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  Oita Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Surrounded by the Suo Channel and Honshu Island to the north, the Iyo Channel and Shikoku Island to the east, it is bordered by Miyazaki Prefecture to the south, and Fukuoka Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture to the west.
On October 1, 2005, the city of Kitsuki and the village of Ota from Nishikunisaki District and the town of Yamaga from Hayami District merged to form the city of Kitsuki.
Oita Prefecture is famous for its hot springs, particularly those in and around the city of Beppu, known as the 'hells', or jigoku.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oita_Prefecture   (740 words)

  
 Oita Prefecture - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
On April 1, 2005 the towns of Kuju, Naoiri and Ogi (all from Naoiri District) merged into the city of Taketa.
On October 1, 2005 the village of Ota from Nishikunisaki District and the town of Yamaga from Hayami District merged into the city of Kitsuki.
Oita Prefecture, History, Geography, Cities, Towns and villages, Mergers, Economy, Demographics, Culture, Tourism, Prefectural symbols, Miscellaneous topics, External links, Oita Prefecture and Kyushu region.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Oita_Prefecture   (751 words)

  
 Plants
Oita Prefecture is blessed with a warm climate and has much rainfall.
Among the wild plants in Oita, a total of 2,830 species grow in the wild; 330 kinds of ferns and 2,500 kinds of seed plants.
For the plants who chose Oita, we pray for their eternal propagation and for the preservation of their land as the natural assets of "Toyo-no Kuni" (Oita's old of Natural Assets name meaning "Land of Prosperity").
www.pref.oita.jp /10400/o_book/english/climate_plants.html   (693 words)

  
 Industries
Recently, Oita's agriculture has become increasingly incorporated, and the number of newcomers who used to be city workers and have just joined the field is also increasing.
"Oita Agro-Culture Park" (Yamaga Town and Ajimu Town) were established in 2001 to improve the image of agriculture as well as to revitalize agriculture.
Oita has established a "Mushroom Research Institute", which is rare in Japan, for supporting the cultivation of shiitake mushrooms.
www.pref.oita.jp /10400/o_book/english/industries_agriculture.html   (454 words)

  
 Kumamoto Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is bordered by the Ariake inland sea and the Amakusa archipelago to the west, Fukuoka Prefecture and Oita Prefecture to the north, Miyazaki Prefecture to the east, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south.
On January 15, 2005, the towns of Misumi and Shiranuhi from Uto District and the towns of Matsubase, Ogawa and Toyono from Shimomashiki District merged to form the new city of Uki.
On January 15, 2005, the city of Yamaga merged with the towns of Kahoku, Kamoto, Kao and Kikuka from Kamoto District to form the new city of Yamaga.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kumamoto_Prefecture   (603 words)

  
 Higo Blog: August 2004 Archives
Yamaga is the central part of Ubuyama and has the main street, called Yamaga Street.
Yamaga Shogakko is one of two elementary schools in Ubuyama (the other one is located in Nambu).
Yamaga was my favorite place to teach, as I was able to lead in the development of the curriculum here with the support of all of the teachers.
www.cosmicbuddha.com /adam/archives/2004_08.html   (5346 words)

  
 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Bungo and southern Buzen Provinces were combined to form Oita Prefecture.
Iyo Channel and Shikoku Island to the east, it is bordered by Miyazaki Prefecture to the south, and
Oita Prefecture is famous for its hot springs.
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Oita_Prefecture.html   (90 words)

  
 The Rising Sun News: January 11, 2005
One is Matsumoto Yamaga FC, which was formed in 1965 and has been a major rival of Elsa for years.
Yamaga has the advantae of being based in Matsumoto, a slightly larger city than Nagano, and of already playing many of its home matches at Arwin Stadium.
Yamaga joined Elsa in the Hokushinetsu Regional League in 1999, and thus will also be eligible for promotion to the JFL if they can win the title in 2005.
www.wldcup.com /Asia/news/2005/050111.html   (6910 words)

  
 Shopping Resources - Oita   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Includes articles on foreign countries, message boards relating to international exchange and international student life in Oita, plus links to local information.
Monastery of the Cistercians founded in Oita in the 1960's.
Explains various districts in Oita and their sights, prefecture information, local events and traditions.
ukuk.dyndns.org /directory/832/83200.htm   (461 words)

  
 GlobalFreeloaders.com / Yamaga / Japan / Stay for Free
Rather than spend money on Yamaga hotels, hostels or backpacker accommodation, take advantage of GlobalFreeloaders hospitality by staying with a fellow member for free!
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www.globalfreeloaders.com /memberlocations.php?city=yamaga&code=JA-00-1269589   (153 words)

  
 Patentee Index
Nawata, Teruhiko; Miyazaki, Hidetaka; Yanagi, Hiroyuki; Nitta, Shinichi; Ito, Harumasa; and Yamaga, Isao, to Tokuyama Corporation Single crystal pulling apparatus for a metal fluoride 07060133 Cl. 117-213.
Asamura, Fumio; and Oita, Takeo 07061336 Cl. 331-107SL.
Nawata, Teruhiko; Miyazaki, Hidetaka; Yanagi, Hiroyuki; Nitta, Shinichi; Ito, Harumasa; and Yamaga, Isao 07060133 Cl. 117-213.
www.uspto.gov /web/patents/patog/week24/OG/patentee/alphaN_Utility.htm   (7437 words)

  
 Higo Blog: All Around Ubuyama: A Guide To My Corner Of Aso
I never went because my predecessor, Harvey Haynes, described it as a "mud pool".
I don't think many teachers get a better view than this.
Ubuyama Bokujo (top picture), or Ubuyama Farm, is really just a glorified petting zoo.
www.cosmicbuddha.com /adam/archives/000782.html   (4528 words)

  
 ANA's Japan Destination Guide | Kumamoto
Parades, street dancing, and fireworks are featured in this cheerful summer festival.
A festival featuring women dancing with the delicate Yamaga paper lanterns on their heads.
Grand autumn festival of the city's Fujisaki Hachiman Shrine.
www.ana.co.jp /eng/guides/anasjapan/kumamoto/1.html   (520 words)

  
 Japundit » Matsuri
As David Weber’s photos earlier this week showed, Japan’s weather this winter is downright frigid—even here in the sunnier climes of Kyushu, where it seldom falls below freezing.
Most sensible people bundle up to go outdoors when the temperature drops, but not the boys from Bungotakada, Oita Prefecture.
Last Sunday, they stripped down to their loincloths and jumped in the Katsura River just to get the free booze handed out by onlookers lining the shore.
japundit.com /archives/category/matsuri/page/2   (8944 words)

  
 Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This seminar is part of the APS seminars, which require students to carry out fieldwork during the Spring Semester and make a video composition of it during the Fall Semester at one of the towns involved with Oita's "One Town One Product" Campaign.
Yamaga Town provided the backdrop for investigations and both the fieldwork and video was compiled around the four themes of 1) rice farming, 2) stock breeding, 3) corporate farming and 4) farming successors.
Please click '>here for a short movie produced last year titled "Farming Successors."
www.apu.ac.jp /home/modules/news/print.php?storyid=264   (350 words)

  
 Wikipedia: List of Japan-related topics L-Z
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Oga, Oga Yashiro, Ogaki, Ogata Ken, Ogata Kenzan, Ogata, Oita, Ogawa, Kumamoto, Ogi District, Saga, Ogi, Oita, Ogi, Saga, Ogimi, Okinawa, Ogori, Fukuoka, Oguma Hideo, Oguni, Kumamoto, Oguri Mushitaro, Oh!
Shobara, Shodokan, Shogi, Shogi variant, Shogun, Shoko Asahara, Shonai, Oita, Shonan, Shonan-Shinjuku Line, Shonen, Shonen Knife, Shonen Sunday, Shorinji kempo, Shota-con, Shotokan, Shotoku, Shoujo, Shoujo-ai, Shounen-ai, Showa era (daikaiju eiga), Showa period, Shozo Shimamoto, Shugo, Shuju, Shunan, Shunryu Suzuki, Shunto, Shuriken, Shurikenjutsu,
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/l/li/list_of_japan_related_topics_l_z.html   (886 words)

  
 Wrestling Information Archives - All Japan House Show and Television Archives - 2006
AJPW - May 23, 2006 - Miyakonojo City Gymnasium: NOSAWA Rongai and Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Nobutaka Araya and Kikutaro...Arashi defeated Nobukazu Hirai...D-Lo Brown defeated Ryuji Hijikata...Taiyo Kea, Buchanan and TAKA Michinoku defeated Satoshi Kojima, Kensuke Sasaki and Akira Raijin...Kohei Suwama defeated Brute Issei...Keiji Muto, Kaz Hayashi and AKIRA defeated TARU, Shuji Kondo and "brother" YASSHI.
AJPW - May 24, 2006 - Oita Event Hall: Nobukazu Hirai defeated Kikutaro...Kaz Hayashi and AKIRA defeated Brute Issei and NOSAWA Rongai...Buchanan and D-Lo Brown defeated Arashi and Akira Raijin...Keiji Muto and Nobutaka Araya defeated Taiyo Kea and TAKA Michinoku...
AJPW - May 26, 2006 - Yamaga Citizen Sport Center: Ryuji Hijikata defeated Kikutaro...Arashi and Brute Issei defeated AKIRA and NOSAWA Rongai...Taiyo Kea, D-Lo Brown and TAKA Michinoku defeated Kensuke Sasaki, Akira Raijin and Katsuhiko Nakajima...Satoshi Kojima defeated Buchanan...
www.100megsfree4.com /wiawrestling/pages/alljap/aj2006.htm   (2668 words)

  
 Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University - News
APU organised a Ritsumeikan University Sumo Team support tour which was attended by nine international and graduate students from six different countries.
NIWA Tatsuya (APS, Japan) as part of an APU Research Seminar conducted group fieldwork at Yamaga Town in Oita Prefecture.
His experiences are detailed in the report below.
www.apu.ac.jp /home/modules/news/index.php?storytopic=0&start=90   (373 words)

  
 World Haiku Festival in Kyushu 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
They stood still, admiring a beautiful, tiny island of virgin forest called Kuroko-jima, about 500 yards out to sea.
It had a remarkable resemblance to Kuroshima Island, Sashu, Oita, where William Adams and some of his fellow crew were washed to shore after their Dutch ship, Liefde (love), was shipwrecked in 1600.
The pilot of the ship, Adams was 36 years of age and in the prime of his career.
www.worldhaikureview.org /3-2/whf2003_kyushu.shtml   (1763 words)

  
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Chofu, Hiji High-Tech, Honda Lock, Nihon Denpun, Showa Electric Oita, Yamakataya, Yoshikawa Semiconductor
www.intercomltd.com /info/english/info05-en.html   (470 words)

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