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    Commons has media related to Omura-jinja. Omura Shrine (小村神社, Omura-jinja, often misspelled as "Komura Shrine") is a Shinto shrine in Hidaka, Takaoka District...
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    Ōmura Sumitada (大村 純忠, 1533 – June 23, 1587) was a Japanese daimyō lord of the Sengoku period. He became famous throughout the country for being the first...
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    Children". Yasukuni Shrine. Archived from the original on 2009-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-04. "Statue of Omura Masujiro". Yasukuni Shrine. Archived from the...
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  • Kogane Shrine Koshiō Shrine Kumano Nachi Taisha Kushifuru Shrine Ōharano Shrine Oi Shrine [ja] Omura Shrine Shirahige Shrine Takachiho Shrine Tamukeyama...
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    Ōmura Masujirō (大村 益次郎) (May 30, 1824 – December 7, 1869) was a Japanese military leader and theorist in Bakumatsu period Japan. He was the "Father" of...
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    Ōmura Domain (大村藩, Ōmura-han) was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was centered around Kushima Castle in what is now the city of Ōmura, Nagasaki...
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    Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is named after nearby Omura Shrine. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K08-1". The...
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    Company - Dosan Line Omurajinjamae - Kusaka - Okabana National Route 33 Omura Shrine in Hidaka holds a late Kofun period sword designated as a National Treasure...
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    the Muromachi period. The objects are housed in Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, museums or held privately. The Tokyo National Museum houses the largest...
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    Kushima Castle (redirect from Omura Castle)
    (玖島城, Kushima-jō), also known as Ōmura Castle (大村城, Ōmura-jō) from its location, is a Japanese castle located in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Kushima...
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    converted a number of daimyōs. The most notable among them was Ōmura Sumitada. In 1569, Ōmura granted a permit for the establishment of a port with the purpose...
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    Isahaya, and Ōmura. Nagasaki Prefecture is located in western Kyūshū with a territory consisting of many mainland peninsulas centered around Ōmura Bay, as...
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    The Aso clan (阿蘇) is a Japanese clan associated with Aso Shrine. They descend from Kamuyaimimi. The clan were originally Kuni no miyatsuko but after the...
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    supported shrines. The shrine has two sub-shrines Niukawakami Upper Shrine [ja] Niukawakami Lower Shrine [ja] List of Shinto shrines Twenty-Two Shrines Modern...
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    of the Chōshū, Ōmura, Sadowara, Hizen, Chikugo, Owari, Bizen, Tsu, Inaba, and Higo domains, under the general command of Chōshū's Ōmura Masujirō. Shibusawa...
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    Matthew Kohioye – 19 October 1633 Lorenzo Ruiz – 29 September 1637 Marina of Omura – 11 November 1634. A woman who assisted the missionaries in Japan, she...
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  • Tomonaga was born of a noble Christian family in Kuidetsu (part of modern Ōmura, Nagasaki), Japan. In his youth, he studied with the Jesuits and became...
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    fields in Ōmura and built a large shrine hall as a reward for praying for victory in battle. Although the shrine is an offshoot of Aso Shrine, the relationship...
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    is a luxury and prestigious residential and business zone. The Yasukuni Shrine is situated near the center of the district. The Kudanshita district is...
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    claims and colonization of the island, which established two villages at Ōmura (大村) and Ōgimura-Fukurosawa (扇村袋沢村). These were formally incorporated in...
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    based in Hirado, but they moved in search of a better port. In 1570 daimyō Ōmura Sumitada converted to Catholicism (choosing Bartolomeu as his Christian...
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    the Shiroishi Plain. Nagasaki Prefecture Hasami Higashisonogi Kawatana Ōmura Saga Prefecture Kashima Shiroishi Takeo Ureshino has a humid subtropical...
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    professional race car driver Miku Ishida, singer, gravure artist Masanari Omura, professional footballer Minoru Tanaka, professional wrestler Asuka Teramoto...
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    Midorigaoka - Hirono Golf-jō-mae - Shijimi - Ebisu - Miki Uenomaru - Miki - Ōmura San'yō Expressway Chūgoku Expressway Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway National...
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    Shiota River, Kashima River, Hama River, Naka River Nagasaki Prefecture Ōmura Saga Prefecture Shiroishi Tara Ureshino Kashima has a humid subtropical...
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    Omote-Rokubanchō, near nowadays Sanbanchō-24. As the Shogunate was nearing its end, Omura Masujiro opened in 1856 Kyukyodo (鳩居堂), a rangaku institute in his residence...
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  • witnessed in Japan occurred in Kyushu. Conversions of local warlords like Ōmura Sumitada, Arima Yoshisada, and Ōtomo Sōrin led to the conversion of many...
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    Tenshō era. This venture was organized by three daimyōs of Western Japan – Ōmura Sumitada, Ōtomo Sōrin and Arima Harunobu. 1583 (Tenshō 11, 4th month): Battle...
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    Christian missionary work in the early Edo period. Ōmura Sumitada, first Christian feudal lord (1533–1587) Ōmura Yoshiaki (1568–1615) Arima Harunobu, Christian...
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    – Shuji Nakamura, Physics 2015 – Takaaki Kajita, Physics 2015 – Satoshi Omura, Physiology or Medicine 2017 – Kazuo Ishiguro, Literature 2018 – Tasuku...
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