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2 unusual facts about Hiko


Hiko Springs, Nevada

Hiko Springs (also spelled Hyko Springs) is located in the farming community of Hiko, Lincoln County, Nevada.

Sunnyside, Nevada

The site is located on Nevada State Route 318 approximately 31 miles by road South of Lund in White Pine County, the closest town, and 63 miles by road North by east of Hiko in Lincoln County.


Ajisukitakahikone

In Japanese mythology, Ajisukitakahikone (also Aji-Suki-Taka-Hiko-Ne) is a god of thunder.

Harima, Hyōgo

:Hiko met U.S. President Lincoln in 1861, and came to know democracy at that time.

Hiko Seijūrō

The thirteenth successor to the sword art of Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū, Hiko Seijūrō, born October 1836 in Kyoto, saved young Shinta from marauding bandits who killed his companions.

Hiko isolates himself from the rest of the world, reasoning that he does not have to deal with the ills of society by living as a hermit/potter in a forest near Kyoto.

Hime

Unlike Hime, Hiko is neutral, non-archaic and still commonly used as a modern Japanese male given name, for example Nobuhiko Takada.

Joh Sasaki

Sasaki's :ja:ベルリン飛行指令 Berlin hikō shimei (English title: Zero Over Berlin) garnered critical acclaim for telling a World War II story from the other side about a fly-by-night mission involving a Type Zero Fighter (Mitsubishi A6M Zero) secretly making its way from Japan all the way to Berlin at the request of the Luftwaffe.

Tateo Katō

In May 1927 he was posted to the 6th Hiko Rentai (flight regiment) in Pyongyang, Korea.


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