Mikawa
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Mikawa may refer to:
Places in Japan
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Places in Japan
- Mikawa ProvinceMikawa Provinceis an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
, an old province of Japan - Mikawa, YamagataMikawa, Yamagatais a town located in Higashitagawa District, Yamagata, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,771 and a density of 234.00 persons per km². The total area is 33.21 km².-External links:*...
, a town in Yamagata Prefecture - Mikawa, IshikawaMikawa, IshikawaMikawa was a town located in Ishikawa District, Ishikawa, Japan.On February 1, 2005 Mikawa was merged with the town of Tsurugi, and the villages of Kawachi, Oguchi, Shiramine, Torigoe and Yoshinodani, all from Ishikawa District, and the city of Mattō to create the new city of Hakusan and no longer...
, former town in Ishikawa Prefecture - Mikawa, KumamotoMikawa, KumamotoMikawa was a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Mikawa was merged with the town of Kikusui, also from Tamana District, to form the new town of Nagomi and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, former town in Kumamoto Prefecture - Mikawa, YamaguchiMikawa, Yamaguchiwas a town located in Kuga District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On March 20, 2006 Mikawa, along with the towns of Kuga, Miwa, Nishiki, Shūtō and Yū, and the village of Hongō, all from Kuga District, was merged into the expanded city of Iwakuni....
, former town in Yamaguchi Prefecture - Mikawa, EhimeMikawa, Ehimewas a village located in Kamiukena District, Ehime, Japan.On August 1, 2004 Mikawa was merged with the town of Kuma, and the villages of Omogo and Yanadani, all from Kamiukena District, to form the new town of Kumakōgen and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the village had...
, former village in Ehime Prefecture - Mikawa, NiigataMikawa, NiigataMikawa was a village located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,116 and a density of 16.47 persons per km². The total area was 249.87 km²....
, former village in Niigata Prefecture
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- Gunichi MikawaGunichi Mikawawas a Vice-Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.Mikawa was the commander of a heavy cruiser force that carried out spectacular I.J.N. victory over the U.S. Navy and the Royal Australian Navy at the Battle of Savo Island in Ironbottom Sound on the night of August 1942. In...
, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II - Kenichi MikawaKenichi Mikawais a Japanese singer and TV personality, known for his outspoken views and style.Mikawa was born in Suwa, Nagano as . He recorded a number of hit songs as a male enka singer in the 1960s and 1970s. The most well-known of his songs include "Sasoriza no Onna" and "Yanagase Blues"...
, Japanese TV star, comedian and singer
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- Mikawa dialect, dialect of Japanese spoken in Mikawa ProvinceMikawa Provinceis an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
in eastern Aichi Prefecture. It is also known as "Mikawa-ben"