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12,287 Articles of interest in Japan

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  • Karasuma Station

    Karasuma Station (烏丸駅, Karasuma-eki) is one of the busiest stations outside of Umeda Station and Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line. Located at the intersection of Karasuma and Shijo Streets, the station is located underground from the myr…

  • Kanmon Bridge

    The Kanmon Bridge or Kanmonkyō (関門橋 Kanmonkyō Kanmon bridge) (Asian Highway Network ) is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands.

  • Kanegasaki, Iwate

    Kanegasaki (金ケ崎町, Kanegasaki-chō) is a town located in Isawa District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2014, the town had an estimated population of 16,122 and a population density of 89.7 persons per km².

  • Kamome Island

    Kamome Island (鷗島, Kamome Jima) is an island (or more precisely, peninsula) in the Sea of Japan just off the coast of the town of Esashi, Hokkaidō, Japan. The island serves as a breakwater for the Esashi port. It has several historical sites and is …

  • Kameido Station

    Kameido Station (亀戸駅, Kameido-eki) is a railway station in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tobu Railway.

  • Kajiki, Kagoshima

    Kajiki (加治木町, Kajiki-chō) was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is located north of the city of Kagoshima. Kajiki is located on the northern part of the bay.

  • Kagawa University

    Kagawa University (香川大学 Kagawa Daigaku?) is a national university in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. The university was established in 1949 as a national university after the consolidation and reorganization of the Kagawa Normal School, the Kagawa Normal…

  • Umakana Yokana Stadium

    Umakana Yokana Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Higashi-ku, Kumamoto, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football (Roasso Kumamoto) matches and sometimes for Top League rugby games.

  • Jufuku-ji

    Kikokuzan Kongō Jufuku Zenji (亀谷山金剛寿福禅寺), usually known as Jufuku-ji, is a temple of the Kenchō-ji branch of the Rinzai sect and the oldest Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Ranked third among Kamakura's prestigious Five Mountains,…

  • Josai International University

    Josai International University (城西国際大学, Jōsai kokusai daigaku), JIU, is a private university established in 1992, with two campuses, one in Tōgane, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and one in Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, and a smaller learning center in Awa Kamogaw…

  • Jinzū River

    The Jinzū River (神通川, Jinzū-gawa) is a river that flows from Gifu Prefecture to Toyama Prefecture in Japan. It is called Miya River (宮川 Miya-gawa) in Gifu.

  • Isuzu River

    The Isuzu River (五十鈴川, Isuzu-gawa) is a river that has both its source and its mouth in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The river is notable because it flows through Ise Grand Shrine and, due to its strong association with the Shrine, many s…

  • International Research Center for Japanese Studies

    The International Research Center for Japanese Studies (国際日本文化研究センター, Kokusai Nihon Bunka Kenkyū Sentā), or Nichibunken (日文研), is an inter-university research institute in Kyoto. Along with the National Institute of Japanese Literature, the National…

  • Ikegami Honmon-ji

    Ikegami Honmon-ji (池上本門寺) is a temple of the Nichiren Shū south of Tokyo, erected where Nichiren is said to have died. Also Nichiren's disciple Nikkō spent the rest of his life at this temple.

  • Iiyama Station

    Iiyama Station (飯山駅, Iiyama-eki) is a railway station on the Iiyama Line in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

  • Hōzōmon

    The Hōzōmon (宝蔵門, "Treasure-House Gate") is the inner of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji (the outer being the Kaminarimon) in Asakusa, Tokyo. A two-story gate (nijūmon), the Hōzōmon's second story houses many of the Se…

  • Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama

    Hodogaya-ku (保土ケ谷区) is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, Hodogaya Ward had an estimated population of 205,887 and a density of 9,400 inhabitants per square kilometer (24,000/sq mi).

  • Hiyoshi Taisha

    Hiyoshi Taisha shrine (日吉大社, the same characters used to be pronounced Hie Taisha) is a Shinto shrine located in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan.

  • Hiyama Subprefecture

    Hiyama Subprefecture (檜山振興局, Hiyama-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan located on the Oshima Peninsula on the Sea of Japan side. It includes Okushiri Island.

  • Hashimoto Station (Kanagawa)

    Hashimoto Station (橋本駅, Hashimoto-eki) is a major railway station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation.