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    Izu Ōshima (伊豆大島, Izu-ōshima) is an inhabited volcanic island in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea, off the coast of Honshu, Japan, 22 km (14 mi)...
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    Matsumae in Oshima Subprefecture in Hokkaido, Japan. To distinguish Ōshima from other islands with the same name, it is sometimes known as Oshima Ōshima (渡島大島)...
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  • Ōshima, Oshima, Ooshima or Ohshima may refer to: Ōshima (大島, lit. "big island") (sorted by prefecture): Ōshima (Aomori), an island in Hiranai and a part...
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    Habuminato) under Oshima subprefecture on April 1, 1908. The six villages were merged to form Ōshima Town on April 1, 1955. In the mid-1930s, Izu Ōshima became a...
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    Nagisa Ōshima (大島 渚, Ōshima Nagisa, March 31, 1932 – January 15, 2013) was a Japanese filmmaker, writer, and left-wing activist who is best known for his...
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    Site of Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island. It is uncertain when Amami Ōshima was first settled...
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  • Ōshima, Nagasaki may refer to: Ōshima, Nagasaki (Kitamatsuura), former village, now part of Hirado, Nagasaki Ōshima, Nagasaki (Nishisonogi), former town...
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    Ōshima (大島郡, Ōshima-gun) is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of the March 20, 2006 merger but with 2003 population statistics, the...
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    The Battle of Amami-Ōshima, known in Japan as the Spy Ship Incident in the Southwest Sea of Kyūshū (九州南西海域工作船事件, kyūshū-nansei-kaiiki-kōsakusen-jiken)...
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    Baron Hiroshi Ōshima (大島 浩, Ōshima Hiroshi, April 19, 1886 – June 6, 1975) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Japanese ambassador to Germany...
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    Oshima (渡島総合振興局, Oshima-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 456,621 and an area of...
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    The devastating eruption of OshimaŌshima began on 18 August 1741 and ended on 1 May the next year. Eleven days into the eruption, the Kampo tsunami (Japanese:...
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    language or languages (島口, シマユムタ, Shimayumuta), also known as Amami Ōshima or simply Ōshima ('Big Island'), is a Ryukyuan language spoken in the Amami Islands...
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    Ōshima Subprefecture (大島支庁, Ōshima-shichō) is a subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It is administered by the Bureau Of General Affairs of the Tokyo...
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  • Ōshima (大島村, Ōshima-mura) was a village located in Munakata District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The village consisted of the island of Okinoshima and...
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  • Michiru Ōshima (大島 ミチル, Oshima Michiru, born March 16, 1961) is a Japanese composer and arranger. She works on music in wide range of areas, such as anime...
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  • Yukari Ōshima (大島 ゆかり, Ōshima Yukari, born December 31, 1963) is a Japanese actress and martial artist. She gained prominence in Hong Kong and became popular...
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    Ōshima (大島郡, Ōshima-gun) is a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 22,070 and a density...
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  • Thumbnail for Ōshima-tsumugi
    Ōshima-tsumugi is a traditional craft textile produced in the Amami Islands (mainly Amami Ōshima) in southern Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is a hand-woven...
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  • sprint canoeist Hiromi Oshima, model and playmate Hiroshi Ōshima, Japanese ambassador to Nazi Germany during World War II Joun Ōshima, noted Japanese sculptor...
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    Yuko Oshima (大島 優子, Ōshima Yūko, born October 17, 1988) is a Japanese actress and former member of idol girl group AKB48, of which she was the captain...
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  • Yumiko Ōshima (大島弓子, Ōshima Yumiko, born August 31, 1947) is a Japanese manga artist and is associated with the Year 24 group that heavily influenced the...
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  • Oshima (大島花子, Ōshima Hanako, born October 7, 1973) is a Japanese singer and the daughter of actress Yukiko Kashiwagi and singer Kyu Sakamoto. Oshima was...
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  • Amami Ōshima language, whereas a separate northern variety exists. According to Ethnologue, there are 1,800 speakers of Southern Amami Ōshima. The northern...
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    Ōshima stable (大島部屋, Ōshima-beya), formerly known as Tomozuna stable (友綱部屋, Tomozuna-beya), is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Isegahama ichimon...
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    service to Ōshima in October 2015. Since 9 July 2021, Ōshima Airport has been called Tokyo Oshima Camellia Airport (東京大島カメリア空港, Tōkyō Ōshima Kacmeria Kūkō)...
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    Ōshima (大島村, Ōshima-mura) was a village located in Higashikubiki District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population...
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  • Thumbnail for Suō-Ōshima
    Suō-Ōshima (周防大島町, Suō-Ōshima-chō) is a town and an island located in Ōshima District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Suō-Ōshima was formed on October 1...
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  • Faye Oshima Belyeu is an American television producer. Oshima Belyeu produced the situation comedies True Colors (Fox) from 1990 to 1992, Dave's World...
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    Ōshima (大島) is an inhabited island in the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan, lying between the larger islands of Honshū and Shikoku. Ōshima...
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