Encyclopedia - Tochigi Prefecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Tochigi Prefecture - Geography
Tochigi Prefecture - Cities. Ashikaga Imaichi Kanuma Mooka Nasukarasuyama Nasushiobara Nikko Otawara Oyama Sakura Sano Shimotsuke ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tochigi Prefecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Tochigi Prefecture - History
Prior to the establishment of the present-day system of prefectures, Tochigi was Shimotsuke Province. The establishment of the Nikko Tosh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ibaraki Prefecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Ibaraki Prefecture - Geography
Ibaraki Prefecture is the northeastern part of the Kanto region, stretching between Tochigi Prefecture and the Pacific Ocean and bounded ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashikaga Tochigi: Encyclopedia - Ashikaga Tochigi
Ashikaga (Japanese: 足利市, Ashikaga-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated popula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashikaga Takauji: Encyclopedia - Ashikaga Takauji
Ashikaga Takauji (Japanese: 足利尊氏) (1305 – June 7, 1358) was the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saitama Prefecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Saitama Prefecture - Geography
Saitama Prefecture is bordered by Tokyo, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Nagano, and Yamanashi. Saitama Prefecture - Cities. Ageo Asak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prefectures Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Prefectures Of Japan - Iso 3166-2:jp Order
From north to south (numbering in ISO 3166-2 order), the prefectures of Japan are: 1. Hokkaido 2. Aomori 3. Iwate 4. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Tochigi
See Tochigi Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Tochigi. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, Lis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Shinto Shrines: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Shinto Shrines - Prefecture
List of Shinto shrines - Hokkaido. Asahikawa Shrine Ebetsu Shrine Hokkaido Yasukuni Shrine Hokkaido Jingu Kamikawa Shrine Nishino Shri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Osaka
See Osaka Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Osaka. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Okinawa
See Okinawa Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Okinawa. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, Lis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Saitama
See Saitama Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Saitama. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, Lis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Shiga
See Shiga Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Shiga. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Shimane
See Shimane Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Shimane. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, Lis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Tokushima
See Tokushima Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Tokushima. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Wakayama
See Wakayama Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Wakayama. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Kochi
See Kochi Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Kochi. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Kyoto
See Kyoto Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Kyoto. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Mie
See Mie Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Mie. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of dis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Miyagi
See Miyagi Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Miyagi. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Miyazaki
See Miyazaki Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Miyazaki. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Nagano
See Nagano Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Nagano. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Nagasaki
See Nagasaki Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Nagasaki. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Nara
See Nara Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Nara. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Okayama
See Okayama Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Okayama. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, Lis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Fukuoka
See Fukuoka Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Fukuoka. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, Lis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Fukushima
See Fukushima Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Fukushima. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Gifu
See Gifu Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Gifu. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Hiroshima
See Hiroshima Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Hiroshima. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Hyogo
See Hyogo Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Hyogo. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Ibaraki
See Ibaraki Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Ibaraki. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, Lis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Ishikawa
See Ishikawa Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Ishikawa. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Iwate
See Iwate Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Iwate. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Kagawa
See Kagawa Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Kagawa. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Aichi
See Aichi Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Aichi. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Akita
See Akita Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Akita. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Aomori
See Aomori Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Aomori. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Chiba
See Chiba Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Chiba. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Ehime
See Ehime Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Ehime. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Fukui
See Fukui Prefecture#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Fukui. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Tokyo
On January 21, 2001, the city of Nishi Tokyo was established by the merger of Hoya and Tanashi. In 1995, the city of Akiruno was establis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Kagoshima
See Kagoshima Prefecture#Mergers. Kagoshima Merger Information Corner (in Japanese) ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dissolved Municipalities Of Japan - Gunma
See Gunma#Mergers. Prefectural Website for Mergers in Gunma. ... See also:List of dissolved municipalities of Japan, List of dissolved ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia - Shinto
Shinto (神道 Shintō) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. It has polytheistic a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1 E9 M²: Encyclopedia - 1 E9 M²
To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tourism In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tourism In Japan - Traveling Tips
Tourism in Japan - Customs. There are no stringent religious obligations nor criminal punishments because of them. Most Shinto shrines ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ryomo Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Ryomo Line - Trains
Most trains on the line continue through Shin-Maebashi to the Joetsu Line, terminating at Takasaki Station. 107 series 115 series 211 se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adachi Tokyo: Encyclopedia Ii - Adachi Tokyo - Sights
Adachi Tokyo - Nishiarai Daishi. Nishiarai Daishi, located in Nishiarai, is a temple of the Buzan branch of Shingon Buddhism. Its forma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nikko Tochigi: Encyclopedia Ii - Nikko Tochigi - Significance
Nikko Toshogu, Futarasan Jinja, and Rinnoji form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lake Chuzenji and the Kegon Falls lie in Nikko. ... See ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuniaki Koiso: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuniaki Koiso - Military Career
2dLt (Infantry)--30th Infantry Regiment, June 1901; 1stLt, November 1903; Battalion Adjutant, 30th Infantry, September 1904; Company Comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - History
Shinto - Early History. The earliest origins of Shinto are lost to history, but it seems to have been established by the late Jomon per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gunma Prefecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Gunma Prefecture - Geography
Gunma is the northwestern-most prefecture of the Kanto, and is mostly mountainous in the north, with more of the population concentrated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - History
Shinto - Early History. A number of theories exist about the ancestors of today's Japanese. Most scholars accept there was migration fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuniaki Koiso: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuniaki Koiso - Entry Into Politics
During 1920s period he was in the Toseiha (Control Group) faction led by General Kazushige Ugaki, along with Gen Sugiyama, Yoshijiro Umez...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuniaki Koiso: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuniaki Koiso - Later Career
Retired to first reserve list, July 1938; Ministry of Greater East Asia (Japan), April 1939; released from post, August 1939; Ministry of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - Definition Of Shinto
Shinto can be seen as a form of animism and may be regarded as a variety of shamanist religion. Shinto beliefs and ways of thinking are d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - Practice And Teaching Of Shinto
Shinto - Afterlife. Unlike many religions, one does not need to publicly profess belief in Shinto to be a Shintoist. Whenever a child i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - Definition Of Shinto
Shinto is a difficult religion to classify. On the one hand, it can be seen as merely a highly sophisticated form of animism and may be r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ibaraki Prefecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Ibaraki Prefecture - Culture
Famous foods of Ibaraki include natto, of Mito, the watermelons produced in Kyowa (recently merged into Chikusei), and the chestnuts grow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tourism In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tourism In Japan - Popular Sightseeing Spots In Japan
Other common spots to visit: Three Views of Japan - Japan's most famous scenic spots Tokyo: See Tokyo Tourism Kanagawa: Yokohama - T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adachi Tokyo: Encyclopedia Ii - Adachi Tokyo - History
Under the Ritsuryo system, the present-day ward was the southern extremity of Adachi District, Musashi Province. In 826, during the Heian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adachi Tokyo: Encyclopedia Ii - Adachi Tokyo - Local Food Specialties
Adachi Tokyo - Bunka Fry. Bunka fry is a deep-fried dish, which is mainly made of flour and gum syrup.  It is cooked in much the s...   » Read the article