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  Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital Homepage
Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital, which is located in Ashikaga City of Tochigi Prefecture about 50 miles north from Tokyo, is one of the major teaching hospitals affiliated with Keio University, School of Medicine.
"Ashikaga Gakko," known for the oldest school in the history of Japan, is in the center of the city and has fascinated a lot of sightseers by historical documents and manuscripts preserved in the library, many of them being among precious national treasures.
From Ashikaga City Station of the Tobu Isesaki Line, or from Ashikaga Station of the JR Ryomo Line;Taking a taxi from the station, it may be required for 10 minutes.
www.ashikaga.jrc.or.jp /98_english/98_01_english.html   (468 words)

  
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In the past year in Tochigi, the mountainous region north of Tokyo where Ashikaga is based, the prefectural government has bought $2.4 million of shares in the bank.
Ashikaga's biggest shareholder, the giant Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, has provided Ashikaga with a line of credit of more than $806 million for the bank to use in case of emergency.
Tochigi is now a fairly prosperous region of two million, home to factories of some of Japan's largest companies, such as Honda Motor Co. After World War II, when money was tight, the bank helped the national rebuilding effort with loans to nearby municipalities.
courses.wcupa.edu /rbove/eco343/024Compecon/Japan/021205banks.txt   (1904 words)

  
 Ashikaga, Tochigi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ashikaga (Japanese: 足利市, Ashikaga-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Ashikaga is home to Ashikaga Kogyō Fūzoku Daigaku Kōkō (Ashikodai) boys' high school, as well as Ashikaga Tanki Fūzoku Daigaku Kōkō (Ashitandai) girls' high school.
Ashikaga is also home to Ashikaga Gakkō, referred to as the oldest school in Japan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ashikaga,_Tochigi   (283 words)

  
 Travel guide for Ashikaga - Hostels, things to do, nightlife, tips, etc
Ashikaga (足利, [1]) is a town in Tochigi prefecture, Japan.
Ashikaga Takauji overthrew the Kamakura shoguns and installed himself in the Muromachi district of Kyoto.
As the Ashikaga shoguns got weaker, the country fractured into civil war, until it was reunited and pacified under the Tokugawa Shogunate, with its headquarters in Edo (modern Tokyo).
paganel.eu /ashikaga/index.html   (2485 words)

  
 Ashikaga - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The city is also the ancestral home of the Ashikaga shoguns (1338-1597).
Ashikaga's 12th-century temple is treasured by the Japanese.
Ashikaga Bank to be nationalized with 1 tril.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-ashikaga.html   (264 words)

  
 Nursed back to health, Ashikaga Bank now on the selling block - Marketplace by Bloomberg - International Herald Tribune
The auction of state-owned Ashikaga, with its 150 branches and ¥4.2 trillion, or $36 billion, of guaranteed deposits, is expected to attract offers of as much as ¥400 billion, said the four people, who declined to be identified before the sales process begins.
Ashikaga's core profit was more than ¥40 billion in the past two years, and it is forecasting similar earnings for next year.
Tochigi has a population of about two million and the seventh-highest income per person of Japan's 47 prefectures, according to data compiled by the regional government.
www.iht.com /articles/2006/09/19/bloomberg/sxyenbank.php   (568 words)

  
 Prefectures of Japan Summary
Tochigi Prefecture is situated in the central region of Japan's island of Honshu, where it occupies an area of 6,414 square kilometers.
Tochigi's primary geographical features are the Yamizo, Taishaku, and Ashio mountains which fringe a central plain irrigated by the Nakagawa and other rivers.
Tochigi's main economic activity is agriculture: It grows rice, grains, and vegetables.
www.bookrags.com /Prefectures_of_Japan   (1396 words)

  
 City of Springfield, Illinois - International Cities Relationships
The cities of Ashikaga, Japan and San Pedro, Mexico are Sister Cities with Springfield.
Ashikaga is a city located in the southern most point of Tochigi prefecture, approximately 80 kilometers north of Tokyo.
Ashikaga city has long been known for its textile industry, but it has recently gained a reputation as a general, commercial and industrial city, centering on aluminum, metal, machine and plastic industries.
www.springfield.il.us /Sister/City.htm   (394 words)

  
 Jason Kelly | Home
Ashikaga Bank is Tochigi's largest lender with some 5.3 trillion yen ($48.5 billion) in assets.
Ashikaga Bank was nationalized, and people began calling it "Nihon Ginko," the Bank of Japan.
Ashikaga Bank is so prominent in this area that having an account there is similar to living in Los Angeles and having an account at Washington Mutual or Bank of America or Wells Fargo.
www.jasonkelly.com /2003_12_01_blogarchive.html   (2301 words)

  
 Tochigi travel guide - Wikitravel
Tochigi (栃木) [1] is a prefecture in the Kanto region of Japan.
Tochigi is a rural part of Japan with hot springs, mountains and plenty of hiking.
Tochigi produces 90% of Japan's kanpyō and is also Japan's largest producer of strawberries.
wikitravel.org /en/Tochigi   (317 words)

  
 Guía para Ashikaga - paradores, cosas a hacer, nightlife, extremidades, etc del recorrido   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Ashikaga hace un viaje ideal del día de Tokio.
Los shoguns de Ashikaga no acaban de ayudar a beautify Kamakura y Kyoto, ellos también construyeron los templos, los jardines, y los chaletes del retiro en su ciudad natal, que se ha llamado una pequeña Kyoto y llama Kamakura uno de sus ciudades de hermana.
El autobús de la ciudad de Ashikaga [7] funciona 4 veces al día cada manera con Ashikaga en una ruta larga que funcione lejos encima de los valles de la montaña que flanquean la ciudad.
es.paganel.eu /ashikaga/index.html   (2699 words)

  
 Ashikaga travel guide - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The clan also sponsored the Ashikaga Gakkō, the most famous Confucian academy of eastern Japan, and Ashikaga has a friendship city relationship with Jining, China, which includes Qufu, the hometown of Confucius.
Tōbu Ashikaga-shi station is on the south bank of the Watarase River, in the rapidly expanding south side of town, with strip malls, big-box retailers, and ample parking.
On the south edge of the park is the small Sōun Museum [11], housing landscape and nature paintings by the Ashikaga clan's official artist, Tazaki Sōun (1815-1898) [12], who exhibited his depiction of Mount Fuji at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
wikitravel.org /en/Ashikaga   (3212 words)

  
 Ashikaga - Hotel, holiday, vacation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Ashikaga (足利, (www.city.ashikaga.tochigi.jp/english/index.html)) is a town in Tochigi prefecture, Japan.
The Ashikaga City Bus (www.city.ashikaga.tochigi.jp/english/bus/rosen-yamanami1.html) runs 4 times a day each way through Ashikaga on a long route that runs far up the mountain valleys that flank the city.
On the south edge of the park is the small Soun Museum (www.city.ashikaga.tochigi.jp/english/tourist/institution/soun/soun.html), housing landscape and nature paintings by the Ashikaga clan's official artist, Tazaki Soun (1815-1898) (www.city.ashikaga.tochigi.jp/english/tourist/institution/soun/tazaki.html), who exhibited his depiction of Mt. Fuji at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
35west.com /travel-Ashikaga   (2674 words)

  
 Tochigi Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also located in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture is one of the largest shopping malls in the North Kantō region, Bell Mall.
On March 20, 2006, the city of Imaichi, the town of Ashio from Kamitsuga District, the town of Fujihara and the village of Kuriyama (both from Shioya District) merged with the old city of Nikkō to form the new city of Nikkō.
The city of Utsunomiya is scheduled to absorb the towns of Kamikawachi and Kawachi (both from Kawachi District) during March 2007.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tochigi_Prefecture   (589 words)

  
 IDMP / ASHIKAGA, JAPAN
Ashikaga is located 80 km north-west of Tokyo.
The Watarase river flows through Ashikaga west to east.
The closest weather station is located at Kumagaya, 27 km south-west of Ashikaga.
idmp.entpe.fr /stations/jpn09/jpn09.html   (324 words)

  
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Ashikaga Gakko is in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, approximately 70 kilometres north of Japan’s capital city, Tokyo, the school brings to mind the majestic appearance of the Japan of days past.
Furthermore, in 1990, several huge wooden buildings of the old Ashikaga School were restored.
Some historians say that Ashikaga School was founded by Onono Takamura, a great scholar and courtier in the beginning of the Heian period (794 – 1185)
nawangtri.blogster.com /1156060595.html   (291 words)

  
 NIPPON PAPER GROUP : About Nippon Paper Group : The List of Main Domestic Mills
Ashikaga Mill is located in the city of Ashikaga, the northern area of the Kanto Plain.
Among them are Ashikaga School, believed to be the oldest school in Japan, and Bannaji Temple, which was built around the time the Heian Era ended and the Kamakura Era began (1180s or 1190s) by Yoshikane Ashikaga, the second lord of the Ashikaga clan.
In this beautiful city with its historic landmarks and abundant nature, the Mill was established in 1959 as Ashikaga Paper Industry Co., Ltd.
www.np-g.com /e/about/factory/ndp_ashikaga.html   (167 words)

  
 General Questions about Tochigi-ken (and more specifically ashikaga) (long-term stay) [Archive] - Japan Forum
Having my aunt and uncle living in Ashikaga, I vistited there frequently growing up.
Ashikaga is a nice little city, quiet and laid back, not much going on, like a clean small town.
There is a slight accent in people's speech which I would not consider as a strong dialect.
www.jref.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-12722.html   (387 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Tochigi, Japan (Japanese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Utsunomiya (the capital), Ashikaga, Oyama, Kanuma, and Sano are the chief cities.
Automobiles, ceramics, processed foods, silk, and electrical appliances are also produced there.
In the mountainous area of W Tochigi is Nikko National Park.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Tochigi.html   (157 words)

  
 Ashikaga museum of art
The Ashikaga Museum of Art is located on Nakabashi-dori at Tori 2-chome.
Works by artist from the "Ashikaga Cultural Area" are on permanent display in the museum.
Special exhibitions, representing a wide range of fine arts, include various international works of art as well as the activities of local traditional craft groups are on display.
www.city.ashikaga.tochigi.jp /english/museum.html   (176 words)

  
 Tochigi police to dispatch investigators for Manila Bay murder Asian Economic News - Find Articles
Tochigi prefectural police decided Thursday to send investigators to the Philippines to look into the murder of a former Japanese postal worker from Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, police officials said.
The officials said the investigators will cooperate with Philippine authorities in the investigation into the death of Keiichi Wada, 40, who was found stabbed to death in Manila Bay in June.
The Tochigi police searched the house of a friend of Wada in Ashikaga on June 12 and again Wednesday, seizing Wada's cash card and the friend's personal computer, the officials added.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2001_July_30/ai_77291044   (196 words)

  
 Ashikaga International Association
Ashikaga International Association was established in 1992 and the international exchange has been supported and operated thanks to the free co-operation and commitment of the members of the association.
There are 8 sections in Ashikaga International Association.
Many members belong to one of these 8 sections and they can make and carry out programs as well.
www.city.ashikaga.tochigi.jp /english/aia   (88 words)

  
 Ashikaga - World Travel Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Ashikaga (足利) is a town in Tochigi prefecture, Japan.
Ashikaga is home of Ashikaga Gakko - the oldest school in Japan.
This page was last modified 20:49, 20 December 2005.
www.world-travel-guide.net /index.php?title=Ashikaga   (50 words)

  
 Ashikaga, Tochigi Copywriters - Copy Writer
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 AllRefer.com - Ashikaga, Japan (Japanese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
AllRefer.com - Ashikaga, Japan (Japanese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
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The city is also the ancestral home of the Ashikaga shoguns (1338–1597).
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Ashikaga.html   (156 words)

  
 Tochigi News
An alliance of regional banks and Nikko Cordial Corp. are likely to bid for the acquisition of Utsunomiya-based Ashikaga Bank which has been under state ownership since 2003 due to a financial crisis, The...
A s a welcome series of typhoons scrubs away the last of the summer heat, we find ourselves at long last putting away the beer-bottle openers and breaking out the corkscrews.
An assistant prosecutor in Tochigi Prefecture was driven home by a female acquaintance who was driving under the influence of alcohol, it was learned Friday.
www.topix.net /jp/tochigi?scoring=d   (758 words)

  
 One Face at a time, a classroom project in Kabul, Seattle amd Ashikaga, Japan connectiing students though photography, ...
One Face at a time, a classroom project in Kabul, Seattle amd Ashikaga, Japan connectiing students though photography, storytelling and IT technology, in order to solve problems
Ashikaga city Ashikaga has many nature, and the most oldest college school in Japan.
Let's be filled with not sadness tear but tear of joy.
www.sbpark.com /twbjapan/ashikaga/kawashima01e.html   (156 words)

  
 Tsutsuji / Ashikaga flower park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
) at Ashikaga flower park, and it blooms at biggining of May to Late of May. There are so many different kinds of Tsutsuji there.
Take a train of JR Ryomoh line at tochigi station or at Takasaki station, get off it at Tomita station.
Then drive on rute 50 for Ashikaga, Maebashi in west, After pass Sano city, turn to right at Shimo-Haneda cross (there is a sign bord of Ashikaga flower park).
www.geocities.jp /hanagoyomi44/Z-Tochigi/GLH-Tsutsuji-Ashikaga-FlowerPark-E.html   (202 words)

  
 Hotei's Picks
Ashikaga is the second stop on the express route, and will take about 70 minutes from Asakusa.
This intersection is the heart of downtown Ashikaga; as a point of reference, there should be a Super Yamaguchi supermarket on your right.
Travel north on Showa-Dori (enjoying the view of the historic Ashikaga Gakko coming up on the left very soon) for another 2.5 km until you come to an asymmetrical 4-way intersection.
www.hoteiwines.com /picks.html   (3054 words)

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