Kikuchi
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Kikuchi, often written 菊池 or 菊地, can refer to:
Several places in Japan:
A Japanese surname:
Other:
Several places in Japan:
- Kikuchi, KumamotoKikuchi, Kumamotois a city located in Kumamoto, Japan.The city was founded on August 1, 1958. On March 22, 2005, the city merged with the municipalities of Kyokushi, Shichijo and Shisui into a new expanded city of Kikuchi. As of December 2006, the city has an estimated population of 52,646 and a density of 190.3...
- Kikuchi RiverKikuchi RiverThe Kikuchi River flows through the northern part of Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. It rises near Mt. Aso and flows west through the Kikuchi Valley. It turns south near Kikusui and empties into the Shimabara Bay. Land reclamation is taking place at its mouth.The river has a total length of...
, KumamotoKumamoto Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system... - Kikuchi District, KumamotoKikuchi District, Kumamotois a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of the Koshi merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 58,300 and a density of 427 persons per square kilometer...
A Japanese surname:
- Kan KikuchiKan Kikuchi, known by his pen name Kan Kikuchi , was a Japanese author born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. He established the publishing company Bungeishunjū, the monthly magazine of the same name, the Japan Writer's Association and both the Akutagawa and Naoki Prize for popular literature...
- Kazuhito KikuchiKazuhito KikuchiKazuhito Kikuchi is a Japanese composer. From 2001 to 2005 he was a member of the J-pop duo Breath.He has been one of the main song composers for Ayumi Hamasaki and has also written songs for Kumi Koda, Every Little Thing, Ami Suzuki and others. He won the Best Composer Award at the Japan Record...
- Masami KikuchiMasami Kikuchiis a veteran voice actor who was born in Nagano. He works for Kenyu Office.-Anime:* Air Gear * Aoki Densetsu Shoot * The Brave Express Might Gaine * Captain Tsubasa J...
- Mika KikuchiMika KikuchiMika Kikuchi , born on December 16, 1983 in Misato, Saitama, Japan, is a Japanese actress and seiyū. She is affiliated with Production Ogi.-Biography:...
- Naoya KikuchiNaoya Kikuchiis a professional Japanese footballer currently playing for Albirex Niigata.- Career :Kikuchi played for the Shimizu S-Pulse junior youth team and Shimizu Commercial High School, which has a strong soccer tradition with players such as Shinji Ono among its alumni. After graduating the school, he...
- Rinko KikuchiRinko Kikuchi, born , January 6, 1981, is a Japanese actress. Kikuchi is the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years. She is currently Japan's only living female Academy Award nominee in acting categories...
- Shiho KikuchiShiho Kikuchiis a Japanese voice actress , born on 6 May 1972 in Kanagawa.-Anime and video game voice roles:*Ayakashi Ninden Kunoichiban - Kaede Hagakure*Beyblade - Hilary Tachibana*Galerians: Ash - Lilia Pascalle...
- Takeo KikuchiTakeo Kikuchiis a famous Japanese industrial and fashion designer. He designs such things as spectacle frames and chronographs in addition to clothing.In 2004 he bowed out from designing his own self-named brand, entrusting creative direction to Taishi Nobukuni, a graduate of London's St. Martin's College...
- Yasuro KikuchiYasuro Kikuchiis an amateur Go player.-Biography:Kikuchi founded the prestigious Ryokusei Academy in 1975, which has become one of the most prolific go schools in Japan. Some of the most famous players to come out of the academy include Kikuyo Aoki , Atsushi Kato, Jiro Akiyama, Tomochika Mizokami , and Keigo...
- Kikuchi DairokuKikuchi DairokuBaron was a mathematician, educator, and educational administrator in Meiji period Japan.-Kikuchi's life and career:Kikuchi was born in Edo , as the second son of Mitsukuri Shuhei...
- Kikuchi Yōsai, a painter of the Edo periodEdo periodThe , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
- Yoshihiko KikuchiYoshihiko KikuchiYoshihiko Kikuchi 義彥菊池 is an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and was the first native Asian to be called as a general authority of the LDS Church....
- Tsuyoshi KikuchiTsuyoshi Kikuchiis a professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer. He has previously worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling NOAH. Kikuchi idolized and patterned his style after the Dynamite Kid....
- Yusei KikuchiYusei Kikuchiis a Japanese left-handed pitcher who currently plays for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball. Kikuchi mixes a fastball that was clocked at 154 km/h in the third round of the Japan National Sports Festival, though it routinely sits in the high-80s, with a slider in the...
- Daisuke Kikuchi
Other:
- Kikuchi diseaseKikuchi diseaseKikuchi's disease, also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis and Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, is a rare, non-cancerous enlargement of the lymph nodes....
, a rare, non-cancerous enlargement of the lymph nodes - Kikuchi lineKikuchi lineKikuchi lines pair up to form bands in electron diffraction from single crystal specimens, there to serve as "roads in orientation-space" for microscopists not sure what they are looking at. In transmission electron microscopes, they are easily seen in diffraction from regions of the specimen thick...
, a line in an electron diffraction pattern for a crystal - The Kikuchi clanKikuchi clanThe of Higo Province was a powerful daimyo family of Higo, Kyūshū. The Kikuchi lineage was renowned for its valiant service in defense of the emperor and against foreign invaders. The clan first distinguished itself during the Jürchen invasion of northern Kyūshū in 1019...
held HigoHigo ProvinceHigo Province was an old province of Japan in the area that is today Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. It was sometimes called , with Hizen Province. Higo bordered on Chikugo, Bungo, Hyūga, Ōsumi, and Satsuma Provinces....
town during the Muromachi period.