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Climbing Japan Cup
Climbing Japan Cup or Japan Climbing Cup is a series of climbing competitions held annually and organized by the JMSCA (Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association). The athletes compete in three disciplines: lead, bouldering and speed. The first Lead Japan Cup was held in 1987. The first Bouldering Japan Cup was held in 2005. The first Combined Japan Cup was held in 2018. The first Speed Japan Cup was held in 2019. Lead '' Lead Japan Cup (in Japanese)'' Bouldering '' Bouldering Japan Cup (in Japanese)'' Akiyo Noguchi won the most, with 9 consecutive wins from 2005 to 2014 (1st-9th). In 2017, Futaba Ito is a Japanese professional rock climber, sport climber and boulderer. She participates in both bouldering and lead climbing competitions. She won the IFSC Climbing Asian Youth Championships in lead and bouldering events in 2016, as well as Boul ... then 14-year-old, became the youngest athlete to win the Bouldering Japan Cup. There were no male athletes who won m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Climbing Competition
A climbing competition (or comp) is usually held indoors on purpose built climbing walls. There are three main types of climbing competition: lead, speed, and bouldering. In lead climbing, the competitors start at the bottom of a route and must climb it within a certain time frame in a single attempt, making sure to clip the rope into pre-placed quickdraws along the route. Bouldering competitions consist of climbing short problems without rope, with the emphasis on number of problems completed and the attempts necessary to do so. Speed climbing can either be an individual or team event, with the person or team that can climb a standardized route the fastest winning. The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) organizes some of the most important international sport climbing competitions, including the Climbing World Championships and the Climbing World Cup. Sport climbing was featured at the Summer Olympics for the first time in 2020. Disciplines Lead climbing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendai
is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date Masamune. It is nicknamed the ; there are Japanese zelkova trees lining many of the main thoroughfares such as and . In the summer, the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the largest Tanabata festival in Japan, is held. In winter, the trees are decorated with thousands of lights for the , lasting through most of December. On 11 March 2011, coastal areas of the city suffered catastrophic damage from a magnitude 9.0 offshore earthquake,UK Foreign Office 9.0 assessment [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōetsu, Niigata
is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 189,430, in 76,461 households with a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Jōetsu borders the Sea of Japan and is renowned for its abundance of snow, the annual cherry-blossom festival, ''sake'' and ''Koshihikari'' rice. Geography Jōetsu is in southwest Niigata Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the north and Nagano Prefecture to the south. It is approximately 133 kilometers west of the city of Niigata, the prefectural capital and 139 kilometers east of Toyama. Mountains Surrounded by the Japanese Alps, Jōetsu contains four noteworthy mountains: *Kasugayama - formerly the location of Kasugayama Castle, home of the Sengoku period ''daimyō'', Uesugi Kenshin *Kanayasan - birthplace of skiing in Japan *Yoneyama - a sacred mountain on the border of Joetsu and neighboring Kashiwazaki City. *Hishigatake-yama - part of the Shin-etsu tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momoka Oda
Momoka (written: 杏果, 百夏, 桃花 or 桃華) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese singer * (born 1995), Japanese idol and singer *, Japanese idol from Magical² and ''Girls²'' *, Japanese footballer *Momoka Kobori (born 1999), New Zealand golfer *, Japanese woman para-alpine skier Fictional characters: *, a main female character in the anime series ''Touka Gettan'' *, character in the manga series ''Keroro Gunso'' *, character from ''Magical x Heroine Magimajo Pures! Magical is the adjective for magic. It may also refer to: * Magical (horse) (foaled 2015), Irish Thoroughbred racehorse * "Magical" (song), released in 1985 by John Parr * '' Magical: Disney's New Nighttime Spectacular of Magical Celebrations'', ...'' {{given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taketa, Ōita
is a city located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 1954. On April 1, 2005, the towns of Kujū, Naoiri and Ogi (all from Naoiri District) were also merged into Taketa. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 22,661, with 10,393 households and a population density of 47 persons per km². The total area is 477.59 km². Oka Castle is a famous local historic site. Geography Climate Taketa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is somewhat lower in winter. The average annual temperature in Taketa is . The average annual rainfall is with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Taketa was on 15 August 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 10 February 1984. Demogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachi Amma
Indrani (Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी, IAST: ''Indrāṇī, lit.'' Indra's queen), also known as Shachi (Sanskrit: शची, IAST: ''Śacī''), is the queen of the Deva (Hinduism), devas in Hinduism. Described as tantalisingly beautiful, proud and kind, she is the daughter of the asura Puloman and the consort of the king of the Deva (Hinduism), devas, Indra. According to legend, due to her heavenly beauty and sensuality, Indrani was desired by many men, many of whom tried to marry her. When Indra was away performing his penance for the slaying of Vritra, Vritasura, Nahusha, a mortal king of the Lunar dynasty, was chosen as the ruler of heaven. The latter tried to seduce Shachi and make her his queen, though she cleverly executed a scheme to dethrone him and later reunite with her husband. She is an important goddess in Shaktism, a major sect of Hinduism. Indrani (or Aindri) is one of the Sapta Matrika—the seven divine mothers. She is worshipped in South India as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maniwa
270px, Maniwa City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Kuse area of Maniwa is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 42,477 in 17568 households and a population density of 51 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Maniwa is located in north-central Okayama Prefecture and is approximately in the center of the Chūgoku Mountains, which forms its northern border with Tottori Prefecture. Occupying 11.6% of Okayama Prefecture, it has the largest area of any municipality in the prefecture. It measures roughly 55 km from North to South, and 35 km from east to west. The mountainous part of the city to the north is dominated by Mount Hiruzen () and the Hiruzen Highlands, which is the source of the Asahi River, emerges from Mount Hiruzen in Maniwa, and its upper reaches are located within the town. The river has approximately 146 tributaries and a length of .. Major tributaries of the Asahi in Maniwa include the Bitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuji Hirayama
Yuji Hirayama (平山ユージ; born February 23, 1969) is a Japanese rock climber specializing in lead climbing competitions. He won two Lead World Cups, in 1998 (becoming the first Asian climber to win the title) and in 2000. He is notable for being the first-ever climber to onsight an route, and for his various speed records on El Capitan. Climbing career On November 25, 1999, Hirayama onsighted ''Mortal Kombat'' (Castillon, FRA), which gained some historical relevance because it was initially believed to be the world's first onsight of an ; however, a few days later, Hirayama himself downgraded it to 8b+, which has become the consensus grading. On September 29, 2002, Hirayama and Hans Florine climbed '' The Nose'' in 2:48:55, setting a new speed record. In 2003, he made the first ascent of a proposed called ''Flat Mountain''. On October 6, 2004, he onsighted the graded ''White Zombie'' in Baltzola Cave, ESP. This was the world's first-ever onsight of an 8c in histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiyo Noguchi
is a Japanese professional rock climber, sport climber and boulderer. She participates in both bouldering and lead climbing competitions. She is known for winning the IFSC Climbing World Cup in Bouldering four times. In her home country, she won Bouldering Japan Cup nine times consecutively from 2005 to 2014, which no other Japanese athlete has been able to match. She retired from competition climbing after competing and winning a bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Biography Noguchi grew up on a cattle farm in the Ibaraki Prefecture. From a young age she would climb on buildings, trees and sometimes even on the cows. In 2000, when she was 11 years old, she tried a real climbing wall for the first time, during a holiday trip to Guam. Back at home she immediately joined a local climbing gym. Her father later built her a climbing wall in an old cattle barn on the farm. In 2007, she started competing in the Bouldering World Cups, reaching the podium three times. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshinobu Shinozaki
Yoshinobu is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yoshinori can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義信, "justice, believe" *義伸, "justice, extend" *義延, "justice, extend" *佳信, "skilled, believe" *佳伸, "skilled, extend" *佳延, "skilled, extend" *善信, "virtuous, believe" *吉信, "good luck, believe" *吉伸, "good luck, extend" *良信, "good, believe" *恭信, "respectful, believe" *嘉信, "excellent, believe" *嘉伸, "excellent, extend" *嘉延, "excellent, extend" The name can also be written in hiragana よしのぶ or katakana ヨシノブ. Notable people with the name *, better known as James Iha, Japanese-American rock musician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese architect *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese film director and executive *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese politician *, Japanese professional wrestler *Ikuya Sawaki (real name (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapporo
( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city in Japan. It is the capital city of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. Sapporo lies in the southwest of Hokkaido, within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, which is a tributary stream of the Ishikari. It is considered the cultural, economic, and political center of Hokkaido. As with most of Hokkaido, the Sapporo area was settled by the indigenous Ainu people, beginning over 15,000 years ago. Starting in the late 19th century, Sapporo saw increasing settlement by Yamato migrants. Sapporo hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics ever held in Asia, and the second Olympic games held in Japan after the 1964 Summer Olympics. Sapporo is currently bidding for the 2030 Winter Olympics. The Sapporo Dome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keita Mogaki
Keita or Keïta may refer to: People * Keita (given name) * Keita (surname) History * Keita Dynasty, a ruling lineage of Mali Geography * Keita Department, a region of Niger * Keita, Niger, a town in Keita department Politics * Keita Integrated Development Project, a food security project in Niger Entertainment * ''Keïta! l'Héritage du griot'', a 1995 Burkinabé film by Dani Kouyaté Sport * Centre Salif Keita, a Malian football club * Pavillon des sports Modibo Keita, a Malian indoor sporting arena * Stade Centre Salif Keita Jeunesse Sportive Centre Salif Keita (JS CSK) is a Malian football club based in Bamako. History Founded in 1995, former players include Mahamadou Diarra, Cheick Diabaté and Seydou Keita. The club was founded by Malian football legend Salif Ke ..., a Malian football stadium * Stade Modibo Kéïta, a Malian multi-purpose sports stadium {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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