Oikawa
Oikawa (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese film director *, Japanese fencer *, Japanese figure skater and journalist *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese actress, television personality and AV idol *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese volleyball player. Currently playing as setter in UPCN San Juan (Serie A1) at the league level, as well as on the Argentina National Volleyball Team Fictional characters *, a character in the manga series '' Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture'' *, a character in the anime film '' Fireworks'' *, a character in the manga series '' Haikyu!!'' *, a character in the manga series '' Nurarihyon no Mago'' *, a character in the anime series ''Digimon Adventure'' See also *Zacco platypus ( オイカワ、追河) *2667 Oikawa, outer main-belt asteroid *Oikawa Station ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nao Oikawa
is a Japanese actress, TV personality and was also a former AV idol who was very popular in the early 2000s. Life and career Nao Oikawa was born in Hiroshima. Her family moved to Tokyo when she was a little girl. At age 18, when she graduated from high school and began design school, she met a scout who proposed she become an AV idol. "That time, my hair was bleached and curly. My agency told me to get my hair back to straight black. One day in the office, one staff picked Oikawa as family name from a book, another staff picked Nao from another book. This is where my stage name came from."''Bukkake Ittassyo'' 2003-12''Shizentai Nimo Hodo Ga Aru'' 2009-08 AV career ; Debut Oikawa's debut was not easy. AV producers did not think that she had special talent in their genre. She used her time for studying popular porn stars' acting (especially, she learned many things from Kurumi Morishita). Finally, Oikawa made her debut adult video at age nineteen for the Media Station Cosmos ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Haikyu!! Characters
The following is a list of characters from ''Haikyu!!'', a manga and anime series created by Haruichi Furudate. The story takes place in Japan, and follows Karasuno High School's boys' volleyball team on their journey to restore their school's reputation and to qualify for Nationals, as well as their interactions with other teams, and the long-lasting relationships they make along the way. Main characters is located in Miyagi Prefecture, Tōhoku region. The ''karasu'' part of the school name means 'crow'. The Karasuno volleyball team's nicknames are "Flightless Crows" and "Fallen Champs" given that they were a powerhouse team that had fallen from grace and had their reputation tarnished; they are also called "Country Bumpkin Crows" by rival Nekoma captain Kuroo since they live in a rural area. According to Oikawa, Karasuno doesn't have a particular play style and instead opts to be open and try out new play styles. Karasuno has a famous rivalry with Nekoma High School, locate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Takuma Oikawa
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan. Early life Oikawa was born in Matsubushi, Saitama on May 6, 1987. He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was about five years old, and developed an interest in solving :tsume shogi problems. He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional at the rank of 6-kyū in 1998, was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 2003 and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after finishing second in the 41st 3-dan League with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses. Personal life Oikawa is married to female shogi professional Hatsumi Ueda. The couple were married in June 2013 and have two daughters . Promotion history Oikawa's promotion history is as follows. * 1998: September: 6-kyū is a Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yukio Oikawa
'' Digimon Adventure'', ''Digimon Adventure 02'', ''Digimon Adventure tri.'' and '' Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna'' anime series and films produced by Toei Animation for the ''Digimon'' franchise, are centered on the , a group of children chosen to protect the Digital World. Each child is partnered with a Digimon and use a Digivice to help them Digivolve into stronger forms. The main DigiDestined cast was designed by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru. Producer Satoru Nishizono and the staff used a name analysis software to decide on the characters' names, using kanji combinations that related to "luck". For ''Digimon Adventure tri.'', director Keitaro Motonaga found that some parts of developing the characters were "difficult to control" due to the characters' "strong personalities", but the staff had "rebuilt" the characters by taking account of their personal growth while retaining their original personalities. A new group of DigiDestined, in addition to T.K. and Kari, were made ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Koshirō Oikawa
was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and Naval Minister during World War II. Biography Oikawa was born into a wealthy family in rural Koshi County, Niigata Prefecture, but was raised in Morioka city, Iwate prefecture in northern Japan. He was a graduate of the 31st class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, ranking 76th out of 188 cadets. As a midshipman, he served on the cruisers and . During the Russo-Japanese War, still as a midshipman, he served on the during the Battle of Tsushima. As a lieutenant, Oikawa served on the cruiser , and the battleship . He was given his first command, the destroyer on 28 April 1911. He subsequently served on the , before attending the Naval Staff College in 1914. On graduation, Oikawa was promoted to lieutenant commander, and was appointed aide-de-camp to Crown Prince Hirohito in 1915–1922. After his promotion to captain on 1 December 1923, Oikawa was assigned the cruiser , followed by the the following year. He ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oikawa Teruhisa
Oikawa Teruhisa (born 11 January 1936 as Kotsugu Oikawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Maesawa, Iwate, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1952 and reached the top division in September 1957. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 10. He retired from active competition in May 1962. Pre-modern career record *''In 1953 the New Year tournament was begun and the Spring tournament began to be held in Osaka.'' Modern career record *''Since the addition of the Kyushu tournament in 1957 and the Nagoya tournament in 1958, the yearly schedule has remained unchanged.'' See also *Glossary of sumo terms *List of past sumo wrestlers *List of sumo tournament second ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Okuro Oikawa
was a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovered 8 asteroid An asteroid is a minor planet of the Solar System#Inner solar system, inner Solar System. Sizes and shapes of asteroids vary significantly, ranging from 1-meter rocks to a dwarf planet almost 1000 km in diameter; they are rocky, metallic o ...s between 1927 and 1929. The outer main-belt asteroid 2667 Oikawa was named in his memory. Naming citation was published on 1 June 1996 (). References 1896 births 1970 deaths Discoverers of asteroids * 20th-century Japanese astronomers {{japan-astronomer-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oikawa Station
is a train station in the village of Yugawa, Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Lines Oikawa Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 73.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . Station layout The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. There is no station building, but only a prefabricated shelter on the platform. History The station opened on 1 November 1934. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. Surrounding area *Oikawa Elementary School * See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan. External links {{Portal bar, Japan, Trains * Railway stations Japan ... External links JR East station information Railway stations in Fukushima Prefecture Ban'etsu West Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1934 Yugawa, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fumihiro Oikawa
is a Japanese former competitive figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are m .... He is the 1994 Japanese national champion and placed 22nd at the 1994 Winter Olympics. After retiring from competition, he became a journalist. Results References 1973 births Living people Japanese male single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Japan Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Waseda University alumni Sportspeople from Sendai {{Japan-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ataru Oikawa
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. While working as an editor at Magazine House, he wrote screenplays, and made his debut as a screenwriter with his original scenario ''DOOR'' (dir. Banmei Takahashi). Later, he quit Magazine House and became a film director. Filmography * ''Tomie'' (1999) * ''Lovers' Kiss'' (2003) * '' Einstein Girl'' (2005) * '' Tomie: Beginning'' (2005) * '' Tomie: Revenge'' (2005) * '' Apartment 1303'' (2007) * ''Kisshō Tennyo'' (2007) * ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the ''When They Cry'' franchise. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the fict ...'' (2008) * '' Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chikai'' (2009) * '' Shojō Sensō'' (2011) References External links * 1957 births Japanese film directors Living people Japanese people of Romanian descent {{Japan-film-director- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Seijin Oikawa
is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from 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 .... Career statistics By season Races by year References External links Profile on motogp.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Oikawa, Seijin Japanese motorcycle racers Living people 1970 births 250cc World Championship riders ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Azusa Oikawa
(born 26 June 1960) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References External links * 1960 births Living people Japanese female foil fencers Olympic fencers for Japan Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{Japan-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |