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Nitobe Inazo
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Nitobe is the surname of a Japanese Samurai family and refers to: * Nitobe Inazō ** '' Nitobe Bunka College'', named after Inazō ** ''Nitobe Memorial Garden'', named after Inazō * Nitobe Jūjirō * Nitobe Koretami * Nitobe Tsutō See also: * Nitobeia Nitobeia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitobe Inazō
was a Japanese agronomist, diplomat, political scientist, politician, and writer. He studied at Sapporo Agricultural College under the influence of its first president William S. Clark and later went to the United States to study agricultural policy. After returning to Japan, he served as a professor at Sapporo Agricultural College, Kyoto Imperial University, and Tokyo Imperial University, and the deputy secretary general of the League of Nations. He also devoted himself to women's education, helping to found the Tsuda Eigaku Juku and serving as the first president of Tokyo Woman's Christian University and president of the Tokyo Women's College of Economics. He was also a strong advocate for Japanese colonialism, and described Korean people as "primitive". Early life Nitobe was born in Morioka, Mutsu Province (present-day Iwate Prefecture). His father Nitobe Jūjirō was a samurai and retainer to the local ''daimyō'' of the Nanbu clan. His grandfather was Nitobe Ts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitobe Bunka College
is a private junior college in Nakano, Tokyo, 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 .... The precursor of the school was founded in 1927, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1950. In 2010 the college was renamed after its first president Inazo Nitobe (presidency: 1928–1933). References External links * in Japanese Private universities and colleges in Japan Educational institutions established in 1927 Universities and colleges in Tokyo Junior colleges in Japan 1927 establishments in Japan {{tokyo-university-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitobe Memorial Garden
The Nitobe Memorial Garden is a -acre (one hectare) traditional Japanese garden located at the University of British Columbia, just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Although it is part of the UBC Botanical Garden, Nitobe Memorial Garden is located next to UBC's Asian Centre, two kilometres from the main UBC Botanical Garden. Background and history The garden honours Japanese agronomist, diplomat, political scientist, politician, and writer Nitobe Inazō (1862–1933), who died in Victoria, British Columbia (now the sister city of Nitobe's home town Morioka), and whose goal was "to become a bridge across the Pacific". In recognition of his distinguished international service and his efforts to promote a closer understanding between Japan and Canada, friends of Dr. Nitobe and members of the Japanese community in Vancouver, and the Government of Japan erected a permanent stone memorial on the campus of UBC. However, the memorial garden was ruine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitobe Jūjirō
Nitobe Jūjirō (新渡戸 十次郎, 1820–1868)Iwate Historical Biography Committee.�岩手県姓氏歴史人物大辞典��1998, pp. 288-289. was a Japanese samurai and retainer of the Morioka Domain in the late Edo period. His father was Nitobe Tsutō.Iwate Historical Biography Committee.�岩手県姓氏歴史人物大辞典��1998, pp. 971-974. He was the father of educator and diplomat Nitobe Inazō and Nitobe Shichirō. Life Nitobe was born in Hanamaki on July 20, 1820. His father was Tsutō (傳). His posthumous name was Tsunenori (常訓). When Jūjirō was just born, Jūjirō's grandfather Koretami bought the anger of the Morioka Domain and Koretami was exiled to Tanabe. In 1857, Jūjirō was appointed ''Sanbongi Shinden Goyogakari'' (new rice field affairs official in Sanbongi). He worked with his father to cultivate and successfully got water to flow into the irrigation canal called the Ina River. In 1860, he planned a new town called Inaoi-chō (now part of Towa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitobe Koretami
Nitobe Koretami (新渡戸 維民, 1769 – 1845)Iwate Historical Biography Committee.�岩手県姓氏歴史人物大辞典��1998, p. 289. was a Japanese samurai, martial arts scholar and retainer of the Morioka Domain during the late Edo period. Life Nitobe Koretami was born in 1769. He was called Eikichi (栄吉) in his childhood.Kokusho Kankōkai, 1981. pp. 110–112 After he attained adulthood, he was also called Minji (民司) and Heiroku (平六). He was called Denzō (伝蔵) in his second half of life and later called Chiō (痴翁). His father was Nitobe Tsuneyoshi (常贇),Iwate Historical Biography Committee.�岩手県姓氏歴史人物大辞典��1998, pp. 971-974. and his mother was Oei (おゑい), the daughter of Ōta Hidenori (太田秀典) of Hanamaki. When his parents married, the Nitobe family received about 11 ''koku''. And when his sister married, the Nitobe family gave her husband's family a substantial dowry. However, during his life, the family had ups and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitobe Tsutō
Nitobe Tsutō (新渡戸 傳, 1793 – 1871)Iwate Historical Biography Committee.�岩手県姓氏歴史人物大辞典��1998, p. 289. was a Japanese samurai, martial arts scholar and retainer of the Morioka Domain in the late Edo period. Life Nitobe Tsutō was born on December 9, 1793, at Hanamaki Castle.Kokusho Kankōkai, 1981. pp. 103–108 He was also called Nueta (縫太). His father was Nitobe Koretami (維民). His posthumous name was Tsunezumi (常澄). His Go (pen name) was Taiso (太素). Nanbu Toshitaka's reforms included the abolition of death penalty, and even those who committed serious crimes were imprisoned. As a result, there were significant violence and frequent complaints from the people. One day he met a castle keeper. At that time, he told this castle keeper that he was ready to go on a business trip at any time, and listened loudly where thousands of peasants were in trouble. There was no prospect of being told, and when he continued to push up even if he t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
