Chiba
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Places
- Chiba, ChibaChiba, Chibais the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....
, capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan - Chiba PrefectureChiba Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on the eastern coast of Honshū Island, Japan - Chiba StationChiba Stationis a railway station located in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.-JR East:*Sōbu Main Line**Chūō-Sōbu Line**Sōbu Line *Narita Line*Sotobō Line*Uchibō Line-History:The station opened on 20 July 1894.The present station building was built in 1963...
, a train station in Chiba, Chiba - Chiba CastleChiba Castlewas the forerunner of Kumamoto Castle. It is in the south of Japan, not to be confused with Chiba, near Tokyo. Chiba castle was once residence to Miyamoto Musashi before he moved to Reigandō, the castle was awarded to him by the daimyo of the Kumamoto domain, Hosokawa Tadatoshi, along with 17...
, a castle in Kumamoto, Japan
People
- Akira ChibaAkira ChibaAkira Chiba was the president of Pokémon USA, Inc . He is head officer of all worldwide Pokémon business outside of Asia. Chiba joined PUI in 2002 to build momentum for one of the world's most popular entertainment properties, which includes video games, trading card games, an animated TV series,...
, president of The Pokémon Company - Chiba Ginko, a gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Kaori Chiba (born 1981), Japanese field hockey player
- Kazuo ChibaKazuo ChibaKazuo Chiba is an aikido teacher from Japan who has spent a considerable part of his teaching career in the United Kingdom and United States. He is an 8th dan in the aikido organisation Aikikai, and founder of dojos in London and San Diego, California...
(born 1940), Japanese Aikido teacher - Keiko ChibaKeiko Chibais the former justice minister of Japan.- Former career :After graduating from Chuo University in 1971, where she studied law, she became a lawyer in 1982. She belongs to the Yokohama Bar Association. As a lawyer, she was involved in a lawsuit filed by local residents over noise pollution caused by...
(born 1948), Japanese Minister of Justice - Reiko ChibaReiko Chibais a Japanese actress, seiyu, gravure idol and occasional J-Pop singer.-Biography:Reiko Chiba was born in Osaka Prefecture, and raised in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. She started her career as a model in 1991 before making her acting debut in the 1992 Super Sentai series Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger as...
(born 1975), Japanese actress - Ryohei ChibaRyohei Chiba, born November 18, 1984, is a Japanese singer from Sapporo, Japan. He rose to fame as a member of a Japanese pop group w-inds. as the group's back-up dancer, back-up vocal, and rapper.-Early life:...
(born 1984), Japanese singer - Saeko ChibaSaeko Chibais a prolific Japanese seiyū and singer, born on August 26, 1977 in Hachinohe, Aomori. She grew up in Tokyo, Japan, and married on her 30th birthday: August 26, 2007. She is contracted to the Space Craft Group...
(born 1977), Japanese voice actress - Saïd ChibaSaid ChibaSaïd Chiba is a retired Moroccan football player and current manager of Qatar SC.He played for several clubs, including Al Hilal , SD Compostela , AS Nancy and Aris Thessaloniki in Greece...
(born 1970), Moroccan footballer - Shigetane Chiba, a Japanese military commander
- Shigeru ChibaShigeru Chibais an actor and voice actor. He has also worked as a sound effects director and music director. He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce....
(born 1954; also known as Masaharu Maeda), Japanese voice actor - Chiba Shusaku NarimasaChiba Shusaku Narimasawas the founder of the Hokushin Itto school of swordsmanship .-Origins:Shusaku was the son of the swordsman Koemon , who was originally from Myagi Pref. Born as the second son in Kesen-Mura , Shusaku was named Narimasa Taira...
(1794–1856), founder of the Hokushin Itto school of swordsmanship - Sonny ChibaSonny Chiba, also known as Sonny Chiba, is a Japanese actor, singer, film producer, film director and martial artist.Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience.- Early life :Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka,...
(born 1939; also known as Shin'ichi Chiba), Japanese actor - Susumu ChibaSusumu Chiba, born September 13, 1970, is a seiyū . He is contracted under the Office Osawa Co. LTD. One of his best known roles is as Fujiwara-no-Sai from the anime Hikaru no Go. Also called as Chibashinpo or PUROGURESU.-Anime:*07-Ghost '*A.D...
(born 1970), Japanese voice actor - Teisuke ChibaTeisuke Chiba__notoc__ was a renowned Japanese amateur photographer of rural life around the area where he lived in Akita, Japan.Chiba was born in Kakunodate, Akita on 19 October 1917, and two years later moved to Yokote, Akita, an area where he would remain. After finishing high school in 1932, he started work...
(1917–1965), photographer - Tetsuya ChibaTetsuya Chibais a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories.He was born in Tokyo, Japan, but lived most of his early childhood in Manchuria when it was still a Japanese colony during the Second Sino-Japanese War. His father was working in a paper factory during that time they lived in China. One of...
(born 1939), Japanese manga artist - Chiba clanChiba clanThe ' was a branch family of the Taira clan descended from Chiba no Suke, son of Taira no Tadatsune. Historically, they controlled the city of Chiba, outside Tokyo, and also an area called Soma which included the Grand Shrine of Ise....
, a Japanese clan - Tsunetane Chiba, a Japanese military commander
Fiction
- Mamoru ChibaMamoru Chibais a fictional character and one of the primary protagonists of the children's Sailor Moon metaseries. Named , he disguises himself in order to support the series' central heroines, the Sailor Senshi...
(also known as Darien Shields), the only major male character from the Sailor Moon anime and manga series - Atsuko Chiba, main character of the 2006 film Paprika
- Kirino Chiba (千葉 紀梨乃), a fictional character from anime Bamboo Blade