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  Settsu, Osaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city of Settsu, for the old province of Japan, see Settsu province
Settsu (摂津市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 85,110 and the density of 5,723.60 persons per km².
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Settsu   (80 words)

  
 Settsu Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Settsu province (摂津国, Settsu no kuni), Tsu province (津国, Tsu no kuni), or Sesshu (摂州, Sesshū) was a province of Japan, which today comprises the eastern part of Hyogo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture.
Osaka and Osaka Castle were the main center of the province.
During the Sengoku period, the Miyoshi clan ruled Settsu and its neighbors, Izumi and Kawachi, until they were conquered by Oda Nobunaga.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Settsu_Province   (129 words)

  
 Paperloop.com - leading the pulp, paper, packaging and printing industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
At the same time, Settsu will bring its 301 million m/yr of corrugated board production to Rengo's considerable output of 1,736 million m/yr, creating a group with a combined market share of 15.2%.
Rengo is currently third in the market with an annual output of 327,000 tons/yr, while Settsu holds the number one spot with 613,000 tons/yr.
Settsu's recent financial performance and the fact that both companies shared the same banker - Sumitomo - helped drive the merger.
www.paperloop.com /db_area/archive/ppi_mag/1998/9810/ppi1.htm   (2307 words)

  
 Paperloop.com - leading the pulp, paper, packaging and printing industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Settsu is reported to be anticipating large financial losses this year, and had already cut its workforce prior to the merger.
Settsu, based in Amagasaki, had sales of $505 million in 1997 and production of 1.24 million tons.
Settsu operations include the Amagasaki mill in Hyogo, with capacity of about 350,000 tons/year, the Osaka mill (70,000 tons), and the large Tokyo mill (780,000 tons).
www.paperloop.com /db_area/archive/pponews/1999/wk05_03_1999/07.shtml   (514 words)

  
 Osaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It has always been a vital connection, by land and sea, between Yamato (modern day Nara Prefecture), Korea, and China.
Settsu, a former province of Japan, consisted of the northern part of modern Osaka prefecture and the seaside part of Hyogo Prefecture.
In 1496 the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist sect set up their headquarters, the heavily fortified Ishiyama Honganji temple, in Ishiyama, today a part of Osaka.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Osaka,_Osaka   (1199 words)

  
 International Classical Kendo Federation
I have greatly simplified an amazingly complex and at times secretive process to give an idea of how valuable each handmade blade was to the feudal warrior.
The focus of this essay will be the Sesshu (Settsu) sumi (or jyu) Ikeda Kijinmaru Kunishige the beloved sword of Saitou Hajime and the fascinating lineage of its creator.
Settsu no kuni (Sesshu) is what nowadays is Osaka and some parts of Hyogo Prefecture.
www.internationalclassicalkendofederation.org /onesword.htm   (1550 words)

  
 Viewing Japanese Prints: Mu Tamagawa
The subject of Mu Tamagawa might have developed as a response to the building of the great aqueduct to draw water from the Tamagawa in Musashi, began in 1652 and completed in 1654, while the iconography of the six Tamagawa was possibly the result of creating decorations for Edo Castle to commemorate the project.
It bears the title 'Settsu Kinuta' ("Fulling Block in Settsu Province") and is from the series 'Shokoku mu Tamagawa' ("Six Jewel Rivers in the Provinces"), issued in 1857 by Marukyû (Maru-ya Kyûshirô), whose seal is in the lower left margin.
It is titled 'Settsu tôi no Tamagawa' ("Fulling Block, Jewel River, Settsu Province") and the series has the same title as the previous example, 'Shokoku mu Tamagawa' ("Six Jewel Rivers in the Provinces").
spectacle.berkeley.edu /~fiorillo/texts/topictexts/artist_varia_topics/mutamagawa7.html   (980 words)

  
 Paperloop.com - leading the pulp, paper, packaging and printing industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
BRUSSELS, Oct. 26, 1998 (pponline.com) - The merger of Japan's Rengo and Settsu next year will create the country's largest paperboard producer, Rengo Co. Ltd., and is a sign of the corporate shifts occurring in Japan, Pulp and Paper International magazine reports in its October issue.
Settsu, in Amagasaki, had pulp and paper sales of $505 million and employs about 1,000.
The major part of the merger, a Rengo official told PPI, is in the fluting sector, where market leader Settsu's 613,000 tons/year will combine with Rengo's 327,000 tons/year to hold a 25.4 percent market share.
www.paperloop.com /db_area/archive/pponews/1998/wk10_26_1998/22.shtml   (337 words)

  
 Paperloop.com - leading the pulp, paper, packaging and printing industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Rengo and Settsu set to merge: Two of Japan's largest board producers, Rengo and Settsu, are to merge as of 1 April 1999.
Settsu is to be merged into Rengo, with the combined company retaining the Rengo name.
Rengo and Settsu have since decided that a merger would enable both parties to improve productivity, distribution efficiency and technology development.
www.paperloop.com /db_area/archive/pponews/1998/wk6_8_1998/29.shtml   (371 words)

  
 Settsu Class Battleships
Japanese naval history of the battleships Settsu and Kawachi.
These Japanese battleships launched before the outbreak of world war one, Settsu in March 1911 and Kawachi in March 1910.
The Settsu had to be scrapped under the Washington agreement but she was used during world war II.
www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /settsu.htm   (351 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: The Dancing Girl of Izu and Other Stories
These two houses were south and north of the Yodo River, one in a town in Kawachi Province and the other in a mountain village in Settsu Province.
Deciding to stay at the house in Settsu that night and then leave from there the next morning for the funeral, I crossed the Yodo River.
It is true that since childhood I have attended more funerals than I can count; not only have I met with the deaths of my closest relatives, but I have also often represented my family in the country villages where everyone diligently attends each other's funerals.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/dancinggirlofizuandotherstories.htm   (3016 words)

  
 Settsu Oil to restructure operations, seek closer ties with Nisshin Oil.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Settsu Oil to restructure operations, seek closer ties with Nisshin Oil.
Settsu Oil Mill Ltd will consolidate all production operations at its Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, plant, investing over Yen 500 M there to install additional oil refinery lines and facilities for the production of chemicals including detergents.
Settsu Oil is 50.8% owned by Nisshin Oil Mills Ltd, which also has operations based at Sakai.
mcgroup.co.uk /information02/400185.shtml   (871 words)

  
 Yokozuna Class
Afraid that their battleship building program might be altogether curtailed, the 'fl shoes' proposed to combine the materials set aside for the upcoming Settsu and Yamato to make a super battleship of nearly 90,000 tons, and to dedicate the leftovers for a light carrier conversion to appease the aviators.
Although two twin 20"-gun turrets were available, the three needed for Settsu or the four proposed for Yokozuna were unobtainable.
One possibility was for a split battery fore-and-aft of 20" in front, and 18" in the stern.
www.combinedfleet.com /furashita/yokozu_f.htm   (481 words)

  
 Sister Cities - Bundaberg City Council
Agreement signed 9th November, 1998 in Settsu City by Mayor Kay McDuff and Mayor Kaoru Morikawa.
Such agreements offer this city and its citizens opportunities for a variety of mutual exchange programs in such fields as education, sport, industry and commerce, technology, as well as the possibility of visits by professional groups, youth groups and service clubs etc.
Contact has been made with the Sporting associations re upcoming exchanges to Settsu City, Japan in the future.
www.bundabergcity.qld.gov.au /sc/sistercities.php   (441 words)

  
 Sengoku Period
Hosokawa Takakuni is defeated at Amagaseki (Settsu) by Hosokawa Harumoto and commits suicide.
Miyoshi Chokei captures Hosokawa Harumoto; Harumoto is spared and retires to a temple in Settsu.
July 2 Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitushide at the Battle of Yamazaki (Settsu)- the latter is killed soon afterwards.
www.samurai-archives.com /time2.html   (4502 words)

  
 Kamo no Chomei
And thus to change it without any good reason was a very great mistake, and it was no wonder that the people should complain and lament.
Still that was, of course, quite unavailing, and all the inhabitants, beginning with His August Majesty the Mikado, and the ministers and great nobles of the court, had perforce to remove to the new capital at Naniwa in Settsu.
And everybody was scrambling to get land by the Western Sea and none cared for manors in the north and east.
www.humanistictexts.org /kamo.htm   (4928 words)

  
 Kubo Shumman / The Kinuta Tama River in Settsu Province / 1785 - 1790
Kubo Shumman / The Kinuta Tama River in Settsu Province / 1785 - 1790
This image is one of over 118,000 from The Art Museum Image Consortium Library (The AMICO Library™), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from 39 museums around the world.
Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amico for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amico@luna-img.com.
www.davidrumsey.com /amico/amico819906-46849.html   (289 words)

  
 Viewing Japanese Prints: Deciphering a Print
She clearly represented for Kuniyoshi and his audience a model of late Edo-period fashion in feminine dress and deportment.
The inset illustration shows workers preparing Itami saké, which was a famous product of Settsu Province.
So as the beauty eagerly anticipates fulfilling her desire to visit the factory, we can view the actual site as if we could see it, as she does, in her mind's eye.
spectacle.berkeley.edu /~fiorillo/texts/topictexts/artist_varia_topics/readingprints3.html   (325 words)

  
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Art Poster Print - The Tama River of Kinuta, Settsu Province, from the series Six Tama Rivers of the Provinces by Utagawa Hiroshige Print Size: 20 x 16 inches.
Find all your favorite The Tama River of Kinuta, Settsu Province, from the series Six Tama Rivers of the Provinces posters, art prints and framed art at Printfinders.com, the Web's leading art retailer.
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www.shop.com /op/aprod-p17232555   (253 words)

  
 PLUM RAIN SCROLL, DRAGON STONE AND PEONY LANTERN
It is spring and a series of disasters, especially in Settsu, are attributed by the people to the loss of divine favour.
She plans to seize the throne, first causing disquiet among the people so they believe the emperor has done wrong and angered the gods (the notices are her work), then by finding the treasure of Settsu, a great wealth created by the Sea People for the people of Idzumo.
Kokusenya, or Tei Seiko (1624-1662) was half Chinese and half Japanese, his father having founded a great commercial empire and supported the Ming dynasty against the Manchu, a fight carried on by Kokusenya who went to Taiwan and expelled the Dutch who supported the Manchus.
www.home.netspeed.com.au /reguli/PLUMRAIN.htm   (6920 words)

  
 Hiroshige / The Toi Tama River in Settsu Province (Settsu toi), from the series Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces ...
Hiroshige / The Toi Tama River in Settsu Province (Settsu toi), from the series Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces (Shokoku mutamagawa) / 1857
The Toi Tama River in Settsu Province (Settsu toi), from the series Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces (Shokoku mutamagawa)
Title: The Toi Tama River in Settsu Province (Settsu toi), from the series Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces (Shokoku mutamagawa)
www.davidrumsey.com /amico/amico519590-46530.html   (321 words)

  
 Masayuki Namimatsu Patent Inventor Settsu, JP
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Settsu, JP Stabilized fluorine-containing polymer and method for stabilizing fluorine-containing polymer
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www.freshpatents.com /Masayuki-Namimatsu-Settsu-invdirn.php   (74 words)

  
 Imperial Battleships
Captain (later Vice Admiral) Yamanaka Shibakichi (former CO of BB SETTSU) assumes command.
Captain (later Rear Admiral) Takemitsu Kazu (former CO of BB SETTSU) assumes command.
Japan, United States, Britain, France and Italy agree to limit the displacement and main armament of their capital ships, aircraft carriers and cruisers and to limit the total tonnage and age of their capital ships and carriers.
www.combinedfleet.com /kongo.htm   (6867 words)

  
 Oda Nobunaga
Matsunaga Hisahide promptly submitted (for which he was confirmed Daimyô of Yamato) while the Miyoshi withdrew to Settsu.
In 1576 Nobunaga diverted the naval forces of Kûki Yoshitaka to the waters off Settsu and proceeded with a naval blockade of the Honganji, assisted by the Atagi of Awaji Island.
The Môri responded by mobilizing their first rate navy, which was commanded by the Murakami family: men who, like the Kûki, had cut their teeth in piracy.
www.samurai-archives.com /nobunaga.html   (7949 words)

  
 Yosa Buson - AMAM
Buson's ability to combine elements harmoniously from such a broad range of sources explains why his paintings were among the richest and most complex in eighteenth-century Japan.
Yosa Buson was the son of a wealthy farmer in Settsu, a village near Osaka.
Raised in relative comfort and well educated as a child, Buson left home in his late teens to study haiku poetry with the famous poet Hayano Hajin (1677-1742) in Edo.
www.oberlin.edu /allenart/collection/buson_yosa.html   (910 words)

  
 Tokugawa Ieyasu
He now bordered the Hôjô, and cautiously sounded them out, his efforts helped in part by a personal friendship from his hostage days in Sumpu, Hôjô Ujinori, bother of the daimyo, Ujimasa.
Ieyasu was staying in Sakai (Settsu province) when Nobunaga was killed by Akechi Mitushide in June 1582 and narrowly escaped with his own life back to Mikawa.
The Tokugawa were not in a position to challenge Mitsuhide, but did take advantage of the uncertainty following the Battle of Yamazaki to take Kai and Shinano, a move that prompted the Hôjô to send troops into Kai; no real fighting occurred, and the Tokugawa and Hôjô made peace.
www.samurai-archives.com /ieyasu.html   (4705 words)

  
 Ikuta, by Zembo Motoyaso
A strange voice spoke to me from within the Treasure Hall, saying, "If you are wanting, though it were but in a dream, to see your father's face, go down from here to the woods of Ikuta in the country of Settsu." That is the marvellous dream I had.
We have gone so fast that here we are already at the woods of Ikuta in the country of Settsu.
I have heard tell in the Capital of the beauty of these woods and the river that runs through them.
www.theatrehistory.com /plays/ikuta.html   (773 words)

  
 SETTSU CORP.: Labor Productivity Benchmarks and International Gap Analysis - Research and Markets - Market Research ...
Though we heavily rely on historical performance, the figures reported in this report are not historical but are forecasts and projections for the coming fiscal year.
Rather, it is simply a substantial difference that might merit further attention or signal a firms relative strength or weakness for the coming fiscal year
SETTSU OIL MILL, LTD.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis
www.researchandmarkets.com /reportinfo.asp?report_id=218515&cat_id=2761   (296 words)

  
 floating ghosts
In Settsu Province, in a village called Unai in the district of Yamato, there lived a young maiden named Hanako.
So named because of her delicate loveliness, men from far and wide, young and old, noble and common, came to court the famed beauty.
In that time, people in the Settsu region often lived in houses built on platforms that extended over the river Ikuta.
www.artsci.wustl.edu /~copeland/floatingghosts.html   (2857 words)

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