Aichi Prefecture (愛知県 Aichi-ken) is located in the Chubu region of Japan. The capital is Nagoya. Aichi Prefecture - History. Originally the region was divided into the three provinces of Owari, Mikawa and Ho. After the Taika era, Mikawa and Ho were united into a single entity. In 1871, after the Abolition of the han system, Owari, with the exception of the Chita peninsula, was institutionalized as Nagoya Prefecture, while Mikawa combined with the Chita Peninsula formed the Nukata Prefect ...

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• Aichi Prefecture - History
• Aichi Prefecture - Geography
• Aichi Prefecture - Cities
• Aichi Prefecture - Towns and villages
• Aichi Prefecture - Mergers
• Aichi Prefecture - Economy
• Aichi Prefecture - Demographics
• Aichi Prefecture - Culture
• Aichi Prefecture - Tourism
• Aichi Prefecture - Prefectural symbols

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Located near the center of the Japanese main island of Honshu, Aichi Prefecture faces the Ise and Mikawa Bays to the south and borders Shizuoka to the east, Nagano to the northeast, Gifu to the north, and Mie to the west. It measures 106 km east to west and 94 km south to north. With 5,153.81 km² it accounts for approximately 1.36% of the total surface area of Japan. The highest spot is Chausuyama at 1415 m above sea level. The western part of the prefecture is dominated by Nagoya, Japan's fourth largest city, and its suburbs, while the eastern part is relatively less densely populated but still contains several major indust ...

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Aichi Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture - History, Aichi Prefecture - Geography, Aichi Prefecture - Cities, Aichi Prefecture - Towns and villages, Aichi Prefecture - Mergers, Aichi Prefecture - Economy, Aichi Prefecture - Demographics, Aichi Prefecture - Culture, Aichi Prefecture - Tourism, Aichi Prefecture - Prefectural symbols

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The Phalacrocoracidae family of birds is represented by about thirty species of cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed recently, but in the one most commonly used, all but three species are placed in a single genus Phalacrocorax, the exceptions being the Galapagos' Flightless Cormorant, the Kerguelen Shag and the Imperial Shag. Humans have historically exploited cormorants' fishing skills, in China and Japan, where they have been trained by fishermen. Tradit ...

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Arina Tanemura (種村 有菜 Tanemura Arina, March 12, 1978 - ) is a mangaka who does mainly shōjo manga. Her works are published in the manga magazine Ribon and are popular in many countries. Her most popular manga are Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne and Full Moon o Sagashite (Full Moon in English), both of which were adapted into TV anime. One of her lesser works, Time Stranger Kyoko, ...

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• Arina Tanemura - Profile
• Arina Tanemura - Manga list in chronological order
• Arina Tanemura - Tankōbon volumes
• Arina Tanemura - Artbooks

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A World's Fair is any of various large expositions held since the mid 19th century. The official sanctioning body is the Bureau of International Expositions (usually abbreviated BIE, from the organization's name in French, Bureau International des Expositions). BIE-approved fairs are divided into a number of types: universal, and international or specialized. They usually last for between 3 and 6 months. In addition, countries can hold their own 'fair', 'exp ...

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• World's Fair - Universal expositions
• World's Fair - International or specialized expositions
• World's Fair - After the fair

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Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明 Toriyama Akira, born on April 5, 1955 in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. He debuted in 1978 with the story Wonder Island, published in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, and gained fame for Dr. Slump, serialized weekly in Shonen Jump from 1980 to 1984. He is probably best known for his series Dragon Ball. This work was one of the linchpins for what is known as the Golden Age of Jump. Its success "forced" Toriyama to work on Dragon Ball f ...

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• Akira Toriyama - Selected Bibliography
• Akira Toriyama - Manga/Anime
• Akira Toriyama - Childrens Books
• Akira Toriyama - Video Games

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To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. areas less than 1000 km² 1,000 km² is equal to: 1 E9 m² in scientific notation 100,000 hectares approx. 386 square miles approx. 247,105 acres. a circle of radius of approx. 18 km. a square of side of approx. 32 km. 1,004 km² -- Samut Prakan Province, Thail ...

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While Okazaki's tourist facilities lack in comparison to other major cities in Japan (i.e. Tokyo, Kyoto (京都/Kyōto), Osaka (大阪/Ōsaka), etc), Okazaki nonetheless has a wide variety of historical sites, museums and festivals that shouldn't be missed. Okazaki Aichi - Okazaki Castle. Okazaki Castle was originally built in 1455 by a warrior named Saigo Tsugiyori. Though the castle changed hands, and even locations, it stood tall and still from 1617 for the next 260 years, un ...

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Okazaki Aichi, Okazaki Aichi - History, Okazaki Aichi - Language, Okazaki Aichi - Demographics, Okazaki Aichi - Transportation, Okazaki Aichi - Art and Culture, Okazaki Aichi - Okazaki Castle, Okazaki Aichi - Fireworks, Okazaki Aichi - Sister Cities

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The boat, without a mast and a rudder, was carried across the northern Pacific Ocean by currents, and drifted for 14 months, during which the crew lived on water (they knew how to desalinate seawater) and on the rice of their cargo. Several crew died of scurvy, and only three survived when they made landfall at Cape Alava (the westernmost point of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington) in 1834. The three survivors were Iwaki ...

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Otokichi, Otokichi - Drift to America, Otokichi - Travel to Europe, Otokichi - Macao and attempt to return to Japan, Otokichi - Otokichi's new life abroad, Otokichi - Rehabilitation

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Kitaro - Early life. In Highschool he loved Soul and Rhythm & Blues. He learned playing E-Guitar and performed with his band "Albatross" on parties and in clubs. His biggest influence in this time was Otis Redding. "Rhythm and blues has a kind a depth, emotions how can I say it? The audience feels something like same kind of emotions from my music. My music is not rhythm ...

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Kitaro, Kitaro - Biography, Kitaro - Early life, Kitaro - Solo career, Kitaro - Personal life, Kitaro - Other works

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The Meiji era was a period of rapid change in Japan. After centuries of isolation, Japan began to incorporate ideas from the west, including building styles and construction techniques. Meiji Mura's goal is to preserve these historic early examples of western architecture mixed with Japanese construction techniques and materials. Incidentally, many of the buildings were saved from demolition during the post World War II period, another time of transitio ...

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Meiji Mura, Meiji Mura - Background, Meiji Mura - History, Meiji Mura - Successive village chiefs, Meiji Mura - External link

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The main terminal is shaped like a "T," with three piers radiating from a central ticketing area. This design keeps check-in to aircraft distances below 300 meters. Originally, designers planned to make the main terminal resemble an origami crane from above, but this plan was abandoned due to cost. Arrivals are processed on the second floor, and departures on the third: the lower level is for maintenance, catering, and other ground operations, as ...

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Chubu Centrair International Airport, Chubu Centrair International Airport - Main terminal, Chubu Centrair International Airport - Airlines serving or planning to serve Chubu, Chubu Centrair International Airport - Passenger airlines International, Chubu Centrair International Airport - Passenger airlines Domestic, Chubu Centrair International Airport - Cargo airlines, Chubu Centrair International Airport - Access, Chubu Centrair International Airport - Train, Chubu Centrair International Airport - Bus, Chubu Centrair International Airport - Ferry, Chubu Centrair International Airport - Car

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(J-Air's autobiography in Japanese) On April 8, 1988, JAL Flight Academy Co., Ltd. (JFA) was founded in Hiroshima Nishi Airport in Hiroshima, Hiroshima. In April 1991, a new division of JFA was created to operate scheduled services to succeed the troubled Nishi Seto Airlink services. In September 1991, a nineteen-passenger Jetstream 31 (JS31) replaced Embraer EMB110 Bandeirante from Nishi Seto. JS31s were progressively added to the fleet. On August 8, 1996, J-Air Co., Ltd was founded in Hiroshima, Hiroshima ...

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J-Air, J-Air - Code Data, J-Air - Services, J-Air - Fleet, J-Air - History

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The story of Toyota Motor Corporation began in September 1933 when Toyoda Automatic Loom created a new division devoted to the production of automobiles under the direction of the founder's son, Kiichiro Toyoda. Soon thereafter, the division produced its first Type A Engine in 1934, which was used in the first Model A1 passenger car in May 1935 and the G1 truck in August 1935. Production of the Model AA passenger car started in 1936. Although the Toyota Group is most well known today for its cars, it is still in the textile business and still makes automatic looms (fully computerized, of course), and ele ...

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Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation - Origins, Toyota Motor Corporation - Worldwide presence, Toyota Motor Corporation - Auto racing, Toyota Motor Corporation - Rugby team, Toyota Motor Corporation - Shareholders, Toyota Motor Corporation - Holdings, Toyota Motor Corporation - Non-automotive activities, Toyota Motor Corporation - Finance, Toyota Motor Corporation - Agricultural biotechnology, Toyota Motor Corporation - Namesakes

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Fuji Television - Anime for children. This channel broadcasts or has broadcasted the Japanese versions (i.e. the original productions in nearly all of the programs mentioned below) of the children's series: Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1980) Akane-chan (1968) Anmitsu Hime (1986-1987) Astro Boy - the first episodic anime on Japanese television. Atomic Betty - (2006) Digimon (1999-2003) - the Fuji TV building itself app ...

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Fuji Television, Fuji Television - Offices, Fuji Television - History of Fuji TV, Fuji Television - Advertising slogan, Fuji Television - TV Broadcasting, Fuji Television - Analog, Fuji Television - Digital, Fuji Television - Networks, Fuji Television - Programming, Fuji Television - Anime for children, Fuji Television - Tokusatsu, Fuji Television - Doramas, Fuji Television - Cookery, Fuji Television - News and Information, Fuji Television - Sport, Fuji Television - Variety show, Fuji Television - Reality Television, Fuji Television - Found in Fiction, Fuji Television - Other TV stations in Tokyo

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Ichiro made his Pacific League debut in 1992 at the age of 18, but he spent most of his first two seasons with a farm team due to his manager's refusal to accept Ichiro's unorthodox swing. The swing, nicknamed 振り子打法 (furiko dahō) (i.e. "pendulum batting style" due to the pendulum-like motion of the leg, shifting the weight forward as he swung the bat), was considered to go against conventional baseball wisdom, which insisted that the weight must remain on the rear leg in order to hit the ball effectively. In 1994 he benefit ...

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Ichiro Suzuki, Ichiro Suzuki - Childhood preparation, Ichiro Suzuki - Career in Japan, Ichiro Suzuki - Career in Major League Baseball, Ichiro Suzuki - Record-setting 2004 season, Ichiro Suzuki - 2005 Season

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Nagoya Airport served as the main airport for Nagoya until it was replaced by Chubu Centrair International Airport on February 17, 2005. Its IATA Airport Code used to be NGO (now overtaken by the new airport), and its ICAO Airport Code used to be RJNN. It used to be classified as a second class airport. It was actually opened in 1944 as a military airport. During the 1980s and early 1990s, Nagoya Airport was a busy international airport because of overflow from Japan's other international airports, New Tokyo International Airpo ...

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Nagoya Airport, Nagoya Airport - Airlines and destinations, Nagoya Airport - Domestic, Nagoya Airport - History, Nagoya Airport - Events, Nagoya Airport - External link

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Nagoya's famous sight seeing spots include Nagoya Castle (名古屋城, Nagoya-jō) and Atsuta Shrine (熱田神宮, Atsuta Jingū). Nagoya jō was built in 1612. Although a large part of it was burned down by the fires of World War II, the castle was restored to its original condition in 1959. Nagoya-jō is very famous for two magnificent Kin no Shachihoko (金の鯱, Golden Orca-like fish) on the roof. ...

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Nagoya Aichi, Nagoya Aichi - History, Nagoya Aichi - Sightseeing, Nagoya Aichi - Wards, Nagoya Aichi - Demographics, Nagoya Aichi - Transportation, Nagoya Aichi - Economy, Nagoya Aichi - Sports, Nagoya Aichi - Sister Cities, Nagoya Aichi - Others

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Universal Expositions encompass universal themes that affect the full gamut of human experience, usually at a unique period of time for humankind. These Universal Expos usually have themes based on which pavilions are made to represent the country's opinion on that theme. The theme for the Expo at Lisbon (1998) was "water" and the theme for the 2005 Expo in Japan was "nature's wisdom". Universal expositions are usually held less frequently than specialized or international expositions because they are more expensive. To distinguish them from ...

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World's Fair, World's Fair - Universal expositions, World's Fair - International or specialized expositions, World's Fair - After the fair

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The story of Toyota Motor Corporation began in September 1933 when Toyoda Automatic Loom created a new division devoted to the production of automobiles under the direction of the founder's son, Kiichiro Toyoda. Soon thereafter, the division produced its first Type A Engine in 1934, which was used in the first Model A1 passenger car in May 1935 and the G1 truck in August 1935 Production of the Model AA passenger car started in 1936. Although the Toyota Group is best known today for its cars, it is still in the textile business and still makes automatic looms (fully computerized, of course), and ele ...

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Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation - Origins, Toyota Motor Corporation - Worldwide presence, Toyota Motor Corporation - Toyota in India, Toyota Motor Corporation - Auto racing, Toyota Motor Corporation - Rugby team, Toyota Motor Corporation - Shareholders, Toyota Motor Corporation - Holdings, Toyota Motor Corporation - Non-automotive activities, Toyota Motor Corporation - Finance, Toyota Motor Corporation - Agricultural biotechnology, Toyota Motor Corporation - Namesakes

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