Shima
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is the name of several places in Japan
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Shima is also a Japanese, Persian and ancient Java first name and may refer to:
Shima (石马镇) may also refer to the name of a few towns in China:
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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- Shima ProvinceShima Provinceor was a province of Japan which consisted of a peninsula in the southeastern part of modern Mie Prefecture. Part of the Tōkaidō, Shima bordered Ise Province, and was the smallest of the provinces....
, one of the old provinces of Japan - Shima, FukuokaShima, Fukuokawas a town located in former Itoshima District, Fukuoka, Japan.As of November 2009, the town had an estimated population of 17,432 and a density of 319.56 persons per km². The total area was 54.54 km²....
, a former town in Fukuoka Prefecture - Shima, MieShima, Mieis a city located in Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.The city was formed on October 1, 2004, by the merger of all five towns from Shima District, which was dissolved by the merger....
, a city in Mie Prefecture - Shima, Mie (town)Shima, Mie (town)Shima was a town located in the former Shima District, Mie, Japan.On October 1, 2004 Shima absorbed the towns of Ago, Daiō, Hamajima and Isobe, all from Shima District, to become the new city of Shima....
, a former town in Mie Prefecture
Shima is also a Japanese, Persian and ancient Java first name and may refer to:
- Queen ShimaQueen ShimaShima was the queen regnant of Kalingga kingdom on the northern coast of Central Java circa 674 CE. She introduced a law against thievery to encourage her people to be honest and uphold truth. According to tradition, a foreign king placed a bag filled with gold on the intersection in Kalingga to...
, the queen of KalinggaKalinggaKalingga or Holing was an Indianized kingdom on the north coast of Central Java, Indonesia. The exact location of kingdom's capital is unknown, it is thought to be somewhere between present-day Pekalongan and Jepara. Kalingga existed between the 6th and 7th century...
kingdom, circa 674 CE Central Java - Brian ShimaBrian ShimaBrian Matthew Isoa Shima is a professional inline skater.Came to fame in the early rollerblading community because of his unique style on skates and winning many competitions. He also holds the record for the most pro skates held by any person...
, a professional aggressive inline skater - George Shima, né UshijimaGeorge ShimaGeorge Shima was a Japanese American businessman in California who became the first Japanese American millionaire. At one point, he produced about 85% of the state's potato crop, which earned him the nickname "The Potato King"....
(1864 - 1926), a Japanese American businessman - Kiyohide Shima
- Masatoshi ShimaMasatoshi Shimais a Japanese electronics engineer, who was one of the designers of the world's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, along with Federico Faggin, Ted Hoff, and Stanley Mazor....
- Shima Iwashita
- Shima KakokuShima Kakokuwas a pioneering Japanese photographer and artist. He was born in modern-day Tochigi Prefecture. Possibly inspired by his father, who was an avid painter, in 1847 he entered an art school in Edo where he met Ryū , a fellow student. The two married in 1855 and soon began moving about the Kantō...
, photographer - Shima SakonShima Sakon, also known as , was a Japanese samurai of the late Sengoku period. Shima eventually left the service of the Tsutsui, and eventually joined Ishida Mitsunari under the banner of the Uesugi Clan...
- Rear Admiral Shima , a secondary character in Sky GirlsSky Girlsbegan as a single episode OVA anime by Konami, directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki and animated by J.C.Staff. The 30 minute episode was released in Japan on August 25, 2006. A television adaptation of Sky Girls started on July 5, 2007, and ended on January 11, 2008.-Story:The Weapon Of Raid Machines ,...
Shima (石马镇) may also refer to the name of a few towns in China:
- Shima, Dazu County, in Dazu CountyDazu CountyDazu District is a district of Chongqing Municipality, China. It is where the famous Dazu Rock Carvings, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located. In October 2011 Dazu County and Shuangqiao District were merged to form the new Dazu District.-External Links:...
, Chongqing - Shima, Xingning, Guangdong, in Xingning City, Guangdong
- Shima, Yongfeng County, in Yongfeng CountyYongfeng CountyYongfeng County is a county of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an....
, Jiangxi - Shima, Zibo, in Boshan DistrictBoshan District-Description:BoShan is called a district in Zibo City, but actually BoShan is a small city on its own with a population of about 400,000 people. It is about 30 kilometers south from the urban center of Zibo City, Zhang Dian....
, Zibo, Shandong - Shima, Mianyang, in Youxian DistrictYouxian DistrictYouxian District is a district of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Mianyang city....
, Mianyang, Sichuan - Shima, Cangxi County, in Cangxi CountyCangxi CountyCangxi County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Guangyuan city....
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Film
- Shima (film), a 2007 film