Mikawa
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Mikawa may refer to:

Places in Japan
  • Mikawa Province
    Mikawa Province
    is 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, Yamagata
    Mikawa, Yamagata
    is 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, Ishikawa
    Mikawa, Ishikawa
    Mikawa 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, Kumamoto
    Mikawa, Kumamoto
    Mikawa 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, Yamaguchi
    Mikawa, Yamaguchi
    was 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, Ehime
    Mikawa, Ehime
    was 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, Niigata
    Mikawa, Niigata
    Mikawa 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


Surname
  • Gunichi Mikawa
    Gunichi Mikawa
    was 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 Mikawa
    Kenichi Mikawa
    is 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


Other uses
  • Mikawa dialect, dialect of Japanese spoken in Mikawa Province
    Mikawa Province
    is 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"
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