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unusual facts about Shisen-Sho


Shisen

Shisen-Sho (四川省), a Japanese tile-based game similar to Mahjong solitaire


Akira Kobayashi

In addition to those songs, he performed the song "Jidōsha Shō Ka" ("Auto Show Song") (which, in 2005, is featured in Asahi Breweries' "Cocktail Partner" commercial) and comical songs like "Koi no Yamanotesen" ("The Yamanote Line of Love") and some songs of the enka variety, such as "Mukashi no Namae de Deteimasu" ("I'm Going by My Old Name").

Alexander Artemev

At the 2007 U.S. Nationals he finished fourth in the all around, behind champion David Durante, Guillermo Alvarez, and Sho Nakamori.

Amawari

Anxious about Amawari's power, King Shō Taikyū arranged that a new castle be built at Nakagusuku, under the command and supervision of the aji (landlord) Gosamaru, between Katsuren and the royal capital of Shuri.

Aura Battler Dunbine

Drake Luft (Shōji Oki/Phil Ross): The main antagonist of the series, Drake is the lord who initially orders Shō (and others) drawn into Byston Well.

Basil Athanasiadis

Clouds that I Like (2011 Sargasso Records) for female voice, sho, 20-stringed koto and string trio

Blue Lotus Assembly

Blue Lotus Assembly (Sho-Ren Ko) is a form of esoteric Buddhism established in North America by Stephen K. Hayes.

The name, Blue Lotus Assembly (Sho-Ren Ko), was derived from the Shoren-In Blue Lotus Temple of Kyoto, former temple home of the poet-priest Jien, 62nd Zasu (Headmaster) of Tendai, whose name inspired the dharma name given to founder Stephen Kinryu-Jien Hayes.

Ford Taurus SHO

This generation of SHO has become prominent in American pop culture due to comedian Conan O'Brien using a green 1992 model that he personally owns in a number of comedy sketches.

Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara (also known as Sho-Ken), the lead singer of The Tempters

Kakuban

Kakuban was born in Fujitsu-no-shō (Hizen Province, nowadays part of Kashima City, Saga Prefecture) about three hundred years after Shingon Buddhism was first founded by Kūkai (空海).

Kanze Nobumitsu

Among his most famous plays is the play Rashōmon, which spelled the title of the Rajōmon gate by using the kanji shō for "life" (羅生門) rather than the original jō for "castle."

Lord David Dundas

The single was later sampled by Fatboy Slim for his track "Sho Nuff" which was also used in an advertisement in 2006 for SEAT Ibiza.

Meherji Rana

Inspired by the drama that unfolded the famous musician Tansen composed a song in 'Raag Sarang' which had the lines "Elahi Parsee Padhe Sho Kabool" (i.e. By God the prayers of Parsees are accepted).

Nikken Abe

The construction of the Sho Hondo was completed in 1972, largely through the efforts and financial donations of Soka Gakkai members, and was regarded as a notable work of Japanese architecture.

Ryukyu Kingdom

Hashi received the surname "Shō" (Chinese: "Shang") 尚 from the Ming emperor in 1421, becoming known as Shō Hashi (Chinese: Shang Bazhi) 尚巴志.

Ryukyuan lacquerware

Formal tributary relations with China began in 1372, and in 1427, the Xuande Emperor famously bestowed upon Hashi, King of Ryukyu, the honorary family name Shō (Shang), along with a lacquer tablet inscribed with the characters for Chūzan, and a number of other lavish gifts, including lacquerwares and formal court robes.

Shisen

Shisen-dō (詩仙堂), a Buddhist temple of the Sōtō Zen sect in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Shō Gen

Shō Gen received his official investiture from the Ming Court in 1562, and received emissaries from the Shimazu clan of the Japanese province of Satsuma in 1570 and 1572.

Shō Hō

Three years later, Shō Hō was named Prince of Nakagusuku and given Nakagusuku magiri as his domain.

Sho Kashima

Sho made the US Ski Team by winning the 2006 National Championships for Dual Moguls in Killington, Vermont.

Shō Ken

So Shō Ken became the Heir apparent of the kingdom, and was given Kume and Nakagusuku magiri as his domain.

Sho Online

Sho Online is a free-to-play MMORPG game developed by Lizard Interactive that is based on one of the four Chinese tales, 'Fengshen Yanyi'.

Shō Tai

To help resolve this problem and others concerning the relationship between Ryūkyū and Japan, Shō Tai was advised to journey to Tokyo and formally pay his respects to Emperor Meiji, acknowledging at the same time his (and therefore his kingdom's) subordination to the Emperor of Japan.

Sho?

won the Road to Sound City competition, which was judged by Gary Dourdan and Kim Thompson alongside representatives from Diesel, Sennheiser and EMI Arabia.

Talented 10th

From Talented Tenth and Preaching With Sacred Fire, Sho Baraka delved into books such as The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, and The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, along with various works by authors such as Phyllis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, August Wilson, and C. S. Lewis.

In another interview on the Wade-O Radio Show, Sho Baraka explained that his motivation for the album was frustration not just with Christian music but with Christendom and the issues that are ignored and not addressed.

Toru Takemitsu Composition Award

2007 – Akira Nishimura – First Prize: Never Stand Behind Me by Sho Ueda.

Trial Through Fire

City of Fire, the side project of vocalist Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory) alongside bassist Byron Stroud (3 Inches of Blood, ex-Fear Factory, Strapping Yyoung Lad), drummer Bob Wagner and guitarist / producer Terry "Sho" Murray launched its much awaited and delayed second album "Trial Through Fire".

Trip Lee

The album featured various notable Christian artists, such as Sho Baraka (formerly signed with Reach Records), J.R., Lecrae, J.Paul, KB, Andy "C-Lite" Mineo, Jimmy Needham, V.Rose, Suzy Rock, Jai, and Leah Smith.


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