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Sendai (other)
Sendai is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Sendai may also refer to: * Sendai River, a stream in Tottori Prefecture, Japan *Sendai Station (Miyagi), railway station in Miyagi, Japan * Sendai Station (Kagoshima), railway station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan *Sendai Domain, former Japanese domain of the Edo period * Sendai Airport, airport in Sendai * Sendai Nuclear Power Plant, located near Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan * Sendai-class cruiser, Japanese cruiser class * Japanese cruiser ''Sendai'', Japanese cruiser *Sendai virus, a parainfluenza virus * 3133 Sendai, asteroid *Sendai University, a private university *Sendai Sachiko, Japanese professional wrestler * Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, a Japanese women's professional wrestling league People with the given name *, Japanese boxing trainer See also *Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, merger of the former city of Sendai, Kagoshima, and other towns in Satsuma District, Japan *''Sendai 仙台'', b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendai
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,098,335 in 539,698 households, making it the List of cities in Japan, twelfth most populated city in Japan. The modern city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date Masamune. It is nicknamed the ; there are Japanese zelkova trees lining many of the main thoroughfares such as and . In the summer, the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the largest Tanabata festival in Japan, is held. In winter, the trees are decorated with thousands of lights for the , lasting through most of December. The city is also home to Tohoku University, one of the former Imperial Universities. On 11 March 2011, coastal areas of the city suffered catastrophic damage from a 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, magnitude 9.0 offshore earthquake,] which triggered a destructive tsunami. History Edo period Although the Sendai area was inhabited as early as 20,000 years ago, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendai Sachiko
is a retired Japanese people, Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . She was trained by Meiko Satomura and made her debut for her Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion in July 2006. Her older sister Dash Chisako, Chisako is also a professional wrestler, working under the ring name Dash Chisako, and together the two have held the Sendai Girls World Tag Team Championship, Ice Ribbon's International Ribbon Tag Team Championship and JWP Joshi Puroresu's JWP Tag Team Championship, JWP and Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championships and World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana's WWWD World Tag Team Championship, while also having won JWP's Tag League the Best#2013, 2013 Tag League the Best tournament. Jumonji remained with Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling her entire career, before retiring in January 2016. Professional wrestling career Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (2005–2016) On October 2, 2005, Jumonji, along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawauchi (other)
Kawauchi ( or ) may refer to: Places * Kawauchi, Fukushima * Kawauchi, Aomori * Kawauchi, Ehime, now part of the city of Tōon, Ehime People with the surname * Hiroshi Kawauchi, Japanese politician * Kōhan Kawauchi, Japanese screenwriter * Rinko Kawauchi, Japanese photographer * Takaya Kawauchi, Japanese baseball player * Yuki Kawauchi, Japanese distance runner See also * Kawachi (other) * Sendai (other) * 河内 (other) or may refer to: People * (born 1955), Japanese footballer Places * Kawachi Province, an old province of Japan * Kawachi District, Tochigi, a district in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan * Minamikawachi District, Osaka, a district in Osaka Prefecture, ... {{disambiguation, geo, surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiyo (other)
Chiyo is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Chiyo Aizawa, Japanese woman convicted of the murder of her father, who had sexually abused her since childhood * Chiyo Okumura, Japanese singer * Fukuda Chiyo-ni (Kaga no Chiyo), a Japanese poet of the Edo period * Chiyo Uno, Japanese author * Chiyo Nakamura, Japanese Nivkh shaman and folklore author * Yamauchi Chiyo, Japanese noble lady from the Sengoku period * Mochizuki Chiyo, Japanese kunoichi from the Sengoku period * Chiyo Miyako, Japanese supercentenarian Fictional characters * Chiyo, from the anime and manga series ''Naruto'' * Chiyo Mihama, from the anime and manga series ''Azumanga Daioh'' * Chiyo Shuuzenji, from ''Boku no Hero Academia'' * Chiyo Sakura, from the anime and manga series ''Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun'' * Chiyo Tsukidate, a character the ''Strawberry Panic!'' anime series * Sakamoto Chiyo/Nitta Sayuri, from ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' * Chiyo Yumehara, from the anime and manga se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Soo Young
Lee Soo-young (; born Lee Ji-yeon, on April 12, 1979) is a South Korean ballad singer. She debuted in 1999 with the hit album, ''I Believe'', and quickly gained popularity due to her strong singing skills. During the mid-2000s, Lee was one of South Korea's best-selling singers, selling more than 700,000 albums in 2004 alone despite a recession in the music industry at the time. Career In 2001, she sang the official Korean version of the ''Final Fantasy X'' song " Suteki Da Ne" in Korean, titled "얼마나 좋을까" ("Eolmana Joheulkka"). She released her seventh album, ''Grace'', on January 21, 2006. It performed very well, able to shoot straight to the top of the charts. The popularity of the album led to a limited edition (repackage) release of ''Grace'', of which only 30,000 copies were produced. Lee has performed the new song written by her titled "Lavender" from her new album at the wedding ceremony of her close friend, Park Kyung-lim, Kim Yoo-mi, Seo Min-jung. Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Seligman
Matthew Seligman (14 July 1955 – 17 April 2020) was an English bassist, best known for his association with the new wave music scene of the 1980s. Seligman was a member of the Soft Boys and the Thompson Twins, and was a sideman for Thomas Dolby. Seligman was also a member of Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club and the Dolphin Brothers, and backed David Bowie during his performance at Live Aid in 1985. Biography Early life Seligman was born in Cyprus, and his family moved to the UK eight months after his birth, settling in Wimbledon. Influenced by Paul McCartney, Free’s Andy Fraser, and Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads, he learned bass. Career Seligman was a founding member of Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club, which also included his friend Thomas Dolby. He played on the band's 1979 debut studio album '' English Garden'', which featured a version of " Video Killed the Radio Star", which Woolley had co-written with the Buggles. After leaving the Camera Club in 1979, Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Linton
Jan Linton is a British singer, musician and producer from Warrington. Biography One of the first few western musicians to ever sign directly to a Japanese major label ( King Records) Linton helped internationalize the Japanese music industry, and formed a band called Dr.Jan (guru) which played frequently at large venues. Under the band's name, he released three albums over the next few years: starting with ''Alienshamanism'' in 2000 However, the live members often changed and rarely appeared on the albums; instead, a number of well-known musicians contributed to the recording sessions, such as Duran Duran's John Taylor. The albums also included reworkings of the unreleased tracks Linton had recorded with Bill Nelson (musician). Linton made several releases in 2000 in the UK, Japan, and Europe. The singles "Inner Sanctum" ("Can't You Feel") and "Sarajevo" were both number one hits on the MP3 electronic music charts in several countries. Linton also released the first of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satsumasendai, Kagoshima
290px, Satsumasendai City Hall is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 90,918 in 46610 households, and a population density of 130 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . History Satsumasendai is part of ancient Satsuma Province and is the location of the Nara period Satsuma Kokubun-ji and the provincial capital of Satsuma Province. It was part of the holdings of Satsuma Domain in the Edo period. From 1889 to 2004 * April 1, 1889 - Creation of the modern municipalities system ** Satsuma District : the villages of Kumanojō, Takae, Nagatoshi, Hirasa, Kami-Tōgō, Shimo-Tōgō, Hiwaki and Iriki. ** Taki District : the villages of Taki and Mizuhiki. ** Minami-Isa District : the villages of Ōmura, Kuroki and Imuta. ** Koshikijima District : the villages of Kami-Koshiki Shimo-Koshiki. * March 29, 1896 - The districts of Taki, Minami-Isa and Koshikijima were merged into Satsuma District. * May 20, 1929 - The villages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendai Tanaka
is a Japanese boxing trainer. He is one of the few outstanding trainers from Asia, and has a reputation especially for his focus mitts training. Early career Tanaka was born in Yamoto, Miyagi (current Yamoto, Higashimatsushima, Miyagi), Japan. At age fourteen when he was in the third grade of high school in 1986, he learned boxing from a former boxer from Chuo University who lived near his family home. He joined Sendai Gym (current Shin-Nihon Sendai Boxing Gym) in the first year of Miyagi Prefectural Fisheries High School. Having finished his five-year amateur career with a record of 18–5, Tanaka won his professional debut in April 1991, and compiled a 2–3–1 record in the featherweight and lightweight divisions by February 1994. Tanaka had adored Sadahiro Gonohe, the president of Hachinohe Teiken Boxing Gym, who is known as a theorist. After his retirement as a boxer, Tanaka started training with Gonohe at his gym to become a boxing trainer. Gonohe taught him how to trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
, often called , is a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion. It is based in the city of Sendai, Miyagi in the Tohoku region. History Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling was founded in 2005 by Meiko Satomura, a female professional wrestler who achieved success in the 2000s with the women's promotion Gaea Japan, and Jinsei Shinzaki, a male professional wrestler who is also the president of Michinoku Pro Wrestling. As the only experienced wrestler on the initial roster, Satomura served as the trainer and booker in addition to her duties as a wrestler. On July 9, 2006 the new promotion held its first show in front of 2498 fans at Sendai's Sun Plaza. This show consisted of Senjo's first four wrestlers making their debuts in singles matches against four legends of ''joshi puroresu''. The main event featured Satomura against Aja Kong, whom she has feuded with throughout her career. Due to the small size of the roster, most of Senjo's subsequent shows have featured the Sendai gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendai University
is a private university in Shibata, Miyagi, Japan, established in 1967. It is the only university specializing in physical education in northern Japan. History Sendai University was established in 1967. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1879. In February 2013, the Pāli Text Society, Sendai University, and the University of Toronto, along with local partners, began an ongoing initiative to digitise and catalogue Myanmar, Myanmar's Palm-leaf manuscript, palm-leaf manuscripts, including collections from U Pho Thi Library in Thaton, and Bagaya Monastery in Inwa. The digitised manuscripts are available at the Open access, open-access Myanmar Manuscript Digital Library. Organization Undergraduate *Faculty of Physical Education ** Department of Physical Education (sports coaching, sports trainer, sports management courses ** Health and Welfare Department (Exercise and Nutrition courses) ** Sports Information Department (Mass Media, sports information strategy) ** Modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
