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Administrative division. Administrative divisions[1] (also administrative units,[2][3][4] administrative regions,[5] subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divided. Such a unit usually has an admin... |
Unitary state. A unitary state is a (sovereign) state governed as a single entity in which the central government is the supreme authority. The central government may create or abolish administrative divisions (sub-national or sub-state units). Such units exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to ... |
Kagawa Prefecture. Kagawa Prefecture (香川県, Kagawa-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [kaꜜ.ɡa.wa, -ŋa.wa, ka.ɡa.waꜜ.keɴ, -ŋa.waꜜ-][4]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku.[5] Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020)[2] and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at 1,877 square k... |
Tottori Prefecture. Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県, Tottori-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [tot.to.ɾʲi, tot.to.ɾʲiꜜ.keɴ][2]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.[3] Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan at 538,525 (2023) and has a geographic area of 3,507.13 square kilometres ... |
John Tenniel. John Tenniel (/ˈtɛniəl/;[1] 28 February 1820 – 25 February 1914)[2] was an English illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist prominent in the second half of the 19th century. An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, he was knighted for artistic achievements in 1893, the first such... |
Literary nonsense. Literary nonsense (or nonsense literature) is a broad categorization of literature that balances elements that make sense with some that do not, with the effect of subverting language conventions or logical reasoning.[1] Even though the most well-known form of literary nonsense is nonsense verse, th... |
Time zone. A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it is convenient for areas in frequent communication to keep the same t... |
Kujūkuri Beach. Kujūkuri Beach (九十九里浜, Kujūkuri-hama) is a sandy beach that occupies much of the northeast coast of the Bōsō Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] Kujūkuri Beach is a popular swimming and surfing destination for inhabitants of Greater Tokyo.[3][4] The beach is protected as part of Kujūkuri Prefect... |
Keiyō Industrial Zone. Keiyō Industrial Zone (京葉工業地域, Keiyō Kōgyō Chiiki),[1] also known as the Keiyō Industrial Region, the Keiyō Industrial Area, or the Keiyō Industrial Belt, is an industrial zone on the northeastern coast of Tokyo Bay that crosses 8 cities in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The zone spans from the western... |
Lewis Carroll. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician, photographer and reluctant Anglican deacon. His most notable works are Alices Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass (18... |
Cape Inubō. Cape Inubō (犬吠埼, Inubōsaki) is a cape on the Pacific Ocean, in Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The cape is near the midpoint of the Japanese Archipelago on the island of Honshū. The name of the cape is constructed from two Chinese characters, the first (犬) meaning dog, and the second (吠) meaning howling. V... |
Romanization of Japanese. The romanization of Japanese is the use of Latin script to write the Japanese language.[1] This method of writing is sometimes referred to in Japanese as rōmaji (ローマ字; lit. Roman letters, [ɾoːma(d)ʑi] ⓘ or [ɾoːmaꜜ(d)ʑi]). Japanese is normally written in a combination of logographic characters ... |
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow. Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version are 1996 role-playing video games (RPGs) developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. They are the first installments of the Pokémon video game series, and were first released in Japan as Pocket Monsters Red[a] and Pocke... |
Japanese yen. The yen (Japanese: 円; symbol: ¥; code: JPY) is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar and the euro.[2] It is also widely used as a third reserve currency after the US dollar and the euro. The New Currency Act of ... |
Fantasy. Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or magical elements, often including completely imaginary realms and creatures.[1][2] The genres roots lie in oral traditions, which later became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century onward, it has expanded into various m... |
Marine coastal ecosystem. A marine coastal ecosystem is a marine ecosystem which occurs where the land meets the ocean. Worldwide there is about 620,000 kilometres (390,000 mi) of coastline. Coastal habitats extend to the margins of the continental shelves, occupying about 7 percent of the ocean surface area. Marine co... |
Kyushu Sangyo University. Kyushu Sangyo University (九州産業大学, Kyūshū Sangyō Daigaku) was founded in 1960 in Fukuoka City, and currently has twenty departments and six graduate schools. It is a private university. 33°40′11″N 130°26′41″E / 33.66972°N 130.44472°E / 33.66972; 130.44472 This article on a Fukuoka Prefectu... |
Nagi, Okayama. Nagi (奈義町, Nagi-chō) is a town located in Katsuta District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2024[update], the town had a population of 5,512 in 2,437 households and a population density of 79.3 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 69.52 square kilometres (26.84 sq mi). Nagi is lo... |
Manga artist. A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (Japanese: 漫画家), is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a primary creator. More rarely a manga artist breaks i... |
Okayama Prefecture. Okayama Prefecture (岡山県, Okayama-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [o.kaꜜ.ja.ma, o.ka.ja.maꜜ.keɴ][2]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.[3] Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,826,059 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 7,114 km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefe... |
United States dollar. The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD[a]) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introduced the U.S. dollar at par with the Spanish silver dollar, divided it into 100 cents, and authorized the minting of coins denominat... |
Shueisha. Shueisha Inc. (株式会社集英社, Kabushiki gaisha Shūei-sha) is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan.[3] It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year... |
Nihonga. Nihonga (Japanese: 日本画) is a Japanese style of painting that typically uses mineral pigments, and occasionally ink, together with other organic pigments on silk or paper. The term was coined during the Meiji period (1868–1912) to differentiate it from its counterpart, known as Yōga (洋画) or Western-style paint... |
Narita International Airport. Narita International Airport (成田国際空港, Narita Kokusai Kūkō) (IATA: NRT, ICAO: RJAA) — formerly and originally known as New Tokyo International Airport (新東京国際空港, Shin Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō) — is the secondary international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other being Haneda Airport (... |
Othello (character). Othello[a] is the titular protagonist in Shakespeares Othello (c. 1601–1604). The characters origin is traced to the tale Un Capitano Moro in Gli Hecatommithi by Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio. There, he is simply referred to as the Moor. Othello was first mentioned in a Revels account of 1604 ... |
Hyōgo Prefecture. Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県, Hyōgo-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [çoꜜː.ɡo, -ŋo, çoː.ɡoꜜ.keɴ, -ŋoꜜ.keɴ][3]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.[4] Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 (as of 1 June 2019[update]) and a geographic area of 8,400 square kilometres (3,200 squ... |
Yamato people. The Yamato (大和民族, Yamato minzoku; lit. Yamato ethnicity) or Wajin (和人 / 倭人; lit. Wa people)[4] are an East Asian ethnic group that comprises over 98% of the population of Japan. Genetic and anthropometric studies have shown that the Yamato people predominantly descend from the Yayoi people, who migrated... |
Abd al-Rahman al-Awzai. Abū ʿAmr ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAmr al-Awzāʿī (Arabic: أَبُو عَمْرو عَبْد ٱلرَّحْمَٰن بْن عَمْرو ٱلْأَوْزَاعِيّ; 707–774) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, and the chief representative and eponym of the Awzai school of Islamic jurisprudence. Awzāʿī was of Sindhi origin,[2] born in Ba... |
Othello (disambiguation). Othello (full title: The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice) is a tragic play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. Othello or Otello may also refer to: |
Akihito (disambiguation). Akihito was the Japanese emperor from 1989 to 2019. Akihito may also refer to: |
Japanese people. Japanese people (Japanese: 日本人, Hepburn: Nihonjin; IPA: [ɲihoɲdʑiꜜɴ]) are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago.[26][27] Japanese people constitute 97.1% of the population of the country of Japan.[1] Worldwide, approximately 125 million people are of Japanese descent, making th... |
Javanese language. Javanese (/ˌdʒɑːvəˈniːz/ JAH-və-NEEZ,[3] /dʒævə-/ JAV-ə-, /-ˈniːs/ -NEESS;[4] Basa Jawa, Javanese script: ꦧꦱꦗꦮ, Pegon: باسا جاوا, IPA: [bɔsɔ d͡ʒɔwɔ]) is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, Indonesia. There are a... |
Emperor Sutoku. Emperor Sutoku (崇徳天皇, Sutoku-tennō; July 7, 1119 – September 14, 1164) was the 75th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Sutokus reign spanned the years from 1123 through 1142.[3] Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina)[4] was ... |
Island. An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been part of a continent. Oceanic islands can be formed from volcanic acti... |
Tragedy. A tragedy is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character or cast of characters.[1] Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsis, or a pain [that] awakens pleasure, for the audience.[2][3] While many cult... |
Enthronement of the Japanese emperor. The Enthronement ceremony (即位の礼, Sokui no rei) is an ancient ceremony that marks the accession of a new emperor to the Chrysanthemum Throne. The Three Sacred treasures are given to the new sovereign during the course of the rite. It is the most important out of the Japanese Imperi... |
Théodore Chassériau. Théodore Chassériau (French pronunciation: [teɔdɔʁ ʃaseʁjo]; Spanish: Teodoro Chasseriau; September 20, 1819 – October 8, 1856) was a Dominican-born French Romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings, allegorical murals, and Orientalist images inspired by his travel... |
Shikoku dog. The Shikoku (四国犬, Shikoku Inu,[2][3] Shikoku-ken[3][4]; Japanese pronunciation: [ɕi̥.ko.kɯꜜ i.nɯ][2]) or Kōchi Inu[5] (高知犬) is a Japanese breed of dog from Shikoku island, Japan.[1] Under the name Tosa Inu (土佐犬, Tosa Inu,[2][6] Tosa-ken[6]; [to.sa i.nɯ, -sa.keɴ][2][6]), the breed was designated a Living Na... |
Tokyo. Tokyo,[a] officially the Tokyo Metropolis,[b] is the capital and most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the mo... |
Shikoku (film). Shikoku (死国; Land of The Dead) is a 1999 Japanese supernatural thriller film directed by Shunichi Nagasaki and written by Kunimi Manda and Takenori Sento. Years after moving to Tokyo with her parents, Hinako returns to her hometown in rural Shikoku. She soon learns that her childhood friend, Sayori, die... |
Reversi. Reversi is a strategy board game for two players, played on an 8×8 uncheckered board. It was invented in 1883. Othello, a variant with a fixed initial setup of the board, was patented in 1971. Two players compete, using 64 identical game pieces (disks) that are light on one side and dark on the other. Each pl... |
Tokyo Imperial Palace. The Imperial Palace (皇居, Kōkyo; lit. Imperial Residence) is the main residence of the emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains several buildings including the Fukiage Palace (吹上御所, Fukiage gosho) where the emperor ha... |
Japanese archipelago. The Japanese archipelago (Japanese: 日本列島, Hepburn: Nippon/Nihon Rettō; Japanese pronunciation: [ɲip.pon/ɲi.hon ɾeꜜt.toː][1]) is an archipelago of 14,125 islands that form the country of Japan.[2] It extends over 3,000 km (1,900 mi)[3] from the Sea of Okhotsk in the northeast to the East China and ... |
Physical geography. Physical geography (also known as physiography) is one of the three main branches of geography.[1][2][3][4][5] Physical geography is the branch of natural science which deals with the processes and patterns in the natural environment such as the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere. Thi... |
Mount Ishizuchi. Mount Ishizuchi (石鎚山, Ishizuchi-san) is a 1,982-metre-high (6,503 ft) mountain on the border of Saijō and Kumakōgen, in Ehime, Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. It is the highest mountain in Western Japan and the island of Shikoku. Once upon a time it was a stratovolcan... |
Landform. A landform is a land feature on the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body. They may be natural or may be anthropogenic[1][2] (caused or influenced by human activity). Landforms together make up a given terrain, and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography. Landforms include hill... |
Channel of Vivari. The Vivari Channel (Albanian: Kanali i Butrintit, also known as Butrinto River) links Lake Butrint in the extreme south of Albania with the Straits of Corfu, and forms a border of the peninsula of Butrint. The natural channel flows in both directions every six hours, from the lake to the sea and vice... |
Edo. Edo (Japanese: 江戸, lit. bay-entrance or estuary), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.[2] Edo, formerly a jōkamachi (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the de facto capital of Japan from 1603 as the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. Edo grew to beco... |
Hirohito. Hirohito (裕仁; 29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989), posthumously honored as Emperor Shōwa (昭和天皇, Shōwa Tennō),[a] was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989. He remains the longest-reigning emperor in Japanese history and... |
List of islands by area. This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also included after the list. Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water.[Note 2] Ho... |
Sasakia charonda. Sasakia charonda, the Japanese emperor or great purple emperor, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is native to Japan (from Hokkaidō to Kyūshū), the Korean Peninsula, China, northern Taiwan and northern Vietnam. Its wingspan averages 50 mm (2.0 in) for males, and 65 mm (2.6 in) f... |
Hiroshige (given name). Hiroshige (written: 広重, 啓成 or 弘成) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: |
Tenno (disambiguation). Tennō (天皇) is a Japanese word for the Emperor of Japan. Tenno may also refer to: |
Hydrology. Hydrology (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr) water and -λογία (-logía) study of) is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and drainage basin sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is called a h... |
Kunisada. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese: 歌川 国貞; 1786 – 12 January 1865), also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (三代 歌川 豊国, Sandai Utagawa Toyokuni), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. He is considered the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. In his own time... |
Hiroshige (crater). Hiroshige is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976, after the Japanese artist Andō Hiroshige.[1] Hiroshige is east of the craters Murasaki and Kuiper. Kuipers rays overlie Hiroshige. This article about an impact crater on Mercury is a stub.... |
List of emperors of Japan. Japan has been ruled by emperors since antiquity. The sequence, order and dates of the early emperors are almost entirely based on the 8th-century Nihon Shoki, which was meant to retroactively legitimise the Imperial House by dating its foundation further back to the year 660 BC.[1][2][3] Em... |
Hokusai. Katsushika Hokusai[a] (葛飾 北斎; c. 31 October 1760 – 10 May 1849), known mononymously as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker.[2] His woodblock print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji includes the iconic print The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Hokusai was i... |
Corfu. Corfu (/kɔːrˈf(j)uː/ kor-FEW, -FOO, US also /ˈkɔːrf(j)uː/ KOR-few, -foo) or Kerkyra (Greek: Κέρκυρα, romanized: Kérkyra, pronounced [ˈcercira] ⓘ)[a] is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands;[1] including its small satellite islands, it forms the margin of Greeces northwestern frontier.[2] Th... |
The Great Wave off Kanagawa. The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Japanese: 神奈川沖浪裏, Hepburn: Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura; lit. Under the Wave off Kanagawa)[a] is a woodblock print by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, created in late 1831 during the Edo period of Japanese history. The print depicts three boats moving through a storm-... |
Flag of Japan. The national flag of Japan is a rectangular white banner with a red circle at its center. The flag is officially called the Nisshōki (日章旗, flag of the sun) but is more commonly known in Japan as the Hinomaru (日の丸, ball of the sun). It embodies the countrys sobriquet: the Land of the Rising Sun. The Nis... |
Empress of Japan. The empress of Japan[c] is the title given to the wife of the Emperor of Japan or a female ruler in her own right. The current empress consort is Empress Masako, who ascended the throne with her husband on 1 May 2019. There were eight female imperial reigns (six empresses regnant including two who rei... |
Body of water. A body of water or waterbody[1] is any significant accumulation of water on the surface of Earth or another planet. The term most often refers to oceans, seas, and lakes, but it includes smaller pools of water such as ponds, wetlands, or more rarely, puddles. A body of water does not have to be still or ... |
Itsukushima. Itsukushima (厳島) is an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. It is popularly known as Miyajima (宮島), which in Japanese means Shrine Island.[1] The island is one of Hayashi Gahōs Three Views of Japan specified in 1643.[2] Itsukushima is part of the... |
Adventure Story (play). Adventure Story is a 1949, play by the English dramatist Terence Rattigan.[2] The play tells the story of Alexander the Great and his conquests.[3] In this play Rattigan portrays the historical Alexander faithfully, at the same time revealing that his life was what it was because he was the kin... |
The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple. The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple (simplified Chinese: 火烧红莲寺; traditional Chinese: 火燒紅蓮寺; pinyin: Huǒshāo Hóngliánsì) is a lost Chinese silent film serial directed by Zhang Shichuan, widely considered to be the founding father of Chinese cinema.[1][2] The film is adapted from th... |
Tokugawa shogunate. The Tokugawa shogunate,[a] also known as the Edo shogunate,[b] was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.[20][21][22] The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars of the Sengoku period f... |
Drainage basin. A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the drainage divide,[1] made up of a succession of elevated f... |
Pulp magazine. Pulp magazines (also referred to as the pulps) were inexpensive fiction magazines that were published from 1896 until around 1955. The term pulp derives from the wood pulp paper on which the magazines were printed, due to their cheap nature. In contrast, magazines printed on higher-quality paper were ca... |
Short story. A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest types of literature and has existed in the form of legends... |
Pacific Ocean. Main five oceans division: Further subdivision: The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earths five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Au... |
Novel. A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book.[1] The word derives from the Italian: novella for new, news, or short story (of something new), itself from the Latin: novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of novellus, diminutive of novus, meaning new... |
Edo period. The Edo period,[a] also known as the Tokugawa period,[b] is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868[3] in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional daimyo, or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was char... |
Zhang Shichuan. Zhang Shichuan (Wade–Giles: Chang Shih-chuan; 1889–1953[1] or 1890–1954[2]), also credited as S. C. Chang, was a Chinese entrepreneur, film director, and film producer, who is considered a founding father of Chinese cinema. He and Zheng Zhengqiu made the first Chinese feature film, The Difficult Couple,... |
Sea. A sea is a large body of salt water. There are particular seas and the sea. The sea commonly refers to the ocean, the interconnected body of seawaters that spans most of Earth. Particular seas are either marginal seas, second-order sections of the oceanic sea (e.g. the Mediterranean Sea), or certain large, nearly... |
Martial arts. Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preservation of a nations intangible cultural heritage.[1] The co... |
Hand-to-hand combat. Hand-to-hand combat is a physical confrontation between two or more persons at short range (grappling distance or within the physical reach of a handheld weapon) that does not involve the use of ranged weapons.[1] The phrase hand-to-hand sometimes includes use of melee weapons such as knives, sword... |
Municipalities of Japan. Municipalities are a level of administration in Japan. The country has three levels of governments: national, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures (within these, one metropolis, one regional prefecture, and two urban prefectures). Each prefecture consists of nu... |
Tang dynasty. The Tang dynasty (/tɑːŋ/,[7] [tʰǎŋ]; Chinese: 唐朝[a]), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Historians generally regard the... |
Subprefectures of Japan. Subprefecture of Japan (支庁, shichō) are a Japanese form of self-government which focuses on local issues below the prefectural level. It acts as part of the greater administration of the state and as part of a self-government system.[1] They were given a definite form in 1878 (Meiji 11).[2] The... |
Naruto. Naruto[a] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young, socially isolated ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. The story is told in two parts: the first is set in Naruto... |
Administrative divisions of Japan. Naruhito Fumihito |
Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City. By floor area, it is the third-largest museum in the world and the largest art museum in the Americas. With 5.36 million visitors in 2023, it is the most-visited museum in th... |
Core cities of Japan. A core city (中核市, chūkakushi; Japanese pronunciation: [tɕɯː.ka.kɯ̥ꜜ.ɕi, -kaꜜ.kɯ̥-][1]) is a class or category of Japanese cities. It is a local administrative division created by the national government.[2] Core cities are delegated many functions normally carried out by prefectural governments, ... |
Whirlpool (disambiguation). A whirlpool is a swirling body of water. Whirlpool may also refer to: |
Action film. The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as David Bordwell suggested they were films that favor spectacl... |
Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan. A city designated by government ordinance (政令指定都市, seirei shitei toshi; [sei.ɾei ɕi̥.tei toꜜ.ɕi, seː.ɾeː- -teː-][1]), also known as a designated city (指定都市, shitei toshi; [ɕi̥.tei toꜜ.ɕi, -teː-][1]) or government ordinance city (政令市, seireishi; [sei.ɾeꜜi.ɕi, seː.ɾeꜜː... |
Animation. Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animation has been recognized as an artistic medium, specifically within t... |
Gulf of Corryvreckan. The Gulf of Corryvreckan (from the Gaelic Coire Bhreacain, meaning cauldron of the speckled seas or cauldron of the plaid), also called the Strait of Corryvreckan, is a narrow strait between the islands of Jura and Scarba, in Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of mainland Scotland. It is possibl... |
Saiyuki (manga). Saiyuki (Japanese: 最遊記, Hepburn: Saiyūki) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuya Minekura. It was originally serialized in Enixs Shōnen magazine Monthly GFantasy between February 1997 and November 2001, with its chapters collected in nine tankōbon volumes. It was later republishe... |
Whirlpool Corporation. Whirlpool Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances headquartered in Benton Charter Township, Michigan, United States.[2] In 2023, the Fortune 500 company had an annual revenue of approximately $19 billion in sales, around 59,000 employees, and more th... |
Night in Tunisia (short story collection). Night in Tunisia was the first book by Irish writer Neil Jordan in 1976, containing ten stories, which was published by The Irish Writers Co-operative (Co-op Books) in Dublin, Ireland. The storys title is a jazz standard composed by Dizzy Gillespie. In 1979, the book won the ... |
Vortex. In fluid dynamics, a vortex (pl.: vortices or vortexes)[1][2] is a region in a fluid in which the flow revolves around an axis line, which may be straight or curved.[3][4] Vortices form in stirred fluids and may be observed in smoke rings, whirlpools in the wake of a boat, and in the winds surrounding a tropica... |
Guardian Fiction Prize. The Guardian Fiction Prize was a literary award sponsored by The Guardian newspaper.[1][2] Founded in 1965 by the Guardians Literary Editor, W.L. Webb, and chaired by him until 1987, it recognized one fiction book per year written by a British or Commonwealth writer and published in the United K... |
Anime. Anime (Japanese: アニメ; IPA: [aꜜɲime] ⓘ;[a] derived from a shortening of the English word animation) is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, anime refers specifically to animation produced in Japan.[1] However, anime, in Japan and in Japanese, describes... |
Tribeca Festival. The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Enterprises. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. The festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig H... |
List of science fiction and fantasy artists. This is a list of science fiction and fantasy artists, notable and well-known 20th- and 21st-century artists who have created book covers or interior illustrations for books, or who have had their own books or comic books of fantastic art with science fiction or fantasy the... |
List of fantasy anime. This is a list of fantasy anime television series, films, and OVAs. Titles are in alphabetical order. |
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film). The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a 1938 American drama film produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Norman Taurog who had previously directed Huckleberry Finn (1931) with Jackie Coogan and Junior Durkin. The film starred Tommy Kelly in the title role, with Jackie Moran a... |
Fantastic art. Fantastic art is a broad and loosely defined art genre.[1] It is not restricted to a specific school of artists, geographical location or historical period. It can be characterised by subject matter—which portrays non-realistic, mystical, mythical or folkloric subjects or events—and style, which is repr... |
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