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Topic: Akan District, Hokkaido


  
  Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hokkaido Island is located at the north end of Japan, near Russia, and has coastlines on the Sea of Japan, the
Hokkaido's only land link to the rest of Japan is the Seikan Tunnel.
Hokkaido can also be reached by ferry from Sendai, Niigata and some other cities.
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Hokkaido_Prefecture.html   (890 words)

  
 Brews News Issue #65 - February / March 2006
Hokkaido has been the home of "Japan's oldest brand" (of beer) since 1876, when Sapporo Beer was established as a project of the Meiji government.
It is too far from Lake Akan and Lake Mashu to profit from their vistas and onsens.
As president of the Hokkaido Microbrew Association (now much depleted in membership), it was Mizumoto who flballed Phred and his Rogue Beer imports from participating in this lucrative event, after Phred had already invested in 4000 liters of beer which was already on its way from Oregon.
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 Hokkaido Prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hokkaido (&21271;&28023;&36947; Hokkaid&333;, literal meaning: "North Sea Route", Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan.
Hokkaido Island is located at the North end of Japan, near Russia, and has coastlines on the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Pacific Ocean.
Hokkaido is known for its cool summers (which attract many tourists from other parts of Japan) and icy winters.
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 akan | | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
Die Akan sind ein westafrikanisches Volk mit mehreren Untergruppen, das vornehmlich im zentralen und südlichen Teil des heutigen Ghana und in den zentralen, östlichen und südöstlichen Gebieten der heutigen Republik Elfenbeinküste beheimatet ist.
Akan, gruppo etnico dell'Africa Occidentale, composto da diverse popolazioni (ad esempio gli Agni) diffuse in Costa d'Avorio ed in Ghana.
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 October 1996   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In March of this year, Mitsubishi was ordered by Sendai District Court to pay 396 million yen to 23 plaintiffs, but the decision was appealed by both sides (see April JEM).
Hokkaido Prefecture has buried the shells in a sealed concrete container, but the Prefecture hopes the national government will dispose of them permanently.
Lake Kussharo, in Akan National Park, is a major tourist draw in Hokkaido (JT 21 Oct).
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 Sapporo : Japan Vacation Packages : Pandaonline.com
Sapporo is located on the island of Hokkaido in the North and is the fifth largest city in Japan and the island's business and commercial center.
Hokkaido is famous for their seafood and Sapporo restaurants take advantage of this, specializing in a seafood stew called Ishikari-nabe and their famous Genghis Kahn, a lamb barbeque.
Located in the center of the city close to beautiful Odori-koen Park and the Susukino entertainment district, this hotel is an ideal spot for exploring the city of Sapporo.
www.pandaonline.com /vacations/japan/sapporo   (1013 words)

  
 List of Languages
A language of India, region: Arunachal Pradesh, East, West, and Upper Siang districts, Upper Subansiri and Dibang Valley districts; Assam, north hills of Assam Valley, between Bhutan and the Buruli River.
Is spoken by the Ainu ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
It is mainly spoken in Chad north of Biltine, and sporadically elsewhere in Wadai.
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 Sapporo travel guide
This is the place to arrange your trip end then head for places like Daisetsuzan national park, Akan or Rishirito Island.
As long as you are in Saporro you might as well enjoy yourself, and this is actually one of the specialities of the city.
To get some idea of where to head out for a night on the town try checking the bilingual website sappororestaurant.jp where you can sometimes find some cheap coupons and up to date information about special dining offers.They also have a good Japanese food section which introduces the main Japanese cuisines.
www.world66.com /asia/northeastasia/japan/hokkaido/sapporo   (287 words)

  
 IKIP: Biographies: Kanda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Professor of Botany, Department of Biology, Hokkaido University of Education at Kushiro, 1-15-55 Shiroyama, Kushiro 085, Japan.
Lecturer, Department of Biology, Hokkaido University of Education at Kushiro, 1976-1978.
Vegetation of the Akan River Basin, Hokkaido, northern Japan.
artedi.fish.washington.edu /okhotskia/ikip/Proposal/Bios/kanda.html   (193 words)

  
 Hokkaido in Winter, Hokkaido Tourism and Things to Do - IgoUgo
One of the best experiences you can have in Hokkaido during the winter is soaking in an outdoor hot spring with a commanding view of snowy mountains or icy lakes, especially when i...
Odori 11-chome was the site of the International Contest, where countries all over the world competed to shape a block of snow 3.5m by 3m by 3m into a sculpture of their own design...
A few blocks south of the TV Tower, Sapporo’s entertainment district of Susukino also had a large number of ice sculptures lined along one street, but no snow sculptures.
www.igougo.com /travelcontent/journal.aspx?journalid=29050   (908 words)

  
 2007 WINTER SNOW FESTIVAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Historically, this area was one of the largest Ainu settlements in Hokkaido.
Weather permitting, enjoy an exciting experience as we board an icebreaker boat and cruise on the North Hokkaido Sea through the drift ice that floes in from the Sea of Okhotsk.
Enjoy a traditional song and dance performance from some of the Ainu people and watch a demonstration of playing the “mukkur”, a kind of mouth harp made of a piece of thin shaved bamboo with a thread attached to it.
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 Japan Mode(JMode.com)
Akanko located in the east of Hokkaido is a river-formed lake with beautiful clear blue water.
The famous ramen noodles are even acknowledged as a Hokkaido Heritage, and many ramen stores compete in their tastes.
It is not too much to say that it is the leading hot spring in Hokkaido, for you can enjoy a range of different water qualities in this district.
www.jmode.com /japanguide/hokkaido_p.html   (611 words)

  
 Japan, Tokyo, Hakone, Hiroshima, Kyoto. Over 100,000 photographs and images of every aspect of Japanese culture on-line ...
Photographs taken from the area around the Ginza district which is the ultra-fashionable area world famous for glamor and high prices.
Wealthy residential districts in the central area of Tokyo.
Of particular interest are the images covering the Ainus in Hokkaido, a beautiful scene of Nagasaki, public and private bath houses, and a private women's party.
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 birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
Tsurui Village, Hokkaido, where Harada works, is well known as a feeding ground for Red-crowned cranes in winter.
The match was held at Saitama Stadium near Tokyo and we were staying at the Crown Plaza Metropolitan Hotel in the Ikebukuro district of Tokyo.
They are vagrant traps: in the spring and fall, when mainland migrants stray from the coasts of Korea, China or Russia, these islands are their first landfall.
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 East Asia | Japan | 8 DAYS HOKKAIDO WONDERLAND
After breakfast, we will head to the beautiful Iouzan, then proceed on to Kita Kitsune "Fox Farm" where you will see the famous Hokkaido fox, which is famous for its fur.
Next, proceed to Lake Akan and embark on a boat cruise which is noted for its spherical green weed called Marimo.
*During winter, we will replace Lake Akan with Lake Mashu as the cruise does not operate during peak winter due to the frozen lake.
www.eastasia.com.sg /index.php?id=33,165,0,0,1,0   (649 words)

  
 Tren-dy Pak - Shop, Dance & Dine in Tokyo : Japan Vacation Packages : Pandaonline.com
An entertainment and shopping district, there are many small stores, including some very unique boutiques, cafes and restaurants.
The shopping district includes several large department stores with boutiques and cafes throughout the area.
Two of the more popular venues for dancing the night away are Eggman, always crowded and home to Japanese rock and The Ruby Room with a DJ and live music to dance to.
www.pandaonline.com /vacations/japan/trendypak_tokyo.php   (883 words)

  
 Learnkendo.com :: View topic - from where did RICE come to Japan... ?
As an aside, I want to also point out that the History of HOKKAIDO (the Northern-most Island of Japan) is somewhat different from the rest of Japan.
According to Matsuura, the name was thought up because the Ainu called the region "Kai." In 1882, the Colonization Office was abolished, and Hokkaido was separated in to three prefectures, Hakodate, Sapporo, and Nemuro.
During the winter, skiing and other Winter Sports continue to bring tourists to Hokkaido (the Winter Olympics was held in Sapporo, Japan, in 1972).
learnkendo.cheness.com /viewtopic.php?p=870   (5111 words)

  
 Akan dancewear Akan
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Search local business listings for Akan in your area.
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 [Prevalence of antibody to adult T-cell leukemia virus in Hokkaido District]
In order to investigate the spread of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) virus in the inhabitants of ATL-non-endemic Hokkaido, we surveyed the antibodies to ATL-associated antigen (ATLA) in 29516 healthy individuals by indirect immunofluorescence test using MT-1 for target cell.
In several regions, the inhabitants were found to show relatively high incidence (greater than 2%) of the antibodies, and these regions have a tendency to cluster around the western side of Hidaka mountains or Akan area.
The highest rate (5.2%) of anti-ATLA positive carriers was shown in a certain town of Hidaka area.
www.aegis.com /aidsline/1986/may/M8650024.html   (376 words)

  
 TGW | Part one of Joseph's tales from Japan, 2000.
Anyhow, the man working at the station ensured that not only was I able to buy my ticket, but he also lead me down to the train itself.
It becomes very cold on Hokkaido in the winter and so it is not possible to grow much through these few months, but none the less I transplanted the thriving strawberry plants into the polytunnel/greenhouse.
Osaka-jo (Osaka Castle) situated to the south of the city is an exception to this rule, although unfortunately even this is merely a 1931 concrete reconstruction of the original.
www.tamegoeswild.com /tames_tales/japan1p1.htm   (4309 words)

  
 Medical Case Studies and Livestock and Horticulture Studies on the use Ionised Alkaline Water
In the long run, the use of alkali water is a totally economical approach to the dairy industry.
The milk output had increased from 317 tons to 393 tons or an increase of 24.0%
The milk output had increased from 8,641 kg to 10,177kg, an increase of 17.8%
www.detoxifynow.com /medical_livestock_studies.htm   (3147 words)

  
 Japan - Week Itinerary - Hokkaido Island
Afterward, take a 50-minute bus ride to Nopporo Forest Park, where you can visit the Historical Museum of Hokkaido and see vintage homes and buildings at the Historical Village of Hokkaido.
There, board a sightseeing bus for a 5-hour tour of Akan National Park, ending up in Akanko.
Day 7 – Take a boat cruise of Lake Akan, famous for its marimo, a sponge-like ball of duckweed, and tour the marimo museum.
beginnersguide.com /japan/japan-week-itinerary/hokkaido-island.php   (338 words)

  
 SVE - Volcano News
Akan is a 13 x 24 km, elongated caldera that formed more than 31,500 years ago immediately SW of Kutcharo caldera.
Growth of four post-caldera stratovolcanoes, three at the SW end of the caldera, and the other at the NE side, have restricted the size of the caldera lake.
Of the Holocene volcanoes of the Akan volcanic complex, only the Me-Akan group, east of Lake Akan, has been historically active, producing mild phreatic eruptions since the beginning of the 19th century.
www.sveurop.org /gb/news/news.htm   (16385 words)

  
 Akan, Hokkaidō - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Akan (阿寒町, -chō) is a town located in Akan district, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō.
11th, Oct. 2005 Akan was merged into new Kushiro City
This page was last modified 14:51, 12 November 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akan,_Hokkaido   (107 words)

  
 Japan : Suggested Itineraries : Hokkaido Island | Frommers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Afterward, take a bus 50 minutes to Nopporo Forest Park, where you can visit the Historical Museum of Hokkaido and see vintage homes and buildings at the Historical Village of Hokkaido.
There, board a sightseeing bus for a 5-hour tour of Akan National Park, ending up in Akanko, where you'll spend the night.
Day 7 -- Take a boat cruise of Lake Akan, famous for its marimo, a spongelike ball of duckweed, and tour the marimo museum.
www.frommers.com /destinations/japan/0229020125.html   (373 words)

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