Izumo (出雲) may refer to:
Locations
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Izumo Province
was an old province of Japan which today consists of the eastern part of Shimane Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province is in the Chūgoku region.
History
During the early Kofun period (3rd century) this region was independent a ...
, an old province of Japan
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Izumo, Shimane
is a city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Izumo is known for noodles and the Izumo-taisha Shinto shrine.
History
Izumo Taisha is the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan. In 2008, the holy area was open to the public from 1 August until August 17, ...
, a city located in Shimane Prefecture
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Izumo Airport
is an airport in the Hikawa area of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, about 20–30 minutes by car from central Izumo or Matsue city centre.
This airport is also known as ; meaning Izumo Airport of Romantic Fate.
History
The airport open ...
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Izumo-taisha
, officially Izumo Ōyashiro, is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in Japan. No record gives the date of establishment. Located in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, it is home to two major festivals. It is dedicated to the god , f ...
, one of Japan's most ancient and important Shinto shrines
Ships
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''Izumo''-class multi-purpose destroyer, a class of multi-purpose operation destroyer operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
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JS ''Izumo'', lead ship of this class
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Japanese cruiser ''Izumo'', an armored cruiser operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy
Fiction
* SDF-4 ''Izumo'', a spaceship in the ''
Robotech
''Robotech'' is a science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production and first released in the United States in 1985.
The show was adapted from ...
'' universe
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Izumo: Takeki Tsurugi no Senki'', an anime series
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Kunisaki Izumo no Jijō
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aya Hirakawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's '' Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine from January 2010 to March 2014, with its chapters collected in nineteen '' tankōbon'' volumes. Two dra ...
'', a Japanese manga series
* Izumo Kamurogi, the commander of Altair forces in the anime series ''
Aquarion Evol
is the sequel to the 2005 anime series '' Genesis of Aquarion''. It was originally announced on February 25, 2011, by the production staff. It aired on TV Tokyo from January to June, 2012 and its premiere featured an hour-long special th ...
''
* Daisuke Izumo, the main character in the anime series ''
Ninja Captor
is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series which aired from April 7, 1976 to January 26, 1977. It appeared on TV Tokyo, Channel 12, and was produced by Toei Company, Ltd. ''Ninja Captor'' is similar to Toei's own Super Sentai series (it has been someti ...
'' who portrayed by
Daisuke Ban
, born , is a Japanese actor. He was born on May 5, 1947 in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo. He is best known for portraying several heroic roles in tokusatsu, including Jiro in ''Android Kikaider'' and Goro Watari in '' Inazuman''.
Life
Ban ...
Other
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''Izumo'' (train), a former train service in Japan
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Sunrise Izumo
The is an overnight sleeping car train service in Japan operated jointly by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) since July 1998.
Operations
The ''Sunrise Izumo'' runs daily between and in Shim ...
'', a train service in Japan
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IZUMO1'', a sperm-specific protein necessary for sperm-egg plasma membrane binding and fusion.
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