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Takeshima (other)
is the Japanese name for the Liancourt Rocks. Takeshima may also refer to: Places * Takeshima (Shiga), an island within Lake Biwa, part of Shiga Prefecture, Japan * Takeshima (Kagoshima), one of the Ryukyu Islands just south of Kyushu, part of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan * Eten Island in Chuuk Atoll, known to the Japanese as Takeshima People * Hiroshi Takeshima, an enka singer * Toshifumi Takeshima, an Akita Television announcer *, Japanese footballer * Yumiko Takeshima is a Japanese designer and former Principal dancer with Semperoper Ballett, Universal Ballet, the Alberta Ballet Company, Feld Ballet, and the Dutch National Ballet. Born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Takeshima began dancing at the age of four in Sa ..., a Japanese designer and ballet dancer Other uses * 5179 Takeshima, an asteroid See also * Dokdo (other), Korean name of the island {{disambiguation, surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liancourt Rocks
The Liancourt Rocks, also known by their Korean name of Dokdo or their Japanese name of Takeshima,; ; . form a group of islets in the Sea of Japan between the Korean peninsula and the Japanese archipelago. The Liancourt Rocks comprise two main islets and 35 smaller rocks; the total surface area of the islets is and the highest elevation of is on the West Islet. The Liancourt Rocks lie in rich fishing grounds that may contain large deposits of natural gas. The English name ''Liancourt Rocks'' is derived from , the name of a French whaling ship that came close to being wrecked on the rocks in 1849. While South Korea controls the islets, its sovereignty over them is contested by Japan. North Korea also claims the territory. South Korea classifies the islets as Dokdo- ri, Ulleung- eup, Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, while Japan classifies the islands as part of Okinoshima, Oki District, Shimane Prefecture. Geography The Liancourt Rocks consist of two main i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshima (Shiga)
Takeshima (多景島) is an island in Shiga, Japan. It is uninhabited and part of Biwako Quasi National Park. It is the smallest island of Lake Biwa and is administered by the city of Hikone which is 6.5 km east of the island. The island is formed of granite and it is the only place where the Biwamelania Takeshimensis, an endemic snail is found. History The island was first settled in 1655 when Nissei Shōnin, a monk from Nagahama founded Mitō ji which still functions as the island's main temple. He also carved the buddhist sutra, Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō into a rock which still stands on the island however in 2018 the top half of the rock broke off due to weathering. The island's temple has since been renamed Ryomuzankento ji. Due to the fact that the island is uninhabited it lacks a chief monk and one can only receive the island's shuin by contacting a branch temple in Hikone. Transport Takeshima is accessible by ferry from Hikone 280px, Hikone City Hall is a city lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshima (Kagoshima)
, native_name_link = , image_caption = Takeshima Island Kagoshima Prefecture Aerial photograph.1977 , image_size = , map_image = OsumiIslands.png , map_caption = , location = East China Sea , coordinates = , archipelago = Ōsumi Islands , total_islands = , major_islands = , area_km2 = 4.2 , length_km = , width_km = , coastline_km = 12.8 , highest_mount = Magomeyama , elevation_m = 220 , country = Japan , country_admin_divisions_title = , country_admin_divisions = Kagoshima , population = 78 , population_as_of = 2010 , density_km2 = , ethnic_groups =Japanese , additional_info = , is one of the Satsunan Islands, usually classed with the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 4.2 km² in area, has a population of 78 persons. The island can only be reached by ferry service to the city of Kagoshima on the mainland, as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eten Island
Eten is an island in Chuuk Lagoon (previously known as Truk Lagoon), in the Federated States of Micronesia. It is located just to the south of Dublon Island. This small island was bulldozed extensively by Japanese forces — who called it Takeshima — during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ... to turn it into an airstrip. There are remains of military buildings and wrecked aircraft on the island. Visitors can also climb Mount Uinku. References Islands of Chuuk State {{Micronesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Takeshima
is a Japanese enka singer. He has one major hit with "Sapporo Elegy" in 2001. On December 30, 2021, Takeshima won the Japan Composer's Association Award at the 63rd Japan Record Awards The was held on 30 December 2021. Nominations and awards were announced by the organizers on 19 November. Like the previous award ceremony, the Best Album Award, Songwriting Award, Composition Award, Merit Award, and Planning Award were not pre .... Albums # First # Best Selection References 1978 births Enka singers Living people Singers from Fukui Prefecture 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers {{japan-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshifumi Takeshima
is a Japanese television announcer for the Akita Television in Akita and the play-by-play broadcaster for the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan. Born in Akita, Takeshima graduated from Toin Gakuen High School in Yokohama and earned his academic degree in communications from Meiji University. He likes kendo (third-dan grade) and rakugo is a form of '' yose'', which is itself a form of Japanese verbal entertainment. The lone sits on a raised platform, a . Using only a and a as props, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a lon .... References External links * 1986 births Living people Akita Northern Happinets Basketball announcers Blaublitz Akita Japanese sports announcers Meiji University alumni {{Asia-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuji Takeshima
Yuji or Yu Ji may refer to: * Yuji Naka, is a Japanese video game programmer, designer and producer * Yu Ji (painter), a Qing dynasty painter and calligrapher * Yūji, a common masculine Japanese given name * Consort Yu (Xiang Yu's wife) (虞姬; Yuji), the concubine of Xiang Yu, subject of the play ''Farewell My Concubine'' * Gan Ji, a Taoist who lived in the late Han Dynasty. His name was believed to be misspelled as "Yu Ji". * 47077 Yuji, a main-belt asteroid ;Towns * Yuji, Wuqiao County (于集镇), in Wuqiao County, Hebei * Yuji, Shangcheng County (余集镇), in Shangcheng County, Henan * Yuji, Linghai (余积镇), in Linghai City, Liaoning * Yuji, Liaocheng (于集镇), in Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng, Shandong ;Townships * Yuji Township, Funan County (于集乡), Anhui * Yuji Township, Lingbi County (虞姬乡), in Lingbi County, Anhui * Yuji Township, Ling County (于集乡), in Ling County, Shandong ;Characters * Yuji is the name of a character in Regular Show Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumiko Takeshima
is a Japanese designer and former Principal dancer with Semperoper Ballett, Universal Ballet, the Alberta Ballet Company, Feld Ballet, and the Dutch National Ballet. Born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Takeshima began dancing at the age of four in Sapporo. At the age of thirteen, she studied at the San Francisco Ballet School in the United States. Takeshima continued to dance throughout the 90s and early 2000s and started designing dancewear and costumes for ballet companies from all over the world. Takeshima founded the dancewear company YUMIKO and the YumiGirl Network in 2002. Her dancewear was used in Darren Aronofsky’s 2010 award winning film '' Black Swan''. She was the 2003 and 2005 recipient of the 'Best Female Dancer Award' by ''Dance Europe Magazine'' and won a gold medal at the 1996 Serge Lifar International Ballet Competition in Kyiv. Early life and training Takeshima was born on 5 August 1970 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan and grew up in Ebetsu, Hokkaido. Her grandfath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dokdo (other) , Japanese name of the island
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Dokdo () is the Korean name for the Liancourt Rocks. Dokdo may also refer to: * Dokdo (currency), the former currency of Kutch, India * ''Dokdo'' class amphibious assault ship and its lead ship See also * Takeshima (other) is the Japanese name for the Liancourt Rocks. Takeshima may also refer to: Places * Takeshima (Shiga), an island within Lake Biwa, part of Shiga Prefecture, Japan * Takeshima (Kagoshima), one of the Ryukyu Islands just south of Kyushu, part of K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
