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Hikami, Hyogo
Hikami (氷上町; -cho) was a town located in Hikami District, Hyogo, Japan. On November 1, 2004 the town merged with the five other towns from the district forming the city of Tamba and no longer exists as an independent municipality. As of 2003, the town had an estimated populati..
Hikami District, Hyogo
Hikami (氷上郡; -gun) was a district located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 71,753 and a density of 145.46 persons per km². The total area was 493.28 km². Former towns and villages AogakiHikamiIchijimaKaibaraKasugaSa..
Hikari
Hikari (ひかり) is a Japanese word that means "light". Hikari may refer to: Hikari, Chiba, a former town located in Sousa District, Chiba, JapanHikari, Yamaguchi, a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, JapanHikari (Shinkansen), a train service running on the Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen, JapanHika..
Hikari, Chiba
Hikari (光町; -machi) was a town located in Sousa District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 12,055 and a density of 361.90 persons per km². The total area is 33.31 km². On March 27, 2006 Hikari was merged with Yokoshiba from Sanbu District to..
Hikari, Yamaguchi
''This article refers to Hikari, the city. For the Hikari train service which runs on the Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen, see Hikari (Shinkansen). Hikari (光市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded April 1, 1943. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 46..
Hikarian
|} Hikarian (ヒカリアン) is a Japanese anime series. The first series, Chō Tokkyū Hikarian (超特急ヒカリアン) is about a series of bullet trains that are turned into robots. The robots, along with two humans named Tetsuyuki Shinbashi (新橋 テツユキ Shinbashi Tetsuyuki) and ..
Hikari (Shinkansen)
Shinkansen 300 Series Hikari passing through Maibara Station Shinkansen 700 Series Hikari Rail Star at Shin-Osaka Station Hikari is one of the train services running on the Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen. Slower than the Nozomi but faster than the Kodama, the Hikari is the fastest train servic..
Hikari (song)
is Utada Hikaru's 11th single, also the 3rd single on the Deep River album. Its release date was March 20, 2002. It is the main theme song for the Japanese release of the Squaresoft (now Square Enix) and Disney Interactive video game Kingdom Hearts. It hit #1 on Oricon charts and sold 598,000 copie..
Hikari Danio
A new speicies of danio recently discovered in Burma, first exported 2002/2003. It is still awaiting a scientific name, and is temporarily referred to as Danio sp. Hikari. Has blue and yellow varieties with the yellow being male and the blue female. It appears to be closely related to Danio kerri..
Hikari flake
Hikari flake is a popular brand of flake-style fish food, available for coldwater, freshwater and saltwater fish. It is known for providing a balanced diet for most fish, particularly tropicals, and thus is a good staple diet for fish. However, it is good to supplement it with other protein rich fo..
Hikari Ishida
Hikari Ishida (石田ひかり, Ishida Hikari) is a Japanese actress.She starred along with Megumi Odaka and Natsuki Ozawa in the TV-series Hana no Asuka Gumi.She also released several singles and six albums and she had one minor hit with the song "Emerald no Suna".Hikari also made numerous commerci..
Hikari no Densetsu
|} Hikari no Densetsu is an anime and manga series by Izumi Aso about a girl named Hikari Kamijou (seiyuu: Tsukasa Itoh) who dreams of becoming a national gymnastics champion. The series title translates into English as "Legend of Light" (the female lead's name, Hikari, means "light" in Japanese..
Hikari Oe
Oe Hikari (大江 光) b. 1963 is a Japanese composer who has autism. He is the son of Japanese author Kenzaburo Oe. Hikari Oe was born developmentally disabled. Doctors tried to convince his parents to let their son die, but they refused to do so. Even after an operation, Oe remained visually impa..
Hikari Ota
Hikari Ota (太田光, Ōta Hikari, born May 13, 1965, in Saitama) is a Japanese comedian and is currently one of the most recognized faces on prime-time Japanese television. He is most famous as one half of the owarai duo Bakusho Mondai along with Yuji Tanaka, where he acts as the boke. He was a ..
Hikari Sentai Maskman
Hikari Sentai Maskman (光戦隊マスクマン Hikari Sentai Masukuman), translated as Light Squadron Maskman, was the Toei production and the 11th entry of the Sentai Series. It aired on TV Asahi from February 28, 1987 to February 20, 1988, with a total of 51 episodes. [Spoiler warningSpoil..
Hikaru
Hikaru is a Japanese given name that can be given to a boy or to a girl. "Hikaru" can also be a surname. The following people have the given name Hikaru: Hikaru KawamuraHikaru MidorikawaHikaru NakamuraHikaru Utada The following fictional characters have the given name Hikaru: Hikaru of Angelic Laye..
Hikarunix
Hikarunix is a GNU/Linux distribution in LiveCD format for the x86 architecture. It is based on Damn Small Linux, and the project is actively developed. The name is a portmanteau of the name of the animé series Hikaru no Go and the operating system that Hikarunix is based on Linux (which is a U..
Hikaru Amano
Hikaru Amano Hikaru Amano is a fictional character from the Martian Successor Nadesico anime series. A very bubbly and energetic young girl, Hikaru Amano is the third and youngest Aestivalis pilot aboard the high mobile battleship Nadesico. Her Custom Zero-G Aestivalis is orange. Description..
Hikaru Genji
Hikaru Genji (光源氏, "The brilliant Genji") is the protagonist of The Tale of Genji. In the story, he is described as the most handsome man in the world and he attracts all women. Genji is the second son of Emperor Kiritsubo (桐壺帝), but he is delegated to civ..
Hikaru Genji (musical group)
Hikaru Genji was a Japanese musical group run by Johnny & Associates from 1987 to 1993. They were named after the character Hikaru Genji of the Genji Monogatari. The popular group SMAP started out as backing singers for them. In 1993 Mikio Osawa and Hiroyuki Sato left the group, the remaining memb..
Hikaru Gosunkugi
Hikaru Gosunkugi (五寸釘 光 Gosunkugi Hikaru) is a fictional character in Rumiko Takahashi's anime and manga series Ranma ½. Contents 1 History2 Character3 Trivia4 References History [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Hikaru ..
Hikaru Ichijyo
Hikaru Ichijyo (一条輝 Ichijō Hikaru) is the hero and central character of the anime series known as Macross. See Rick Hunter for the equivalent character in Robotech. His voice actor was Arihiro Hase in the Japanese version and Vic Mignogna in the English dub by ADV Films in January 2006. T..
Hikaru Jomon
Hikaru Jomon ( 城門 光 ) is a fictional character designed for the Power Instinct game series. Contents 1 Profile2 Quotes3 Special Moves4 Music themes5 Appearances6 Trivia7 See also Profile Sex: FemaleAge: 13Blood Type: ABBirthplace: JapanOcupation: St..
Hikaru Kawamura
The young go player in the manga and anime Hikaru No Go .Hikaru has an acient sprit of a master go player inside of him , in result of oppening a huanted go board in his grandfarthers attic.Thats why he is so skilled in the stone game of go. In some cases he choses not to use the advantege but when ..
Hikaru Koto
Hikaru Koto Hikaru Koto or Hikaru Coto (古都 ひかる, Koto Hikaru) is a Japanese adult movie actress and model. Though Amazon.co.jp lists over 35 DVDs of her performances, as well as 3 books and 2 videos, her popularity from last year has been falling. Some see th..
Hikaru Midorikawa
(born May 2, 1968 in Tochigi) is a popular voice actor (seiyū) in Japan. He is 172 cm tall and weighs 73 kg. Married, lives in Tokyo. Contents 1 Profile2 Trivia3 Anime Roles4 Non-anime roles Profile Apart from having unusual voice, loved by millions of fans in and outside Ja..
Hikaru Nakamura
Hikaru Nakamura Hikaru Nakamura, (中村光 Nakamura Hikaru, born December 9 1987) is an American chess Grandmaster (GM). He was born in Osaka, Japan, to Japanese father and an American mother and moved with his parents to the United States when he was two years old. Nakamura..
Hikaru Nishida
Hikaru Nishida (西田ひかる Nishida Hikaru, born August 16, 1972) is a Japanese J-pop singer and actress. She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and made her singing debut with the release of the single Fifteen on April 6 1988, named after her age at the time. Hikaru is well known for her..
Hikaru no Go
|} Hikaru no Go (ヒカルの碁) is a popular Japanese anime and manga coming of age story based on the board game Go written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The production was supervised by Yukari Umezawa (5-dan). The manga is largely responsible for popularizing Go among the y..
Hikaru no Go media and release information
This is media release information regarding the anime and manga series Hikaru no Go. Manga Volume Contents Titles from chapters 1-56 are U.S. Shonen Jump titles. The rest are literal translations of the Japanese manga titles. Volume 1 Game 1 - Hand of GodGame 2 - From a Level BeyondGame 3 - Matter..
Hikaru Shindo
Hikaru Shindo (進藤 ヒカル Shindō Hikaru) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Hikaru no Go. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Hikaru, who at the beginning of the series is a sixth grader in elementary school. While looking for t..
Hikaru Sulu
Mean anomaly (M) Physical characteristics Dimensions Surface area Volume Mass Density (ρ) Surface gravity Escape velocity Rotation period Rotation velocity Obliquity Right ascensionof north pole Declination Absolute magnitude Albedo..
Hikashu
Hikashu (ヒカシュー) are a renowned Japanese underground "avant-pop" collective led by pseudo-Kabuki vocalist, Makigami Koichi, known for their highly experimental music. They are often referred to by their alternative English moniker, Hikasu. Members & Collaborators Makigami Koichi (巻上公..
Hikata, Chiba
Hikata (干潟町; -machi) is a town located in Katori District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,910 and a density of 243.83 persons per km². The total area is 32.44 km². External links [Hikata official website] in Japanese ..
Hikawa, Shimane
Hikawa (斐川町; -cho) is a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 27,246 and a density of 337.87 persons per km². The total area is 80.64 km². ..
Hikawa District, Shimane
Hikawa (簸川郡; -gun) is a district located in Shimane, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 57,333 and a density of 185.14 persons per km². The total area is 309.68 km². Towns and villages Hikawa Merger On March 222005, the towns of Koryo, Sa..
Hikawa Shrine
in the Omiya district of Saitama is a major Shinto shrine. Standing behind 3 torii gates in a wood with many ancient Japanese elms, it claims to have a 2400 year history. Surrounding the shrine is a large park in which there are many cherry blossom trees, a zoo and a museum. As many as 290 daught..
Hikayat Banjar
The Hikayat Banjar is the Malay chronicle of Banjarmasin, Indonesia. This text, also called the History of Lembu Mangkurat, contains the history of the kings of Banjar and of Kota Waringin in southeast and south Borneo respectively. The final part of the text dates in its present form from 1663 or ..
Hikayat Bayan Budiman
Hikayat Bayan Budiman is the Malay version of a tradition that begins with the Sanskrit Sukasaptati, The Parrot's Seventy Tales, an Indian work, in which a parrot tells 70 stories in order to prevent a woman from going on the wrong path. These chain stories, like the Arabian Nights, form the crux of..
Hikayat Hang Tuah
Hikayat Hang Tuah is a Malay work of literature that tells the tale of Hang Tuah and his four friends - Hang Jebat, Hang Kasturi, Hang Lekir and Hang Lekiu - during the height of the Sultanate of Malacca in the 15th century. The most memorable chapter in the work concerns a duel between Hang Tuah a..
Hikayat Iskandar Zulkarnain
Hikayat Iskandar Zulkarnain is an ancient script described the Macedonian king, Alexander the Great, where he met up with the king of India during his conquest to the east, and many more. See also List of Hikayat ..
Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa
Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa or The Kedah Annals is an ancient Malay literature that chronicles the bloodline of Merong Mahawangsa and the foundation of the Kedah, a state in Malaysia. Though there are historical accuracies, there are many incredible assertions. The era covered by the text ranged from ..
Hikayat Raja-raja Pasai
Hikayat Raja-raja Pasai (story, chronicle, literary romance) is perhaps the earliest work in Malay on the first Malay-Islamic kingdom of Samudera-Pasai. In the Hikayat, Merah Silu met Muhammad in his dream and accepted conversion to Islam, the Hikayat book is believed a creation of 14th century, acc..
Hike
Hike may mean: Hiking, walking lengthy distances in the countryside or wildernessHiking (sailing), moving a sailor's body weight as far to windward (upwind) as possible, in order to counteract the force of the wind pushing sideways against the boat's sailsAlternative spelling for Heka (god), an Egyp..
Hikes Point
Hikes Point is a neighborhood in eastern Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Its boundaries are I-264 to the north, Breckenridge Lane to the west, and irregular boundaries to the other sides. The area was settled by Revolutionary War veteran George Hikes in 1791 on land sold to him by William Meriwether. ..
Hike Ontario
Hike Ontario is an organization devoted to promote hiking and walking activities in Ontario, Canada. It has headquarters at The Gate House, at Seneca College King Campus in King City, though it is not accessible other than by appointment. It is a member of the Ontario Trails Council, which coordina..
Hikigawa, Wakayama
Hikigawa (日置川町; -cho) is a town located in Nishimuro District, Wakayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 4,594 and a density of 33.70 persons per km.² The total area is 136.31 km.² External link [Official website] (in Japanese) ..
Hikikomori
Hikikomori (ひきこもり or 引き篭り lit. "pulling away, being confined," i.e., "acute social withdrawal") is a Japanese term to refer to the phenomenon of reclusive adolescents and young adults who have chosen to withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and conf..
Hikimi, Shimane
Hikimi (匹見町; -cho) is a town located in Mino District, Shimane, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 1,700 and a density of 5.67 persons per km². The total area is 300.08 km². ..
Hiking
This article is about hiking on land. Hiking (sailing) is a different activity. Beautiful natural scenes are common hiking destinations Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. It usually takes place on trails in rural or wild..
Hiking (sailing)
This article is about hiking whilst sailing. Hiking (land) is a different activity. A sailing canoe with crew hiking out on the outrigger, in Ailuk Lagoon, Marshall Islands. In sailing, hiking is the action of moving the sailor's body weight as far to windward (upwind) as possible, in order..
Hiking boot
Two pairs of hiking boots: one (left) old, patched with duct tape and showing serious wear; the other new. Hiking boots are boots designed specifically for the purpose of aiding in the sport of hiking. They are designed to be comfortable for miles of walking over uneven ground yet give high p..
Hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park located in a region of the Appalachian Mountains referred to as the Great Smoky Mountains, in a portion of east-central Tennessee and southeast North Carolina. With over 150 hiking trails extending for more than 850 miles (1,36..
Hikita Bungoro
Hikita Bungoro a semi-famous swordsman during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. Hikita Bungoro was the nephew of the famous swordsman Kamiizumi Hidetsuna, in which they were both very well versed in the ways of bujutsu. Another famous swordsman by the name of Yagyu Muneyoshi (the father of Yag..
Hikitsuke
The Hikitsuke (引付 lit. enquiry) or Hikitsuke-kata (引付方) (High Court) was one of judicial organs of the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates of Japan. The Hikitsuke was established by fifth shikken Hojo Tokiyori in 1249 to expedite an increasing number of lawsuits. Hi..
Hiki District, Saitama
Hiki (比企郡; -gun) is a district located in Saitama, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 145,235 and a density of 515.31 persons per km². The total area is 281.84 km². Towns and villages HatoyamaKawajimaNamegawaOgawaRanzanTamagawaTokigawaYos..
Hikkaduwa
Hikkaduwa is a place on the south coast of Sri Lanka. It is located in the Southern Province, about 20 km to the North-West of Galle. It was affected by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The place is on the way from Colombo to Galle on the famous Galle road. It is primarily a ..
Hikkake Pattern
The Hikkake Pattern (or Hikkake), is a technical analysis pattern used for determining market turning-points and continuations (also known as trending behavior). It is a simple pattern that can be viewed in market price data, using traditional bar charts, or Japanese candlestick charts. The phras..
Hikmah
Hikmah is an Arabic word meaning wisdom. Hikmah is important to Islamic philosophy and entered the Islamic world through Greek cultural diffusion in the 8th and 9th centuries. In Islam, Allah is viewed as All-Wise (Qur'an 45:37) and messengers are given scripture and wisdom (Qur'an 2:129). Muslims ..
Hikmat Mizban Ibrahim al-Azzawi
Hikmat Mizban Ibrahim al-Azzawi Hikmat Mizban Ibrahim al-Azzawi was finance minister under the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. Following the fall of Saddam, he was arrested on April 18 2003. He is the eight of Diamonds in the most-wanted Iraqi playing cards. ..
Hikmat Sulayman
Hikmat Sulayman (1889–19??) (Arabic: حكمت سليمان) was prime minister of Iraq from October 30, 1936 to August 12, 1937. Sulayman, an ethnic Turkmen, was a key figure in the early days of Iraqi independence and the effort to create a multi-ethnic state. He came to power in Bakr Sidqi's..
Hikmet Tanyu
Prof. Dr. Hikmet Tanyu is a respected scientist and college professor of philosophy and history of religions who specialized in Jewish religious history. He stayed in Israel for a while in the 1970s and wrote a book called Turks and Jews, Through History which examines Jewish history and relations b..
Hiko, Nevada
Hiko, Nevada is a small community (some say a semi-ghost town) on Nevada State Route 318 in Lincoln County. At one time Hiko was the county seat, and a few hundred residents lived nearby, due largely to silver mines in the area. Today, the area is ranching area, and not much remains of the old town ..
Hikoi
A Hikoi is a term of the Maori language of New Zealand generally meaning a protest march or parade, although a long journey taking days or weeks is usually implied. A large hikoi was organised during the 2004 Foreshore and seabed controversy in opposition to the nationalisation of New Zealand's fore..
Hikone, Shiga
Hikone (彦根市; -shi) is a city located in Shiga, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 108,613 and a population density of 1,106.60 persons per km². The total area is 98.15 km². The city was incorporated on February 11, 1937. Hikone Castle Hikone's most famous hi..
Hikone Castle
Hikone Castle Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special] Hikone Castle (彦根城; -jō) is the most famous historical site in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. This Edo period castle traces its origin to 1603 when Ii Naokatsu, son of the former daimyo Ii..
Hikonojo Kamimura
(1849-1916) was a Japanese samurai and an early admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy later commanding the IJN 2nd Fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, most notably at the Battle off Ulsan and Tsushima. Born to a samurai family in the Satsuma han domain (present day Kagoshima prefecture), Kamim..
Hikosaka Naoto
Hikosaka Naoto Name Hikosaka Naoto Kanji 彦坂直人 Born March 17, 1962 Birthplace ..
Hiko Seijūrō
Himura Kenshin's master in the anime/manga series Rurouni Kenshin. ..
Hikuai
Hikuai is a small town on the Tairua River towards the base of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It lies 40 kilometres north of Waihi and 10 kilometres southwest of Tairua, close to the junction of State Highways 25 and 25A, the latter of which is a winding road cutting ac..
Hikueru
Hikueru is one of the Central Tuamotu atolls. It was discovered by Bougainville in 1768, and is situated 17°35' south and 142°39' west. It is oval in shape and 15 km long. History Like Marokau, Hikueru used to be a large natural pearl oyster reserve. The 1903 cyclone wrought considerable damage, h..
Hikuleo
In the mythology of Tonga, Hikuleo is the god of the underworld, Pulotu. The islands of Kao and Tufa came from stones thrown by Hikuleo. Samoan equivalent: Si'uleo (Samoa) ..
Hikurangi Trench
The Hikurangi Trench lies in the Pacific Ocean off the east coast of New Zealand. It lies between the southern end of Cook Strait and the Chatham Rise. An extension of the deeper Kermadec Trench, the Hikurangi Trench remains deep even relatively close to the coast, with depths of 3,000 metres as cl..
Hikuta
Hikuta is an ancient Egyptian martial art still used today. The basis for Hikuta is the ancient art of Kuta. Today Hikuta is used for very modern reasons, used mostly by law enforcement and military ( especially commando type units). Added to Kuta has been several Ju Jitsu type systems as well as ..
Hi (kana)
kana - gojūon ん わ ら や ま は な た さ か あ っ (ゐ) り み ひ に ち し き い ヴ る ゆ む ふ ぬ つ す く う ヶ (ゑ) れ め へ ね て せ け え ー を ろ よ も ほ の と そ こ お ひ, in hiragana, or ヒ in katakana, is one of the Japane..
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