Bolo Airfield
Bolo Airfield (also known as Bolo Point Airfield) is a former World War II airfield in Okinawa, at Bolo Point on the East China Sea coast.
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12,287 Articles of interest in Japan
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Bandit (バンデット, Bandetto) is a steel roller coaster located at Yomiuriland in the city of Inagi, near Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1988 by the TOGO company, it was the fastest roller coaster in the world when it was built (taking the record from American E…
Azamino Station
Azamino Station (あざみ野駅, Azamino-eki) is an interchange railway station operated by Tokyu Corporation's Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line and a terminal station on Yokohama City Transportation Bureau's Blue Line in Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Awa, Tokushima
Awa (阿波市, Awa-shi) is a city located in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.
Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
Asakita-ku (安佐北区) is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima.
Aqua Wing Arena
Aqua Wing Arena is an indoor arena in Nagano, Japan. The last venue to be completed for the 1998 Winter Olympics in October 1997, it hosted the ice hockey events.
Amagasaki Station (JR West)
Amagasaki Station (尼崎駅, Amagasaki-eki) is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line), Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) and JR Tōzai Line of West Japan Railway Company (JR West), located in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, opened in 1874.…
Akō Castle
Akō Castle (赤穂城, Akō-jō) is a flatland castle located in Akō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Akeno Giant Air Shower Array
The Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA) is a very large surface array designed to study the origin of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. It covers an area of 100 km2 and consists of 111 surface detectors and 27 muon detectors.
Akasaka Sacas
akasaka Sacas (赤坂サカス, Akasaka Sakasu) is an area in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan, where the TBS Broadcasting Center and the site of the "Akasaka 5-chome TBS Development Project" stand.
Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
Aizu-Wakamatsu Station (会津若松駅, Aizu-wakamatsu-eki) is a railway station in Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Aisai, Aichi
Aisai (愛西市, Aisai-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Aichi Gakuin University
Aichi Gakuin University (愛知学院大学, Aichi gakuin daigaku) is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It has campuses at the city of Nisshin, Aichi and Chikusa-ku, Nagoya.
2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on April 1/2, 2006. The races were held at the Umi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park in Fukuoka, Japan, Japan's National Cross Country Course which is the permanent residence of the annual Fukuoka I…
1953 North Kyushu Flood
The 1953 North Kyushu Flood was the flood which hit Northern Kyushu, Japan (Fukuoka Prefecture, Saga Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture and Ōita Prefecture) in June 1953. The torrential rain of the rainy season, amounting to more than 1,000 mm on Aso a…
1854 Tōkai earthquake
The 1854 Tōkai earthquake was the first of the Ansei Great Earthquakes (1854–1855). It occurred at about 09:00 local time on 23 December 1854. It had a magnitude of 8.4 and caused a damaging tsunami.
13th World Scout Jamboree
The 13th World Jamboree (Japanese: 第13回世界ジャンボリー) was held August 2–10, 1971, on Asagiri Heights on the western side of Mount Fuji, in Fujinomiya, Japan, approximately 80 miles southwest of Tokyo.
Ultra Twister (Nagashima Spa Land)
Ultra Twister is a roller coaster located at Nagashima Spa Land in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Built by TOGO, which is also one of the few ultratwister models still in operation in Japan. It is almost identical to the other Ultra Twister models in the Un…
Ōzu, Kumamoto
Ōzu (大津町, Ōzu-machi) is a town located in Kikuchi District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Ōta River
Ōta River (太田川, Ōta-gawa) is a 103 kilometer-(64 mile-) long river as its main stream from Mt. Kanmuri (冠山, Kanmuri-yama) (1,339m). The Ōta River is the major river that flows through Hiroshima Prefecture and empties into the Seto Inland Sea.
Ōji, Nara
Ōji (王寺町, Ōji-chō) is a town located in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Ōi River
The Ōi River (大井川, Ōi-gawa) is a river in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Zakimi Castle
Zakimi Castle (座喜味城, Zakimi jō) is a Ryūkyūan gusuku in Yomitan, Okinawa. It is in ruins, but the walls and foundations have been restored. It was built between 1416 and 1422 by the renowned Ryūkyūan general Gosamaru, a project which involved worker…
Yūki, Ibaraki
Yūki (結城市, Yūki-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Yōga, Tokyo
Yōga (用賀, Yōga) is a neighborhood in Setagaya, Tokyo. Its name appears frequently in traffic reports because the junction between the Tomei Expressway and the elevated Shibuya branch (#3) of the Metropolitan Expressway system is there. There is also…
Yurihama, Tottori
Yurihama (湯梨浜町, Yurihama-chō) is a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics
The Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics (基礎物理学研究所, kiso butsurigaku kenkyūsho) is a research institute in the field of theoretical physics, attached to Kyoto University in Japan.
Yotsuya-sanchōme Station
Yotsuya-sanchōme Station (四谷三丁目駅, Yotsuya-sanchōme-eki) is a railway station in Shinjuku, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan.
Yoron Airport
Yoron Airport (与論空港, Yoron Kūkō) (IATA: RNJ, ICAO: RORY) is a third-class airport located on Yoronjima (Yoron Island) in Kagoshima Prefecture Japan.
Yokosuka Station
Yokosuka Station (横須賀駅, Yokosuka-eki) is a railway station on the Yokosuka Line in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yawatahama, Ehime
Yawatahama (八幡浜市, Yawatahama-shi) is a city located in the southwestern part of Ehime Prefecture, Japan, and has the largest fish market on Shikoku.
Yanai
Yanai (柳井市, Yanai-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Yamatotakada, Nara
Yamatotakada (大和高田市, Yamatotakada-shi) is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Yamato-Saidaiji Station
Yamato-Saidaiji Station (大和西大寺駅, Yamato Saidaiji-eki) is a railway station owned by Kintetsu Corporation and located in Saidaiji Kunimichō Itchōme, Nara, Japan.
Yamagata, Gifu
Yamagata (山県市, Yamagata-shi) is a city located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Yamaga, Kumamoto
Yamaga (山鹿市, Yamaga-shi) is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.