It is a geographical family name, widely found outside of the Tohoku and Kyushu regions. The most common reading of “Ohtani” is “Ohtani,” but in the Tohoku region and near Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, it is often read as “Ohya. The family descended from the Emperor Kammu and received the surname Taira from the … Read More
The southernmost prefecture in Japan. The Ryukyu Islands stretch over 1200 km from the southern tip of Kyushu to the northeastern tip of Taiwan. 1879 Becomes Okinawa Prefecture. After becoming Okinawa Prefecture, all leaders including the governor and the leaders of the prefectural office were dispatched from the mainland, and Japanification was rapidly promoted, … Read More
A language spoken by 120 million inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago. It is used almost as a single language in Japan. The Japanese vocabulary is divided into three types: Japanese, Chinese, and loanwords. The notation is very complicated, and sometimes Chinese characters, hiragana, katakana, etc. are mixed. The dialects differ significantly in terms of … Read More
Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Nagasaki was founded by the Portuguese in the second half of the 16th century on the site of a small fishing village, formerly part of Nishisonogi District. It became a center of Portuguese and other European … Read More
Abbreviation for Hiroshima Prefecture or its prefectural capital, Hiroshima City. History of Hiroshima City During the Edo period, Hiroshima developed as a castle town of the Asano clan with an income of 426,500 koku. Since the Meiji period, it has had a strong character as a military city, and during the Sino-Japanese War, the … Read More
[Kanji] Hakata Hoodie Located on the right bank of the Nakagawa River in Fukuoka City, it is the number one commercial district in Kyushu. As an outer port of Dazaifu, it prospered as a key point of transportation with the continent, became a base for Japan-Song trade and joint trade, and Hakata merchants were … Read More
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The horseshoe crab body consists of an iron-shaped fore and aft and a tail sword, and the female is about 60 cm long and about 3.0 kg male. The horseshoe crab prefers an inland bay flat. The larvae feed on and grow microbes in a tidal flat near brackish water and rivers. Adults prey … Read More
Ramen is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat- or fish-based broth, often flavored with soy sauce or miso, and uses toppings such as sliced pork , dried seaweed, kamaboko, green onions, and occasionally corn. Almost every locality in Japan has its own variation of ramen, from … Read More
Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, a ward in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Located on the right bank of the Nakagawa River in Fukuoka City, it is the number one commercial district in Kyushu. As an outer port of Dazaifu, it prospered as a key point of transportation with the continent, became a base for Japan-Song trade and joint … Read More
Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. 1889 Municipal system enforced. In August 1945, at the end of the Pacific War, most of the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb, but it was restored afterwards. The climate is mild. Fisheries and shipbuilding … Read More
Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu region, is a town with an attractive exotic atmosphere influenced by the two cultures of the East and the West. In addition, it is a town known to the world along with Hiroshima as the place where the … Read More