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unusual facts about Kitakami, Iwate



Esashi

Esashi, Iwate, previously a city, now a ward in Ōshū city, Iwate Prefecture

Heavy torpedo cruiser

Three vessels of the Kuma-class of light carriers were appointed for renovation, namely Kitakami, Ōi and Kiso.

Iwate

Japanese cruiser Iwate, an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1900 to the end of World War II.

Iwate 1st district

It is located in central Iwate and consists of the majority of the prefectural capital Morioka (the whole city without the former village of Tamayama) and Shiwa county.

Japanese cruiser Ōi

From the end of August 1943 to the end of January 1944, Ōi and Kitakami made four troop transport runs from Singapore and Penang to the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean.

Japanese unified local elections, 2007

Iwate: In Ichirō Ozawa's home prefecture, Democrat Takuya Tasso beats four candidates in the race to succeed retiring three-term governor Hiroya Masuda.

Kitakami, Iwate

Kitakami also boasts a site that is reputed to be the grave of the famous Heian period waka poet Izumi Shikibu.

Another hallmark of the city is Oni Kenbai, a traditional sword dance where the dancers dress as demons, performed during the summer festivals, such as Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival.

Park Golf Courses in Iwate

There are a number of public and private Park golf courses in Iwate, Japan.

Super Delfin

He lost the title to El Pantera on October 21 the same year in Iwate, Japan.

Takenaka Shigekata

Takenaka Shigekata was born in 1828 in the town of Iwate, in Mino Province, the son of Tokugawa retainer Takenaka Motoyuki.

Takuboku Ishikawa

1886 - Born at Joko Temple, Hinoto-mura (presently named Hinoto, Tamayama-mura), Minami-Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture, to Ittei, the father, who was the priest of the temple, and Katsu, the mother.

Tamayama

Tamayama, Iwate, former village located in Iwate District, Iwate, Japan


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