Iwaki (岩城、磐城) may refer to:
Places
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Iwaki, Fukushima
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , Iwaki had a population of 322,019 in 143,500 households, and population density of 261 persons per km². The total area of the city is , making it the largest city in the prefec ...
(いわき市), a city in Japan
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Iwaki, Akita
was a town located in Yuri District, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,413 and a density of 59.32 persons per km2. The total area was 108.10 km2.
On March 22, 2005, Iwaki, along with the city of ...
(岩城町), a former town in Japan
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Iwaki, Aomori
was a town located in Nakatsugaru District in southern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Iwaki was located in south-western Tsugaru Peninsula, in the foothills of Mount Iwaki. The area was part of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji ...
(岩木町), a former town in Japan
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Iwaki Province (718)
was an old province in the area that is today Fukushima Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Iwaki''" in .
History
This iteration of Iwaki Province lasted for a brief period of time in Nara period. Establish ...
(岩城国), an old province of Japan established in 718 and dissolved by 724
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Iwaki Province (1868)
Map of the former Japanese provinces with Iwaki highlighted
was an old province in the area that is today Fukushima Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Iwaki''" in . It was sometimes called .
History
* This iteration of Iwaki Pr ...
(磐城国), an old province of Japan established in 1868
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Iwaki River
The is a river that crosses western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is in length and has a drainage area of . Under the Rivers Act of 1964 the Iwaki is designated as a Class 1 River and is managed by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, ...
(岩木川), a river in
Aomori Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori (city), Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is border ...
, Japan
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Mount Iwaki
is a stratovolcano located in western Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan. It is also referred to as and less frequently, due to its similar shape to Mount Fuji. With a summit elevation of and a Topographic prominence, prominence of it is th ...
(岩木山), a volcano on the Japanese island of
Honshū
, historically known as , is the largest of the four main islands of Japan. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the seventh-largest island in the world, and the second-most populous after the Indonesian ...
Surname
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Iwaki clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Hitachi-Heishi, a cadet branch of the Taira clan. However, this connection is tenuous and not backed by documentary evidence, suggesting that the Iwaki were instead descendants of t ...
: a
Japanese clan
This is a list of Japanese clans. The old clans (''gōzoku'') mentioned in the ''Nihon Shoki'' and ''Kojiki'' lost their political power before the Heian period, during which new aristocracies and families, ''kuge'', emerged in their place. After ...
that ruled the
Hamadōri
is the easternmost of the three regions of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, the other two being Nakadōri in the central area of the prefecture and Aizu in the west. Hamadōri is bordered by the Abukuma Highlands to the west and the Pacific Ocean t ...
area
*, Japanese conductor and percussionist
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party
*, Japanese politician of the
Liberal Democratic Party
Several political parties from around the world have been called the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Liberal Party or Liberal Democrats. These parties have usually followed liberalism as ideology, although they can vary widely from very progr ...
*, a fictional character in the manga ''
Guru Guru Pon-chan
is a Japanese manga series by Satomi Ikezawa about a Labrador puppy, named Ponta, who turns into a human and falls in love with Mirai Iwaki, who's very popular in his school. In 2000, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo. It was publ ...
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Japanese-language surnames