HOME





Fukuro Zōshi
Fukuro may refer to: * (), in Buddhist temple architecture, a set of covered corridors supported by three rows of pillars Places * Fukuro Station (), Kumamoto, Japan *Fukuro (), a former village merged into Kuga, Gunma, Japan *Fukuro, a former village merged into Uguisuzawa, Miyagi, Japan Popular culture * ''Owl'' (film) or , a 2004 black comedy *''Fukurō'', a 2009 album by Plastic Tree *"Fukurō", a song on the 2007 Sakanaction album ''Go to the Future ''Go to the Future'' () is the debut studio album by Japanese band Sakanaction. It was released on May 9, 2007 through Victor Entertainment sub-label BabeStar. Recorded and produced in the band's native Hokkaido in a month, the album compiled t ...
'' {{disambiguation, geo ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Kairō
Two examples of ''kairō'' , , is the Japanese version of a cloister, a covered corridor originally built around the most sacred area of a Buddhist temples in Japan, Buddhist temple, a zone which contained the ''Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism), kondō'' and the ''tō''. Nowadays it can be found also at Shinto shrines and at ''shinden-zukuri'' aristocratic residences. The ''kairō'' and the ''rōmon'' were among the most important among the ''garan'' elements which appeared during the Heian period. The first surrounded the holiest part of the ''garan'', while the second was its main exit. Neither was originally characteristic of Shinto shrines, but in time they often came to replace the traditional shrine surrounding fence called ''tamagaki''. The earliest example of a ''kairō''/''rōmon'' complex can be found at Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū, a shrine now but a former .On the subject of shrine-temple complexes, see the article ''Shinbutsu shūgō''. The ''rōmon'' is believed to ha ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Fukuro Station
is a passenger railway station in the city of Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway Lines The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 55.4 km from the starting point of the line at . Station layout The station consists of two opposed side platforms at street level, connected by a footbridge. The small station building has a similar design to . Platforms Gallery Fukuro Station 6.JPG, View of station platforms Hisatsu Orange Railway HSOR-100 series at Fukuro Station.jpg, Hisatsu Orange Railway HSOR-100 series at Fukuro Station Fukuro Station3.JPG, Platform shelter Adjacent stations History Fukuro Station was opened on 21 July 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Kuga, Gunma
was a village located in Tone District, northern Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The village first belonged to Agatsuma District. Geography Before moving to Tone District, it was the northernmost village in Agatsuma District. *Mountain Range:三国山、稲含山、赤沢山、雨見山 *River:赤谷川、西川、須川 History *April 1, 1889 Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Sukawa (須川), Irisukawa (入須川), Nishiminesu (西峰須川), Higashiminesu (東峰須川), Fuse (布施), Moroda (師田), Sarugakyō (猿ヶ京), Fukuro (吹路), and Nagai (永井) merged to form the village of Kuga, Agatsuma District. *April 1, 1896 Moved from Agatsuma District to Tone District. *May 1, 1908 Merged with village of Yunohara, Tone District, to become the village of Niiharu. *October 1, 2005 The village of Niiharu merged with the towns of Tsukiyono was a town located in Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asi ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Uguisuzawa, Miyagi
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Kurihara District, Miyagi, Kurihara District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. On April 1, 2005, Uguisuzawa, along with the towns of Ichihasama, Miyagi, Ichihasama, Kannari, Miyagi, Kannari, Kurikoma, Miyagi, Kurikoma, Semine, Miyagi, Semine, Shiwahime, Miyagi, Shiwahime, Takashimizu, Miyagi, Takashimizu, Tsukidate, Miyagi, Tsukidate and Wakayanagi, Miyagi, Wakayanagi, and the village of Hanayama, Miyagi, Hanayama (all from Kurihara District, Miyagi, Kurihara District), were merged to create the city of Kurihara, Miyagi, Kurihara. Geography Uguisuzawa was located on the border between the Ōu Mountains and the Sendai plain. The Nihasama River starts here and runs through the town. The Namari River, a branch of the Nihasama also runs through Uguisuzawa. Demographics In October 1999, the town had an estimated population of 3,246. The population as calculated in previous National Censuses was as follows. History The village of Uguisuzawa ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Owl (film)
is a 2003 Japanese black comedy film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. It was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival where Shinobu Otake won the award for Best Actress and Shindō was awarded a special prize for contribution to world cinema. Plot Around 1980, two women, a 37-year-old mother and her 17-year-old daughter, the last occupants of a farming village called "Kibogaoka" for Japanese returnees from Manchuria, are slowly starving to death. As the daughter contemplates eating a lizard, the mother suggests a better way to survive. They telephone a dam construction site and offer themselves as prostitutes. A worker comes to visit them and has sex with the mother. Afterwards, the women allegedly offer him Shōchū, but the liquid was actually made from a highly poisonous plant. This causes him to foam at the mouth, emit animal noises, and then die. They cart his body off and celebrate getting his money. With the money, the women are able to get food ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Plastic Tree
Plastic Tree are a Japanese alternative rock band. Formed in December 1993 in Chiba Prefecture, they released their first mini-album in December 1995, and in 1997, they released their first single on a major label. History Biography Plastic Tree, also known as or to fans, was formed in December 1993 originally under the name of NTT FUCKS then later decided on Plastic Tree, aiming for "something abstract and natural at the same time", as Ryutaro puts it. In 1995, they released their first mini-album Kimyou na Kajitsu: Strange Fruits after changing drummers twice. Two years later, they released their first single, "Wareta Mado", with Warner Music Japan, their first release on a major label. Plastic Tree made their first overseas tour in 2006, named the ''Chandelier Tour'', and performed concerts in France, Germany and Finland. On February 23, 2009, Hiroshi Sasabuchi announced his resignation as the band's drummer after having been with the band for seven years. On July 3, 2009 ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]