Gamagōri is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the city had an estimated population of 80,063 in 32,800 households, and a population density of 1,407 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 56.92 square kilometres (21.98 sq mi).
Mikawa Province was an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. Its abbreviated form name was Sanshū. Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces.
The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the First Battle of the Solomon Sea, and colloquially among Allied Guadalcanal veterans as the Battle of the Five Sitting Ducks, was a naval battle of the Solomon Islands campaign of the Pacific War of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval forces. The battle took place on 8–9 August 1942 and was the first major naval engagement of the Guadalcanal campaign and the first of several naval battles in the straits later named Ironbottom Sound, near the island of Guadalcanal.
Mikawa-Anjō Station is a railway station in the city of Anjō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.
Gunichi Mikawa was a vice-admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Mikawa was the commander of a heavy cruiser force that defeated the U.S. Navy and the Royal Australian Navy at the Battle of Savo Island in Ironbottom Sound on the night of 8–9 August 1942.
Mikawa is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2023, the town had an estimated population of 7,282 in 2478 households, and a population density of 220 persons per km². The total area of the town is 33.22 square kilometres (13 sq mi). Mikawa is the seat of the Yamagata Prefectural Government's |"general branch office" responsible for the unofficial "Shōnai Region", corresponding to northwestern Yamagata. It is also the seat of the central government's MLIT transportation branch office that licenses the Shōnai vehicle registration plate for the same region.
The Meitetsu Mikawa Line is a 39.8 km (24.7 mi) railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) connecting Sanage Station in Toyota and Hekinan Station in Hekinan. It originally extended beyond Hekinan to Kira Yoshida, and beyond Sanage to Nishi Nakagane, with a proposed extension to Asuke substantially constructed but subsequently abandoned.
Chiryū Station is a railway station in the city of Chiryū, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Mikawa Station is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company.
Mikawa-Shiotsu Station is a railway station in the city of Gamagōri, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.
Bingo-Mikawa Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of Sera, Sera District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company.
The Bibai Dam is a dam in Bibai, Hokkaidō, Japan. The Bibai Dam is constructed along the Mikawa River and is part of the Ishikari River water system.
The 1945 Mikawa earthquake occurred off Aichi prefecture, Japan at 03:38 AM on January 13. As it occurred during World War II, information about the disaster was censored. Efforts at keeping the disaster secret hampered relief efforts and contributed to the high death toll.
Mikawa-Ichinomiya Station is a railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.
Mikawa-Tōgō Station is a railway station in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.
Mikawa-Ōno Station is a railway station in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.
Mikawa-Makihara Station is a railway station in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.
Mikawa-Kawai Station is a railway station in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.
The Ashida River is a river that flows through the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The river provides the primary drainage for the Bingo region.
The Mikawa dialect is a Japanese dialect spoken in eastern half of Aichi Prefecture, former Mikawa Province. It is subdivided into western variety centered Okazaki and eastern variety centered Toyohashi. The Mikawa dialect is classified into the Gifu-Aichi group of the Tokai-Tosan dialect with the Nagoya dialect spoken in western half of Aichi Prefecture, however the Mikawa dialect also closes to dialects spoken in western Shizuoka Prefecture and southern Nagano Prefecture.
