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  Toga: Dictionary definition
The toga was the distinctive garb of Ancient Rome.
The toga was the characteristic garment of male Roman citizens.
Toga picta: purple, and adorned with golden stars, worn by generals in their triumphs, by magistrates[?] giving public gladiatorial games, by the consuls, and by the Emperor on festive occasions;
www.encyclopedian.com /to/Toga.html   (328 words)

  
 Toga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toga prætexta: a toga with a purple stripe, worn by curule magistrates, censors, priests, and the Emperors; it was also worn by boys before they reached legal age, and by actors in tragedies;
Toga trabea: a toga with scarlet and purple stripes, worn by augurs.
Toga candida: a toga bleached to a dazzling white, worn by candidates for public office when they presented themselves in the Forum.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toga   (381 words)

  
 Toga - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This caused the toga to be associated with peace; it was the essential garb for Romans who were acting inpublic, civic, legal, and other official functions.
Toga prætexta: a toga with a purple stripe, worn by curule magistrates, censors, priests, and the Emperors; it was also worn by boys before they reachedlegal age, and by actors in tragedies;
Toga candida: a toga bleached to a dazzling white, worn by candidates for public office when they presented themselvesin the Forum.
www.free-web-encyclopedia.com /?t=Toga   (345 words)

  
 Toga -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The toga was the distinctive (Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion) garb of Ancient (Capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire) Rome.
The toga was the characteristic garment of male (An inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire) Roman (A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community) citizens.
Toga candida: a toga bleached to a dazzling white, worn by candidates for public office when they presented themselves in the (A public facility to meet for open discussion) Forum.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/to/toga.htm   (344 words)

  
 Toyama Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toyama is leading industrial prefecture on the Japan-sea coast, and has industrial advantage "cheap electricity".
The prefecture used to have a seventh district, Higashitonami, consisting of the towns of Fukona, Inami, Johana, and Shogawa and the villages of Inokuchi, Kamiataira, Taira, and Toga.
The region is traversed by the Hokuriku Line, with high speed rail access to Osaka via the Thunderbird train.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toyama_prefecture   (192 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Toyama prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Toyama (富山市; -shi) is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
The regions of Japan are not official administrative units, but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts: for example, maps and geography textbooks divide Japan into the eight regions, weather reports usually give the weather by region, and many businesses and institutions...
A district (郡; gun) was the administrative unit during the period from 1890 to 1923, which is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, and was ranked at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Toyama-prefecture   (2518 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
Image:toga1.png frameRoman clad in toga The '''toga''' was the distinctive garb of Ancient Rome.
The toga was the characteristic garment of male Ancient Rome Roman citizens.
*''Toga picta'': purple, and adorned with golden stars, worn by generals in their Roman Triumph triumphs, by magistrates giving public gladiatorial games, by the consuls, and by the Emperor on festive occasions; *''Toga candida'': a toga bleached to a dazzling white, worn by candidates for public office when they presented themselves in the Forum.
www.mauspfeil.net /Toga.html   (363 words)

  
 NAER members: Toyama Prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Toyama Prefecture is located in central Honshu, approximately 300km from the three major cities of Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.
Toyama's average annual temperature is 13.5°(summer: 20-26°, winter: 2°- 3°), average annual precipitation is (normally) 2,296mm and it is one of the leading areas for precipitation in the country due to its winter snowfall.
Toyama has magnificent nature, presenting an array of vivid colors throughout the four seasons, and exciting festivals, as well as an abundance of fresh food.
near.khb.ru /eng/members/japan/toyama.html   (549 words)

  
 A weekly magazine of   THE KATHMANDU POST  SUNDAY (Head)
Toga has been in a slump for years due to de-population and an aging population, common issues across Japan and declining local industries-chiefly charcoal-making, logging and silkworm-raising.
The mission was given a warm, hearty welcome and Toga mayor Miyazaki and Tukuche VDC chairman Dhan Bahadur signed a sister-village document at the local Gompa temple amidst a ceremony attended by the local residents.
Toga, where nature and man co-exist and interact, conjures up an image of a remote area since it remains cut off from other parts of the country for six months from December onwards because of snowfall measuring up to 20 metres.
www.nepalnews.com /contents/englishweekly/sundaypost/2000/jun/jun18/head.htm   (2795 words)

  
 Toga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It consisted of along sash of cloth, folded in a particular way, that was worn over a tunic.
Toga pulla: a dark toga worn by Romans of the lower classes, and by people in mourning ;
Toga prætexta: a toga with a purple stripe, worn by curule magistrates, censors, priests, and the Emperors ; it was also worn by boys before they reachedlegal age, and by actors in tragedies ;
www.therfcc.org /toga-45983.html   (314 words)

  
 Toyama Prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
2005 Watershed: Farmers in Toyama Prefecture flock to symbol of...
TAKAOKA, Toyama Prefecture-A slogan for his party has been removed from campaign posters, but Tamisuke Watanuki is not concerned.
Toyama Prefecture is home to former lower house speaker Tamisuke Watanuki,who was among the senior LDP members who quit the party and formeda new party in...
toyama-prefecture.wikiverse.org   (197 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Toga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Image File history File links Roman clad in toga, from 1891 Dictionary of Classical Antiquities File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
The stola was the traditional garment of Roman women, corresponding to the toga that was worn by men.
A toga party is particular kind of college party where everyone wears a Toga or a semblance thereof.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Toga   (1140 words)

  
 Toyama Prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Toyama Prefecture is located at the heart of Honshu Island in the Japanese Archipelago, about 300 km from the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya metropolitan zones.
Toyama has a rich and beautiful natural environment with four vivid seasons that nurtures a wide variety of flora and fauna.
Toyama’s precipitation is among the highest in the country due to the heavy snowfall in winter.
web.pref.hyogo.jp /kokusai/english/stoyamae.htm   (587 words)

  
 CHRIS BOORMAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Before I came to Toga I knew it was far from everywhere because I looked for it in an atlas at home in NZ and Toga wasn’t mentioned.
Another place is Toga Ski Field where you can blast through the soft powder on a snowboard free as a bird.
Toga Village is beautiful and expresses many facets throughout the four distinct seasons.
www.toyama-smenet.or.jp /navi/toyamahp/togahp/chris.html   (276 words)

  
 Learn about Toga. Complete listing of Toga. Toga in Smartpedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The toga was the distinctive garb of Ancient
The toga was the characteristic garment of male Roman
Toga prætexta: a toga with a purple stripe, worn by
www.smartpedia.com /s/b/Toga   (450 words)

  
 Local News [The Kathmandu Post (Nepal)]
KATHMANDU, Oct 29:A one and a half kilometre flood control retention wall built by the side of the Toga River in Toga village,Toyama prefecture of Japan was inaugurated by Royal Nepalese Ambassador to Japan Kedar Bhakta Mathema and Mayor of Toga village Hirotaka Yonezawa amidst a fuction in Toga village on October 25.
The wall, the foundation of which was laid by Ambassador Mathema and the former mayor of Toga village on June 22, 1997 was built in Nepali style with assistance from Nepali masons from Tukuche village.
Toga village in Toyama prefecture in Japan has sister relations with Tukuche village in Nepal, according to the Royal Nepalese Embassy in Tokyo.
www.nepalnews.com /contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2002/oct/oct30/local.htm   (2514 words)

  
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It is the main center of Japan's patent medicine industry and also has industries that produce chemicals and textiles.
He presented the petition that was used as a pretext to approach Caesar and held his hands or his toga as Casca stabbed.
Roman youths generally first assumed the toga virilis (i.e., began dressing like adults) at this time.
www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Toga,+Toyama   (297 words)

  
 ANA's Japan Destination Guide | Toyama
The eastern shore of Toyama Bay is nicknamed the "Jade Coast" because of the jade pebbles to be found there.
Seen from the Himi coast across Toyama Bay, the mountain backdrop is a breathtaking sight in winter.
Now an industrial city, the old castle town of Toyama was headquarters of itinerant medicine peddlers (SEE STORY 2), who wandered the entire country selling their red paper packets of medicines and bringing news to remote areas.
www.ana.co.jp /eng/guides/anasjapan/toyama/1.html   (466 words)

  
 Toga articles and news from Start Learning Now   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The toga was the characteristic garment of male Ancient RomeRoman citizens.
- Toga prætexta: a toga with a purple stripe, worn by curule magistrates, censors, priests, and the Emperors; it was also worn by boys before they reached legal age, and by actors in tragedytragedies;
- Toga trabea: a toga with scarlet and purple stripes, worn by augurs.
www.startlearningnow.com /toga.htm   (490 words)

  
 Präfektur Toyama - Wikipedia
Die Präfektur Toyama (富山県; Toyama-ken) ist eine der Präfekturen Japans.
Das Bild der Präfektur Toyama bestimmen Seen, Schluchten und hohe Berge.
Am Oberlauf des Flusses Shokawa liegt eines jener abgelegenen Gebiete, die angeblich von den Heike besiedelt wurden, nachdem diese bei der Schlacht von Dannoura im Jahr 1185 in die Flucht geschlagen worden waren.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pr%C3%A4fektur_Toyama   (102 words)

  
 Toga
How to make a toga: http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/reenactments/toga.html Toga is also a village in Toyama, Japan.
English words defined with "toga": Praetexta ♦ toga virilis, Togae, Togas, Togated, Trabea.
"Toga" is used about 49 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English.
www.websters-online-dictionary.org /to/toga.html   (1117 words)

  
 A SURVEY OF NANTO CITY
Nanto City is in Toyama Prefecture positioned in the southeast corner.
In the south part of Toyama Prefecture the city has the largest geographical area.
In regards to events, Toga Village is the host of world-renowned drama festival, “Toga Summer Arts Program.” There is the harvest festival called Fukumitsu Netsuokuri Tanabata, and Then there is “Sukiyaki meets the World”, a festival the lights up the night with the tone of folk songs on steel drums.
www.city.nanto.toyama.jp /webapps/www/english/index.html   (933 words)

  
 Embassy of Japan in Nepal
On the visit, the minister and his delegation paid a full-day visit to the village of Toga in Toyama Prefecture, on invitation from the mayor of Toga.
Toga and Tukche have enjoyed people-to-people exchanges since November 1989, when the sister-village agreement was signed between the two villages.
During their stay in Toga, the minister and his delegation had an opportunity to visit many village-run facilities that attract tourists from both Japan and neighboring countries.
www.np.emb-japan.go.jp /info0112/visit.html   (267 words)

  
 TownNet.com - World > Asia > Japan > Toyama
Toyama is famous for its beautiful mountains, good water to drink and popular place to live in.
Profile of Toyama, News, Events (various festivals), and so on.
Toyama has been noted for trades for Medicines since 300 years ago.
www.townnet.com /world/asia/japan/toyama.html   (132 words)

  
 Outdoor Japan - Onsen - Toyama - Japanese Hot Springs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A selection of onsen hot springs in Toyama Prefecture.
It is a good base for exploring the Kurobe Gorge Area.
From Unazuki Station on the Toyama Chiho Tetsudo Line, walk to the Kurobe Keikoku Tetsudo Station and ride 25 minutes to Kuronagi.
www.outdoorjapan.com /onsen/onsen-toyama.html   (200 words)

  
 Science Fresh : Article 'Toga'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Toga1.png Roman clad in toga The toga was the distinctive garb of Ancient Rome.
Apparently toga parties were quite rare or nonexistent before the film, yet following its release had a massive surge in popularity.
In order to achieve the TOGA goals, a strategy of large-scale, long-term monitoring of the upper ocean and the atmosphere, intensive and very specific process-oriented studies, and modeling has been planned (WCRP, 1985) and enacted through a series of national, multinational and international efforts (e.g., NAS, 1986; WCRP, 1986).
www.sci-fresh.net /DisplayArticle180556.html   (587 words)

  
 This is Toyama!: Let's enjoy the winter wonderland of Toga, Toyama!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This is Toyama!: Let's enjoy the winter wonderland of Toga, Toyama!
Let's enjoy the winter wonderland of Toga, Toyama!
I went to the Toga Soba & Snow Sculpture Festival over the weekend.
wordgyrl.typepad.com /photos/this_is_toyama/toyama_winter_05_112.html   (69 words)

  
 Toyama JET Announcements   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
MAU FINE ART is a three floorbuilding on the north side.By Tram:Exit from Toyama JR Station and hop on a Minami Toyama streetcar.
Toyama - Amber Sands 09037486258 ambsands@hotmail.com OR Jen Teeter 09028352113 jenniferteeter@hotmail.com
Walk towards Toyama (east) along this street.You will eventually (after maybe 25 minutes) reach thered bridge, and the staircase leading to the event.3) DRIVE - I think the big street is called Route 77.(Sorry, I don't drive!) But you should get yourself tothe river, on the Takaoka side.
www.toyamajets.com /Announcements/announce.htm   (10815 words)

  
 Toga Folklore Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Toga Folklore Hall is an old house of the Nohara family house brought over from Shimomura, Toga and reassembled and opened in 1969 for the purpose of taking over the “Gassho-zukuri”, an original structure of private house, in the future.
After that, it was reassembled again in Toga in 1995.
At that time, its previous reconstruction’s parts became clear, and this building was restored to its original state (the presumed year of its construction is about 200 years ago).
museums.toyamaken.jp /e_kenpaku/e_kenpa/e_65.html   (137 words)

  
 Embassy of Japan in Nepal
As a part of active people to people exchanges between the two countries, sister-city and sister-village relations were established between Kathmandu-Matsumoto of Nagano prefecture and Tukche VDC-Toga village of Toyama Prefecture in 1989.
To commemorate the first anniversary of the construction of the Center, the first Kathmandu-Matsumoto friendship judo championship was organized on January 23, 2003 in which judo-players from Nepal, India as well as Matsumoto took part.
After the affiliation, both cities have been jointly improving the park in Pokhara as Pokhara-Komagane friendship park, as a symbol of the friendship, by providing a design for the park as well as a support project to beautify the area.
www.np.emb-japan.go.jp /sistercity.html   (235 words)

  
 Activities in Japan
During the stay there, workshops for the high school drama club students around Toyama and for local junior high students were also held.
Junior high students from Delphi, Greece, the sister city of Toga, also joined and made it an international event.
At the end of the stay we presented "Seoul Shimin" to the high school students and the people of Toga.
www.seinendan.org /eng/seinendan/activities.html   (620 words)

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