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Yok-Utian languagesYok-Utian (also Hotian) is a hypothetical language family of California. It consists of the Yokutsan and Utian families. The name Yok-Utian was coined by Geoffrey Gamble. Catherine Callaghan (who established the Utian family) is one of the major investigators of this hypothesis. Callaghan and ..
YokadoumaYokadouma is a town in south eastern Cameroon, lying near the border with the Central African Republic. It is popular as a base for visiting the local rainforest. ..
Yokaichi, ShigaThe Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival is held on the fourth Sunday every May. Yōkaichi (八日市市; -shi) was a city located in Shiga, Japan. On 11 February 2005, it merged with Eigenji, Gokasho, Aito, and Koto towns to form a new city called Higashi Omi. In 2003, the city had an estimated popu..
Yokaichiba, ChibaYōkaichiba (八日市場市; -shi) was a city located in Chiba, Japan. The city was founded on July 1, 1954 and dissolved on January 23, 2006 when it merged with the town of Nosaka from Sousa District to form the new city of Sosa. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 32,534 and th..
Yokai DaisensoYokai Daisenso (妖怪大戦争) is a 2005 Japanese horror-fantasy film directed by Takashi Miike and produced by Kadokawa Pictures. It is a remake of a 1968 film by the same name, which was released in the US by ADV Films as [[Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare]], part of the Yokai Monsters series and..
Yokai DouchuukiYokai Douchuuki is an arcade game that was released by Namco in 1987. Gameplay The player controls a character named Tarosuke who must travel through another world fighting demons and monsters. The player can charge his weapon by by holding the joystick down. Trivia The game's name translates fr..
Yokanis a thick jellied dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar. It is usually sold in a block form, and eaten in slices. There are two main types: neri yōkan and mizu yōkan. "Mizu" means "water", and indicates that it is made with more water than usual. Mizuyōkan is often chilled and eate..
YOKAN (予感)予感 (yokan/premonition) is the fifth single released by the J-Rock group Dir en grey on a major label, and the final single of the GAUZE era. This single was one of two singles of this era not released on January 20, 1999. The second track is a remixed version of their first EP, MISSA..
Yokawa, HyogoYokawa (吉川町; -cho) was a town located in Mino District, Hyogo, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,486 and a density of 168.04 persons per km². The total area was 56.45 km². Merger On October 24, 2005, Yokawa Town merged into the city of Miki..
YokeFor other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. right A yoke is a shaped wooden crosspiece bound to the necks of a pair of oxen, occasionally horses. It is held on the animal's neck by a usually U-shaped oxbow that also transmits force from the animal's shoulders. A swivel beneath the centre of the ..
Yoke's Fresh MarketYoke's Fresh Market is a Spokane, Washington-based chain of grocery stores founded in 1946 by Marshall and Harriet Yoke. The chain was established by their son Chuck in the 1960's and now encompasses 13 stores in Washington and Idaho, primaraly in the Spokane, Washington area. Recently, the chai..
YokelYokels, also called bumpkins, are unsophisticated country people. In England yokels are traditionally depicted as wearing the old West Country farmhand's dress of straw hat and white smock, chewing a piece of straw and carrying a pitchfork or rake. The Wurzels cheerfully play on this stereotype in..
Yokel (band)Yokel is a New Zealand punk band that was form in 1999 and are based in Palmerston North. Contents 1 History2 Band Members3 Discography3.1 Albums3.2 Singles History Formed in 1999, Yokel had played only a handful of shows before they were signed by Stakeout Records, wit..
YokerYoker (Gd: Iochdar) is a western district of Glasgow, lying on the northern bank of the Clyde to the east of Clydebank. It is located approximately 5 miles west of the City Centre. From the 14th century a ferry has linked Yoker with the burgh of Renfrew on the south bank. Although shipbuilding h..
Yoker Athletic F.C.Yoker Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football (soccer) club based in Clydebank near Glasgow. Yoker is an area of Glasgow adjacent to Clydebank, however Yoker's stadium lies just outside the Glasgow boundary. Nicknamed the Wee Ho, they were formed in 1885 and are based at Holm Park. They cur..
Yoker railway stationYoker railway station is an unstaffed station which serves the Yoker suburb of Glasgow, a western district on the boundary of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Access can be gained from either side of the station, or onto the footbridge that is directly connected to the overpass. The station is serve..
Yoke (aircraft)The control yoke of a Boeing 737 aircraft. In aviation, a yoke is a control used in most fixed-wing aircraft, which might be referred to as a steering wheel by people not familiar with aircraft. The aviator uses the yoke to control the attitude of the plane, usually in both pitch and roll. Ro..
Yoke (disambiguation)Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Yoke may refer to one of the following. Yoke, a piece of tack for working animalsYoke (aircraft), an aircraft controlYoke (Lake District) is a fell in the Lake DistrictYoke (monitorpart), the coils attached to the back of the monito..
Yoke (Lake District)Yoke is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It has a height of 706 metres (2316 feet) and is situated in the far eastern sector of the national park, 7 kilometres north east of the town of Ambleside. Yoke is the southern extremity of the long ridge that runs southwards from the fell of..
YokibitoThe Yokibito were the Japanese aristocracy of the Heian Period. At the time of Murasaki Shikibu and Sei Shonagon, around the year 1000, they numbered about five thousand in a land of perhaps five million. The word yokibito literally translates as "the good people" but could be better rendered as "Th..
Yokine, Western AustraliaYokine is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling. The name Yokine was derived from the Aboriginal word meaning native dog. The name was chosen because the area is close to the suburb Dog Swamp. Its post code is 6060. Suburbs of the City of Stirl..
Yokkaichi, MieYokkaichi (四日市市; -shi) is a city located in Mie, Japan. As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 309,998. The total area is 205.16 km². The closest major city is Nagoya in Aichi prefecture. It is a manufacturing center that produces banko ware (a kind of porcelain), automobi..
Yokkaichi DomeYokkaichi Dome is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokkaichi, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 4,704 people and was built in 1997. ..
Yokkaichi StationYokkaichi Station (四日市駅) is a train station on the Kansai Main Line (Central Japan Railway Company) and Ise Railway in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan. See also Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station ..
Yoknapatawpha CountyYoknapatawpha County is a fictional county created by American author William Faulkner as a setting for many of his novels. It is widely believed by scholars that Lafayette County, Mississippi is the basis for Yoknapatawpha County. It is located in northwestern Mississippi and its seat is the town ..
Yokneam IllitYokneam (Hebrew: יקנעם) (also transliterated Yoqneʻam) is a town in a scenic hilly region of the lower Galilee in northern Israel that has developed a reputation for itself as a technology center. The Yokneam Illit region is bordered by Highway 70. Contents 1&n..
YokoYōko is a female Japanese given name. Depending on the kanji used in writing it, it can mean "Freely Girl" (暢子), "Sunny Girl" (陽子), "Glorious Girl" (容子), and more. People who have the name "Yōko" include: Yoko Akino, (秋野暢子 Akino Yōko), born Yoko Tashiro (田代暢子 Tashiro ..
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! is a 52-episode animated television series, produced by Collingwood O'Hare and HIT Entertainment, aired from 2003 to 2005, and was part of Cartoon Network's Tickle-U preschool television programming block in the United States. It is about a bird of paradise named Yoko, an a..
Yoko-Shiho-GatameContents 1 Introduction2 Technique description3 Escapes4 Submisions5 Similar techniques, variants, and aliases6 Included systems7 Technique history8 Links Introduction Yoko-Shiho-Gatame is one of the seven mat holds, Osaekomi-waza, of Kodokan Judo. In grap..
Yokobori StationYokobori Station (横堀駅) is a JR East railway station located in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Contents 1 Line2 Surrounding area3 History4 Adjacent stations Line Ōu Main Line Surrounding area History 1905-07-05: Station begins operation. Adjacent stations Stations..
Yokogawa, KagoshimaThere is also a Japanese company with this name, see Yokogawa. Yokogawa (横川町; -chou) was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. On November 7, 2005, the town merged with the city of Kokubu and five other towns from the district forming the city of Kirishima and no longer exists as..
Yokogawa Electric(TYO: [6841] ) is a Japanese manufacturer of test and measurement products and factory automation systems. External links [Yokogawa Electric Global website] ..
Yokogoshi, NiigataYokogoshi (横越町; -machi) is a town located in Nakakanbara District, Niigata, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 11,339 and a density of 480.06 persons per km². The total area is 23.62 km². ..
YokohamaFor the town of Yokohama in Aomori Prefecture, see Yokohama, Aomori. Japan's tallest building, the Landmark Tower, is in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama. Yokohama (Japanese: 横浜市; -shi) is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, one of the core cities of the Greater..
Yokohama, Kamikita, AomoriThis article is about the town in Aomori Prefecture. The city Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, is one of the major cities of Japan. Yokohama (横浜町; Yokohamamachi) is a town located in Kamikita District, Aomori, Japan. In 2003 the town had an estimated population of..
Yokohama Archives of HistoryThe Yokohama Archives of History (横浜開港資料館 Yokohama Kaikou Shiryoukan) in Naka ward, central Yokohama near Yamashita Park is a repository for many precious archive materials on Japan and the foreign connection with Japan since the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853. It is ..
Yokohama ArenaYokohama Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The first smackdown world tour was held here. External links [Web Site] ..
Yokohama Athletic ClubYokohama Athletic Club was a club of foreigners, pridominately Americans, in Yokohama Japan. In the late 19th Century the athletic club was challenged by Ichiko, an elite Tokyo preparatory school. The matches were popular and won handily by the Japanese. The scores of the first four games spanning..
Yokohama BayStarsThe are a professional baseball team in the Japan's Central League. The team was founded as in 1950. It merged with Shochiku to become the in 1953 but named Taiyo Whales again in 1955. The team moved its hometown from Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, to Yokohama, the prefectural capital in 1978 ..
Yokohama Bay BridgeThe is a cable stayed bridge in Yokohama, Japan. Opened September 27 1989, it crosses Tokyo Bay with a span of 460 meters (1,510 feet). The toll is ¥500. ..
Yokohama ChinatownYokohama Chinatown (Japanese: よこはまちゅうかがい, Japanese Kanji: 横浜中華街 Mandarin Chinese: 横滨中华街 Heng bang zhong hua jie) is located on Yokohama, Japan. Just south of Tokyo. It has about 150 years of history. These days only a few Chinese people still live in Chi..
Yokohama City Transportation Bureau"Yokohama Subway" redirects here. For the subway line connecting Yokohama Station with Yokohama Chinatown, see Minato Mirai Line. The Yokohama City Transportation Bureau (横浜市交通局) is the administrative agency in charge of public transportation services in the city of Yokohama, Japan. Su..
Yokohama Commodity ExchangeYokohama Commodity Exchange (Y-COM) was a futures exchange based in Yokohama, Japan which operated from 1998 to 2006. Contents 1 History2 Operations3 References4 See also History The exchange was formed in 1998 from the merger of the Yokohama Raw Silk Exchange and the Maebas..
Yokohama Curry MuseumThe , in the port city of Yokohama, Japan, is a restaurant and historic museum of the different styles of curry in Japan. Several different types of curry are available from a selection or restaurants, ranging from a full meal to a quick taste option. The museum includes a recreation of Yokohama's..
Yokohama F. Marinosis a Japanese football team which participates in the professional J. League. The team is based in Yokohama and was founded as the company team of Nissan Motors. It was originally the Yokohama Marinos but after merging with the Yokohama Flügels in 1999, it changed to its current name. The team nam..
Yokohama FCare a Japanese football club based in the city of Yokohama. The club was formed in 1998 following the merger of the city's two J-League clubs, Yokohama Flügels and Yokohama Marinos. The response of fans of the Flügels (which was essentially abolished) to the suggestion that they should start sup..
Yokohama Flügelsis a Japanese soccer team that played in the J. League between 1993 and 1999. The club was originally the company team of All Nippon Airways and played in the Japan Soccer League, before it became a professional club and joined the J. League. In 1998, ANA and the team's other chief sponsor, Sato ..
Yokohama International SchoolYokohama International School (YIS) is one of the oldest international schools in the world. It is located in the heart of the old foreign residential section of Yokohama, Japan, commonly known as the Bluff. Founded in 1924 by a group of foreign residents, YIS was the second school in the world to ..
Yokohama Jazz FestivalThe is an annual event in Japan. With sponsorship from the city and organizations such as the print and broadcast media, the event has taken place since 1981. The 26th festival is scheduled for August 27 2006 at Honmoku Citizens' Park, Naka-ku, Yokohama. The Honmoku Festival features artists from..
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō|} Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō (ヨコハマ買い出し紀行) is a Japanese manga series. The title translates to Yokohama Shopping Log, and in South Korea it is known as Café Alpha. The series is often referred to in wapuro romaji as Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, or simply abbreviated as YKK amongst ..
Yokohama Landmark TowerThe Landmark Tower, in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama. View from the viewing platform of the Landmark Tower. Landmark Tower at nighttime The is the tallest building in Japan. It is located in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city. Its height is about 295.8 meters ..
Yokohama LineThe is a railway line of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Higashi-Kanagawa Station in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture and Hachioji Station in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. Nicknamed the hama-sen, the line serves commuters in the southwestern suburbs of Tokyo. Data Length: 42.6 kmSegme..
Yokohama Marine TowerYokohama Marine Tower in 2005-11 as seen from Yamashita Park is a 106 metre high (324 feet) lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 100 metres in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan. Yokohama Marine Tower was inaugaurated in 1961. The Marine Tower is the tallest lighthouse in the world. ..
Yokohama Minatomirai Railway CompanyThe Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company (横浜高速鉄道株式会社) is a third-sector railway company funded by the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture and the Tokyu Electric Railway Company. The company oversees the Minato Mirai Line and the Kodomonokuni Line. Train crews and operations a..
Yokohama National University, or is a university in Yokohama, Japan. Famous alumni include Japanese film director Shunji Iwai, and Koshi Inaba, lead singer of Japanese legendary rock group B'z . External link [University website] ..
Yokohama rail crashThe Yokohama rail crash occurred on November 9 1963 between Tsurumi Station and Shinkoyasu Station on the Tokaido Main Line in Yokohama city (about 30 km from Tokyo), Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, when two passenger trains collided with a derailed freight train, killing 161 people. Similar accidents ..
Yokohama Rubber Company(TYO: [5101] ) is a tire company based in Tokyo, Japan. The company founded and started in 1910 in a joint venture from Yokohama Cable Manufacturing and B.F. Goodrich. In 1969, the company expanded to the United States as Yokohama Tire Company. Today, Yokohama is the seventh largest ti..
Yokohama Specie Bank Building, ShanghaiThe Yokohama Specie Bank Building, now Shanghai Textile Holding Corporation is a seven-floor building in the Chinese city of Shanghai and was completed in the 1920s. It was built by architects P & T Architects Limited (Palmer and Turner). Reference [Buildings of the Bund] The Bund, Sha..
Yokohama Stadiumis a stadium in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Yokohama BayStars. It opened in 1978 and holds 30,000 people. ..
Yokohama Stationis a main interchange station located in Nishi Ward, Yokohama, Japan. Toyoko Line/Minato Mirai Line Ticket Gate (4/30/2004) Toyoko Line/Minato Mirai Line Platform (4/30/2004) Contents 1 Lines2 Station Layout3 Station Area3.1 East Entrance3.2 West Entrance4&nb..
Yokoi ShounanYokoi Shounan (横井 小楠 1809 - 1869) was a noted Japanese political thinker. Shounan criticized Tokugawa Shogunate government and elaborated a plan by a new national ideal method for new age. ..
Yokokawame StationYokokawame Station (横川目駅) is a railway station located in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Contents 1 Line2 Surrounding area3 History4 Adjacent stations Line JR East*Kitakami Line Surrounding area History March 25, 1921: Station is opened. Adjacent stations Stat..
Yokomitsu RiichiYokomitsu Riichi (横光 利一 Yokomitsu Riichi, 17 March 1898 - 30 December 1947) was a Japanese writer. Yokomitsu began publishing in dojinshi such as Machi ("Street") and Tō ("Tower") after entering Waseda University in 1916. In 1923, he published Nichirin ("The Sun"), Hae ("A Fly") and more i..
Yokomon:This article refers to the In-Training Digimon. For the Champion-level recolor of Kyubimon, see Youkomon. Yokomon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, the In-Training form of Biyomon. In Japan it is known as Pyokomon. Yokomon looks like flower bulb which is strange considering h..
Yokoshiba, ChibaYokoshiba (横芝町; -machi) was a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 14,395 and a density of 428.42 persons per km². The total area is 33.60 km². On March 27, 2006 Yokoshiba was merged with the town of Hikari..
Yokoshibahikari, ChibaYokoshibahikari (横芝光町; -machi) is a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba, Japan. It was formed by the merger on March 27, 2006 of the towns of Hikari from Sousa District and Yokoshiba from Sanbu District. Sousa District was dissolved with this merger. ..
Yokoshima, KumamotoYokoshima (横島町; -machi) is a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,687 and the density of 335.52 persons per km². The total area is 16.95 km². ..
Yokosuka, KanagawaYokosuka (Japanese: 横須賀市; -shi) is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. It is located at the mouth of Tokyo Bay in the Miura Peninsula, and the city stretches across the peninsula to Sagami Bay. Its neighbors are Yokohama, Miura, Hayama, and Zushi. A view of Yokosuka from Verny Park. ..
Yokosuka D4YA flight of Yokosuka D4Y2 over Mount Fuji. Yokosuka D4Y3 Type 33 "Suisei" in flight. Yokosuka D4Y2 before take off. The Yokosuka D4Y Suisei (彗星, "comet") was a dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Its Allied codename was "Judy". It was developed starting in 1938 at the..
Yokosuka E14YThe Yokosuka E14Y, codenamed "Glen" by United States forces, was an Imperial Japanese Navy seaplane transported aboard and launched from Japanese submarine aircraft carriers such as the I-25 during World War II. The Japanese Navy designation was "Type 0 Small Reconnaisance Seaplane" (零式小型..
Yokosuka H5YThe Yokosuka H5Y (allied code name Cherry) was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat with a Japanese Navy designation of "Type 99 Reconnaissance Seaplane". Only 20 were built between 1936 and 1941. Yokosuka arsenal contracted Dai-Juichi Kaigun Kokusho to perform the manufacturing. Specificati..
Yokosuka High SchoolKanagawa Prefectural Yokosuka High School (神奈川県立横須賀高等学校, Kanagawa Kenritsu Yokosuka kōtō gakkō) is a high school in Yokosuka, Japan, founded in 1907. The school is operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education. Notable alumni include: Politician Juni..
Yokosuka K5YThe Yokosuka K5Y biplane trainer aircraft (Allied codename: Willow) served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Due to its bright orange paint scheme (applied to all Japanese military trainers for visibility), it earned the nickname "aka-tombo", or "red dragonfly", after a type of..
Yokosuka LineA northbound Yokosuka Line train heading towards Narita Airport approaches a level crossing near Kita-Kamakura station The is a rail line of JR East. The line is 73.3 km long from Tokyo Station to Kurihama Station, is of 1,067 mm gauge and is double-tracked between Tokyo and Yokosu..
Yokosuka Microwave Communications SiteDuring the late 1960s and 1970s, the Yokosuka Microwave Communications Site was part of the telephone communications network in the Tokyo area of Japan. The location of the building and microwave tower was on the highest hill on the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan. External link [Yokosu..
Yokosuka MXY8The Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa (秋草, "Autumn grass") was a training glider built in parallel with the Mitsubishi J8M rocket-powered interceptor aircraft. The J8M was to have simply been a licence-built Messerschmitt Me 163, but due to difficulties in obtaining technical materials from Germany, it ..
Yokosuka MXY9The Yokosuka MXY9 Shuka (秋火, "Autumn fire") was a projected development of the MXY8 training glider, adding a small thermojet-style jet engine, the Tsu-11. It was intended to provide further training for pilots who were to fly the Mitsubishi J8M rocket-powered interceptor aircraft. None were ..
Yokosuka Naval Air Technical ArsenalThe First Naval Air Technical Arsenal (第一海軍航空技術廠), located in Yokosuka, Japan, was responsible for the design of several aircraft used by the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II. Actual manufacture of Yokosuka designs was handled ..
Yokosuka P1YThe Yokosuka P1Y Ginga (銀河, "Milky Way") was a twin-engine, land-based bomber developed for the Japanese Imperial Navy in World War II. It was the successor to the Mitsubishi G4M and given the Allied codename "Frances". The P1Y was designed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal to Navy ..
Yokosuka R2YThe Yokosuka R2Y Keiun (景雲 - "Beautiful Cloud") was a prototype reconnaissance aircraft built in Japan late in World War II. Commissioned for the Imperial Japanese Navy after the Yokosuka R1Y design was cancelled due to its disappointing performance estimates, the R2Y borrowed from..
Yokosuka TengaThe Yokosuka Tenga (天河, "Milky Way") was a proposal to provide the Imperial Japanese Navy with a jet-powered bomber towards the end of World War II. The concept was to replace the piston engines of the Yokosuka P1Y1 with turbojets. The powerplant selected was the Ishikawajima Ne-30, then unde..
Yokota, ShimaneYokota (横田町; -cho) is a town located in Nita District, Shimane, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,746 and a density of 40.89 persons per km². The total area is 189.42 km². ..
Yokota Air Base, a base of the United States Air Force, is located in the city of Fussa and nearby communities in the suburbs of Tokyo, Japan. The base serves as the headquarters for United States Forces Japan, and is currently used for airlift missions throughout East Asia. It houses 14,000 personnel. The base oc..
Yokota familyThe Yokota family, husband Shigeru and wife Sakie, founded the Japanese National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea in 1997. The Association supports the victims of North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Yokota's daughter Meg..
Yokota Takatoshi(d.1550), not originally a retainer under the likes of Takeda Shingen, but Shingen was impressed of his great skill with the bow, and his notable bravery. He was then counted among Shingen's 24 elite generals. Takatoshi died when fighting against the Murakami clan, at the Toishi castle in the year..
Yokote, AkitaYokote (横手市; -shi) is a city located in Akita in Tohoku region of Japan. As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 106,540 and the density of 153.61 persons per km². The total area is 693.59 km². Yokote is well known for its Kamakura Festival, a midwinter festival in which childr..
Yokote StationYokote Station (横手駅) is a railway station located in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Contents 1 Line2 Surrounding area3 History4 Adjacent stations Line JR East*Kitakami Line*Ōu Main Line Surrounding area History June 15, 1905: Station is opened. Adjacent stations ..
Yokoyama KatsuyaYokoyama Katsuya (surname Yokoyama; kanji: 横山勝也; hiragana: よこやま かつや; b. Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, 1934) is an internationally renowned player and teacher of the shakuhachi, a traditional vertical bamboo flute of Japan. Yokoyama achieved international attention for his New Yo..
Yokoyama TaikanYokoyama Taikan (November 2, 1868 - February 26, 1958) was a Japanese painter. He is notable for furthering the traditional Japanese painting technique of nihonga in modern times by using certain Western techniques of shading. External links [One of Yokoyama Taikan's paintings] An..
Yokozawa ShogenYokozawa Shogen (Japanese: 横沢将監) was born in the middle of the 16th century in a samurai family, in the domain of Sendai, Japan. He served the Daimyo of Sendai Date Masamune. In September 1616, under an order by Date Msamune, Yokozawa went to Mexico on the San Juan Bauti..
Yokoze, SaitamaYokoze (横瀬町; -machi) is a town located in Chichibu District, Saitama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 9,739 and a density of 197.35 persons per km². The total area is 49.35 km². ..
Yokozuna"Yokozuna" is also the ring name for professional wrestler Rodney Anoai. Yokozuna Asashoryu (center) performing the ring-entering ceremony while flanked by a sword bearer on the left and dew sweeper on the right. Yokozuna (横綱 yokozuna) is the highest rank in sumo wrestling. The name comes ..
Yoko (album)Yoko is Beulah's final album, released on Velocette Records in 2003. For the album, the band toned down the happy melodic horn tones of their last album, The Coast Is Never Clear, in favor of a darker approach. Given that the band announced their break up before the album's release, the sound seem..
Yoko AkinoYoko Akino (秋野暢子 Akino Yōko), born Yoko Tashiro (田代暢子 Tashiro Yōko, born 18 January 1957 in Osaka, Japan is a Japanese actress. External links () [Official Site (in Japanese)] [Yoko Akino] at the Japanese Movie D..
Yoko AsadaYoko Asada (浅田 葉子 Asada Yōko), born May 23, 1969 in Hyogo Prefecture is a seiyū. She is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce. Anime roles Alice in Serial Experiments LainMari in My Dear MarieNozomi Aino in D4 PrincessAngelique Collet in Angelique: Memory of White WingsJur..
Yoko BelnadesYoko Belnades is a character in the Castlevania video game series made by Konami. She's a descendant of the Belnades clan, and is a powerful witch, similar to her ancestor Sypha Belnades. She is very close to Mina Hakuba, the daughter of the owner of the Hakuba Shrine, and is like an older sister to..
Yoko factorPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. The Yoko factor is a tongue..
Yoko GakeContents 1 Introduction2 Technique description3 Similar techniques, variants, and aliases4 Included systems5 Technique history6 Links Introduction Yoko Gake, is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the fifth group, Gokyo, ..
Yoko GushikenYoko Gushiken (具志堅 用高 Gushiken Yōko, born June 26, 1955) was a Japanese-born professional boxer from 1974-1981. His professional record is 23-1 and he held the title of WBA Jr. flyweight champion 1976-1981. Gushiken is known for having a strong stamina, al..
Yoko KannoYoko Kanno (菅野 よう子) Kanno Yōko, born March 19, 1964 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a famous composer and keyboardist known for her performances and musical scores in anime titles. Contents 1 Biography2 The mystery about Gabriela Robin3 Anime works4 Film works5&nb..
Yoko Kayabuki[[Image:Primeministeryoko.jpg|thumb|right|Yoko Kayabuki in [[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig|Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig]]]] Prime Minister Yoko Kayabuki (茅葺よう子 Kayabuki Yōko) is a fictional character in Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell anime [[Ghost in the Shell: Sta..
Yoko KumadaYoko Kumada（熊田曜子 Kumada Yoko、May 13, 1982 - ） is a Japanese gravure idol and singer. She is originally from Gifu city, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Her height is 164cm. Three sizes are B92 W56 H84. The size of the leg is 24.0cm. Blood type is O. Her nickname is Kumayo and Yokochan and Kumac..
Yoko MakiYoko Maki can refer to: Yoko Maki (actress)Yoko Maki (manga artist) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Yoko Maki (actress)--> Yoko Maki (真木よう子 Maki Yōko, born October 15, 1982) is a Japanese actress who was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Yoko has appeared in several films Japanese films including 2003 film Infection and the 2004 American remake The Grudge. Yoko has also appeared in several Japanese comme..
Yoko Maki (manga artist)Yoko Maki (槙ようこ Maki Yōko), born Yoko Fuke (福家 陽子 Fuke Yōko, born July 11, 1981) is a manga artist. Maki is best known for Aishiteruze Baby. ..
Yoko MatsuganeYoko Matsugane (松金 洋子, Matsugane Yōko) (born 26 May 1982) is a Japanese gravure (or bikini) idol from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. She is famous for her voluptuous figure. She has released several DVDs and photobooks and has appeared on several TV shows in Japan. As of January 2006, Yoko le..
Yoko MatsumotoYoko Matsumoto (松本洋子 Matsumoto Yōko, born 4 April in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist known for her series Darkness Gathers (闇は集う; Yumi wa tsudou). Yoko Matsumoto (松本陽子 Matsumoto Yōko..
Yoko MatsuyamaYoko Matsuyama (松山容子 Matsuyama Yōko; born 30 November 1937 in Ehime, Japan) is a Japanese actress best known for her work in the Crimson Bat series. Filmography Crimson Bat (紅蝙蝠; Kurenai Kawahori) (1958)明治の風雪&#..
Yoko MoriguchiYoko Moriguchi (森口瑤子 Moriguchi Yōko, born 5 August 1966 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. External links [Yoko Moriguchi] at the Japanese Movie Database() [Profile at Shochiku] ..
Yoko NatsukiYoko Natsuki (夏樹陽子 Natsuki Youko, born 24 October 1952 in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan) is an actress. One of her television roles was Osono, a ninja in the jidaigeki series Yoshimune Hyōbanki: Abarenbo Shogun. External links () [Official site] [Yôko Natsuki] at the ..
Yoko NogiwaYoko Nogiwa (野際陽子 Nogiwa Yōko, born 24 January 1936 in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture) is a Japanese actress. She graduated from St. Paul's University in Tokyo. External links [Yoko Nogiwa] at the Japanese Movie Database ..
Yoko OnoYoko Ono during an appearance on The Jimmy Kimmel Show Yoko Ono Lennon (born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese-American musician and artist, but probably best known as the widow of John Lennon of The Beatles. She was a minor celebrity in the avant garde art world until she achieved worldwide ..
Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono BandYoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band is the avant-garde debut album by Yoko Ono, after recording three experimental releases with John Lennon and a live album with Lennon credited to the Plastic Ono Band. Now considered a pioneering forerunner of punk rock, Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band failed to chart in the UK..
Yoko Ono (song)"Yoko Ono" is a song by the German punk band Die Ärzte. It was released on March 5, 2001. A notable aspect of the single is that it is (according to the Guinness Book of World Records) the shortest single ever released, with a runtime of 30 seconds. The video also holds the world record at 45 se..
Yoko ShimadaYoko Shimada, (島田楊子; born May 17, 1953 in Kumamoto, Japan), is a Japanese actress. She is best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko (Lady Toda Buntaro) in the 1980 miniseries, Shogun with Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune. She was the only female member of Shogun's ..
Yoko SoumiYoko Soumi (沢海 陽子 Soumi Yōko, born May 31, 1965) is a seiyū (voice actress) who was born in Niigata. She and fellow seiyū Akio Otsuka wed on February 11, 2005. Notable voice roles Animation: Freeda Verasco in Blue Submarine No. 6Karen Kasumi in X/1999 the seriesRizel in Chrno CrusadeNat..
Yoko SuzukiResident Evil character Yoko Suzuki Birth date 1978 Blood type N/A Gender Female Height 163 cm Weight 58 kg Race/Ethnicity American Occupation College Student Marital status Single Relative(s) Unknown Status Alive Yoko Suzuki is a video game character appear..
Yoko Takahashiis a Japanese singer, perhaps best known for perfoming "残酷な天使のテーゼ" (Zankoku na tenshi no tēze, "A Cruel Angel's Thesis"), the opening theme tune of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. She also performs the closing theme, an "acid bossa" version of "FLY ME TO THE MOON" and "..
Yoko TawadaYōko Tawada (多和田葉子 Tawada Yōko, March 23, 1960 - Present) is a Japanese writer currently living in Hamburg, Germany. Tawada was born in Tokyo, received her undergraduate education at Waseda University in 1982 with a major in Russian literature, then studied at Hamburg University where s..
Yoko TsunoLa Fille du Vent Yoko Tsuno is a comic book series created by the Belgian writer Roger Leloup published at Dupuis and in Spirou magazine since its debut. It tells the adventures of Yoko Tsuno, a female electrical engineer of Japanese origin surrounded by her close friends, Vic and Pol. Their ..
Yoko Tsuno (character)Yoko Tsuno is a comic book character created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup. She is the main character of the Yoko Tsuno comic book series. She is an electrical engineer, who was raised in Japan but now lives in Belgium. She is quite compassionate and has a knack for making friends. Yoko is also..
Yoko Tsuno charactersThrough its twenty-four comic book albums and its novel, L'Écume de l'aube, The Yoko Tsuno series features a lot of supporting characters, creatures and antagonists. Main Characters (The Trio of the Bizarre) Yoko Tsuno: She is an electrical engineer, who was raised in Japan but now lives in Belgium..
Yoko UenoYōko Ueno (上野洋子 Ueno Yōko born: October 11th, 1963) is a Japanese recording artist, actress, seiyū, and model. She has performed in the bands, Oranges & Lemons, Vita Nova, Marsh-Mallow, and ZABADAK. She is also a notable musical composer, having written music for several anime series, mo..
Yoko UtsumiYoko Utsumi is a Japanese musical artist. Her music is a blend of punk, rock and ska influences. She has one self-titled album released in the United States on the Asian Man Records label, in 2005. She also performs with a band called YOKOLOCO. ..
Yoko WatanabeYoko Watanabe (1953 – July 15, 2004) was a Japanese operatic soprano who spent much of her career singing the title role of Madame Butterfly all over Europe. She is also known for her large repertoire including such works as Micaela in Carmen, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Marguerite in Faust..
YokubaYokuba is listed in the Nuttall Encyclopaedia as the largest town in Sokoto, in the Lower Soudan, with a large trade in cotton, tobacco, and indigo_plant. It states that, at the time of writing, the town had a population of 150,000. Sokoto is now a province in Nigeria but was at one time a much lar..
YokutThe Yokuts are an ethnic group of Native Americans that live in Central California. Most Yokuts Indians reject the name Yokuts as invented by Whites and prefer to refer to themselves by their tribal name. The Yokuts consisted of up to 60 ethnically and linguistically separate tribes pre-contact. The..
Yokutsan languagesPre-contact distribution of Yokutsan languages Yokutsan (also Yokuts) is an endangered language family spoken in the interior of southern California in and around the San Joaquin valley by the Yokut tribe. The speakers of Yokutsan languages were severely affected by disease, missionaries, and..
Yoku HataYōku Hata (波田陽区, Hata Yōku, real name: Akira Hada (波田 晃, Hada Akira), born June 5 1975 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture) is a stand up comedian in Japan. He rose to popularity in 2004 with his character "The Guitar Zamurai (Samurai)" (ギター侍) on the program The God of Enter..
Yoku ShioyaYoku Shioya (塩屋翼 Shioya Yoku), born June 24, 1958 in Kagoshima, Japan, has been a voice actor since the age of 14 in Umi no Triton (1972). Recently he has done some voice directing in such anime as Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls. His real name is Tsubasa Shioya. His older brother is voic..
Yo (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 よ, in hiragana, or ヨ in katakana, is one of the Japane..
Yo KimikoYo Kimiko (余貴美子 born 12 May 1956 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese actress. External links [Yo Kimiko] at the Japanese Movie Database ..
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