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unusual facts about Aso, Kumamoto


Glorious Gospel Christian Church

Following graduation and ordination, he was sent by Bishop Nakada Juji to serve as the pastor of the Holiness congregation in Aso, Kyushu.


1953 North Kyushu Flood

The torrential rain of the rainy season, amounting to more than 1,000 mm on Aso and Hikosan mountains, produced the great flood to many rivers such as Chikugo River and the toll of more than 1,000 people dead and missing.

Akita, Kumamoto

On February 1, 1991, Akita, along with the towns of Kawachi, Hokubu and Tenmei (all from Hōtaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The full ASO Chorus has thrice visited Berlin, giving three performances on each occasion of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem (2003), Hector Berlioz's Grande Messe des Morts (2008), and Johannes Brahms's Ein Deutsches Requiem (2009) with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under ASO Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles.

Atrial septal defect

The Amplatzer Septal Occluder (ASO) is commonly used to close ASDs.

Barbora Špotáková

She is currently a member of the elite ASO (Armádní sportovní oddíl, Army Sport Group) of Dukla Prague.

Cornwall Legh

In 1915, she visited Kusatsu at the strong request of a Christian belonging to the Koenkai (Light and salt society), which had been established under the influence of Hannah Riddell who had established the Kaishun Hospital for leprosy patients in Kumamoto.

Golden Tree

Sonagachi, aso known as Golden Tree, the largest red-light district of Kolkata

Hokubu, Kumamoto

On February 1, 1991, Hokubu, along with the towns of Akita, Kawachi and Tenmei (all from Hōtaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Jibril Yakubu

The co-defendants were former Chief Security Officer Hamza al-Mustapha, former Lagos State Police Commissioner James Danbaba and former head of the Aso Rock Anti-Riot Police Rabo Lawal.

Jishūkan

After the successful financial reform of Kumamoto Han, Hosokawa Shigekata started a unique school in the Edo era; it was open to any class of people, if admission was recognized, not only in Kumamoto people but also in other countries, with scholarships.

John Embree

In 1935–36, as part of his doctoral thesis, he conducted field research in a rural area of Kumamoto on the southernmost Japanese island of Kyūshū.

Kawachi, Kumamoto

On February 1, 1991, Kawachi, along with the towns of Akita, Hokubu and Tenmei (all from Hōtaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Kikuchi Medical Prison

was a prison in Koshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, where criminals with leprosy were imprisoned between 1953 and 1996.

Kumamoto 4th district

Sonoda's main challenger in 2012, Masayoshi Yagami, had become a Liberal Democrat (JNP→NFP→LDP) when he represented the neighbouring 5th district in the 1990s, but became an independent for his two terms as mayor of Sagara and his failed run for governor of Kumamoto in 2008.

Mount Aso

The caldera, one of the largest in the world, contains the city of Aso as well as Aso Takamori-cho and South Aso-mura.

Sesto Prete

Sesto Prete (September 27, 1919 in Montefiore dell'Aso - June 15, 1991 in Cagli, Italy) was an Italian-born American philologist and paleographer.

Tenmei, Kumamoto

On February 1, 1991, Tenmei, along with the towns of Akita, Hokubu and Kawachi (all from Hōtaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Tomiai, Kumamoto

On October 6, 2008, Tomiai was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Tomishige Rihei

He took photographs of the novelist Natsume Sōseki, Hannah Riddell (who first built Kumamoto's first leprosy hospital), Nogi Maresuke (one of the most famous generals in Japan), Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (who learned photography under Tomishige), Viscount Kawakami Sōroku, Kodama Gentarō and Lafcadio Hearn (a writer).

Ueki, Kumamoto

On March 23, 2010, Ueki, along with the town of Jōnan (from Shimomashiki District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

United Kingdom Singapore Students' Council

Structurally, these Partner Societies are further allocated into 5 geographical categories (The South, Greater London, Midlands, The North, Scotland) or classified as an Affiliated Student Organisation (ASO).

Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories

The series is produced by ILCA and directed by Tomoya Takashima along with script writing by Hiromu Kumamoto and narrated by Kanji Tsuda.


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