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Morioka, Iwate

Index Morioka, Iwate

is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. [1]

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Abe clan

The was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans (uji); and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period.

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Air raids on Japan

Allied forces conducted many air raids on Japan during World War II, causing extensive destruction to the country's cities and killing between 241,000 and 900,000 people.

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Akita Shinkansen

The is a Mini-shinkansen high-speed rail line in Japan.

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Arhat

Theravada Buddhism defines arhat (Sanskrit) or arahant (Pali) as "one who is worthy" or as a "perfected person" having attained nirvana.

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Ōshima Takatō

Ōshima Takatō (大島 高任, May 11, 1826–March 29, 1901) was a Japanese engineer who created the first reverberation blast furnace and first Western-style gun in Japan.

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Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei

The was a Japanese military-political coalition established and disestablished over the course of several months in early to mid-1868 during the Boshin War.

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Battle of Sekigahara

The was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month), that preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Boshin War

The, sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution, was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the Imperial Court.

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Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Cercidiphyllum japonicum, known as the katsura (from its Japanese name カツラ, 桂), is a species of flowering tree in the family Cercidiphyllaceae native to China and Japan.

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Cities of Japan

A is a local administrative unit in Japan.

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Confluence

In geography, a confluence (also: conflux) occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel.

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Core cities of Japan

A is a class or category of Japanese city.

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East Japan Railway Company

is a major passenger railway company in Japan and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies.

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Emishi

The constituted an ethnic group of people who lived in northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region which was referred to as in contemporary sources.

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Enryaku

was a after Ten'ō and before Daidō.

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Former Nine Years' War

The, also known in English as the Former Nine Years' War or the Early Nine Years' War, was fought from 1051 to 1063, in Japan's Mutsu Province, at the far north of the main island of Honshū.

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Gandō Dam

is a dam on the Tandogawa River, a branch of the Kitakami River in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1960.

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Gosannen War

The Gosannen War (後三年合戦, gosannen kassen), also known as the Later Three-Year War, was fought in the late 1080s in Japan's Mutsu Province on the island of Honshū.

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Grulla Morioka

is a Japanese association football club based in Morioka, Iwate.

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Hachimantai, Iwate

is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Hanamaki, Iwate

is a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Hanawa Line

The is a railway line in Japan linking Kōma Station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture and Ōdate Station in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The line extends 106.9 km with a total of 27 stations. Also known as the, the Hanawa Line is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Hara Takashi

was a Japanese politician and the 10th Prime Minister of Japan from 29 September 1918 until his assassination on 4 November 1921.

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Heian period

The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.

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Hiraizumi, Iwate

is a town located in Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Humid continental climate

A humid continental climate (Köppen prefix D and a third letter of a or b) is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, which is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold in the northern areas) winters.

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Imperial House of Japan

The, also referred to as the Imperial Family and the Yamato Dynasty, comprises those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties.

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Iris laevigata

Iris laevigata, known as Japanese iris, rabbit-ear iris or kakitsubata, is a Japanese species of iris related to other members of Iris subgenus Limniris, including other species of Japanese irises.

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Iwaizumi, Iwate

is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Iwate Asahi Television

, also known as IAT, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the ANN.

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Iwate Broadcasting Company

, also known as IBC, is a Japanese television and radio station affiliated with the Japan News Network (JNN).

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Iwate Galaxy Railway Line

The is a railway line in Japan operated by the "third sector" publicly and privately owned operator Iwate Galaxy Railway Company.

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Iwate Medical University

is a private university in Morioka, Iwate, Japan.

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Iwate Menkoi Television

is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS) in Morioka, Iwate.

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Iwate Morioka Stadium

is a multi-use stadium in the city of Morioka, Iwate, Japan.

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Iwate Museum of Art

The is an art museum in Morioka, Japan.

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Iwate Nippo

is a Japanese regional daily newspaper published mainly in Iwate prefecture.

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Iwate Prefecture

is a prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan.

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Iwate University

is a national university in Morioka, Iwate, Japan.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Japan Standard Time

is the standard timezone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (i.e. it is UTC+09:00).

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Japanese Paleolithic

The is the period of human inhabitation in Japan predating the development of pottery, generally before 10,000 BCE.

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Jōmon period

The is the time in Japanese prehistory, traditionally dated between 14,000–300 BCE, recently refined to about 1000 BCE, during which Japan was inhabited by a hunter-gatherer culture, which reached a considerable degree of sedentism and cultural complexity.

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Kamakura period

The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun, Minamoto no Yoritomo.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Kūkai

Kūkai (空海), also known posthumously as, 774–835, was a Japanese Buddhist monk, civil servant, scholar, poet, and artist who founded the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism.

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Kitakami River

The is the fourth largest river in Japan and the largest in the Tōhoku region.

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Kiyohara clan

The was a powerful clan of the far north of Japan during the Heian period, descended from Prince Toneri, son of Emperor Tenmu (631–686).

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Kofun period

The is an era in the history of Japan from around 250 to 538 AD, following the Yayoi period.

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Kozukata

is an old name for the area that is now occupied by the center of the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Kublai Khan

Kublai (Хубилай, Hubilai; Simplified Chinese: 忽必烈) was the fifth Khagan (Great Khan) of the Mongol Empire (Ikh Mongol Uls), reigning from 1260 to 1294 (although due to the division of the empire this was a nominal position).

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Kuzumaki, Iwate

is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Kyoto

, officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.

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List of regions of Japan

The regions of Japan are not official administrative units, but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts.

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List of sovereign states

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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Marco Polo

Marco Polo (1254January 8–9, 1324) was an Italian merchant, explorer, and writer, born in the Republic of Venice.

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Mayor–council government

The mayor–council government system is a system of organization of local government.

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Meiji period

The, also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912.

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Meiji Restoration

The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was an event that restored practical imperial rule to the Empire of Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.

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Mikoi Sasaki

is a Japanese voice actress and singer.

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Milano Collection A.T.

, is a Japanese color commentator and retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name.

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Minamoto clan

was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility.

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Minamoto no Yoritomo

was the founder and the first shōgun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan.

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Mitsumasa Yonai

was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and politician.

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Mitsuo Ogasawara

is a Japanese football player, who plays for the J.League team Kashima Antlers.

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Miyako, Iwate

is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Morioka Castle

is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611.

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Morioka Domain

Ruins of Morioka Castle was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period Japan.

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Morioka First High School

, often abbreviated as, is a public, coeducational, university preparatory high school in Morioka city, Iwate, Japan.

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Morioka Hachimangū

is a Shinto shrine in the city of Morioka, Iwate in northern Japan.

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Morioka Racecourse

is located in Morioka, Iwate, Japan.

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Morioka Station

is a railway station in the city Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan operated by JR East.

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Morioka Third High School

The, commonly referred to as Morioka Third High School or San-Kō, is located in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Motacillidae

The wagtails, longclaws and pipits are a family, Motacillidae, of small passerine birds with medium to long tails.

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Mount Hayachine

, at, is the highest mountain in the Kitakami Range, located in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan.

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Mount Himekami

Mount Himekami is a mountain in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Mount Iwate

is a stratovolcano complex in the Ōu Mountains of western Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan.

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Mutsu Province

was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture.

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Naengmyeon

Naengmyeon (in S. Korea) or raengmyŏn (랭면, in N. Korea) is a Korean noodle dish of long and thin handmade noodles made from the flour and starch of various ingredients, including buckwheat (메밀, memil), potatoes, sweet potatoes, arrowroot starch (darker color and chewier than buckwheat noodles), and kudzu (칡, chik).

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Nakatsu River

The is a river in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Nanbu clan

The was a Japanese samurai clan who ruled most of northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region of Japan for over 700 years, from the Kamakura period through the Meiji Restoration of 1868.

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Natural monument

A natural monument is a natural or natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance.

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling

, operating as, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo.

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Nishikigi Tetsuya

Nishikigi Tetsuya (錦木 徹也) is a professional sumo wrestler from the Iwate Prefecture.

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Nitobe Inazō

was a Japanese agricultural economist, author, educator, diplomat, politician, and Christian during the pre-World War II period.

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Northern Fujiwara

The Northern Fujiwara (奥州藤原氏 Ōshū Fujiwara-shi) were a Japanese noble family that ruled the Tōhoku region (the northeast of Honshū) of Japan during the 12th century as their own realm.

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Population

In biology, a population is all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.

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Prefectures of Japan

Japan is divided into 47, forming the first level of jurisdiction and administrative division.

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Prime Minister of Japan

The is the head of government of Japan.

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Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree

The ancient Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree in 2005 The is an approximately 400-year-old cherry tree growing out of a crack in a granite boulder in front of the district courthouse in Morioka, the capital of Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.

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Sakanoue no Tamuramaro

was a general and shōgun of the early Heian period of Japan.

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Sannohe Castle

was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located in what is now the town of Sannohe, in Sannohe District of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of far northern Japan.

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Sōtō

Sōtō Zen or is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai and Ōbaku).

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Seishirō Itagaki

was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II and a War Minister.

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Senbei

are a type of Japanese rice cracker.

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Sengoku period

The is a period in Japanese history marked by social upheaval, political intrigue and near-constant military conflict.

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Shijūshida Dam

The is a dam on the Kitakami River, located in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

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Shinto shrine

A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more kami.

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Shiwa Castle

was an early Heian period jōsaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Morioka in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshu, Japan.

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Shiwa, Iwate

is a town in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Shizukuishi River

The is a river in Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū in Japan.

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Shizukuishi, Iwate

is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Shunsuke Matsumoto

was a Japanese painter, who primarily painted in the Yōga ("Western painting") style.

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Taishō period

The, or Taishō era, is a period in the history of Japan dating from July 30, 1912, to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign of the Emperor Taishō.

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Takizawa, Iwate

is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Takuboku Ishikawa

was a Japanese poet.

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Tamayama, Iwate

was a village located in Iwate District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Tazawako Line

| The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) connecting Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate and Ōmagari Station in Daisen, Akita, Japan.

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Tōhoku Expressway

The is a national expressway in Japan.

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Tōhoku Main Line

The is a 575.7 km long railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Tōhoku region

The, Northeast region, or Northeast Japan consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan.

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Tōhoku Shinkansen

The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line, connecting Tokyo with Aomori in Aomori Prefecture in a route length of 674 km (419 miles), making it Japan's longest Shinkansen line.

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Television Iwate

, also known as TVI, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the NNN.

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Tetsugorō Yorozu

was a Japanese painter, noted for his work in introducing the Avant-garde trend, especially cubism into Japanese yōga (Western-style) painting in the early 20th century.

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The Great Sasuke

, (born July 18, 1969), is a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter and politician, currently wrestling for Michinoku Pro Wrestling under the ring name.

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Tokugawa shogunate

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the, was the last feudal Japanese military government, which existed between 1600 and 1868.

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Tokyo

, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.

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Tone River

The is a river in the Kantō region of Japan.

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Unicameralism

In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber.

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Vairocana

Vairocana (also Vairochana or Mahāvairocana, वैरोचन) is a celestial buddha who is often interpreted, in texts like the Flower Garland Sutra, as the Dharma Body of the historical Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama).

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Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, is on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast.

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Wanko soba

is a style of Japanese soba noodles originating from Iwate Prefecture in Japan, particularly Morioka and Hanamaki.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yahaba, Iwate

is a town in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Yamada Line (JR East)

| The is a railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Yasutake Funakoshi

was a Japanese sculptor and painter.

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Yayoi period

The is an Iron Age era in the history of Japan traditionally dated 300 BC–300 AD.

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Yōko Mihara

was an actress of Japanese exploitation cinema, erotic dancer and pin-up model who was active from the 1950s to 1970s.

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Zhajiangmian

Zhajiangmian, or "noodles with soybean paste", is a Chinese dish consisting of thick wheat noodles topped with zhajiang sauce.

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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

The was a magnitude 9.0–9.1 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on Friday 11 March 2011, with the epicentre approximately east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku and the hypocenter at an underwater depth of approximately.

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History of Morioka, Morioka, Morioka City, Morioka, Japan.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morioka,_Iwate

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