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unusual facts about Hirata, Shimane



Akihiko Hirata

Before joining Shintoho as an assistant director (under his older brother, Yoshiki Onoda), Hirata moved into still photography, and eventually joined Toho in 1953, under the studio's "New Face" program, which would lead to his casting in Godzilla (although Hirata was originally intended for the part of Ogata, eventually played by another genre regular, Akira Takarada).

Alessandro Hirata

Alessandro Hirata (born 20 May 1979, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian jurist.

Amanda Sage

She studied art under Hikaru Hirata-Miyakawa who introduced her to "semi-realism" and the works of Ernst Fuchs.

Gilberto Hirata

Gilberto Antonio Hirata Chico (born January 17, 1953) in Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California) was state deputy representing the XIV electoral district (corresponding to the urban area of Ensenada, Baja California).

Shimane Nuclear Power Plant

New Scientist magazine has reported that, in June 2006, a previously unknown geological fault was identified close to the Shimane Nuclear Power Plant, but it is expected to be years before the plant is strengthened.

Timewheel

The Nima Sand Museum, which opened in 1991, also has a 1-year hourglass ("The Sandtimer") in Nima, Shimane Prefecture, Japan which was also inspired by the Timewheel idea.

Toyo Ito

Architects who previously worked for his office include Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA), Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (KDa), Katsuya Fukushima, Makoto Yokomizo, and Akihisa Hirata.

Yonin shogi

This version of Yonin shogi was devised in 1993 by Ota Mitsuyasu, former mayor of Hirata (present day Izumo) in Shimane Prefecture.


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