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    The Nanpō Islands (南方諸島, Nanpō Shotō) is a collective term for the groups of islands that are located to the south of the Japanese archipelago. They extend...
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    of Hokkaido and the Kuril Islands; Nanpō Islands and the Izu Peninsula (part of Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc). The Nanpō Islands stretch to the southeast and...
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    archipelago) Honshū Tōhoku region (northern part) Kantō region (eastern part) Nanpō Islands (part of Tokyo Metropolis) Chūbu region (central part) Hokuriku...
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    The Nanpō Freight Line (南方貨物線, Nanpō Kamotsu-sen) is a railway line in Nagoya Japan. Intended to increase capacity by connecting Nagoya Freight Terminal...
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  • Nampo (disambiguation) (redirect from Nanpo)
    Ōta Nanpo or Ōta Nampo (1749–1823), Japanese poet and fiction writer Nanpō Islands, south of Tokyo Southern Expeditionary Army Group (Nanpō gun) Nanpo, a...
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    Japan is an island country of 14,125 islands, of which approximately 260 are inhabited. Japan is the fourth-largest island country in the world, behind...
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    Nanpo (大田 南畝, April 19, 1749 – May 16, 1823) was the most oft-used pen name of Ōta Tan, a late Edo-period Japanese poet and fiction writer. Ōta Nanpo...
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    The Southern Expeditionary Army Group (南方軍, Nanpō gun) was a general army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It was responsible for all...
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    Nanpo Shōmyō (Japanese: なんぽしょうみょう, Kanji: 南浦紹明; 1235 – 9 February 1309), imperial name Entsū Daiō Kokushi, was a Japanese Zen monk of Rinzai school during...
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    Expeditionary Army (南方軍, Nanpo gun), which was formed on November 6, 1941, under General Hisaichi Terauchi (also known as Count Terauchi). The Nanpo gun was responsible...
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    Islands, which include Okinawa, are a chain to the south of Kyushu. The Nanpō Islands are south and east of the main islands of Japan. Together they are...
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    as "remote islands" by the Japanese government. The Ryukyu Islands and Nanpō Islands are south and east of the main islands. The territory covers 377...
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    to establish a Linji lineage, which eventually perished. Decades later, Nanpo Shōmyō (南浦紹明) (1235–1308) also studied Linji teachings in China before founding...
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    Volcano Islands (category Important Bird Areas of the Nanpo Islands)
    red-tailed tropicbirds, Japanese wood pigeons and Matsudaira's storm petrels. Nanpō Islands Geography of Japan "火山列島" [Volcano Islands]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho...
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    29 degrees north latitude (including the Ryukyu Islands and the Daitō Shoto), Nanpō Shoto south of Sofu Gan (including the Bonin Islands, Rosario Island and...
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    (since 1947) Honshū Shikoku Kyūshū Izu Islands Ryukyu Islands (since 1879) Nanpō Islands (since 1891) Ogasawara Islands Iwo Islands Okinotorishima Minamitorishima...
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    v t e Ogasawara, Tokyo (Under Ogasawara Subprefecture) Within the Nanpō Islands; only Chichijima and Hahajima are inhabited currently. Islands Education...
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    of Japan in 1945, the United States Armed Forces occupied the Ryukyu and Nanpo Islands, notionally in preparation for a future United Nations trusteeship...
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    This article lists the governors of the Nanpō Islands (南方諸島, Nanpō-shotō), a collective name for the groups of Japanese islands within Tokyo Metropolis...
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    Iwo Jima (category Important Bird Areas of the Nanpo Islands)
    Ogasawara Archipelago. Together with the Izu Islands, they make up Japan's Nanpō Islands. Although 1,200 km (750 mi) south of Tokyo on Honshu, Iwo Jima is...
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    fronting on the Pacific. The warmest winter temperatures are found in the Nanpō and Bonin Islands, which enjoy a tropical climate due to the combination...
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    islands. 2. For the purpose of this Agreement, the term "Nanpo Shoto and other islands" means Nanpo Shoto south of Sofu Gan (including the Bonin islands,...
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    (excepting Karafuto Prefecture, which was annexed by the Soviet Union); the Nanpō and Ryūkyū Islands were returned to Japan by the US in 1968 and 1972 respectively...
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  • Southern Record (redirect from Nanpo-roku)
    original author, Nanbo Sokei. Volume 10, Chapter 3; 茶者南方嘉木也, 茶は南方の嘉木なり(cha wa nanpo no kaboku nari) Nanbo Sokei was the chief priest of Shuun-an of Nanshu-ji...
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  • Campaign III" (南方戦役III, Nanpō Sen'eki III) "The Southern Campaign IV" (南方戦役IV, Nanpō Sen'eki IV) "The Southern Campaign V" (南方戦役V, Nanpō Sen'eki V) "The Southern...
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    Japanese on Iwo Jima had several levels of honeycombed fortifications. The Nanpo Bunker (Southern Area Islands Naval Air HQ), which was located east of Airfield...
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    master after Rikyū's death. Nanbō is credited as the original author of the Nanpō roku, a record of Rikyū's teachings. There is, however, some debate as to...
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    out that it is clear from the teachings of Sen no Rikyū recorded in the Nanpō roku that the suitability of any particular scroll for a tea gathering depends...
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    v t e Ogasawara, Tokyo (Under Ogasawara Subprefecture) Within the Nanpō Islands; only Chichijima and Hahajima are inhabited currently. Islands Education...
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    1968 and 1972 respectively, with the reversion of United States-occupied Nanpō and Ryukyu Islands to Japanese sovereignty and the winding down of the Vietnam...
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