Yamashina
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Yamashina is a Japanese
Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...

 family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...

, and can stand for:
  • Yamashina-no-miya
    Yamashina-no-miya
    The was the third oldest collateral branch of the Japanese Imperial Family created from the Fushimi-no-miya, the oldest of the four branches of the imperial dynasty allowed to provide a successor to the Chrysanthemum throne should the main imperial line fail to produce an heir.The...

     (山階) ōke (princely house), the third oldest branch of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya
    Fushimi-no-miya
    The ' is the oldest of the four shinnōke, branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the event that the main line should die out....

     house, presently extinct
  • Yamashina-ku, Kyoto
    Yamashina-ku, Kyoto
    is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line ....

  • Yamashina Botanical Research Institute
    Yamashina Botanical Research Institute
    The Yamashina Botanical Research Institute is a research botanical garden specializing in medicinal herbs, operated by Nippon Shinyaku and located at Oyakesaka no tsujicho 39, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. It is open from Monday through Friday; please write ahead for permission to visit.The...

  • Yamashina Institute for Ornithology
    Yamashina Institute for Ornithology
    The is a non-profit scientific research organization in Japan, specializing in ornithology studies.-History:The Yamashina Institute for Ornithology was founded by Dr. Yoshimaro Yamashina at his home in Shibuya, Tokyo as a private museum to store his collection of bird specimens and books. Marquis...

  • Yamashina Mido
    Yamashina Mido
    Yamashina Mido, also known as Yamashina Hongan-ji , was a Buddhist temple in Kyoto which was used as a fortress by the Ikkō-ikki, an organization of warrior monks and lay zealots who opposed samurai rule.-History:...

  • Yamashina Station
    Yamashina Station
    is a train station in Yamashina-ku ward, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.The station has two separated sections: underground subway section and above-ground JR section. In addition, on the Keishin Line of Keihan Electric Railway is located just in front of the JR station...

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