
	Where results make sense

Topic: Iwakuni, Yamaguchi

Related Topics

Yamaguchi Prefecture

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi

Iwakuni

Kintai Bridge

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Nagoya, Aichi

MCAS Iwakuni

Aichi Prefecture

Sanyo Main Line

Chugoku region

Sanyo Shinkansen

List of bridges in the United States

	Iwakuni, Yamaguchi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Iwakuni was formerly the castle town of the Iwakuni han and the rebuilt castle stands atop a hill as a reminder of the city's heritage.
		Iwakuni Station on the Sanyo Main Line is in the center of the city.
		Iwakuni's special version of sushi, preserved for the trip up the hill to the castle, is a memorable special taste.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iwakuni (379 words)

	Encyclopedia: Iwakuni, Yamaguchi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Iwakuni Castle, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain.
		The AlcÃ¡zar of Segovia, Spain A castle (from the Latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and the logical development of a fortified enclosure.
		United States Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is located at the Nishiki river delta in the city of Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture in the Chugoku region of the island of Honshu, Japan.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Iwakuni,-Yamaguchi (1250 words)

	Iwakuni, Yamaguchi -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Iwakuni (岩国市; -shi) is a (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city located in (additional 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.
		Iwakuni Station on the (additional info and facts about Sanyo Main Line) Sanyo Main Line is in the center of the city.
		Iwakuni's special version of (Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed) sushi, preserved for the trip up the hill to the castle, is a memorable special taste.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/iw/iwakuni,_yamaguchi.htm (477 words)

	Iwakuni Castle biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Iwakuni Castle (岩国城;; -jō) was the castle of the Iwakuni Han during the Edo period of Japanese history.
		A replica stands high on a hill above the Nishiki River and the Kintai Bridge in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
		The Kikkawa clan held this castle and Iwakuni Han, which was assessed at 30 000 (later 60 000) koku.
	iwakuni-castle.biography.ms (59 words)

	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)

	Avatars, Music & Travel
		Located in the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Iwakuni was a strategic point along the Sanyodo in the past.
		After the battle of Sekigahara, Iwakuni flourished as a castle town in the Iwakuni clan of the Kikkawa family, holding a fief yielding 60,000-koku (approximately 300,000 U.S. bushels).
		Iwakuni has a population of about 110,000 people and an area of 221.15 square kilometers.
	fairwood.bravepages.com /oth-31.html (325 words)

	Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Neither of us had brought any information on Iwakuni, nor did we have a map, but we did know that there was a famous bridge there, so we set off on our adventure, and about 2 hours later we arrived in a little town surrounded by mountains.
		The city is 'famous' for the Kintai Bridge, Iwakuni Castle, white snakes of Iwakuni, and the Mekata samuri clan.
		A continuous stream of visitors come to Iwakuni to pray to the snakes for success in business." "The snakes maintain an inherited character which the mutation of the color to white is stabilized.
	www.travelblog.org /Asia/Japan/Hiroshima/blog-21199.html (715 words)

	Introduction to the Spencers in Iwakuni Website
		The Iwakuni area is plagued with chemical, paper, petroleum and textile plants (and don't forget the crematorium, where the dead bodies are incinerated) as well as the muck they all put into the environment.
		The city of Iwakuni is a very crowded, industrial, and polluted place, but they do at least have one saving grace- Kikko park where you can find the Kintai Bridge and the Iwakuni Castle.
		Iwakuni is in the Yamaguchi Prefecture (a prefecture here is similar to a state in the US), in the Chugoku region, which consists of five prefectures on the southern end of the main island of Honshu.
	www.geocities.com /~usmcspencers/intro.html (1169 words)

	asahi.com：Partners in Realignment /Base issue - ENGLISH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--Okinawa tends to grab the headlines when it comes to the contentious issue of U.S. military bases in Japan.
		"Iwakuni adopted a policy of co-existence with Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni even though the basic stance of most municipal governments is to demand a scaled-down U.S. military presence or the return of land occupied by the facilities," Tamura said.
		The resolution says the chamber accepts the proposal to move some military functions at Atsugi to the Iwakuni facility on condition the floating runway being constructed several kilometers away be used for night-landing practice and commercial air services resumed.
	www.asahi.com /english/Herald-asahi/TKY200511070347.html (1244 words)

	Kyodo World News Service: Yamaguchi, Iwakuni gov'ts approve transfer of CH-53Ds from Okinawa+@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Yamaguchi, Iwakuni gov'ts approve transfer of CH-53Ds from Okinawa+
		The Iwakuni municipal and Yamaguchi prefectural governments approved Friday a plan to transfer five CH-53D transport helicopters to a U.S. military base in Iwakuni from Okinawa, where one of the same type crashed at a university campus near a U.S. Marine Corp base.
		"The transfer is unavoidable as measures to prevent a recurrence (of the accident) have been compiled, but we want safety measures to be strengthened," Iwakuni Mayor Katsusuke Ihara was quoted as saying in a meeting with officials of Japan's Defense Facilities...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:100762009&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (219 words)

	Renovation completed, celebrations begin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		IWAKUNI, Japan -- For over 300 years, the Kintai Bridge has stood, fallen and been rebuilt again and again.
		Located in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the five-arched bridge stands at 22 feet high, 16 feet wide and is approximately 230 yards in length.
		The city of Iwakuni, along with the Iwakuni Tourist Association and the Iwakuni Chamber of Commerce, hosted a festival inviting all residents to celebrate the completion of the recent renovation to the bridge, March 19 through Sunday at the Kintai Bridge.Thousands of visitors, of all races and colors, attended the Kintai Bridge Dream Fiesta '04.
	www.dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/9_13/features/28314-1.html (557 words)

	Iwakuni News - Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		YAMAGUCHI (Kyodo) There is "no way" Yamaguchi Prefecture will accept a Japan-U.S. accord to relocate an air wing to the U.S. Marine Corps Iwakuni Air Station, Gov. Sekinari Nii said Sunday.
		YAMAGUCHI — There is "no way" that Yamaguchi Prefecture will accept a Japan-U.S. accord to relocate a U.S. air wing to the U.S. Marine Corps Iwakuni Air Station in the prefecture, Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii said Sunday.
		YAMAGUCHI — The mayor of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, voiced opposition on Thursday to the part of the realignment plan for U.S. forces in Japan that involves relocation of a carrier-based aircraft unit from Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, to Iwakuni.
	www.local-news.net /go/132.15/34.17 (294 words)

	Kintaikyo bridge, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi-ken
		Once I'd taken a few snaps, I set off for Yamaguchi.
		From there, I was able to get a lift to the next services, and then on to the Ogori junction.
		I started walking along the road into Yamaguchi, but was fortunately given a lift right to the station.
	www.reggie.net /diary.php?date=2001-11-26 (583 words)

	HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		TOKYO - Ford of Japan President Eiji Iwakuni is caught in a squeeze.
		Dateline: YAMAGUCHI, Japan, Oct. 27 (Kyodo) _ The mayor of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, voiced opposition on Thursday...
		Thursday in a police cell in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western...
	www.highbeam.com /library/search.asp?FN=SS&search_newspapers=on&search_magazines=on&q=Iwakuni&refid=ency_botnm (592 words)

	Netscape Search Category - Yamaguchi
		Iwakuni Picture Tour Photos of famous spots and USMC leisure in Iwakuni.
		The Spencers in Iwakuni Info about MCAS Iwakuni and the city of Iwakuni.
		Welcome to Yamaguchi City Official government homepage of Yamaguchi city, with info on historic spots, festivals, arts, and more.
	search-intl.netscape.com /Regional/Asia/Japan/Prefectures/Yamaguchi (186 words)

	Information [Hangetsuan]
		Historical castle town with the blessing of nature is Iwakuni City.
		The Japanese meal brings out the good taste of ingredients of meal, and use local meal of Iwakuni.
		The reason why many people visit Iwakuni is the same reason that many people visit Hangetsuan.
	www.gambo-ad.com /iwakuni/english/hotel/hangetsuan/info.htm (157 words)

	Iwakuni to Yamaguchi-Ube :: Japan Tour 2004, Flight Simulator
		Iwakuni to Yamaguchi-Ube :: Japan Tour 2004, Flight Simulator
		Another short but pleasant flight, 49 nm at 6,500 ft. I took off from Iwakuni in clear weather, and clomb over the mountains to the west.
		But the speed under control, I was able to recenter before touchdown.
	www.virgil.org /dswo/fs/japantour/yamaguchi-ube.htm (191 words)

	Iwakuni on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		109,530), Yamaguchi prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Aki Sea.
		The Kintai Bridge, built in 1673, is famous for providing residents with an escape route from floods.
		U.S. Marine arrested for alleged theft in Iwakuni
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/I/Iwakuni.asp (339 words)

	USPACOM Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The proposal is meant to replace Japan's long-stalled plan to switch the base's functions to a civilian-military airport that has yet to be built off the Henoko district in the northern Okinawa city of Nago, they said.
		The government has decided to make the proposal and enter the final stage of discussions with the United States to settle the relocation issue, which has dragged on for almost a decade, the sources said.
		In light of the crash of a U.S. helicopter on a university campus adjacent to the Futenma base last August, the Japanese and U.S. governments are placing the highest priority on eliminating the safety problem at Futenma, the sources said.
	www.pacom.mil /articles/articles2005/050524story3.shtml (414 words)

	Yamaguchi News - Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		TOKYO — Residents in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, lost an appeal Thursday to have a former mayor repay in full 845 million yen the city paid in 1994 to a failed express ferry service — funded in part by the city — linking the western Japan city and Busan, South Korea.
		The Japanese government is set to adopt in a Cabinet meeting Friday a report recently compiled with the United States on ways to realign the U.S. military presence in Japan, Japanese officials said Thursday.
		SHIMONOSEKI — A fleet of whaling ships left Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Tuesday morning to conduct a scientific research program on whales in the Antarctic for the Tokyo-based Institute of Cetacean Research.
	www.local-news.net /go/131.47/34.17 (298 words)

	Breeders Spotlight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Hiroaki Matsumura of Iwakuni Daruma Sou on Feb 1999.
		At first he probably thought we were from the nearby military installation and was looking to see what the crowd was all about.
		Iwakuni Daruma Sou results from the 1999 Nippo Grand National held in Matsuyama City on the Island of Shikoku.
	www.maroonshibas.com /breeder-spotlight2.htm (1061 words)

	Iwakuni, Yamaguchi - TheBestLinks.com - April 1, Japan, Lotus, Population, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Iwakuni, Yamaguchi - TheBestLinks.com - April 1, Japan, Lotus, Population,...
		Iwakuni, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, April 1, Japan, Lotus, Population, Petroleum...
		You can add this article to your own "watchlist" and receive e-mail notification about all changes in this page.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Iwakuni.html (370 words)

	Japan Policy & Politics: Iwakuni citizens say U.S. low-altitude air drills increasing
		A citizens' group said Monday that the U.S. military increased the frequency of low-altitude flight drills conducted from a base in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture in fiscal 1999 for the first year-on-year increase since the group began monitoring the flights in fiscal 1995.
		Jungen Tamura, 54, a member of the city assembly of Iwakuni in the western Japan prefecture, said the group confirmed 256 low-attitude flight drills conducted from the Marine Corps base in the year through this March, up from the 150 drills confirmed during the previous year.
		Low-altitude drills have drawn criticism across the world after a 1998 accident at an Italian ski resort in which a U.S. aircraft severed the cable of a cable car, resulting in the death of 20 people.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2000_July_24/ai_63674278 (296 words)

	USATODAY.com - Japanese protest U.S. military plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The protests came a day after Washington and Tokyo agreed to strengthen military cooperation, reduce the number of Marines on Okinawa and give Japan more responsibility for security in the Pacific region.
		The U.S. plans to relocate a carrier jet and air squadrons from Tokyo to Yamaguchi's Iwakuni city.
		Iwakuni Mayor Katsusuke Ihara said his city and others had not been included in the decision-making process.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-10-30-us-japan_x.htm (458 words)

	About Kyushu/Yamaguchi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		American Consulate Fukuoka's consular district consists of the seven prefectures of Kyushu Island and Yamaguchi prefecture on the main island of Honshu.
		Its consular district consists of Kyushu Island (Fukuoka, Saga, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Miyazaki, and Oita prefectures) and Yamaguchi prefecture on the main island of Honshu.
		Two key U.S. military facilities, Sasebo Naval Base (Nagasaki prefecture) and the Marine Corps Air Station at Iwakuni (Yamaguchi prefecture), are located in the Kyushu-Yamaguchi consular district.
	japan.usembassy.gov /fukuoka/wwwh4kyushu.html (781 words)

	Pinsk . Soviet Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The River Exe source river rises on Exmoor in Devon, near the north Bristol Channel coast of the county, but flows more or less directly due south and reaches the sea at a...
		Hiroshima Prefecture: Hiroshima, Hiroshima Hiroshima, Itsukushima Shrine Yamaguchi Prefecture: Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Iwakuni, Hofu, Yamaguchi Hofu, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Shimonoseki, Hagi, Yamaguchi Hagi Shimane Prefecture: Tsuwano, Shimane Tsuwano, Izumo, Shimane Izumo, Matsue, Shimane Matsue See also: Geography of Japan, List of regions in...
		Ishmael is a novel by Daniel Quinn that provides a fresh perspective on the world that we find ourselves in today.
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Pinsk (428 words)

	Iwakuni Japan, Erik's picture of Iwakuni. Iwakuni japan from the eyes of ans american service man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Iwakuni japan from the eyes of ans american service man
		Iwakuni japan japanese yamaguchi Nihon MCAS Iwakuni navy corpsman marine kintai bridge
		Iwakuni JR train hiroshima castle kintaiko taiko marine corps air station navy medical iwakuni
	www.geocities.com /thetropics/harbor/5208 (77 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)