents proving so. The Japanese Communist Party criticized measures requiring parents to prove hair color. The 23 Wards Adachi High schools * Aoi High Schoolbr>* Adachi High Schoolbr>* Adachi East High Schoolbr>* Adachi West High Schoolbr>* Adachi Shinden High Schoolbr>* Adachi Technical High Schoolbr>* Arakawa Commercial High Schoolbr>* Fuchie High Schoolbr>* Kohoku High Schoolbr> Arakawa, Tokyo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorine
Chlorine is a chemical element with the symbol Cl and atomic number 17. The second-lightest of the halogens, it appears between fluorine and bromine in the periodic table and its properties are mostly intermediate between them. Chlorine is a yellow-green gas at room temperature. It is an extremely reactive element and a strong oxidising agent: among the elements, it has the highest electron affinity and the third-highest electronegativity on the revised Pauling scale, behind only oxygen and fluorine. Chlorine played an important role in the experiments conducted by medieval alchemists, which commonly involved the heating of chloride salts like ammonium chloride ( sal ammoniac) and sodium chloride (common salt), producing various chemical substances containing chlorine such as hydrogen chloride, mercury(II) chloride (corrosive sublimate), and hydrochloric acid (in the form of ). However, the nature of free chlorine gas as a separate substance was only recognised aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Japanese Army
The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor of Japan as supreme commander of the army and the Imperial Japanese Navy. Later an Inspectorate General of Aviation became the third agency with oversight of the army. During wartime or national emergencies, the nominal command functions of the emperor would be centralized in an Imperial General Headquarters (IGHQ), an ad hoc body consisting of the chief and vice chief of the Army General Staff, the Minister of the Army, the chief and vice chief of the Naval General Staff, the Inspector General of Aviation, and the Inspector General of Military Training. History Origins (1868–1871) In the mid-19th century, Japan had no unified national army and the country was made up of feudal domains (''han'') with the Tokugawa shogunate (''bakufu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōfuna (Prisoner Of War Camp)
Ōfuna (大船) can refer to: * Ōfuna Kannon, a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan *Ōfuna Station Ōfuna Station( ja, 大船駅, ) is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Ōfuna Station is served by the Tokaido Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Negishi Line ( Keihin-T ..., a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan * Ōfuna (Prisoner of War Camp), World War II prisoner of war camp {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard O'Kane
Richard Hetherington O'Kane (February 2, 1911 – February 16, 1994) was a United States Navy submarine commander in World War II, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for commanding in the Pacific War against Japan to the most successful record of any United States submarine ever. He also received three Navy Crosses and three Silver Stars, for a total of seven awards of the United States military's three highest decorations for valor in combat. Before commanding ''Tang'', O'Kane served in the highly successful as executive officer and approach officer under noted Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton. In his ten combat patrols, five in ''Wahoo'' and five commanding ''Tang'', O'Kane participated in more successful attacks on Japanese shipping than any other submarine officer during the war. Early life and education O'Kane was born in Dover, New Hampshire, on February 2, 1911. He was the youngest of four children of University of New Hampshire entomology professor Walter Collins O'K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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