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  Yamaguchi Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県 Yamaguchi-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan.
The capital is the city of Yamaguchi located in the center of the prefecture.
Yamaguchi Prefecture was formerly divided into Nagato and Suo provinces.
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 Yamaguchi Ken Information
Located in westernmost part of the main island of Honshu, Yamaguchi shares a border with Shimane and Hiroshima prefectures in the east and is surrounded on the other three sides by the sea, The Japan Sea in the north and west and the Seto Inland Sea to the south.
Yamaguchi and the island of Kyushu are connected by both a bridge and a tunnel from Shimonoseki.
Yamaguchi Ken is famous across Japan for Fugu (puffer fish) cuisine, The Kintaikyo bridge in Iwakuni, Hagiyaki pottery, Ouchi-nuri laquerware and Ouchi family dolls.
homepage.mac.com /hellbag/yayjet/pykeninfo.html   (643 words)

  
 Yamaguchi through Hofu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Leave JR Yamaguchi station and head for the prefectural office.
Hofu Tenmangu has been worshiped as the "God of Study" by students.
Mori Family was the feudal lord ruling over old Yamaguchi Prefecture in Edo Period, from 17th century to 19th century.
mtbiker-web.hp.infoseek.co.jp /yamaguchi/yamaguchi_e.htm   (147 words)

  
 Japan Regional Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Yamaguchi City is situated in the center of the prefecture.
Yamaguchi City is located nearly in the center of Yamaguchi Prefecture and is the center of local administration and economy.
The Ima-hachiman-gu Shrine, said to be an ancient shrine already in existence before the Ouchi family arrived to rule Yamaguchi, features the architectural style peculiar to the Yamaguchi region with the entrance gate, front shrine and main shrine standing in a beeline, and is designated as an important cultural property of Japan.
www.asia-planet.net /japan/yamaguchi.htm   (2489 words)

  
 JNTO Website > Regional Tourist Guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Situated in the south of Yamaguchi, Hofu faces the Suo-nada (the Sea of Suo) in the Inland Sea of Japan.
Until the end of the 19th century when Yamaguchi was still divided into Suo and Nagato, Hofu had been the center of the Suo area.
The Hofu Tenman-gu Shrine, founded in the 10th century and dedicated to Sugawara Michizane who was a scholar and a politician and familiarly known as the god of leaning, is the oldest of Japan's three Dai-Tenjin (the grand shrines sacred to the deified spirit of Michizane).
www.jnto.go.jp /eng/RTG/RI/chugoku/yamaguchi/bofu/bofu.html   (340 words)

  
 Friendship Exchange
The exchange of friendship between the citizens of Hofu and foreign people living in Hofu.
The Hofu City's Youth Overseas Delegation (in Ch'unch'on City, Kangwon, korea).
Hofu City's Young Students Language Learning Project (in Monroe, Michigan, U.S.A.).
www.city.hofu.yamaguchi.jp /english/friend.html   (289 words)

  
 Yamaguchi Ken Information
Ato-cho, which is lovingly referred to as "Hokkaido of Yamaguchi Prefecture" by the locals, gets a fair amount of snow during winter and has a small ski hill with one chairlift (bus to Tokusagamine is available from Tokusa station).
East of Hofu Station is a bustling "entertainment district" where the naughty and drunk feed their sinful habits.
The most famous sight is Hofu Tenmangu Shrine, the goal for hoards of half-naked men in the Half-Naked Man Festival in November--but much better and far more peaceful than this is the lonely and beautiful Amida Temple, halfway up Ohira Mountain.
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 Hiroshima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mazda CX-7 is slated to be built here in early 2006.
Other Mazda factories are in Hofu and Flat Rock, Michigan.
Pacific War Research Society, “Japan's Longest Day”, the internal Japanese account of the surrender and how it was almost thwarted by fanatic soldiers who attempted a coup against the Emperor.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hiroshima   (1198 words)

  
 Hofu, Yamaguchi -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hofu, Yamaguchi -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Hōfu (防府市; -shi) is a (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city located in (Click link for more info and facts about Yamaguchi) Yamaguchi, (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) population of 118,566 and the (The amount per unit size) density of 628.70 persons per (Click link for more info and facts about km²;) km²;.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ho/hofu,_yamaguchi.htm   (111 words)

  
 eLibrary Project : Hofu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Specifically, they will consolidate JT's factory in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and Torii's factory in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture.
Several years ago, a business associate was discussing Nuckols' idea, then called "hofu," with a friend on a Eurostar train going from London to Paris.
Hofu City - Gives city profile, international exchanges, history, city plans, and demographics.
elibraryproject.com /info/Hofu.html   (372 words)

  
 Pike's Western Japan Guidebook
Hiroshima Prefecture is opposite Shikoku on the south side of Honshu between Yamaguchi Prefecture and Okayama Prefecture.
Kurashiki City is a popular tourist destination with a famous canal district and Tivoli Park.
Yamaguchi is the western most prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.
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 Hofu, Yamaguchi - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hofu, Yamaguchi - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This page was last modified 23:08, 23 Jan 2005.
The article about Hofu, Yamaguchi contains information related to Hofu, Yamaguchi and External links.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Hofu,_Yamaguchi   (92 words)

  
 Laughing - Explore Japan - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It may seem comical to the outsider, but for residents of Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the waraiko is a serious affair.
The waraiko is a "laughing ritual" that goes back some 800 years in a district of Hofu - located at the western tip of Japan's main island - that was first settled during the Kamakura period (1185-1333).
Historians think the ritual was initiated by farmers there as a way of forgetting about their hardships for a while.
web-jpn.org /kidsweb/calendar/december/waraiko.html   (477 words)

  
 (WO 2004/097867) ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE CAPACITOR [Repub: 24.02.2005]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
ANDO, Nobuo [JP/JP]; 5-2-11, Kanebo-cho, Hofu-shi, Yamaguchi 747-0823 (JP).
KOJIMA, Kenji [JP/JP]; 5-2-8, Kanebo-cho, Hofu-shi, Yamaguchi 747-0823 (JP).
HATO, Yukinori [JP/JP]; 5-1-6, Kanebo-cho, Hofu-shi, Yamaguchi 747-0823 (JP).
www.wipo.int /ipdl/IPDL-CIMAGES/view/pct/getbykey5?KEY=04/97867.050224   (188 words)

  
 The Japan Times Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The 71-year-old's conversation partners are carpenters of centuries ago, and he gets to speak with them every time he restores the shrines and temples they built.
Matsuura is the only one of the few "miyadaiku" -- carpenters who handle traditional Japanese structures -- who specializes in restoring shrines and temples designated as national treasures and cultural assets.
"I am thrilled when I think of what will appear next," he said in a recent interview in Hofu, where he is working as a master carpenter to restore the main hall of Kokubunji temple, an important cultural property.
www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20010603a4.htm   (633 words)

  
 Hagi, Yamaguchi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hagi (; - shi) es una ciudad situada en Yamaguchi, Japón y fue fundado de julio el 1 de 1932.
Desde 1968, Hagi ha sido una ciudad de hermana a Ulsan () un centro del puerto y del mercado de pesca en el sureste de Corea del sur en el mar de Japón y de 70 kilómetros de norte de Busan.
English version: Hagi, Yamaguchi Next: Hofu, Yamaguchi Up
www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ha/Hagi,%20Yamaguchi.htm   (120 words)

  
 The Auto Channel - Search Results
The spokesman also said he said he could not confirm a report that said Mazda proposed to make Ford Mondeos at its Hofu factory in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan.
To mark the start of production, a ceremony was held at Mazda's Hofu Plant in the Yamaguchi Prefecture of Japan.
This technology is currently applied at Mazda's Hofu Plant #1 and #2 in the manufacturing of Atenza/Mazda6 and the recently launched Axela/Mazda3.
www.theautochannel.com /search/search.html?words=Hofu   (605 words)

  
 Hofu, Yamaguchi Definition, Word Meaning, Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 The Auto Channel - Search Results
The tire was developed by the top Japanese tire maker in November 2001 and made at its Shimonoseki factory in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
To mark the start of production, a ceremony was held today at Mazda's Hofu Plant in the Yamaguchi Prefecture of Japan.
Its domestic facilities such as the No. 1 Ujina plant, also in Hiroshima Prefecture, and its Hofu plant in neighboring Yamaguchi Prefecture have been running at high gear, the paper said.
www.theautochannel.com /search/search.html?words=Yamaguchi+Prefecture   (450 words)

  
 Japan Auto Industry News Briefs
The plant in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan received the "J.D. Power and Associates' Asian Bronze Plant Quality Award, 1996." J.D. Power gives the award to plants that produce vehicles which are ranked highly in J.D. Power passenger car survey.
The Mazda Millennia, which is produced at the Hofu Plant, ranked sixth out of 110 vehicles surveyed.
The plant itself ranked fourth among approximately 150 plants that produce passenger cars for the U.S. market from around the world.
www.theautochannel.com /news/date/19960827/news01620.html   (260 words)

  
 EDUCATION & ENVIRONMENT
Yamaguchi University School of Allied Health Sciences (Nursing, Laboratory Medicine)
Yamaguchi Prefectural University(International Studies, Social Welfare, Human Life Sciences, Nursing)
Yamaguchi Prefectural Information Center of Commerce and Industry
www.chugoku.meti.go.jp /gra-e/educate/yama-m.html   (47 words)

  
 ONLINE JOURNAL
Yesterday, I visited my grandparents living in another city in Yamaguchi pref.
I just went back to my hometown, Hofu city, Yamaguchi pref.
Since I'm on my vacation and sometimes spend time doing nothing, thinking about going back to my hometown, I feel lonely and miss my family and friends.
www.angelfire.com /rock3/aka_swedenophic/blog   (2363 words)

  
 WHF2003 in Japan - (Kyushu) - Programme Announcement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The day will start with participants enjoying the Hirado Kunchi Festival in its capital city, which is an old festival with indigenous tradition mixed with the influence from the Chinese culture.
The participants then will join the conference on Taneda Santoka, which is organised every year in different locations in Japan by the Santoka Study and Commemorative Association based in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where Santoka was born.
There will be panel discussion, papers, and workshop, as well as a talk by Kaneko Tota, a renowned Japanese poet.
www.worldhaikureview.org /3-2/whf2003japan_announcement.shtml   (259 words)

  
 Government
Canadian Content > Regional: Asia: Japan: Prefectures: Yamaguchi: Government:
Additional Information: This category is for city and prefectural government sites in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Websites submitted here must be Yamaguchi related and in
www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Regional/Asia/Japan/Prefectures/Yamaguchi/Government   (169 words)

  
 Japanese Pottery - Yamaguchi Museums
Select a Prefecture to view museums in that location.
The Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum was established in 1912 for the celebration of the beginning of the Taisho period.
The collection includes ancient pottery of the region as well as other archaeological works found at regional ruins.
www.e-yakimono.net /html/yamaguchi-museums.html   (309 words)

  
 the knowledge.com ™ directory - regional - asia - japan - prefectures - yamaguchi - government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
the knowledge.com ™ directory - regional - asia - japan - prefectures - yamaguchi - government
home → regional → asia → japan → prefectures → yamaguchi → government
U.S. military base page with overview, news and information, relocation help, and publications.
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 Amazon.com: Wadatsumi No Ki [CD-SINGLE] [IMPORT]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is actually a little gloomy and definitely not pop.
We actually saw her live when she was one of the opening acts for Yamazaki at his annual birthday concert in his hometown of Hofu, Yamaguchi.
Sat in a tent recovering from heat stroke wondering what possessed me to come when I heard her sing.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005ULFS/billyee   (458 words)

  
 FREESPOT
The explanation about a sign mark is here.
Eco Plaza Kudamatsu 2F., 17-25,3-chome, Kiyose-cho, Kudamatsu-city, Yamaguchi, 744-0071
You can not get power supply at some of seats.
www.freespot.com /users/map-e/map_yamaguchi.html   (45 words)

  
 MX6.com - Atenza rolls out of Hofu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
MX6.com > Open Forums > Lounge > Atenza rolls out of Hofu
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Our 6s (as the Atenza will be called here, of course) will have either the 2.3 four or a 3.0 V6.
www.mx6.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-19201.html   (236 words)

  
 1WRESTLING.COM - NEWSLINE - PRO WRESTLING'S DAILY NEWS SOURCE
New Japan ran their October 18th rally at Nagasaki Prefectural Gym, drawing a 1/3rd full house claiming 2,100 paid.
Scott Norton & Manabu Nakanishi defeated Osamu Nishimura & Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 16 minutes, 2 seconds when Norton used a Powerbomb on Nishimura for the win.
New Japan ran their October 22nd rally in Yamaguchi at Hofu Sports Center, claiming 1,300 paid.
www.1wrestling.com /news/newsline.asp?news=20180   (1547 words)

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