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  Ehime Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On November 1, 2004 the former city of Saijo merged with the former city of Toyo and the towns of Komatsu and Tanbara from the former Shusou District (dissolved by this merger) merged to create the new city of Saijo.
The rural areas of the prefecture mostly engage in agricultural and fishing industires, and are particularly known for citrus fruit such as mikan (tangerine) and iyokan and cultured pearls.
Ehime is said to physically resemble the shape of a Tiger, but one of the most famous symbols for the prefecture is the Mikan, or mandarin orange, which grow in abundance near many seaside communities.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ehime_Prefecture   (717 words)

  
 Iyo, Ehime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On April 1, 2005, The city merged with the town of Nakayama and Futami from Iyo District to form the new city of Iyo.
January 1, 1955-The city was founded by merging with one town and four villages from Iyo District.
1958-Parts of Hiraoka area in the town of Nakayama from Iyo District was merged into the city of Iyo.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iyo,_Ehime   (136 words)

  
 Information of Ehime
Its capital, Matsuyama, is the largest city on Shikoku, with a population of over 500,000 and an abundance of historical and cultural resources such as the famous Matsuyama Castle and Dogo Hot Spring Spa, the oldest bathing area in Japan.
Ehime, which sounds feminine to Japanese ears and literally means "beautiful maiden", is blessed by a mild climate with an average low of 5.3degrees C (42degrees F)in January and an average high of 27degrees C(81degrees F)in August.
Iyo, the old name for Ehime, is said to have first appeared as the name for the island of Shikoku in the "Kojiki" (Record of Ancient Matters) and the "Nihon Shoki" (Chronicles of Japan), both written in the early eighth century.
www.pref.ehime.jp /kokusai/e-seika1.htm   (631 words)

  
 Nakayama, Ehime - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
There are two other towns with the same name in other prefectures in Japan, see Nakayama, Tottori, Nakayama, Yamagata.
Nakayama (中山町; -cho) is a town located in Iyo District, Ehime, Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 4,256 and a density of 56.43 persons per km²;.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Nakayama,_Ehime   (114 words)

  
 Toon, Ehime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tōon (東温市; -shi) is a city located in Ehime, Japan.
As of November 1, 2004, the city has an estimated population of 34,597 and the density of 163 persons per km².
The city was founded on September 21, 2004 with the merger of the towns of Kawauchi, Ehime and Shigenobu, Ehime.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toon,_Ehime   (83 words)

  
 Kitauwa District, Ehime - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Kitauwa (北宇和郡; -gun) is a district located in Ehime, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 49,769 and a density of 74.67 persons per km²;.
Kitauwa District, Ehime, Towns and villages and Districts in Ehime Prefecture.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kitauwa_District,_Ehime   (118 words)

  
 Ehime Prefecture - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Template:Japanese prefecture Image:Ehime agency.JPG Template:Nihongo is a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan.
On November 1, 2004 the former city of Toyo and the towns of Komatsu and Tanbara from the former Shusou District (dissolved by this merger) merged into the (expanded) city of Saijo.
On March 28, 2005 the town of Honai from Nishiuwa District merged into the city of Yawatahama.
www.netipedia.com /index.php/Ehime_Prefecture   (703 words)

  
 Introduction to Shikoku and Japanese Terms
Matsuyama ¼ŽR (population: 420,000), Takamatsu ‚¼ (330,000), Tokushima “¿“‡ (250,000) and Kochi ‚’m (310,000) are the capitals of Ehime Pref., Kagawa Pref., Tokushima Pref.
The natives of Ehime Prefecture, which was formed of eight fiefdoms, think highly of tradition.
Tokushima people are known for their animated spirit expressed in their folk dance called Awa Odori, while Kagawa, the smallest prefecture in Japan, is often referred to as 'Japan in miniature' in terms of the spirit and behavior-patterns of the natives.
www.waoe.org /steve/shikoku/introduction.html   (2094 words)

  
 EhimeAJET.com - Chuo A
Incorporating the cities and towns of Masaki, Iyo, Uchiko, Tobe and Kumakogencho.
Uchiko is a mountain town located south west of Ehime.
Iyo-shi is a sea-side city located south-west of Matsuyama on the coast of Ehime.
www.ehimeajet.com /chuoa.php   (331 words)

  
 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Heian period, the area was dominated by fishermen and sailors who played an important role in defending Japan against pirates and Mongol invasions.
Located in the northwestern part of Shikoku, Ehime faces the Seto inland sea to the north and is bordered by Kagawa and Tokushima in the east and
The rural areas of the prefecture mostly engage in agricultural and fishing industires, and are particularly known for oranges and cultured pearls.
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Ehime_Prefecture.html   (279 words)

  
 Ehime Prefecture - ITIL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ehime Prefecture is one of four prefectures on Shikoku and lies on the north-western side of the island.
There is a ropeway to the top and a return ticket on the ropeway and castle admission is ¥1000, though there are discount cards available for tourists if you check at the Ehime Prefectural Information Center (EPIC).
Ehime has a few beaches that are worth a detour.
www.ithinkimlost.com /wiki/index.php?title=Ehime_Prefecture   (538 words)

  
 Handmade Paper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Iyo Handmade Paper (Kawanoe City) Shuso Handmade Paper (Touyo City) Ozu Handmade Paper (Isozaki Town, Nomura Town) The Three Styles of Handmade Japanese Paper Each Have a History of Their Own The history of paper making in Ehime dates back to the Nara Era (710-794) and is mentioned in the historical book, 'Engi Bunken'.
The Iyo style handmade paper, which is thought to have been made in the Uma region during the Edo Era, is presently being made in Kawanoe City and is well-known as a superior quality paper for Japanese calligraphy.
Shuso style handmade paper, said to have started in the late Edo Era based on the skills of paper making brought in from Tosa, is still in active production, making up 90 percent of all 'housho-shi' (high quality, fine textured handmade paper) and 'dan-shi' produced in Japan.
www.ehime-iinet.or.jp /ehime_e/trad/trad08/trad08.htm   (186 words)

  
 BookRags: Ippen Summary
Ippen was born in the province of Iyo (modern Ehime Prefecture) to a long-powerful military clan, the Konō, which had recently suffered a serious defeat in the Jōkyū War of 1221.
At the age of twelve, Ippen was sent to Kyushu to study the doctrines of the Seizan branch of the Jōdo (Pure Land) sect.
In 1288, Ippen led his group to his home in Iyo and then back across the Inland Sea, where he died in 1289.
www.bookrags.com /other/religion/ippen-eorl-07.html   (892 words)

  
 Amazon.com Books: Ehime   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Land of Iyo, a Guidebook to Ehime Prefecture & Matsuyama by RUTH VERGIN (Paperback - 1985)
The geology of Kagawa and Northern Ehime Prefectures, Shikoku, Japan (Kagawa Kenritsu Daigaku.
Analysis of over-population in farming community in Japan;: A case of Ehime Prefecture (Memoirs of the Research Institute for the Integrated Study of Shikoku Province, Ehime University) (Memoirs of the Research Institute for the Integrated Study of Shikoku Province, Ehime University) by Ikutsune Adachi (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1955)
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Ehime&tag=selendycommunica&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1   (302 words)

  
 Iyo-bushi(Folk Song in Ehime)
This is the representative folk song in Ehime.
It had been said that Iyo-Bushi was composed in the period of Tempou and came into vogue in Osaka at that time, and then it gradually spread out to Edo.
It read well-known products and famous places in Iyo into the words of song.
www.lib.ehime-u.ac.jp /KUHI/ENG/iyobushieng.html   (834 words)

  
 Japan. Toray to spend 25b yen for expansion of carbon fiber production - bymnews.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Toray will spend a total of 25.0 billion yen for this expansion and these additional production facilities are expected to start operation from January 2007.
The company chose Ehime as the site for expansion in response to the enthusiastic request from Ehime prefecture, and providing valuable cooperation from Ehime prefecture and Masaki-cho in the construction of the new facilities.
The expansion in TORAYCA production capacity is to respond to the growing demand in carbon fibers led by the composite materials for B787, the new passenger aircraft of Boeing Co., U.S. to be entered in service in 2008 as well as the strong growth in general industrial use.
www.bymnews.com /new/content/view/11869/0   (564 words)

  
 UYENO GROUP-Corporate History-since 1869
This was the beginning of the Uyeno Group.
Kinjiro Uyeno, the founder, was from Uyeno village in Iyo (Ehime Prefecture).
At the end of the shogunate, the clan of Iyo-Matsuyama was assigned to guard the coast of Kanagawa Daiba (Yokohama).
www.uyeno-group.co.jp /english/history/1869.html   (351 words)

  
 Iyo, Japan - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Iyo, Japan - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
/ Explore / Japan / Locations / Iyo
Maps and coordinates for Iyo, Japan are approximative and not valid for navigation.
www.traveljournals.net /explore/japan/map/m344714/iyo.html   (75 words)

  
 Iyo Travel Forum - VirtualTourist.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Get Iyo travel and vacation advice from over 700,000 VirtualTourist members.
Post a Iyo travel question and get unbiased, timely answers and insights from real travelers and Iyo locals.
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forum.virtualtourist.com /forum-979206-1-Travel-Iyo-1-forum.html   (54 words)

  
 Moonrise and set Times and Lunar Data for Nagahama (Iyo Nada), Ehime, Japan in Japan South West
Moonrise and set Times and Lunar Data for Nagahama (Iyo Nada), Ehime, Japan in Japan South West
Sunrise and Sunset Times for Nagahama (Iyo Nada), Ehime, Japan
The moon will be 19 days into the current cycle.It will be 371701 km from earth and in the Waning gibbous phase.
www.thelunartimes.com /Japan_South_West/Nagahama_(Iyo_Nada),_Ehime,_Japan_.aspx   (1066 words)

  
 Iyo, Ehime, Japan - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Iyo, Ehime, Japan - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
/ Explore / Japan / Locations / Iyo, Ehime
Maps and coordinates for Iyo, Ehime, Japan are approximative and not valid for navigation.
www.traveljournals.net /explore/japan/map/p6083987/iyo.html   (86 words)

  
 (WO/2001/092886) BIOSENSOR AND BLOOD COMPONENT ANALYZING METHOD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
TAKAHASHI, Mie [JP/JP]; 2-13-1, Kubota-cho Niihama-shi, Ehime 792-0026 (JP).
NADAOKA, Masataka [JP/JP]; 819-5, Kominato Iyo-shi, Ehime 799-3113 (JP).
TANAKA, Hirotaka [JP/JP]; 533-1-102, Kishimachi Matsuyama-shi, Ehime 791-1102 (JP).
www.wipo.int /ipdl/IPDL-CIMAGES/view/pct/getbykey5?KEY=01/92886.011206   (219 words)

  
 2004 Japan National Little League® Tournament Results
The Tokyo representatives shut out Iyo Masaki Little League and Izumisano Little League on the tournament's opening day.
Pitcher Tomohiro Naramoto threw a complete game in Tokyo Kitasuna's 4-0 opening round win over Iyo Masaki, while Kenta Iwama and Keita Takarada combined to edge Izumisano 1-0.
The shutouts moved Tokyo Kitasuna into a semifinal round matchup with Totsuka Little League.
www.unpage.org /japan/jn-2004.htm   (851 words)

  
 Ehime Prefectural Fruit Tree Experiment Station   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
citrus fruit (mandarin, Iyo tangor, navel orange), deciduous fruit (kiwi, peach, pear, grape, chestnut, persimmon)
Update institute Ehime Prefectural Fruit Tree Experiment Station
Remove institute Ehime Prefectural Fruit Tree Experiment Station
www.hridir.org /countries/japan/ehime/INSTITUTES/ehime_prefectural_fruit_tree_experiment_station   (65 words)

  
 YAMAKI CO.,LTD.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Dried bonito fish, dried bonito fish flakes, small portions of dried bonito fish flakes, noodle soup, powder soup stock and etc...
Under "Ehime prefectural grant for development of cutting edge technology." (1992)
Newly developed technology: Continuous extract technology to extract components from bonito's internal organs.
www.iri.pref.ehime.jp /iri/english/gijutsu/client/yamaki/yamaki.htm   (65 words)

  
 Bisphenol A in combination with insulin can accelerate the conversion of 3T3-L1 fibroblasts to adipocytes -- Masuno et ...
Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Ehime College of Health Science, Takooda, Tobe-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime 791-2101, Japan
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Shigenobu, Onsen-gun, Ehime 791-0295, Japan
Department of Environmental Science for Industry, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama 790-8566, Japan
www.jlr.org /cgi/content/abstract/43/5/676   (529 words)

  
 (WO/2001/084151) CHROMATOGRAPHY MEASURING INSTRUMENT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
TAKAHASHI, Mie [JP/JP]; 2-13-1,kubota-cho Niihama-shi, Ehime 792-0026 (JP) (US Only).
TAKAHASHI, Mie [JP/JP]; 2-13-1,kubota-cho Niihama-shi, Ehime 792-0026 (JP).
NADAOKA, Masataka [JP/JP]; 819-5, Kaminato Iyo-shi, Ehime 799-3113 (JP).
www.wipo.int /ipdl/IPDL-CIMAGES/view/pct/getbykey5?KEY=01/84151.011108   (203 words)

  
 Toray to Expand Production Capacity of Torayca Carbon Fibre
Toray Industries, Inc. is to expand domestic production capacity of its PAN-based carbon fibre Torayca by adding two production lines.
The company plans to add two integrated production lines for carbon fibre covering polymerization, precursor spinning, and carbonization (total of 2,200 tons per year), and one production line for prepreg1 (5.8 million m2 per year) at its Ehime Plant (Masaki-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime prefecture).
The expansion in Torayca production capacity is to respond to the growing demand in carbon fibres led by the composite materials for B787, the new passenger aircraft of Boeing Co., U.S. to be entered in service in 2008 as well as the strong growth in general industrial use.
www.netcomposites.com /news.asp?2907   (685 words)

  
 Parts Magazine Online:Industry News
At Bristol Grimes ran a 6.428 ET at 221.63 mph for the top spot.
With 7 teams in attendance, Grimes earned a bye run in round one and took out Tak Shigematsu, Iyo Ehime, Japan, in the 2nd round.
In the finals, with NHRA fans on their feet, Grimes ran a 6.38 ET against Mike Romine's 6.36 ET, for runner up in one of the quickest side by side passes in Nitro Harley drag racing.
www.partsmag.com /news_items/2006-May-Week1/5-3/5-3-item5.html   (236 words)

  
 Sites near Current Weather at Matsuyama Airport, Japan - World Buddy - GeoURL (2.0)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
tide predictions: Matuyama, Ehime, Japan (2) (5.8 km N) Near Matsuyama
tide predictions: Uwama, Ehime, Japan (19.9 km NW) Near Masaki
tide predictions: Nagahama (Iyo Nada), Ehime, Japan (30.0 km SW) Near Ozu
geourl.org /near?p=http://worldbuddy.com/buddy.cgi/show/RJOM&dist=30&domain=www.mobilegeographics.com   (147 words)

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