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Wakayama
Wakayama may refer to: *Wakayama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan *Wakayama (city) Wakayama City Hall is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 351,391 in 157066 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km². The total area of the city is ..., the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Wakayama Station, a train station in Wakayama, Wakayama * Wakayama University, a national university in Wakayama, Wakayama People with the surname *, Japanese writer *, Japanese voice actor and actor *, Japanese voice actresses *, Japanese actor *, Japanese idol {{disambiguation, geo, surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 944,320 () and has a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture to the northeast. Wakayama is the capital and largest city of Wakayama Prefecture, with other major cities including Tanabe, Hashimoto, and Kinokawa. Wakayama Prefecture is located on the western coast of the Kii Peninsula on the Kii Channel, connecting the Pacific Ocean and Seto Inland Sea, across from Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. History Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii. 1953 flood disaster On July 17–18, 1953, a torrential heavy rain occurred, followed by collapse of levees, river flooding and landslides in a wide area. Many bridges and houses were destroyed. According to an officially confirmed report by the Government of Japan, 1,015 people died, with 5,709 injured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakayama (city)
Wakayama City Hall is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 351,391 in 157066 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Wakayama is located at the northwest corner of Wakayama Prefecture, bordered by Osaka Prefecture to the north and the Kii Channel and Kitan Strait to the west. It is located on the mouth of the Kinokawa River with the main urban center of the city on the river's left bank. Neighboring municipalities Wakayama Prefecture * Kainan * Kinokawa * Iwade Osaka Prefecture * Hannan *Misaki Hyōgo Prefecture *Sumoto, Hyōgo (separated by the Kitan Strait) Climate Wakayama has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Wakayama is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1713 mm with September as the wettest month. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakayama Station
is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway company Wakayama Electric Railway. Lines Wakayama Station is the western terminus of the 87.5 kilometer Wakayama Line for and the 380.9 kilometer Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for and the southern terminus of the 61.3 kilometer Hanwa Line for . It is also the western terminal of the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line, and is located 14.3 kilometers from the opposing terminal of the line at Kishi Station. Station layout The station has two side platforms and three island platforms, serving a total of eight ground-level tracks. The platforms are connected by means of a footbridge and an underground passage. Platforms Adjacent stations History Wakayama Station opened on 28 February 1924. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the JR West station was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomisaburo Wakayama
, born Masaru Okumura (奥村 勝),Leous, G. (''c.'' 2003)Tomisaburo WakayamaRetrieved on May 23, 2010. was a Japanese actor best known for playing Ogami Ittō, the scowling, 19th-century '' ronin'' warrior in the six ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' samurai films.Stout, J. (1981): "Tomisaburo Wakayama: The Anti-Hero of Shogun Assassin." ''Martial Arts Movies'' (August), 1(2):26–33. Biography Wakayama (his stage name)''Lame d'un père, l'âme d'un sabre'' (2005). Wild Side Films. Event occurs at 34. was born on September 1, 1929, in Fukagawa, a district in Tokyo, Japan. His father was Minoru Okumura (奥村 実), a noted ''kabuki'' performer and '' nagauta'' singer who went by the stage name Katsutōji Kineya ( 杵屋 勝東治),Asiateca: Tomisaburo Wakayama (August 10, 2007). Retrieved on May 24, 2010. and the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakayama University
, or , is a national university located in Wakayama, Japan. It was founded in 1949 and is organized in four faculties. Organization The university is divided into the following four faculties. *Faculty of Education & Graduate School of Education *Faculty of Economics & Graduate School of Economics *Faculty of Systems Engineering & Graduate School of Systems Engineering *Faculty of Tourism History Wakayama University was established in May 1949 as a new style of university with a goal and mission of "undertaking research and education in highly specialized academic fields based on a broad range of knowledge, mainly in academia and culture, in accordance with the spirit of the Fundamental Law of Education is a Japanese law which sets the standards for the Japanese education system. Summary The Fundamental Law of Education, as the name suggests, is a law concerning the foundation of Japanese education. Because it acts as the basis for the int ... and the School Educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bokusui Wakayama
was the pen-name of , a Japanese author noted for his poetry in pre-World War II Japan. Life Wakayama was born in Togo, Miyazaki, (now part of the city of Hyūga) as the eldest son of a doctor. He became interested in poetry from middle school, taking the name of "Bokusui" from the age of 18. He entered Waseda University in 1904, where one of his classmates was Hakushu Kitahara. After graduation, he was hired by the ''Chuo Shimbun'' newspaper in 1909, but quit after only five months. He decided to devote himself to poetry, and became a disciple of Saishū Onoe. He traveled all over Japan and Korea, composing many '' tanka'' about the places he visited. He settled in Numazu, Shizuoka in 1920. He also loved sake, and heavy drinking eventually resulted in cirrhosis Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is the impaired liver function caused by the formation of scar tissue known as fibrosis due to damage caused by liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genzō Wakayama
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and DJ. He moved to Sapporo, Hokkaido as a youth and graduated from Sapporo South High School. Due to his low bass voice, Wakayama often voiced villainous or calm characters. He is the official Japanese dub-over artist of actors Sean Connery, Gene Barry, Peter Graves, Raymond Burr, Hugh O'Brian and John Bromfield. Also, He was the first dub-over artist of Lee Marvin in his early days. As a disc jockey, Wakayama hosted a program on TBS Radio from 1973 to 1995 that ran for 5,700 installments. Wakayama also narrated over 800 episodes of the television ''jidaigeki'' '' Abarenbo Shogun'' from 1978 to 2003. He died due to heart failure on May 18, 2021. A private service was held by his family. Roles Television animation *''Astro Boy'' (1963) (Detective Boon) *'' Shin Takarajima'' (1965) (Ship Captain (Bear)) *'' Harris no Kaze'' (1966) (Principal) *''Treasure Island'' (1978-1979) (Long John Silver) Theatrical animation *'' Doraemon: Nobita's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shion Wakayama
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Himawari Theatre Group. She joined the group at the age of three and did acting in various television dramas. She later became a voice actress and was cast in her first lead role as Aoi Aioi in '' Her Blue Sky''. Some of her other major roles include Yume Minami in ''SSSS.Dynazenon'', Cosette Schneider/Destiny in '' Takt Op. Destiny'', Mai Kawai in ''Police in a Pod'', and Takina Inoue in ''Lycoris Recoil''. Biography Shion Wakayama was born in Chiba Prefecture on February 10, 1998. She joined Himawari Theatre Group at the age of three. In 2002, she was cast in her first role as Natsu in '. Being a fan of video games, Wakayama wanted to pursue a career in voice acting. In 2019, she was cast in her first major role in an anime with Aoi Aioi in '' Her Blue Sky''. In 2022 she was cast as Mai Kawai in ''Police in a Pod'' and Takina Inoue in ''Lycoris Recoil''. Filmography Anime ;2019 * '' Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise'' as Hinata Mukai ;202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manami Wakayama
is a Japanese idol. She has had the role of Sailor Mercury and Berthier in the Sailor Moon Musicals or Seramyu. She held the role of Mercury from 2002 to 2005, graduating from the role with the musical ''Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu - Kaiteiban''. She has also released several idol DVDs and appeared in various other musicals. Musicals *''Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (Kaiteiban) - Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo'' - Berthier *''Mugen Gakuen - Mistress Labyrinth'' - Sailor Mercury is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. She is the alternate identity of , a teenage Japanese schoolgirl, and a member of the Sailor Guardians, supernatural female fighters who protect the Solar Sys ... *''Mugen Gakuen - Mistress Labyrinth (Kaiteiban)'' - Sailor Mercury *''Starlights - Ryuusei Densetsu'' - Sailor Mercury *''Kakyuu-Ouhi Kourin - The Second Stage Final'' - Sailor Mercury *''Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu'' - Sailor Mercury *''Shin Kaguya Shima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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