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7 unusual facts about Shimizu


Hayato people

It is widely believed that the majority of the Hayato people migrated to modern day Shimizu, a town in Shizuoka prefecture.

Matsuda Chiaki

The cruise began at Sasebo and took him to the ports of Osaka, Shimizu, Maizuru, Incheon, Zhenhai, Dalian, Lushun, Weihaiwei and Qingdao.

Shimizu, Hokkaido

ALT's working for the towns board of education are hired from Michigan, and work at the towns elementary and junior high schools.

In 1993, Shimizu and the town of Chelsea, Michigan began a sister city exchange program, where groups of 7th and 8th graders from Chelsea visit Japan and stay with a host family for just under two weeks.

In 1980, the towns cultural center opened, and is famous for the playing of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.

Takayama Chogyū

As sea air was thought to be helpful for lung ailments, Chogyū moved from Tokyo to the seaside resort towns of Atami, Shimizu, Oiso, and finally to Kamakura in an effort to cure his disease.

However, his grave is located at Ryuge-ji, a temple in Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture.


Alessandro Santos

But he was denied a work permit by the Home Office because he had not made the minimum number of national team appearances required for players from outside the European Union and returned to Shimizu for the remainder of the season.

Dženan Radončić

Dženan Radončić (Cyrillic: Џенан Радончић; born 2 August 1983 in Plav) is a Montenegrin football player playing for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan's J.League Division 1 (J1).

Fumika Shimizu

Shimizu is most notable for currently playing Yuki Jojima in Kamen Rider Fourze.

Kanazōshi

Main works include: Nise monogatari (Tale of Falsehoods: A Parody of Tales of Ise), Shimizu monogatari (Tale of Shimizu), and Tokkaidō meishoki (Famous Sites on the Tokkaido Highway).

KAT-TUN III: Queen of Pirates

Keyboards: M.Y, Ha-j, Erik Lidbom, Steven Lee, Yoshinao Mikami, Gin.K, Kousuke Noma, Masayuki Iwata, Dreadstore Cowboy, Mike Rose, Akio Shimizu and peter funk

Programming: ha-j, Erik Lidbom, Steven Lee, A.k.a., Keita Kawaguchi, Masayuki Iwata, Dreadstore Cowboy, Mike Rose, Akio Shimizu and peter funk

Popotan

Seki Hayabusa and Iwashinichi Shimizu handled scenario development, and Akio Watanabe designed its characters while working under the alias Poyoyon♥Rock.

Rio Natsume

In 2005, Natsume was featured in a video game called "Gal of the Sparrow 2", which also features other popular J-idols such as Chikako Sakuragi, Saori Yamamoto, Yuka Watanabe, Akari, Kaede Shimizu, Hitomi Okada and Hatsune Matsushima.

Saki Shimizu

On December 31, 2006, Shimizu took the stage at the 57th edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen as a backup dancer in Morning Musume's performance of Aruiteru, along with the remaining members of Berryz Kobo, Country Musume and Cute.

Saori Yamamoto

This DVD features other popular J-idols such as Chikako Sakuragi, Rio Natsume, Yuka Watanabe, Akari, Kaede Shimizu, Hitomi Okada and Hatsune Matsushima.

Shimizu Tunnel

There are three tunnels near each other, which are the Shimizu Tunnel, the Shin-Shimizu Tunnel, and the Dai-Shimizu Tunnel.

Shota Shimizu

Before his debut, in November 2007, Shimizu sang in English on amateur night at the Apollo Theater in New York City.

Takaoka, Toyama

Takaoka borders four cities in Toyama Prefecture (Himi, Oyabe, Tonami, and Imizu) and two towns in Ishikawa Prefecture (Tsubata and Hondatsu Shimizu)

Tokyo Big Sight

Contracted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Bureau of Finance, the construction of the entire site was handled by eight contractors in total, among them companies such as the Hazama and Shimizu Corporations.

Tudor Lodge

In 1999 Tudor Lodge played two successful gigs in Tokyo, where Whiteland and Stannard were joined on stage by Green and Japanese musicians Bice (keyboard and vocals) and Shimizu Hirotaka (bass).

World Association of Nuclear Operators

James O. Ellis, President and CEO of INPO, Sergey Obozov, Director General of Concern Rosenergoatom, Henri Proglio, Chairman and CEO of EDF and Masataka Shimizu, President of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), join the WANO Governing Board.


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