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Index Of Japan-related Articles (O)
This page lists Japan-related articles with romanized titles beginning with the letter O. For names of people, please list by surname (i.e., "Tarō Yamada" should be listed under "Y", not "T"). Please also ignore particles (e.g. "a", "an", "the") when listing articles (i.e., "A City with No People" should be listed under "City"). Oa * Oasa, Hiroshima Ob *Sakae Ōba * Ōbaku (school of Buddhism) * Obama, Fukui *Obanazawa, Yamagata * Obara, Aichi *Obata, Mie * Obatake, Yamaguchi * Obi (sash) * Obihiro, Hokkaidō * Obu, Aichi * Keizo Obuchi Oc * Occupied Japan *Ochanomizu Station * Ochazuke *Ochi District, Ehime * Ōchi District, Shimane *Ochi, Kōchi * Ochi, Shimane *Ochiai, Okayama Od * Oda Chikazane * Oda clan * Oda District, Okayama * Eiichiro Oda * Oda Nagamasu * Oda Nobuhide *Oda Nobunaga * Oda Nobuyuki * Oda Sakunosuke *Oda, Ehime * Ōda, Shimane * Joe Odagiri * Odai, Mie *Odaiba * Odakyu Electric Railway * Odakyu Odawara Line * Ōdate, Akita * Odawara, Kanagawa Oe *Oe ...
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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Ar ...
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Ochanomizu Station
is a railway station in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Lines Ochanomizu Station is serviced by the following lines: * **Chūō Main Line (including Chūō Line and Chūō-Sōbu Line) ** Sōbu Main Line (including Chūō-Sōbu Line) * ** Passengers can also transfer to nearby Shin-ochanomizu Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line. Location JR East's Ochanomizu station lies south of the Kanda River in Chiyoda ward. During the Edo period, the Kanda River was rerouted to pass through Ochanomizu, which was otherwise a highland between two valleys. Hijiribashi (聖橋, also known as Hijiri Bridge, Hijiribashi Bridge) crosses over the river near a station exit. The subway Marunouchi Line makes a short above-ground appearance as it passes over the river. Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-dō) is easily accessible from the Hijiribashi Exit of this station. The Ochanomizu neighborhood is known for its ...
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Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese '' daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify Japan in the 1560s. Nobunaga emerged as the most powerful ''daimyō'', overthrowing the nominally ruling shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki and dissolving the Ashikaga Shogunate in 1573. He conquered most of Honshu island by 1580, and defeated the '' Ikkō-ikki'' rebels in the 1580s. Nobunaga's rule was noted for innovative military tactics, fostering of free trade, reforms of Japan's civil government, and the start of the Momoyama historical art period, but also for the brutal suppression of those who refused to cooperate or yield to his demands. Nobunaga was killed in the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582, when his retainer Akechi Mitsuhide ambushed him in Kyoto and forced him to commit . Nobunaga was succeeded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who along with ...
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Oda Nobuhide
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and magistrate of the Sengoku period known as "Tiger of Owari" and also the father of Oda Nobunaga the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobuhide was a deputy '' shugo'' (Shugodai) of lower Owari Province and head of the Oda clan which controlled most of Owari. Biography Oda Nobuhide was born in 1510 in Owari Province, the eldest son of Oda Nobusada, the head of the Oda clan and a '' shugodai'' (deputy '' shugo'') of the lower Owari area. Nobuhide became head of the Oda clan when Nobusada died in 1538, and became involved in open warfare as he was confronted to the north by Saitō Dōsan, the ''daimyō'' of Mino Province, and to the east by Imagawa Yoshimoto, the ''daimyō'' of Mikawa, Suruga, and Tōtōmi provinces. In 1540, Nobuhide attacked and took Anjō castle, which was held by the Matsudaira clan. He was assisted by Mizuno Tadamasa, his son, Oda Nobuhiro, was installed as the lord of the castle. In 1542 he defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto at ...
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Oda Nagamasu
was a Japanese daimyō and a brother of Oda Nobunaga who lived from the late Sengoku period through the early Edo period. Also known as or , the Tokyo neighborhood Yūrakuchō is named for him. Nagamasu converted to Christianity in 1588 and took the baptismal name of John. Biography His childhood name was Gengorō (源五郎) and he was the 11th son of Oda Nobuhide. In 1574, he received the Chita District in Owari and the construction of Ōkusa Castle. Later, he was commissioned to serve Oda Nobutada in the Siege of Iwamura (1575), Siege of Shigisan (1577), Siege of Itami (1579) and also Siege of Takato (1582). Nagamasu was an accomplished practitioner of the Japanese tea ceremony, which he studied under the master, Sen no Rikyū. He eventually started his own school of the tea ceremony. In June 1582, during the incident at Honnō-ji, he was one of the vassals of Nobutada in Nijō Castle, he was able to survive and fled to Gifu Castle. In 1584, he then joined Od ...
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Eiichiro Oda
is a Japanese manga artist and the creator of the series ''One Piece'' (1997–present). With more than 516.5 million ''tankōbon'' copies in circulation worldwide, ''One Piece'' is both the best-selling manga in history and the best-selling comic series printed in volume, in turn making Oda one of the best-selling fiction authors. The series' popularity resulted in Oda being named one of the manga artists that changed the history of manga. Early life Eiichiro Oda was born on January 1, 1975, in Kumamoto, Japan. He said that at the age of four he resolved to become a manga artist in order to avoid having to get a "real job". His biggest influence is Akira Toriyama and his series '' Dragon Ball''. He recalls that his interest in pirates was probably sparked by the popular TV animation series titled '' Vicky the Viking''. He submitted a character named Pandaman for Yudetamago's classic wrestling manga ''Kinnikuman''. Pandaman was not only used in a chapter of the manga ...
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Oda District, Okayama
is a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 21,285 and a population density of 130.33 persons per km2. The total area is 163.32 km2. Towns and villages *Yakage Merger *On March 1, 2005, the town of Bisei merged into the city of Ibara is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on March 30, 1953. , the city has an estimated population of 41,460 and a population density of 170 people per km². The total area is . Mergers On March 1, 2005, the tow .... Districts in Okayama Prefecture {{Okayama-geo-stub ...
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Oda Clan
The is a Japanese samurai family who were daimyo and an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century. Though they had the climax of their fame under Oda Nobunaga and fell from the spotlight soon after, several branches of the family continued as daimyo houses until the Meiji Restoration. After the Meiji Restoration, all four houses of the clan were appointed Viscount in the new system of hereditary peerage. History Origins The Oda family in the time of Nobunaga claimed descent from the Taira clan, by Taira no Chikazane, a grandson of Taira no Shigemori (1138–1179). Taira no Chikazane established himself at Oda ( Echizen Province) and took its name. His descendants, senior retainers of the Shiba clan ( Seiwa Genji), '' shugo'' (governors) of Echizen, Owari and other provinces, followed the latter to Owari Province and received Inuyama Castle in 1435. This castle was built towards 1435, by Shiba Yoshitake who entrusted its safety to t ...
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Oda Chikazane
(1178-1225) was the last living member of the Taira clan. He was the son of Taira no Koremori, grandson of Taira no Shigemori, and great-grandson of Taira no Kiyomori. He and his brother, Taira no Takakiyo, were the only male members of the Taira clan to survive the Genpei War. His brother was executed in 1199, but Chikazane lived until 1225. His death marked the end of the Taira clan. Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese '' daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unif ... claimed descent from him. ReferencesUtagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) - series and prints Horst Graebner, Society for Japanese Arts. Accessed March 11, 2008. {{DEFAULTSORT:Taira no, Chikazane Daimyo Taira clan ...
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Ochiai, Okayama
was a town located in Maniwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 15,652 and a density of 105.81 persons per km2. The total area was 147.92 km2. On March 31, 2005, Ochiai, along with the town of Hokubō (from Jōbō District), and towns of Katsuyama, Kuse and Yubara, and the villages of Chūka, Kawakami, Mikamo and Yatsuka (all from Maniwa District) were merged to create the city of Maniwa. Geography *Rivers: Asahi River (The big-3 river through Okayama Prefecture), Bicchū River (Tributary of the Asahi River) Adjoining municipalities *Okayama Prefecture ** Katsuyama ** Kuse ** Hokubō **Takahashi (Former Ukan town) **Tsuyama (Former Kume town) **Misaki (Former Asahi town) ** Kibichūō (Former Kamogawa town) Education *Amatsu Elementary School *Ueda Elementary School **Ueyama Branch School *Ochiai Elementary School *Kawahigashi Elementary School *Kiyama Elementary School **Hinoue Branch School *Kōchi El ...
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Ochi, Kōchi
270px, Mt. Yokokurayama Otaru Falls is a town located in Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 5,157 in 2673 households and a population density of 46 persons per km².The total area of the town is . Geography Ochi is located in midwestern Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.The western part of the town lies the Yokokurayama Prefectural Natural Park. The center of the town is located at the confluence of three rivers, the Niyodo River, the Sakaori River, and the Yanase River, and is lined with houses and shops. The Ikazu Dam is located in Ochi. Neighbouring municipalities Kōchi Prefecture * Ino * Niyodogawa * Sakawa * Tsuno * Hidaka Climate Ochi has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ochi is 15.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2688 mm with September as the wettest month. The te ...
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