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unusual facts about Morioka, Iwate



Astrid Lødemel

The highlight in her career came in the World Championships 1993 in Morioka in Japan, February 11 when she won a silver medal in the downhill behind Kate Pace, and February 14 she won a bronze medal in the Super-G after Katja Seizinger and Sylvia Eder.

Esashi

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

Half-Minute Hero

They include Toshihiko Takamizawa, Yoshino Aoki, Hideki Asanaka, Kakeru Ishihama, Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, Yuzo Koshiro, Motoi Sakuraba, Koji Hayama, Norihiko Hibino, Takushi Hiyamuta, Kenji Fujisawa, Hiromi Mizutani, Yasumasa Yamada, Yasuo Yamate, Biei Morioka, Toru Nakagawa, Minako Adachi, and Megumi Komagata.

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.

Japan National Route 396

Route 396 is a two-lane highway which winds through the hills of Western Tōno, eastern Hanamaki, eastern Shiwa and enters southern Morioka following the Kitakami River.

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.

Kozukata

Toshinao disliked the name "Kozukata", and changed it first to "Morigaoka" and later "Morioka" early in the Edo period (1603 – 1868).

Park Golf Courses in Iwate

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

Prada gender discrimination case

Judged: October 26, 2012 - The judge Reiko Morioka dismissed, siding with Prada.

Judgement: Judge Morioka stated that the demonstrated level of discrimination was acceptable for Prada and did not warrant compensation for emotional distress.

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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