Mikado may refer to: *

Emperor of Japan The emperor of Japan is the hereditary monarch and head of state of Japan. The emperor is defined by the Constitution of Japan as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, his position deriving from "the will of ...

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The Mikado ''The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan, operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, whe ...

'', an 1885 comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan * ''The Mikado'' (1939 film), an adaptation of the opera, directed by Victor Schertzinger * ''The Mikado'' (1967 film), an adaptation of the opera, directed by Stuart Burge * "The Mikado" (''Millennium''), a 1998 television episode *

Mikado (game) Mikado is a pick-up sticks game originating in Europe, played with a set of same-length sticks which can measure between . In 1936, it was brought from Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1946) (where it was called Marokko) to the United States and named ...

, a pick-up sticks game * "Mikado" (song), by Simone Drexel, the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 * Mikado, a DC Comics character

Biology

Mikado pheasant The Mikado pheasant (''Syrmaticus mikado'') is a species of gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. Sometimes considered an unofficial ''national bird'' of Taiwan (along with the Swinhoe's phea ...

(''Syrmaticus mikado'') * ''Mikado'', a genus of beetles in family

Ptiliidae Ptiliidae is a family of very tiny beetles (including the smallest of all beetles) with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are colloquially called featherwing beetles, because the hindwings are narrow and feathery. There are approximately 600 des ...

* 'Mikado', a cultivar of ''

Syngonanthus chrysanthus ''Syngonanthus chrysanthus'' is a species in the family Eriocaulaceae, native to southeastern Brazil. One cultivar of this species is ''Syngonanthus chrysanthus'' 'Mikado', which is also simply called 'Mikado'. It has a rosette (botany), rosette- ...

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Forficula mikado ''Forficula mikado'' is a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae. They are found in the Palearctic realm, particularly in Japan. References External links''Forticula mikado'': Images and occurrence datafrom GBIF The Global Biodivers ...

'', a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae * ''Kempina mikado'', a species of mantis shrimp in the family

Squillidae Squillidae is a family of mantis shrimp, the only family in the superfamily Squilloidea. The type genus is '' Squilla''. It is the stomatopod family with the most genera, as follows: *''Alima The Alima River () is a tributary of the Congo ...

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Mikado Glacier Mikado Glacier () is a glacier on the north side of Mahler Spur, flowing west-northwest into Sullivan Glacier near the junction with Gilbert Glacier in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. The glacier was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Nam ...

, a glacier in Alexander Island, Antarctica * Mikado, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in Canada served by the Winnipeg–Churchill train *

Mikado Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Mikado Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located from the official starting point of ...

, a railway station in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan * Mikado Township, Michigan, a civil township in the U.S. ** Mikado, Michigan, an unincorporated community

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* Mikado biscuits, a European marketing name for

Pocky is a Japanese sweet snack food produced by the Ezaki Glico food company. Pocky was first sold in 1966, and was invented by Yoshiaki Koma. It consists of coated biscuit sticks. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoeic word , which is suppo ...

Jacob's Jacob's is an Irish Brand, brand name for several lines of biscuits and Cracker (food), crackers in Republic of Ireland, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The brand name is owned by the Jacob Fruitfield Food Group, part of Valeo Foods, which prod ...

Mikado biscuits, jam and mallow-topped, and sold in Ireland * Mikado (locomotive), any steam locomotive using the 2-8-2 wheel arrangement. * Mikado yellow, a color *

Operation Mikado Operation Mikado was the code name of a military plan by the United Kingdom to use Special Air Service troops to attack the home base of Argentina's five Super Etendard strike fighters at Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, during the 1982 Falklands ...

, a military plan by the United Kingdom in the Falklands War *

Michel Warschawski Michel Warschawski (Mikado) (; born 25 July 1949) is an Israeli anti-Zionist activist. He led the Marxist Revolutionary Communist League (previously Matzpen-Jerusalem) until its demise in the 1990s, and founded the Alternative Information Cente ...

or Mikado (born 1949), Israeli activist *

2-8-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and two trailing wh ...

, a steam locomotive wheel arrangement, often referred to as a Mikado * Mikado cake, Armenian layered cake

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