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unusual facts about Abiko, Chiba



2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

The first round-robin will be held at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai and the second round-robin will be held from 8–12 May 2012 at the Chiba International Swimming Complex in Narashino, Chiba, Japan.

Aitakatta

The girls took a trip down to Tateyama, Chiba to film the video clip, with the main dance scenes set at the cliff of the Sunosaki Lighthouse.

Andreas Ulvo

He has with his own projects "Eple Trio", a Norwegian contemporary jazz trio playing their own original music, been on tour in Japan 2010, playing gigs in Tokyo, Chiba, Kobe, Kanazawa, Yokohama and Saitama.

Avex Group

July 30 - In a board meeting, Yoda introduced a resolution calling on Chiba to resign because of an alleged conflict of interest.

Bamboo Blade

Miyazaki Miyako is based on Miyazaki Masahiro, Eiga Danjuro based on Eiga Naoki, Chiba Kirino based on Chiba Masashi etc., even though there aren't any relations between the Bamboo Blade characters in regards to the real kendoka.

Bellzlleb

Bellzlleb was formed in 1985 by junior high school mates, guitarist and composer Tetsu (Genkaku Allergy, Spooky Six Mouse, E.G.O., Love House, Zeus) drummer and arranger Yuji (Scarecrow, Love House), who played as local members of hard rock band Love House in Chiba-city.

Bodyguard Kiba

Karate Kiba or Bodyguard Kiba, a 1973 film directed by Tatsuichi Takamori, starring Sonny Chiba

Bullet train

The Bullet Train (Shinkansen Daibakuha), a 1975 Japanese movie starring Sonny Chiba

City of Whitehorse

On 12 May 1971, the City of Box Hill established a sister city relationship with Matsudo, in Chiba, Japan.

D. O. Chaoke

The rest of his family are also highly educated, with four doctorates among them; his younger sister Kalina did her Ph.D. in anthropology at the Central University for Nationalities, while his younger brother Chogja did his at Chiba University in Chiba, Japan.

Fraise

Eventually gelded, he was used as a lesson horse at the Olympic Riding Club in Chiba, Japan.

Ichikawa

Ichikawa Gakuen (Ichikawa Junior and Senior High School) is a large private boys and girls school in Moto-kita-kata, Ichikawa, Chiba

Imperial Open

It was played at the Seve Ballesteros Golf Club in Chiba from 1990 to 1992 and at the Caledonian Golf Club in Ibaraki in 1993.

Iwai

Iwai Station, a railway station in Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Jin Goto

He has held exhibitions at The British Museum, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Osaka City Museum of Art, the Paper Museum in Tokyo, Ginza Matsuzakaya Department Store, Ikebukuro Tobu Department Store, Gallery Art Salon in Chiba, Gallery Shinseido in Minamiaoyama, and Onward Gallery in Nihonbashi.

Kanto Tsukuba Bank

While the bank has a majority of its branches in Ibaraki Prefecture, it operates several branches outside the prefecture, notable in Tokyo, Chiba, Tochigi, and Saitama Prefectures.

Korean Unification Flag

The flag was first used in 1991 when the two countries competed as a single team in the 41st World Table Tennis Championships in Chiba, Japan and the 8th World Youth Football Championship in Lisbon, Portugal.

Makuta

Makuta Station, a train station in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Ninja Academy

Attending this session at Chiba's dojo are stereotypical characterizations of a mime (Robinson), a James Bond-like secret agent (David), a Gung-ho military enthusiast (Factor), a klutz (Jack Freiberger), an immature rich college student named Josh (Egan), and two bimbos (Kathleen Stevens and Lisa Montgomery) who had selected the school because it had been rated number one by a martial arts magazine.

Nosaka

Nosaka, Chiba, town located in Sōsa District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Philip P. Cohen

Cohen was an honorary member of the Chiba Medical Society of Japan, the Harvey Society, the Medical School Faculty of the University of Chile, the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico and the Japanese Biochemical Society.

Stix Hooper

He is a long time endorser, player and contributor to Pearl through its development during the 60’s and 70’s beginning in Chiba, Japan.

Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū

The Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū was founded by Iizasa Ienao, born 1387 in Iizasa village (present day Takomachi, Chiba Prefecture), who was living near Katori Shrine (Sawara City, Chiba Prefecture) at the time.

Tom Erikson

He also beat Tsuyoshi Kohsaka in a submission grappling match on October 11, 1997 before another quick TKO of Ed de Kruijf at Vale Tudo Japan 1997 in Chiba, Japan on November 29, 1997 in what would be his last MMA fight for almost two years.

Tsutsumori Shrine

A folklore in the Chiba area says that Prince Ōtomo did not die in the Jinshin War and he escaped from the Ōmikyō Palace to the East with his wife, Princess Tōchi.

Vero cell

The lineage was developed on 27 March 1962, by Yasumura and Kawakita at the Chiba University in Chiba, Japan.

Video Option

Other highlights in the show includes the owner of tuner Top Secret, "Smokey" Nagata run-in with the law in both the UK and New Zealand in 1998 and 2000 and the video contribution of Chiba-Kun and his exploits in his Nissan Skyline GT-R at the Bayside (Wangan) line of the Shuto Expressway especially his run-ins with the law.

Virus Creation Laboratory

The password was "Chiba City", a likely reference to the William Gibson novel "Neuromancer."

Wandering Detective

Wandering Detective: Black Wind in the Harbor, the follow-up to the above film, also directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba.

Wandering Detective: Tragedy in Red Valley, a film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, starring Sonny Chiba.

Yaho Kitabatake

With Fukada, she returned to Tokyo in 1929, living at first in Abiko, Chiba followed by Honjo in Tokyo.


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