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 Minamichita Town/Aichi-pref
Minamichita-cho is a town in which people of abundant humanity live and is located in the Chita Peninsula receiving the blessing of the sea from Ise Bay and Mikawa Bay.
It is located at the southern end of the Chita Peninsula.
is located in the south of the Chita Peninsula and also includes two islands, Shinojima and Himakajima.
www.town.minamichita.lg.jp /english   (599 words)

  
 Iconomania­­Dashi Sculpture and Festive Ritual, S. McPherson
On the Chita Peninsula, local producers and shippers of sake, soy sauce and vinegar sponsored the numerous floats that emerged in local festivals during the Edo Period.
The dashi of the Chita peninsula in Aichi Prefecture are famous for their elaborate wooden sculptures, which express classical Japanese and Chinese themes (Fig.
Chita peninsula dashi festivals celebrate a putatively stable tradition whose preservation has been one focus of recent municipal and prefectural government policy.
www.humnet.ucla.edu /humnet/arthist/icono/mcpherson/dashi.htm   (3592 words)

  
 Aichi
In 1871, after the abolition of the Han system, Owari, with theexception of the Chita peninsula, was institutionalized as Nagoya prefecture,while Mikawa combined with the Chita peninsula formed the Nukata prefecture.
Nagoya prefecture was renamed to Aichi prefecture inApril of 1872 and on November 27 wasunited with Nukata prefecture.
Located near the center of the Japanese archipelago, Aichi prefecturefaces the Ise and Mikawa bay in the south and is bordered by Shizuoka in theeast, Nagano in the north east, Gifu in the north, and Mie in the west.
www.therfcc.org /aichi-109019.html   (3592 words)

  
 Aichi Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 prefecture.
Aichi's industrial output is higher than any other prefecture in Japan: the prefecture is known as the center of Japan's automotive and aerospace industries.
It measures 106 km east to west and 94 km south to north and with 5,153.81 km accounts for approximately 1.36% of the total surface area of Japan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aichi_prefecture   (3592 words)

  
 Iconomania­­Dashi Sculpture and Festive Ritual, S. McPherson
Chita peninsula dashi festivals celebrate a putatively stable tradition whose preservation has been one focus of recent municipal and prefectural government policy.
Lacking plentiful water and arable land, the Chita peninsula was historically noted for pottery, fishing and salt production.
The Chita region had been renowned for fish, salt and pottery production for centuries before the Edo Period.
www.humnet.ucla.edu /humnet/arthist/icono/mcpherson/dashi.htm   (3592 words)

  
 Showa-ku, Nagoya [Definition]
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 prefecture.
Aichi Prefecture Aichi Prefecture (愛知県 Aichi-ken) is located in the Chubu region of Japan.
The headquarters of Chukyo TV Broadcasting is in Shōwa ward.
www.wikimirror.com /Showa-ku,_Nagoya   (3592 words)

  
 Aichi Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Prefecture.
As of 2001 Aichi Prefecture's population was 50.03% male and 49.97% female [1].
Aichi's industrial output is higher than any other prefecture in Japan: the prefecture is known as the center of Japan's automotive and aerospace industries.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aichi_prefecture   (462 words)

  
 Minamichita Town/Aichi-pref
Minamichita-cho is a town in which people of abundant humanity live and is located in the Chita Peninsula receiving the blessing of the sea from Ise Bay and Mikawa Bay.
It is located at the southern end of the Chita Peninsula.
Fishery and agriculture have long been prosperous, and the shipping industry was also prosperous because this district was located at an important place for transportation in the Edo period (1603 -1868).
www.town.minamichita.lg.jp /english   (599 words)

  
 Ch3edittest
Drove to Handa City, a long ride on city streets and finally an expressway, on the Chita peninsula south of Nagoya.
After the temple service, drove to Tokoname, toward the west on the Chita peninsula.
Then left campus for the Aichi Colony, a prefectural welfare center for the developmentally disabled -- particularly children.
www.bemorehealthy.com /Japan1997/Chapter3.html   (18849 words)

  
 Menu_English
Chita City lies on the northwestern edge of Chita Peninsula where the climate is moderate year round.
Only 20〜30kms or about 30 minutes by train from Nagoya, Chita is very conveniently placed in geographical terms.
Due to increasing popularity as an outlying suburb of Nagoya, Chita’s population has been steadily growing and has just recently topped 84,000 people.
www.city.chita.aichi.jp /english/menu.htm   (85 words)

  
 Welcome to Chita City
Chita City lies on the northwestern edge of the Chita Peninsula, where the climate is moderate year round.
Due to increasing popularity as an outlying suburb of Nagoya, Chitafs population has been steadily growing and has just recently topped 80,000 people.
Our city is marked by a large energy production plant along its coastline, green abundant hills stretching through its inland and pleasant residential streets.
www.city.chita.aichi.jp /english/eng-1.htm   (85 words)

  
 Land Resources of Russia
Kamchatskaya Oblast is situated on Kamchatka peninsula; it is washed by the Sea of Okhotsk, the Bering Sea, and the Pacific Ocean.
In the north of the oblast permafrost is widespread.
The oblast is situated mainly on the eastern slopes of the Southern Urals and adjoining spaces of Zauralje.
www.iiasa.ac.at /Research/FOR/russia_cd/adm_des.htm   (11816 words)

  
 orizuru.org
These are pictures from the road trip to the Chita peninsula south of Nagoya.
A short, but very enjoyable two week trip to Japan where I visited Kyoto, Sendai and Tokyo.
These are pictures of the seijinshiki, the coming of age ceremony, and of the mochi festival where I got to make mochi with elementary school students.
www.orizuru.org /photos   (11816 words)

  
 BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN
Fission-track ages from the lower part of the Tokai Group in the Chita Peninsula, central Japan
Geochemical behavior of heavy metals in coastal marine sediments from the eastern margin of the Japan Sea
Gum stopper emitted hydrocarbons: Influence on analytical results of light hydrocarbons in natural samples
www.gsj.jp /Pub/Bull/vol_48/pub_48-09E.html   (11816 words)

  
 Green Map Links: Japan
Handa City is located on the Chita Peninsula, where the famous folktale about a fox named "Gongitsune" emerged.
Setagaya is a residential ward or district of Tokyo.
While the area depicted on the map is no longer called "Bishu," the Green Map team purposely uses this traditional name as they rethink their community.
www.greenmap.com /grmaps/web_Japan.html   (756 words)

  
 International Bonsai : Pines to order
Many famous Japanese Black Pine bonsai masterpieces originated from the Mikawa District (Atsumi and Chita Peninsula) in Aichi Prefecture in Japan.
Seedlings grown from parent trees in the Mikawa District are called Mikawa Japanese Black Pine and have short dark-green needles and a very fine delicate bark texture.
The dark-green needles contrast with the silvery-gray bark and present a venerable appearance.
www.internationalbonsai.com /catalog/seedlings/seedpines.html   (246 words)

  
 Arctiidae catalogue of the former USSR
The European Russia, the polar regions only: the Kola peninsula, Mesen, the Kanin peninsula, the Pechora river (Ust-Tsilma), the Polar Urals; the Yamal peninsula; Taimir, south to Igarka; the East Sayan Mts.; the mountains of Transbaikalia, the Stanovoi Mts., Yakutia; the Magadan region; Chukotka; the Wrangel Is.; Kamchatka.
Evenkia (the Nizhnyaya Tunguska river); North Yakutia (the Olenek and Yana rivers, the Suntar-Khayata mountain range, the Oimyakon region); the Kolyma river; Koryakia; Chukotka; the Wrangel Is.; Kamchatka; the Stanovoi mountain range; the northern part of the Chita region (the Udokan mountain range).
(the Kola peninsula); the South Urals, the Altai, East Sayan, Khamar-Daban, and Stanovoi Mts.; the mountains of East Yakutia (the Verchoyanskii mountain range); Kamchatka (the Ichinskaya Sopka Mt.); Chukotka.
www.nsk.su /~vvdubat/arctiinae.htm   (246 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Aichi Prefecture Article
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 prefecture.
Located near the center of the Japanese archipelago, Aichi prefecture faces the Ise and Mikawa bay in the south and is bordered by Shizuoka in the east, Nagano in the north east, Gifu in the north, and Mie in the west.
Originally the region was divided into the three provinces of Owari, Mikawa and Ho.
www.ipedia.com /aichi_prefecture_1.html   (363 words)

  
 Aichi Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 prefecture.
Mikawa Bay to the south and is bordered by Shizuoka to the east,
Taika era, Mikawa and Ho were united into a single entity.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aichi_prefecture   (363 words)

  
 Aichi Prefecture of Japan - Japan's Geography
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 prefecture.
Located near the center of the Japanese archipelago, Aichi prefecture faces the Ise and Mikawa bay in the south and is bordered by Shizuoka in the east, Nagano in the north east, Gifu in the north, and Mie in the west.
It measures 106 km east to west and 94 km south to north and with 5,153.81 km² accounts for approximately 1.36% of the total surface area of Japan.
www.japan-101.com /geography/geography_prefecture_aichi.htm   (252 words)

  
 Aichi Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 prefecture.
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.
After the Taika era, Mikawa and Ho were united into a single entity.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aichi_prefecture   (252 words)

  
 Aichi Prefecture
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 prefecture.
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.
Originally the region was divided into the three provinces of Owari, Mikawa and Ho.
www.tocatch.info /en/Aichi_Prefecture.htm   (252 words)

  
 aichi prefecture 1
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 prefecture.
Located near the center of the Japanese archipelago, Aichi prefecture faces the Ise and Mikawa bay in the south and is bordered by Shizuoka in the east, Nagano in the north east, Gifu in the north, and Mie in the west.
Originally the region was divided into the three provinces of Owari, Mikawa and Ho.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /aichi_prefecture_1.html   (252 words)

  
 Aichi Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 prefecture.
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.
After the Taika era, Mikawa and Ho were united into a single entity.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aichi_prefecture   (252 words)

  
 Aichi Prefecture - Open Encyclopedia
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 prefecture.
Located near the center of the Japanese archipelago, Aichi prefecture faces the Ise and Mikawa Bay to the south and is bordered by Shizuoka to the east, Nagano to the northeast, Gifu to the north, and Mie to the west.
Originally the region was divided into the three provinces of Owari, Mikawa and Ho.
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Aichi_Prefecture   (252 words)

  
 Japan Atlas: Tokoname Pottery
The pottery made on the Chita Peninsula, especially in Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, is known as Tokoname-yaki.
Kilns have been at work here for about 900 years, and in the pottery region of the Chita Peninsula remains of 1,200 ancient kilns, outnumbering those found in any other part of the country.
In addition to the red teapots, tea cups, tableware, flower vases, and ornaments, the production of ceramic pipes, tiles, sanitary ware, and flower pots has been on the increase, and a great variety of products are now being manufactured in Tokoname.
home.jcic.or.jp /atlas/crafts/cra17.html   (252 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Aichi Prefecture Article
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 prefecture.
Located near the center of the Japanese archipelago, Aichi prefecture faces the Ise and Mikawa bay in the south and is bordered by Shizuoka in the east, Nagano in the north east, Gifu in the north, and Mie in the west.
Originally the region was divided into the three provinces of Owari, Mikawa and Ho.
www.ipedia.com /aichi_prefecture_1.html   (363 words)

  
 Aichi Prefecture - free-definition.com
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 prefecture.
Aichi's industrial output is higher than any other prefecture in Japan: the prefecture is known as the center of Japan's automotive and aerospace industries.
Aichi prefecture (愛知県 Aichi-ken) is located in the Chubu region of Japan.
netlexikon.akademie.de /Aichi-prefecture.html   (363 words)

  
 Japan Atlas: Tokoname Pottery
The pottery made on the Chita Peninsula, especially in Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, is known as Tokoname-yaki.
Kilns have been at work here for about 900 years, and in the pottery region of the Chita Peninsula remains of 1,200 ancient kilns, outnumbering those found in any other part of the country.
Events: Tokoname Ware Festival in August; Choza Award Ceramic Exhibition in November.
home.jcic.or.jp /atlas/crafts/cra17.html   (363 words)

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