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  Kagawa Prefecture Summary
Kagawa is bordered by the Inland Sea and by Ehime and Tokushima Prefectures.
Kagawa comprises the northeast corner of Shikoku, bordering Ehime Prefecture on the west and Tokushima Prefecture on the south, with a coastline on the Seto Inland Sea facing Okayama Prefecture and the Kansai.
Kagawa is a relatively narrow prefecture between the mountains of Shikoku and the sea.
www.bookrags.com /Kagawa_Prefecture   (738 words)

  
 Sep 03, Newsflash: The mayor of Sanuki City has officially rejected the Dolphin Healing Center propo - World Society ...
Sanuki lies to the southwest of Tokyo and, until recently, was not widely known.
Known for its extreme temperatures, the water in this region is among the hottest in the summer and the coldest in the winter.
Furthering health concerns for the dolphins, the Sanuki coastline is frequently stricken with the devastating red tide.
www.wspa-usa.org /pages/500_sep_03_newsflash_the_mayor_of_sanuki_city_has_officially_rejected_the_dolphin_healing_center_propo.cfm?outputtype=print   (463 words)

  
 Kagawa History, Great Saint and Pilgrimage
The many archaeological findings in Kagawa Prefercture are considered cultural assets to be proud of in comparison with other prefectures far removed from the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto.
About 13 ritual bells have been found in Kagawa, and the one found in Kotohira is a designated National Treasure in the Tokyo Museum.
As Japan became a united country, the area was named Sanuki Province and placed under national administration in the mid-5th Century.
www.waoe.org /steve/kagawa/pilgrim.html   (2809 words)

  
 Sanuki, Kagawa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sanuki (さぬき市; -shi) is a city located in Kagawa, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 57,382 and the density of 361.32 persons per km².
Miki Sanuki This Sphynx Cattery is located in the Netherlands
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Sanuki,_Kagawa.html   (101 words)

  
 Welcome Shikoku Web Site
Kagawa Prefecture was once called as the country of “Sanuki” and is the home of authentic Sanuki udon.
Kagawa Porefecture is the smallest prefecture in Japan.
Sanuki udon is a very simple food, and that simplicity may be the secret of its popularity.
www.wel-shikoku.gr.jp /eng/gourmet/udon.htm   (272 words)

  
 Kagawa travel guide - Wikitravel
Kagawa prefecture (香川県 Kagawa-ken) is on the Japanese island of Shikoku.
Kagawa was formerly known as the province of Sanuki (讃岐).
Kagawa is famous as the home of udon, thick chewy wheat noodles.
wikitravel.org /en/Kagawa   (163 words)

  
 Indepth Guide to the Regions
Although Kagawa now is the home of modern industries, its unique blend of traditional culture and beauty beckons to be discovered.
A good place to become acquainted with Kagawa is Takamatsu, the prefectural capital, as it was formerly the seat of the feudal lords granted authority to govern the province of Sanuki by the Tokugawa shogunate.
To complete a historical tour of Kagawa, a visit to at least one of Shingon temples should be a priority, for the founder of the Shingon Sect of Japanese Buddhism, known by his post-humous name of Kobo Daishi, was born right here in Kagawa in 774.
www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/spn/kagawa/kagawa1.html   (2200 words)

  
 Shi-koku
The name Shi-koku signifies "Four Kingdoms", the island having been divided, from ancient times, into the four provinces of: Awa, in the east; Sanuki, in the north-east; Tyo, in the north-west; and Tosa, in the south.
In 1868 at the Restoration of Japan the names of these four provinces, as of all others in the empire, were changed, and the island is now divided into the four prefectures of: Tokushima-Ken (formerly Awa), Kagawa-Ken (Sanuki), Ehime-Ken (Tyo), and Kochi-Ken (Tosa).
The proportion of inhabitants to the square mile for the island is 176; in the Prefecture of Kagawa it rises to 418, a higher figure than in any other prefecture of Japan.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/shi-koku.html   (626 words)

  
 Small-Town Noodle Makes Good | Lifestyle | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Although a variety of noodles are eaten in almost every region of Japan, the western half, including Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe, is famous for the thicker wheat-flour noodles known as udon, while natives of the greater Tokyo region have traditionally preferred the thin buckwheat-flour noodles called soba.
Sanuki udon is a traditional product of Kagawa Prefecture (known in ancient times as Sanuki), where it is consumed on such special occasions as New Year's Eve, memorial services, and moving day - and on many days in between.
Legend has it that Sanuki udon was first brought to the region from China in the ninth century by the famed monk Kukai.
web-japan.org /trends/lifestyle/lif040116.html   (743 words)

  
 Sanuki Udon noodles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Hot soup and dipping sauce are made from soy sauce and soup stock, which is made from bonito flakes and/or kombu seaweed and/or small dried sardines etc...
"Sanuki Udon" is the most famous for its delicious taste in Japan.
The flour made in Kagawa is suitable for the udon.
www.ecopo.ec.kagawa-u.ac.jp /tetsuta/udon-j.html   (520 words)

  
 Tomoko Hiraki's Home Page
I was born in Sanuki city, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan on September 3, 1984.
Takamatsu became the capital in1587 with the advent of Lord I as governor of Sanuki Province.
The castle he built on the harbor was succeeded by 4 generations of his descendants, and then by 11 generation of Matsudaira lords, governing Takamatsu Province with a fief of 120,000 koku.
www.geocities.co.jp /CollegeLife-Labo/4001/2004/503045.html   (3993 words)

  
 Kagawa Quiz
Now there are more than______________ reservoirs in Kagawa Prefecture.
5.______________ was a clansman of the Sanuki Takamatsu Han (feudal domain) in the Edo period about 200 years ago.
In 1994 Kagawa created friendly ties with Shaanxi province in ______________.
www.shejapan.com /www/wquiz/japan/kagawa1.html   (83 words)

  
 Akiko Iriguchi's Home Page
I was born in Sakaide, Kagawa, Japan on September, 9th, 1980.
Takamatsu is the capital of Kagawa Prefecture, which has taditionally been called the gateway to Shikoku, with the whole land of the prefecture jutting out into the Seto Inland Sea like a porch.
Sutoku was defeated and banished to Sanuki (Kagawa Pref.) to die a miserable death 8 years later.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Pantheon/7197/students/399003.html   (1605 words)

  
 Japan Regional Leagues: Shikoku League
The question that may arise, however, is what happens to the Shikoku Regional League once all of the main towns have a "local" professional team.
This "relaunch" of the team is part of a campaign that is steadily picking up local support, which aims for evenutal promotion to the JFL, and subsequently to the J.League, alongside the two existing Shikoku clubs, Ehime FC and Tokushima Vortis.
However, with Kamatamare Sanuki working to take their performance up a notch, the competition is likely to be even fiercer, this season, and the inconsistency that saw Shimanami lose both home and away contests to the unfancied Ventana AC in 2005 will be a concern.
www.wldcup.com /Asia/region/shikoku.html   (1655 words)

  
 asahi.com:AROUND JAPAN/SANUKI, Kagawa Prefecture: Legend set in stone a source of strength - ENGLISH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The time before that was around 700 years ago when legend has it that the warrior monk Benkei lifted it to raise the morale of resting soldiers on their way to battle.
These days, the rock is the talk of the town for the simple reason that the Kagawa prefectural Nagao civil engineering office says it needs to be moved again: to accommodate an expansion of National Highway 377.
Yoichi Fujii, 75, former principal of the Tawa Elementary School who studies local history, says that Minamoto no Yoshitsune was thought to have crossed the mountains into Kagawa from Tokushima Prefecture during the Genpei War (1180-1185) on his way to the Battle of Yashima.
www.asahi.com /english/Herald-asahi/TKY200612120142.html   (735 words)

  
 Welcome to Mure-town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Half of the population are new comers who work mainly around the vicinity of Takamatsu which is about a 20 minutes drive by car.
Location: Located east of Takamatsu City which is the eastern part of Kagawa Prefecture.
He was the first Governor to be sent by the Emperor to the province of Sanuki, now Kagawa Prefecture.
www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp /mure/english.htm   (314 words)

  
 Wang Ke's Home page
Takamatsu is the capi tal of Kagawa Prefecture, which has taditionally been called the gateway to shikoku, with the whole land of the prefecture jutting aut into the Seto Inland Sea like a porch.
Takamatsu became the capital in 1587 with the advent of Lord Ikoma I as governor of Sanuki Province.
His tragic life and death was so appealing to japanese sentiment that he has taken on heroic proportion in Kabuki, Noh and Joruri plays, based on what is called Yoshitsune Literature.
www.geocities.co.jp /CollegeLife-Labo/4001/2003/801012.html   (1125 words)

  
 Pediatric Surgery Home Page, KMU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kagawa Medical University was founded in 1980, and renamed as the Kagawa Medical University in 1996.
Kagawa Medical University is settled on a hill in Miki-cho, bordering the East end of Takamatsu City, Kagawa, Japan.
What's cool in Sanuki area: Foods in Sanuki (ancient of Kagawa) area are here.
www.kms.ac.jp /~psurgery/index.html   (206 words)

  
 Sanuki Museum of Soy Sauce Art
Sanuki area (Kagawa prefecture) is not only one of the most important soy sauce manufacturing areas, but also the birthplace of Kobo Taishi (Kukai).
Moreover, that made me hold the hope that, as a president of local soy sauce company, I could participate in some way in plotting or directing it, and the joy I felt from this hope was similar to what I got later from knowing his other projects, such as Nasubi Gallery projects or Sodan Art.
There would be absolutely no wonder if he were the originator of the technique involving soy sauce painting.
www.monkeyw.com /soy/html/e_aisatu.html   (327 words)

  
 Japan in Miniature: Guide to Kagawa Prefecture
Quoted from the English-Japanese guidebook to Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, published by the Shikoku Newspaper Company (Žl‘V•·ŽÐo”Å).
Ancient History of Sanuki / Kobo Daishi / The Shikoku Pilgrimage
KANONJI: The Mystery of Zenigata / Ichiya-an Hermitage / WEST KAGAWA: Urashima Taro / The Brave Seven
www.waoe.org /steve/kagawa   (292 words)

  
 4 pilgrimage ambassadors to promote Shikoku tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The appointees to the position of henro taishi (pilgrimage ambassadors) will be asked to promote the journey, which starts in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, and organizers hope it will help revitalize the region.
Takafumi Matsuoka, 55, a member of Takamatsu-Minami Rotary Club, came up with the idea of appointing henro taishi, and 72 Rotary clubs in Shikoku's four prefectures are cooperating with the event.
Pilgrims who complete their journey receive a certificate and a badge at Ohenro Koryu Salon, a visitor center located near Okuboji temple in Sanuki, the 88th holy site.
www2.kenyon.edu /Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln275/Shikoku-ambassadors.htm   (344 words)

  
 Tan Su Qin's Home Page
Takamatsu the capital of Kagawa Prefecture, which has taditionally been called the gateway to Shikoku, the Seto lnland Sea like a porch.
Aakamatsu became the capital in 1587 with the advent of lord lkoma l as governor of Sanuki Province.
The castle he built on the harbor was succeeded by 4 generations of his descendants, and then by 11 generations of Matsudaira lords,governing Takamatsu Province with a fief of 120,000 koku.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Pantheon/7197/students/898038.html   (1948 words)

  
 Sanuki, JPN Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sanuki, JPN Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News
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weather.msn.com /local.aspx?wealocations=wc:9757039   (60 words)

  
 Hanamaru Company profile:Udon Noodle Cuisine - originated from SANUKI UDON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The three most popular varieties of noodles are Ramen, a relatively recent adaptation of a Chinese noodle dish, Soba, made from buckwheat and wheat flour, and Udon, made from wheat flour.
Udon's foots in Japan may be traced back over 1,000 years to the early 9th century, when Kobo Daishi, one of Japan's most revered scholars and Buddhist priests (who was born in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture), brought the method for making wheat-based noodles back from Tang-dynasty China.
Men, women and children of all ages in Japan regularly enjoy Udon dishes, especially those that reflect the particular season, both at home and at specialty restaurants.
www.hanamaruudon.com /company_outline/company2.htm   (265 words)

  
 Tempuraking HomePage
Furthermore, only 100% natural vegetable oil, definitely no fat, is used to cook tempura at TEMPURAKING.
The introduction of Udon in Japan may be traced back over 1,000 years to the early 9th century, when Kobo Daishi, one of Japan's most revered scholars and Buddhist priests (who was born in SANUKI, Kagawa Prefecture), brought the method for making wheat-based noodles back from Tang-dynasty China.
Udon noodles are white and relatively thick (4mm-6mm), and are made by a special method of kneading purpose-grown wheat flour, salt and water.
www.tempuraking.com   (360 words)

  
 Tokushima Bunri University
Tokushima Bunri University along with a kindergarten, an elementary school, a junior and senior high school and a junior college made up the components of the Murasaki Gakuen Educational Foundation.
The University comprises of two campuses:the Kagawa campus in Sanuki city, east of Takamatsu city in Kagawa prefecture and the Tokushima campus in Tokushima city,Tokushima prefecture.
The Junior College (two year program) consists of the Departments of Management and Information, Commerce.
www.bunri-u.ac.jp /en/index.html   (141 words)

  
 Flickr: Photos from chorickr
udon noodle with curry sauce taste of sanuki, Kagawa, JP
udon noodle with soysauce and grained japanese radish taste of sanuki, kagawa, JP
udon noodle with egg sauce taste of sanuki, Kagawa, JP
www.flickr.com /photos/chorickr/page88   (140 words)

  
 SANUKI
In order to go to Kagawa from Osaka, also in time, ?
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A national highway No. 32 bypass is run to a koto square side from telephone 087-876-2104or/9...
www3.kcn.ne.jp /~homewada/esanuki.html   (796 words)

  
 My name is Mamiko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
After you enjoy nature, you can eat delicious noodles.
Sanuki means Kagawa because it was said that long time befor.
Recently, it became famous but if you have chance, I recommend you to eat it in the land, Kagawa.
www.fedu.uec.ac.jp /~j-mamiko/profile.html   (166 words)

  
 Goda Daisuke ( 1738 - 1795 ) and "Komo Ijutsu Monsho" (Book on Dutch Style Medicine)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Treatise on Kankeru (cancer) written in the book
"Komo Ijutsu Monsho" (Book on Dutch Style Medicine) was written by Goda Daisuke (1738-1795), who was a physician in Sanuki (Kagawa Prefecture) and younger brother of the author of "Komo Igen" (Introductory Note on Dutch Internal Medicine) Goda Kyugo, by listening to the Japanese interpreters Yoshio Kogyu and Rofu of Nagasaki, around the 1760's.
In this book, he noted the nature of Kankeru (cancer), especially of the breast, and also referred to the fact that the disease is curable when it was removed in its early stage.
www.general-anaesthesia.com /goda-daisuke.html   (178 words)

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