Kohama
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- KohamajimaKohamajima, or Kohama Island, is an island in the Yaeyama Islands group at the southwestern end of the Nansei Islands chain, and part of Taketomi, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island has an area of 7.84km², with a surrounding area of 16.6km²...
, an island which is part of the town of Taketomi, Okinawa, Japan- Kohama is also the nickname of Taketomi, Okinawa.
- Kohama-gobo, one of the names of Gosho-jiGosho-jithumb|250px|Gōshō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The other name of this temple is Kohama-gobo . Kohama is a name of the area around the temple and along the Arima Kaidō, which connected Osaka and Kyoto to Arima Onsen during the Edo period...
, a Buddhist temple in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan- "Kohama" is also the name of the area of town around the temple
- Kohama styleKohama styleThe was a method of making sake during the Edo period at the in the Amagasaki Domain of the former Settsu Province of Japan...
, a school of sake making in the former Settsu Province of Japan
People
- Hidehiro Kohama (小浜英博 or 小濵 英博), a popular news and sports announcer on Sun Television in Japan
- Itsuo Kohama (小浜逸郎), a Japanese criticCriticA critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
and author of over 30 books - Nanako Kohama (小浜奈々子), a Japanese dancer and actress
- Mototaka Kohama (小浜元孝), a Japanese basketball player and head coach who took his team to the world championships three times
- Satoru Kohama (小浜智), a Japanese game designer and amusement researcher
- Satoru Kohama, a Lt. Commander and CO of the Japanese destroyer HatsushimoJapanese destroyer Hatsushimowas the fourth of six destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle One Program . Three were laid down in JFY 1931 and the next three in JFY 1933...
during World War II - Unabara Ohama Kohama (海原お浜・小浜), a Japanese manzaiManzaiis a traditional style of stand-up comedy in Japanese culture, which usually involves two performers —a straight man and a funny man —trading jokes at great speed...
duo which had a TV variety show in the early 1970s
Transportation
- Higashi-Kohama StationHigashi-Kohama Stationis a station in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan on the Hankai Tramway Hankai Line. The station is about 10m east from Kohama Station on the Nankai Main Line.-History:*1911-12-01: Higashi-Kohama Station opens with the opening of the Hankai Tramway track...
, a station on the Hankai Line in Osaka and Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan - Kohama StationKohama Stationis a train station in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:*There are 2 island platforms serving 2 tracks each. However, Tracks 2 and 4 are fenced.-Adjacent stations:...
, a station on the Nankai Main Line in Nishinari-ku, Osaka - Kohama-Kō Route, another name for Okinawa Prefectural Route 210
- Toda-Kohama Station (戸田小浜駅), a station on the JR West Sanin Main Line in Toda, Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
See also
- Obama (disambiguation) and Ohama (disambiguation) for the word written in Japanese with the same kanji 小浜, but pronounced Obama or Ohama