Akebono
Encyclopedia
means dawn or daybreak in Japanese. It may also refer to:
Ships
Other
Ships
- Japanese destroyer Akebono (1930), a Fubuki class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II
- Akebono class destroyer escort, a class of frigate of the modern Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
- Akebono MaruAkebono MaruThe Akebono Maru was a Japanese fishing trawler that capsized on January 5, 1982. The Mineral Management Service of Alaska reported she sank 50 miles north of the Adak and notes it at the top of its list of 'Alaska's Ten Worst Shipping LossesIn The Last 20 Years'...
, Japanese oil tanker and fishing trawler
Other
- Akebono (Diptera), a fly genus in the family SciomyzidaeSciomyzidaeThe family Sciomyzidae belongs to the typical flies of the order Diptera. They are commonly called marsh flies, and in some cases snail-killing flies due to the food of their larvae....
or Phaeomyiidae - Akebono (satellite)Akebono (satellite)Akebono is a satellite to study aurora and Earth's magnetosphere environment.It was developed by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and launched by M-3SII rocket on February 22, 1989....
, a geomagnetosphere observation satellite - Akebono (train)Akebono (train)The is a limited express sleeper train service operated by East Japan Railway Company , which runs from Ueno Station in Tokyo to Aomori, via the Jōetsu Line and Uetsu Main Line...
, a sleeping car train in Japan - Akebono TarōAkebono Tarois a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...
, a retired sumo wrestler