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    Ōshū (奥州市, Ōshū-shi) is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2020[update], the city had an estimated population of 114,620 and a...
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    largest city of Iwate Prefecture; other major cities include Ichinoseki, Ōshū, and Hanamaki. Located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast, Iwate Prefecture features...
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    Shohei Ohtani (category People from Ōshū, Iwate)
    Ohtani was born to Kayoko and Toru Ohtani in Mizusawa (now part of Ōshū), Iwate, Japan, on July 5, 1994. His mother was a national-level badminton player...
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  • Oshu or Ōshū may refer to: Another name for Mutsu Province, a former Japanese province Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, a city Northern Fujiwara (Ōshū Fujiwara-shi)...
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    Maesawa-chō) was a town located in Isawa District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is currently part of the city of Ōshū. Maesawa is well known for its “Maesawa beef”...
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    (水沢市, Mizusawa-shi) was a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is currently part of the city of Ōshū. Mizusawa is home to one of the six International...
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    was a village located in Isawa District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is currently part of the city of Ōshū. The village of Koromogawa was created on...
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  • Shirotoridate ruins (category Ōshū, Iwate)
    city of Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is protected by the central government as a National Historic Site. In what is now the city of Ōshū, the Kitakami...
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    north-northeast of Tokyo. The strongest shaking was measured in the cities of Ōshū (Iwate) and Kurihara (Miyagi), both of which were measured as "strong 6" on...
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    Isawa-chō) was a town located in Isawa District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is currently part of the city of Ōshū. Isawa is well known for its capsicum (green...
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    Esashi (江刺市, Esashi-shi) was a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is currently part of the city of Ōshū. Esashi village was created within Esashi...
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    Akiko Kuji (category People from Ōshū, Iwate)
    until 2022. Akiko Kuji was born in Ōshū, Iwate. She has the height of 166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in). She spent 18 years in Iwate Prefecture from her birth to her...
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    Tsunozuka Kofun (category Ōshū, Iwate)
    kofun burial mound located in the Isawa neighborhood of the city of Ōshū, Iwate in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It is significant in that it...
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    Mizusawa Station (category Ōshū, Iwate)
    Mizusawa Station (水沢駅, Mizusawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East)....
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    Scenic areas of Ihatov (category Ōshū, Iwate)
    Gorin Tōge or Gorin Pass (五輪峠), Hanamaki, Tōno, Ōshū Taneyamagahara or Taneyama Plains (種山ヶ原), Ōshū, Sumida Igirisu Kaigan or England Coast (イギリス海岸)...
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    Kitakami River (category Ōshū, Iwate)
    through mostly rural areas of Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures. The source of the river is the Mount Nanashigure in northern Iwate, from which it flows to the...
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    Hiraizumi (redirect from Hiraizumi, Iwate)
    Honshu, the town is surrounded by the Kitakami Mountains. Iwate Prefecture Ichinoseki Ōshū Hiraizumi has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification...
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  • Ōsuzukami Site (category Ōshū, Iwate)
    of a late Jōmon period settlement located in what is now the city of Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It has been protected...
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    Mutsu Province (redirect from Ōshū Domain)
    Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture. Mutsu Province is also known as Ōshū (奥州) or Michinoku...
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    Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions Ōshū Kaidō (奥州街道, Ōshū Kaidō) - a number of sections of the Ōshū Kaidō, an ancient highway linking Kyoto with...
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  • (Karen Kirishima) Principal photography for the film lasted one year. Ōshū, Iwate was one of the places shot on location. The band Flower Flower, led by...
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  • Miyuki Ichijo (category People from Ōshū, Iwate)
    Ichijō Miyuki), was a Japanese voice actress and singer. Born in Mizusawa, Iwate, she decided to become a singer and underwent training at Shochiku Music...
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    Isawa Castle (category Ōshū, Iwate)
    jōsaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Ōshū, Iwate in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshu, Japan. The site was proclaimed...
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    with the city of Ōshū contributes five seats to the Iwate Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Iwate 3rd district of...
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    Mizusawa Racecourse (category Ōshū, Iwate)
    Racecourse(Japanese: 水沢競馬場) is located in Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the one of two racetracks located in Iwate Prefecture, alongside Morioka Racecourse...
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    Chōjagahara temple ruins (category Ōshū, Iwate)
    of a late Heian period Buddhist temple located in what is now the city of Ōshū, in northern Japan. The site was protected by the central government as a...
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  • feudal domain in Mutsu Province of Japan (present-day Mizusawa-ward, Ōshū, Iwate) during the Edo period. It was a subdomain (支藩) of the Sendai Domain...
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  • Iwayadō Castle (category Iwate Prefecture articles missing geocoordinate data)
    Shakuchi Castle, is a hirayamashiro (平山城) (hilltop castle) located in Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. During the eleventh century in the late Heian period...
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    the Ōu Mountains form the Hanamaki Onsenkyo Village. Iwate Prefecture Morioka Kitakami Tōno Ōshū Miyako Nishiwaga Shizukuishi Shiwa Hanamaki has a humid...
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  • Planned cities Sapporo All the cities in Hokkaido are planned cities. Ōshū, Iwate Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi Sendai/Izumi-ku, Sendai Tomiya...
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