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Hirano-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Japan, wards which make up the city of Osaka, and is located in the southeast of the city. It is the largest Osaka ward in population and the only ward to have over 200,000 residents. Geography The north-west side of Hirano-ku is on the southern part of the Uemachi Plateau, but the overall terrain is mostly flat. The Yamato River flows through the south of the ward, and the Uriwari Cemetery is located inside the ward. History The name ''Hirano'' probably goes back to the end of the Heian period, and was formally known as Hirano-shou in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Sumiyoshi-gun (district) of the Settsu province. The second son of Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, Sakanoue no Hirono, was the feudal lord in charge of the development of Hirano and was called ''Hirano-tono'' (''tono'' being the title given to noblemen). There are a couple of theories as to the origin of the name ''Hirano''. One is that it is a corruption or mispronunciation of the word ''kouya'' (広野). Anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirano Ward Osaka City Osaka Japan
Hirano (, the kanji character 平 is for "flat, plain, calm" and the kanji character 野 is for "Field (agriculture), field") is a Japanese surname. The same combination of kanji characters read as "Heiya" can mean a plain or a flat land. People named Hirano include: *Asao Hirano (1926-2019), Japanese physician, academic, medical researcher and neuropathology professor *Aya Hirano (:ja:平野綾, 平野綾, born 1987), Japanese voice actress and singer *Ayumu Hirano (:ja:平野歩夢, 平野歩夢, born 1998), Japanese Olympic snowboarder and skateboarder *Fumi Hirano (:ja:平野文, 平野文) (born 1955), Japanese voice actress, singer and essayist *Irene Hirano (1948–2020), founding President of the U.S.-Japan Council *Jorge Hirano (:ja:ホルヘ・ヒラノ, ホルヘ・ヒラノ) (born 1956), Peruvian footballer *Ken Hirano (:ja:平野謙 (評論家), 平野謙 (評論家), 1910—1978), Japanese literary critic *Kaishu Hirano (born 2002), Japanese snowboarder *Keiichiro Hir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirano Station (Osaka Metro)
is a subway station in the Hirano-ku ward, city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Line : Layout This station is located under Japan National Route 479, Osaka Prefectural Route 5 (Nanko-dori Street), and Hanshin Expressway Route 14 Matsubara Line. The station has an island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ... serving two tracks. References External links Official Site Official Site Hirano-ku, Osaka Railway stations in Japan opened in 1980 Osaka Metro stations {{Osaka-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satoshi Matsuda
is a Japanese actor who has appeared in a number of feature films and television series. He is affiliated with Sun Music Production. On December 9, 2016, he apprehended a voyeur criminal whose taking photographs of his wife's skirt using a smartphone, while Matsuda and his wife were shopping in Kumiyama Town, Kyoto Prefecture and heard his wife scream because of the voyeur. Filmography TV series Films References External links Official profile at Sun Music Production * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsuda, Satoshi Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors 1978 births Living people Male actors from Osaka People from Hirano, Osaka 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakugo
is a form of Japanese verbal comedy, traditionally performed in '' yose'' theatres. (Bibliographyvolume 38(1) The lone sits on a raised platform, a . Using only a and a as props, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a long and complicated comical (or sometimes sentimental) story. The story always involves the dialogue of two or more characters. The difference between the characters is depicted only through change in pitch, tone, and a slight turn of the head. Description The speaker is in the middle of the stage, and his purpose is to stimulate the general hilarity with tone and limited, yet specific body gestures. The monologue always ends with a narrative stunt ([...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōfukutei Tsurube II
, born , is a Japanese rakugo comedian and actor. Filmography Film *'' Tokyo Heaven'' (1990) *'' Moving'' (1993) *'' Wait and See'' (1998) *'' Kabei: Our Mother'' (2008) - Senkichi *'' Dear Doctor'' (2009) - Dr. Osamu Ino *'' About Her Brother'' (2010) - Tetsuro *'' Cape Nostalgia'' (2014) - Tani *'' What a Wonderful Family!'' (2016) - doctor (cameo) *'' Black Widow Business'' (2016) - Funayama *''Gold Medal Man'' (2016) *'' What a Wonderful Family! 2'' (2017) *'' Sakura Guardian in the North'' (2018) *'' What a Wonderful Family! 3'' (2018) *'' The Great War of Archimedes'' (2019) - Kiyoshi Ōsato *''Family of Strangers'' (2019) - Hidemaru Kajiki *''99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie'' (2021) - Ken'ichirō Kawakami *''7 Secretaries: The Movie'' (2022) *''Amalock'' (2024) - Ryūtarō *''The 35-Year Promise'' (2025) - Tamotsu Nishihata Television drama *'' Hissatsu Shigotonin V Gekitouhen'' (1985–86) - San *'' Hissatsu Masshigura!'' (1986) *'' Furuhata Ninzaburō'' (Fuji TV, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumo Wrestler
A , or, more colloquially, , is a sumo wrestler. Although used to define all wrestlers participating in sumo wrestling matches, the term is more commonly used to refer to professional wrestlers, employed by the Japan Sumo Association, who participate in Sumo#Professional sumo, professional sumo tournaments (called ) in Japan, the only country where sumo is practiced professionally. Professional follow traditions dating back to the Edo period, and therefore follow a number of codes and customs in their daily lives that distinguish them from other martial artists. Their life as professionals revolves around the observance of traditional rules that apply both to their life in the community and to the way they dress, the latter rules evolving according to the rank a wrestler has reached during his career. Coming from many different nationalities, are the only employees of the Japan Sumo Association who can run the organization once they have chosen to retire. However, only a ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daishōmaru Shōgo
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Hirano-ku, Osaka. He made his debut in March 2014 at an elevated rank known as ''makushita tsukedashi'' and wrestles for Oitekaze stable. Early life and sumo experience Shōgo Kawabata began participating in amateur sumo from his fourth grade in primary school as part of his city's sumo league. In that same year, he came in third in a city-wide tournament. In his sixth year of primary school his performance earned him the title of children's sumo yokozuna. From middle school he moved away from his parents to be a boarding student at Meitoku Gijuku, a school known for its strong sports program, so he could further his sumo training. In his third year there, at a national tournament, he took the championship in the individual category. As the coach who had scouted him for his junior high school retired that year, he decided not to continue on to Meitoku High School and instead opted to enter Kanazawa Gakuin High School. As a regu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiro Yano
is a former Japanese baseball player in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He started his career as the Number 2 Draft pick with the Chunichi Dragons in , and played for the Hanshin Tigers The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, next to their main stadium, Hanshin Koshien Stadium. The Tigers are owned by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., ... from 1998 until his retirement in 2010. References * Career statistics - NPB.jp 1968 births Living people Baseball people from Osaka Nippon Professional Baseball catchers People from Hirano, Osaka Chunichi Dragons players Hanshin Tigers players Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players for Japan Managers of baseball teams in Japan Hanshin Tigers managers Goodwill Games medalists in baseball Baseball players at the 1990 Goodwill Games {{Japan-baseball-catcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senkō-ji
Senkō-ji (全興寺) is a Buddhist temple in Hirano-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. See also *Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Osaka Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Osaka（おおさか十三仏霊場, ''Osaka jūsan butsu reijō''）are a group of 13 Buddhist sacred sites in Osaka Prefecture dedicated to the Thirteen Buddhas. The majority of the temples in this grouping are part of J ... External links Official website Buddhist temples in Osaka Hirano-ku, Osaka Kōyasan Shingon temples Prince Shōtoku {{Japan-Buddhist-temple-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dainenbutsu-ji
Dainenbutsu-ji (大念仏寺) is a Buddhist temple in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1127. It is the headquarters of the small Yuzu Nembutsu school of Pure Land Buddhism Pure Land Buddhism or the Pure Land School ( zh, c=淨土宗, p=Jìngtǔzōng) is a broad branch of Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism focused on achieving rebirth in a Pure land, Pure Land. It is one of the most widely practiced traditions of East Asi .... See also * Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Osaka * List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Chinese books) External links Official website Buddhist temples in Osaka Hirano-ku, Osaka 12th-century Buddhist temples 12th-century establishments in Japan {{Japan-Buddhist-temple-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokiwakai College
is a private junior college in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. It is located next to Tokiwakai Gakuen University is a private university with the campus in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea o .... The precursor of the school was founded in 1953, and chartered as a university in 1964. External links * Private universities and colleges in Japan Educational institutions established in 1953 Hirano-ku, Osaka Universities and colleges in Osaka Prefecture 1953 establishments in Japan Junior colleges in Japan {{osaka-university-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokiwakai Gakuen University
is a private university with the campus in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... It is located next to Tokiwakai College. It was established in 1999. External links Official website Educational institutions established in 1999 Hirano-ku, Osaka Private universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Osaka Prefecture 1999 establishments in Japan {{osaka-university-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
