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Topic: Izumo, Shimane


  
  Izumo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Izumo Taisha, a famous Shinto shrine in Izumo.
Izumo province, one of the old provinces of Japan.
Izumo, an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1900 to the end of World War II.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Izumo   (110 words)

  
 Izumo, Shimane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Izumo (出雲市; -shi) is a city located in Shimane, Japan.
At a distance from the city is the Great shintō shrine of Izumo.
In the anime and manga Shaman King, the main character Yoh Asakura is from Izumo.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Izumo,_Shimane   (91 words)

  
 Izumo, Shimane -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Izumo (出雲市; -shi) is a (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city located in (additional info and facts about Shimane) Shimane, (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 87,940 and the (The amount per unit size) density of 510.30 persons per (additional info and facts about km²;) km²;.
At a distance from the city is the (additional info and facts about Great shintō shrine of Izumo) Great shintō shrine of Izumo.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/iz/izumo,_shimane.htm   (169 words)

  
 Changing Perspectives 2005
JET Art Group Shimane, or JAGS, was founded in 2002 by Paula Black as a public outlet for foreign artists living in Shimane Prefecture, Japan to display their works.
The concept of the exhibition is to bring together the ideas of Japan Exchange Teaching Programme participants and all the foreigners in Shimane and in a visual way display their impressions of Shimane Prefecture and Japan.
Shimane is embracing the 'internationalization' of Japan by playing host to both JET Programme participants and Shimane University students, not to mention the other foreigners who live and work alongside Japanese.
trevreport.org /JAGS   (484 words)

  
 Hundreds of Miles from Home: Long Road to Izumo
When we arrived in Izumo the conference had already started so I found my seat in a large conference hall in the front (my host father frowned when he saw his seat was towards the back).
Janna and Cori were already in their seats and they said that I missed the main speaker's entrance which was accompanied by music and smoke machine.
Izumo is known for it's Soba noodles so that was the main course, but sushi and meat were also served along with copious amount of alcohol (the japanese like a good party).
www.clearlyno.com /ben/blog/2004/10/long-road-to-izumo.html   (1025 words)

  
 Izumo Shrine History Summary
Izumo Taisha (also known as Izumo no Oyashiro, the Grand Shrine of Izumo), one of the oldest and most influential shrines in Japan, is located in Kizuki, Shimane Prefecture, once the feudal Izumo domain.
Izumo Shrine is built in the archaic taisha-zukuri ("great-shrine building") style of shrine architecture.
During the month of October, by the lunar calendar, all the Shinto deities of the country are believed to depart their local shrines and gather at Izumo Taisha.
www.bookrags.com /history/worldhistory/izumo-shrine-ema-03   (274 words)

  
 The Foreigner - Japan :: Second Annual JAGS Exhibition Helps Define Perspectives (June 2003)
Justine Kelly is an Australian artist and English teacher, who is currently living in Izumo, Shimane-ken. A woman with prolific talent, she participated in this year's JAGS exhibition and earned a lot of praise for her creativity and artistry.
It was a rubbing of the dragon on the man-hole covers on the streets of Izumo.
I had to stop traffic to make it, but the only people that went by were a friend of mine and her grandmother.
www.theforeigner-japan.com /archives/200306/justinekelly.htm   (524 words)

  
 Friday, September 6, 2001
At least two citizen’s groups, including the Shin-Nihon Women’s Group and the Japanese Communist Party, have submitted letters of protest to Izumo Mayor Masahiro Nishio and the festival committee.
Izumo, in Shimane Prefecture, is holding the music festival as part of its celebration of the 60th anniversary of its incorporation.
Izumo is about 155 miles from Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station in southwestern Honshu.
www.stripes.com /01/sep01/ed090701d.html   (283 words)

  
 HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Byline: DAMIEN LANE in Izumo IRELAND was given a spectacular send-off yesterday as 3,000 Izumo locals turned out to give the lads their blessing...
Obit Senge 4 18 0161 Senge, chief priest of Izumo Shrine
Historical documents suggest Izumo Shrine was formerly a tall...
www.highbeam.com /library/search.asp?FN=SS&search_newspapers=on&search_magazines=on&q=Izumo&refid=ency_botnm   (609 words)

  
 Izumo Taisha: Information From Answers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Izumo Taisha (出雲大社; also Izumo no Ōyashiro) is one of the most ancient and important of the Shinto shrines in Japan.
Its name means "The Grand Shrine of Izumo." No record gives the date of establishment.
Located in Taisha, Shimane Prefecture, it is home to two major festivals.
www.nethider.com /cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/010110A/http/www.answers.com/topic/izumo-taisha   (235 words)

  
 Trends in Incidence and Case Fatality Rates of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Izumo City, Japan, Between ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Tetsuji Inagawa, MD From the Department of Neurosurgery, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, Izumo, Japan.
The incidences of SAH observed in Espoo-Kaunianinen, Finland,
Izumo studies, 7% to 8% of patients with aneurysmal SAH died
stroke.ahajournals.org /cgi/content/full/32/7/1499   (5496 words)

  
 eG Forums -> Shimane Prefecture
Unlike Shinshu soba, made of husked soba nuts, Izumo soba is made of unhusked nuts, which makes it brown.
Izumo soba is served in stacked bowls called warigo.
Condiments like sliced onion are first put directly on the soba in the bowls and the soba soup, tsuyu, is then poured over it.
forums.egullet.org /index.php?showtopic=67440   (314 words)

  
 Kyodo World News Service: Misleading name of Izumo Shrine station to be changed@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Misleading name of Izumo Shrine station to be changed
MATSUE, Japan, Jan. 14 (Kyodo) -- A train station in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture in western Japan, will be renamed following complaints from tourists that its name misleads rather than leads them to a popular Shinto shrine, West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) said Thursday.
The ''Izumo Taisha-guchi'' Station on the JR Sanin Line, identified as an entry to the Izumo Shrine 9 kilometers away since 1993, will be called Izumo Jinzai Station in train timetables to appear in March, JR West said.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:23410276&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (226 words)

  
 TownNet.com - World > Asia > Japan > Shimane
Shimane consisted of the 3 regions, Izumo, Iwami and Oki traded with the continents in ancient times.
Join us on a hike in the Chugoku Area, enjoy the outdoors and meet some new people.
Daikonshima is famous as an island producing the Ginseng and Peony.
www.townnet.com /world/asia/japan/shimane.html   (101 words)

  
 Study of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Izumo City, Japan -- Inagawa et al. 26 (5): 761 -- Stroke
Correspondence to Tetsuji Inagawa, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, 116 Imaichi-cho, Izumo, Shimane 693, Japan.
Izumo City from 1987 through 1992 to analyze the causes of death
Izumo City was 80 749 as of October 1, 1985, and 82 679 as of
stroke.ahajournals.org /cgi/content/full/26/5/761   (4420 words)

  
 Izumo --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Entrance to the Shinto Grand Shrine of Izumo, near Izumo, Japan
First formed as a market town, it has been a commercial centre for the surrounding agricultural and stock-raising area since the 18th century.
"Izumo." Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9043119?hook=174060   (72 words)

  
 Comparative antimicrobial activities of gatifloxacin, sitafloxacin and levofloxacin against Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501
Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, and Otorhinolaryngology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501
Shimane Institute of Health Science, Izumo, Shimane 693-0021, Japan
jac.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/short/dkg343v1   (330 words)

  
 Izumo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Izumo is the name of several places in Japan:
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page.
www.enlightenweb.net /i/iz/izumo.html   (53 words)

  
 Pinsk . Soviet Union   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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)

  
 Five cases of thelaziasis -- KOYAMA et al. 84 (4): 439 -- British Journal of Ophthalmology
Division of Ophthalmology, Muikaichi Hospital, Muikaichi, Shimane, Japan
Division of Ophthalmology, Tsuwanokyouzon Hospital, Tsuwano, Shimane, Japan
Correspondence to: Dr Akihiro Ohira, Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane Medical University, 89-1, Enya, Izumo, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan
bjo.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/84/4/439c   (519 words)

  
 PSK Study
Plant polysaccharide PSK: cytostatic effects on growth and invasion; modulating effect on the expression of HLA and adhesion molecules on human gastric and colonic tumor cell surface.
Iguchi C, Nio Y, Takeda H, Yamasawa K, Hirahara N, Toga T, Itakura M, Tamura K. First Department of Surgery, Shimane Medical University, 89-1, Enya-cho, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
PSK is a plant polysaccharide widely used for cancer immunotherapy in Japan and other Asian countries.
www.annieappleseedproject.org /pskstudy.html   (385 words)

  
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About 500 B.C. According to the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters, a book of legends form the year 712, which is the oldest extant example of Japanese writing), Takemikazuchi defeats Takeminakata in a grappling match on the shores of Izumo (today's Shimane Prefecture) for control over the Izumo territory.
Takemikazuchi, the leader of the Japanese people is said to have established the imperial family from which the present day emperor traces his ancestry.
23 B.C. According to Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan, a book from the year 720), Emperor Suinin, a potter form the Izumo, to fight Taima-no Kehaya, a bully and a braggart from which is now Nara Prefecture.
www.scsb.org /chs/Sports/Wrestling/page1.htm   (789 words)

  
 Effects of docosahexaenoic acid on annular lipid fluidity of the rat bile canalicular plasma membrane -- Hashimoto et ...
Effects of docosahexaenoic acid on annular lipid fluidity of the rat bile canalicular plasma membrane
Department of Physiology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan
Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan
www.jlr.org /cgi/content/abstract/42/7/1160   (361 words)

  
 Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Canadian Content > Regional: Asia: Japan: Prefectures: Shimane: Government:
Additional Information: This category is for city and prefectural government sites in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
Part of Shimane's Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan.
www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Regional/Asia/Japan/Prefectures/Shimane/Government   (146 words)

  
 Histol Histopathol, Vol 14, Ashizawa et al
1Department of Gastroenterology, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, Izumo, Shimane and 2Department of Internal Medicine II, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Shimane, Japan
Ashizawa, Department of Gastroenterology, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, 116 Imaichi-cho, Izumo 693-8555, Japan.
These are considered to be the results of obstructive pancreatitis, which are caused by the reactions of defensive factors against the increase of pancreatic duct pressure, including the apoptosis of acinar cells, the hyperplasia and hypertrophy of duct cells, a tighter junctional complex of duct cells, and periductal fibrosis.
www.hh.um.es /Abstracts/Vol_14/14_2/14_2_23.htm   (118 words)

  
 Person Details - Machine Learning network Online Information Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
I am working on CAMLET, which is an environment for automatic composition of inductive applications with meta-learning and inductive learning method repositories.
I'm a research associate of Department of Medical Informatics in Shimane University.
I also work about medical data mining and mined results evaluation (post-processing of mining results), taking clinical test databases.
www.mlnet.org /cgi-bin/mlnetois.pl?File=person-details.html&Id=1041848207Abe,Hidenao   (172 words)

  
 Hotel SUNNUBE - Hotspot Finder - Izumo, Shimane Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Hotel SUNNUBE - Hotspot Finder - Izumo, Shimane Japan
Here are details on the Wi-Fi hotspot at Hotel SUNNUBE, Shimane Japan, Izumo, Shimane, JP.
Note: You are reading this message either because you can not see our css files (served from Akamai for performance reasons), or because you do not have a standards-compliant browser.
wired.jiwire.com /wi-fi-wireless-hotspot-izumo-jp-hotel-sunnube-16985.htm   (129 words)

  
 Shimane Prefecture: Link of Living Information
Recreation, explore beauty and history, taste exploration, specialties and culture and education, festival and events
"A Guide to Living in Shimane," a general information publication developed under the initiative of the Shimane International Center
Website that provides information related to Izumo City such as history, sightseeing, culture, sports and general information
www.clair.or.jp /tagengo/link/en/en-shimane.html   (51 words)

  
 (WO 03/086435) CLEANSER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
SANTO, Tetsuo [JP/JP]; 360-130, Hinashicho, Hamada-shi, Shimane 697-1322 (JP).
LI, Songhua [CN/JP]; 4-3-22, Enyacho, Izumo-shi, Shimane 693-0021 (JP).
IWASAKI, Sumio [JP/JP]; 33-5, Imaichicho Minamihonmachi, Izumo-shi, Shimane 693-0003 (JP).
www.wipo.int /ipdl/IPDL-CIMAGES/view/pct/getbykey5?KEY=03/86435.031023   (148 words)

  
 Prayers and good luck oracles, Izumo Taisha Shrine, Izumo, Shimane-ken photo
Prayers and good luck oracles, Izumo Taisha Shrine, Izumo, Shimane-ken photo
Photo will be emailed within 24 hours of receipt of payment
Photo: 19 of 23 in Izumo Shrine in Japan - Spring
www.reggie.net /photo.php?albid=710&ph=3282844   (54 words)

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