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Mikawa Railroad
Mikawa may refer to: ;Places in Japan * Mikawa Province, an old province of Japan * Mikawa, Yamagata, a town in Yamagata Prefecture * Mikawa, Ishikawa, former town in Ishikawa Prefecture * Mikawa, Kumamoto, former town in Kumamoto Prefecture * Mikawa, Yamaguchi, former town in Yamaguchi Prefecture * Mikawa, Ehime, former village in Ehime Prefecture * Mikawa, Niigata, former village in Niigata Prefecture ;Surname * Gunichi Mikawa, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II * Kenichi Mikawa, Japanese TV star, comedian and singer ;Other uses * Mikawa dialect, dialect of Japanese spoken in Mikawa Province was an Provinces of Japan, old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture.Louis-Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Mikawa''" in . Its abbreviated form name was . Mikawa bordered on Owari Province, O ... in eastern Aichi Prefecture. It is also known as "Mikawa-ben" See also * Mikawa Station (other) {{dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikawa Province
was an Provinces of Japan, old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture.Louis-Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Mikawa''" in . Its abbreviated form name was . Mikawa bordered on Owari Province, Owari, Mino Province, Mino, Shinano Province, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Province, Tōtōmi Provinces. Mikawa is classified as one of the provinces of the Tōkaidō (region), Tōkaidō. Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, Mikawa was ranked as a "superior country" (上国) and a "near country" (近国) in terms of its distance from the capital. History Mikawa is mentioned in records of the Taika Reform dated 645, as well as various Nara period chronicles, including the Kujiki, although the area has been settled since at least the Japanese Paleolithic period, as evidenced by numerous remains found by archaeologists. Early records mention a "Nishi-Mikawa no kuni" and a "Higashi-Mikawa no kuni", also known as . Although considered one ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikawa, Yamagata
is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7,282 in 2478 households, and a population density of 220 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Mikawa is the seat of the Yamagata Prefectural Government's , "general branch office" responsible for the unofficial "Shōnai Region", corresponding to northwestern Yamagata. It is also the seat of the central government's MLIT transportation branch office that licenses the ''Shōnai'' vehicle registration plate for the same region. Geography Mikawa is located in the coastal plains of northeast Yamagata Prefecture, sandwiched between much larger Tsuruoka and Sakata. There are no mountains the entire town is located in the Shōnai Plain. Mount Chōkai to the north and Mount Gassan relocated to the east-southeast. The main urban center is concentrated near Yamagata Prefectural Route 333 (formerly Japan National Route 7), which runs along the Akagawa River. The border with the former F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikawa, Ishikawa
was a town located in Ishikawa District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,918 and a density of 1,416.45 persons per km2. The total area was 9.12 km2. On February 1, 2005, Mikawa, along with the city of Mattō, the town of Tsurugi, and the villages of Kawachi, Oguchi, Shiramine, Torigoe and Yoshinodani (all from Ishikawa District), was merged to create the city of Hakusan and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' .... A new joint-venture car assembly factory is scheduled to be built in the outskirts. References External links Official website of Hakusan Dissolved municipalities of Ishikawa Prefecture Hakusan, Ishikawa {{Ishikawa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikawa, Kumamoto
was a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,533 and a density of 91.48 persons per km2. The total area was 60.48 km2. On March 1, 2006, Mikawa, along with the town of Kikusui (also from Tamana District), was merged to create the town of Nagomi and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' .... External links Official website of Nagomi Dissolved municipalities of Kumamoto Prefecture Nagomi, Kumamoto {{Kumamoto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikawa, Yamaguchi
was a town located in Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 1,714 and a density of 22.60 persons per km2. The total area was 75.85 km2. On March 20, 2006, Mikawa, along with the towns of Kuga, Miwa, Nishiki, Shūtō and Yū, and the village of Hongō (all from Kuga District), was merged into the expanded city of Iwakuni file:20100724 Iwakuni 5235.jpg, 270px, Kintai Bridge file:Iwakuni city center area Aerial photograph.2008.jpg, 270px, Iwakuni city center is a Cities of Japan, city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of .... References External links Iwakuni official website Dissolved municipalities of Yamaguchi Prefecture {{Yamaguchi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikawa, Ehime
was a village located in Kamiukena District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,232 and a density of 16.61 persons per km2. The total area was 134.38 km2. On August 1, 2004, Mikawa, along with the town of Kuma, and the villages of Omogo and Yanadani (all from Kamiukena District), was merged to create the town of Kumakōgen and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' .... External linksKumakōgen official websitein Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Kumakōgen, Ehime {{Ehime-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikawa, Niigata
was a village located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,116 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 16.47 persons per km2. The total area was 249.87 km2. On April 1, 2005, Mikawa, along with the towns of Kanose and Tsugawa, and the village of Kamikawa (all from Higashikanbara District) were merged to create the town of Aga. References Dissolved municipalities of Niigata Prefecture Aga, Niigata {{Niigata-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunichi Mikawa
was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Mikawa was the commander of a heavy cruiser force that defeated the United States Navy (USN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) at the Battle of Savo Island in Ironbottom Sound on the night of 8–9 August 1942. In this battle, his squadron of cruisers, plus one destroyer, sank three USN cruisers, plus the RAN heavy cruiser ; Mikawa's force suffered no losses in the actual battle, although heavy cruiser was sunk by the undetected American submarine on the return to their base near Rabaul in the Bismarck Archipelago. However, his later career was of mixed success, and he was reassigned to lesser posts after the loss of a troop convoy destined for New Guinea. After the war Mikawa retired back to Japan, where he died in 1981 at the age of 92. Early career Mikawa was a native of Hiroshima prefecture. He graduated from the 38th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1910, ranked third of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenichi Mikawa
is a Japanese singer and TV personality, known for his outspoken views and style. Mikawa was born in Suwa, Nagano as . He recorded a number of hit songs as a male ''enka'' singer in the 1960s and 1970s. The most well-known of his songs include "Sasoriza no Onna" and "Yanagase Blues". His career went into decline in the mid-1970s, but revived about 10 years later when he adopted his current style. He makes frequent appearances on TV talk and variety shows, and is also known as a regular performer on ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen , more commonly known simply as ''Kōhaku'', is an annual New Year's Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the NHK net ...'', the popular New Year's Eve music show. One of the highlights of that show is his annual contest with ''enka'' singer Sachiko Kobayashi for the most elaborate costume. Mikawa is openly gay. Discography * ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikawa Dialect
The is a Japanese dialect spoken in eastern half of Aichi Prefecture, former Mikawa Province. It is subdivided into western variety centered Okazaki and eastern variety centered Toyohashi. The Mikawa dialect is classified into the Gifu-Aichi group of the Tokai-Tosan dialect with the Nagoya dialect spoken in western half of Aichi Prefecture, however the Mikawa dialect also closes to dialects spoken in western Shizuoka Prefecture and southern Nagano Prefecture. Phonology The Nagoya dialect is notable for peculiar monophthongs such as (standard form ''omae'' "you"), but the Mikawa dialect is not. Pitch accent of the Mikawa dialect, especially western Mikawa, is almost same to standard Tokyo accent. Grammar The grammar of Mikawa dialect shows transitional features between Eastern and Western Japanese as well as the Nagoya dialect; use eastern copula ''da'', western negative verb ending ''-n'' and western verb ''oru''. '' Onbin'' of adjectives of the western Mikawa dialect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikawa Station (other)
Mikawa Station is the name of three train stations in Japan: * Mikawa Station (Hokkaido) (三川駅) * Mikawa Station (Ishikawa) (美川駅) * Mikawa Station (Niigata) (三川駅) {{station disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
