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14 April 2010

  • 08:4608:46, 14 April 2010 diff hist +759 N NAITO MasatoshiCreated page with '<HTML><img src="http://photoguide.jp/images/who/naito.gif" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> '''NAITO Masatoshi''' 内藤 正敏 (1938.4.18- ) Tokyo. Self-taught phot…' current
  • 08:4308:43, 14 April 2010 diff hist +840 N NAGAKURA HiromiCreated page with '<HTML><img src="http://photoguide.jp/images/who/nagakura.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> '''NAGAKURA Hiromi''' 長倉 洋海 (1952- ) Kushiro, Hokkaido. Photo …' current
  • 08:4008:40, 14 April 2010 diff hist +2,070 N NAGANO ShigeichiCreated page with '<HTML><img src="http://photoguide.jp/images/who/nagano.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> NAGANO Shigeichi 長野 重一 (1925.3.30- ) Oita, Oita Pref. Acclaimed …'
  • 08:1208:12, 14 April 2010 diff hist +948 N MIYAZAKI ManabuCreated page with '<HTML><img src="http://photoguide.jp/images/who/miyazaki.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> '''MIYAZAKI Manabu 宮崎 学''' (1949-) Nakagawa Village, Nagano Pref…' current
  • 07:4807:48, 14 April 2010 diff hist +426 N MIYAMOTO RyujiCreated page with '<HTML><img src="http://photoguide.jp/images/who/ryuji.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> MIYAMOTO Ryuji 宮本 隆司 (1947-) Tokyo. Photographer of buildings bei…' current
  • 07:4607:46, 14 April 2010 diff hist +1,303 N MIDORIKAWA YoichiCreated page with '<HTML><img src="http://photoguide.jp/images/who/midorikawa.gif" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> '''MIDORIKAWA Yoichi 緑川 洋一''' (1915.3.4-2001.11.14) Okumachi…' current
  • 07:4107:41, 14 April 2010 diff hist +1,318 MATSUMOTO NorihikoNo edit summary
  • 07:3607:36, 14 April 2010 diff hist +643 N MATSUE TaijiCreated page with '<HTML><img src="http://photoguide.jp/images/who/taiji.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> MATSUE Taiji 松江 泰治 (1963- ) Tokyo. Fine-art photographer, mainly …' current
  • 07:3307:33, 14 April 2010 diff hist +1,323 N Harvey R. MarksCreated page with '<HTML><img src="http://photoguide.jp/images/who/sentaro2.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> '''MARKS, Harvey R.''' (1821-1902) USA. Baltimore-based photographer w…' current
  • 07:2907:29, 14 April 2010 diff hist +1,970 N KUWABARA ShiseiCreated page with '<HTML><img src="http://photoguide.jp/images/who/shisei.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> '''KUWABARA Shisei 桑原 史成''' (1936.10.7-) Shimane Pref. Documenta…' current
  • 07:2307:23, 14 April 2010 diff hist +1,957 N KUWABARA KineoCreated page with '<HTML><img src="http://photoguide.jp/images/who/kineo.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> KUWABARA Kineo 桑原 甲子雄 (1913.12.9-2007.12.10) Tokyo. Best known …'
  • 07:1807:18, 14 April 2010 diff hist +601 N NAKAHIRA TakumaCreated page with 'NAKAHIRA Takuma 中平 卓馬 (1938- ) Founded Provoke magazine, a large-format photo magazine that featured his photos and MORIYAMA Daido's work. Also worked as a film critic. …' current
  • 07:1407:14, 14 April 2010 diff hist +948 N NAGAO YasushiCreated page with ''''NAGAO Yasushi 長尾 靖''' (1930.5.20-) Tokyo. Japan's first Pulitzer Prize winner in 1961. '''Education''' Graduated Chiba Univ. Engineering Dept. in 1953. '''Career''' En…' current
  • 07:1207:12, 14 April 2010 diff hist +439 N MOROOKA KojiCreated page with 'MOROOKA Koji 師岡 宏次 (1914-1991.8.11) Tokyo. Noted photographer of post-war Tokyo, especially Ginza. In 1936, entered ARS & Co., Ltd. Became editor of Camera Club magazine…' current
  • 07:1007:10, 14 April 2010 diff hist +1,149 N MORIYAMA MayumiCreated page with ''''MORIYAMA Mayumi 森山 眞弓''' (1927.11.7- ) Tokyo. President of JCII (Japan Camera and Optical Instruments Inspection and Testing Institute) which also operates the JCII Ca…' current
  • 07:0807:08, 14 April 2010 diff hist +644 N MORINAGA JunCreated page with 'MORINAGA Jun 森永 純 (1937.11.11) Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Pref. Educated at a private high school in Saga City, 1953-56; studied photography at Nihon University, Tokyo, 1956-…' current
  • 07:0307:03, 14 April 2010 diff hist +2,527 N MORI MarikoCreated page with ''''MORI Mariko 森万里子''' (1967- ) Tokyo. Avant-garde artist who combines pop art, self portraits, cartoonish or other-worldly costumes, religious themes, and digital image …' current
  • 06:5106:51, 14 April 2010 diff hist +2,897 MIYATAKE ToyoNo edit summary current
  • 06:4706:47, 14 April 2010 diff hist +712 N MINAMI YoshikazuCreated page with ''''MINAMI Yoshikazu 南 良和''' (1935.10.8- ) Chichibu, Saitama Pref. Asthmatic as a child and took up photography for health reasons as recommended by his father. In 1955, st…' current
  • 06:4606:46, 14 April 2010 diff hist +2,677 N MIKI JunCreated page with ''''MIKI Jun 三木 淳''' (1919.9.14 - 1992.2.22) Kurashiki, Okayama Pref. Documentary photographer and one of the best known names in Japanese photography circles. A key person …' current
  • 06:4206:42, 14 April 2010 diff hist +1,071 N MATSUZAKI ShinjiCreated page with ''''MATSUZAKI Shinji 松崎 晋二''' Date of birth and death unknown. Early Japanese photographer active in the latter 19th century in Tokyo. One of the earliest commercial produ…' current
  • 06:3706:37, 14 April 2010 diff hist +669 N MATSUSHIMA SusumuCreated page with ''''MATSUSHIMA Susumu マツシマ ススム''' (name written in katakana) (1946- ) Nagasaki. Prominent photographer of Lake Biwa in Shiga Pref. Graduated from Nihon Shashin Sen…' current
  • 06:3506:35, 14 April 2010 diff hist +810 N MATSUSHIGE YoshitoCreated page with ''''MATSUSHIGE Yoshito 松重 美人''' (1913-2005.01.16) Hiroshima. Press photographer who took five pictures of Hiroshima city on the day of the atomic bomb. Entered Chugoku Sh…' current
  • 06:3306:33, 14 April 2010 diff hist +652 N MAEDA ShinzoCreated page with 'MAEDA Shinzo 前田 真三 (1922.6.3 - 1998) Hachioji, Tokyo. Prominent landscape photographer specializing in Hokkaido. Employed by Nichimen Co., a trading company, in 1948. Le…'
  • 06:3106:31, 14 April 2010 diff hist +1,017 N KUSAKABE KimbeiCreated page with ''''KUSAKABE Kimbei 日下部 金幣''' (1841-1934) Kofu, Yamanashi Pref. Noted, early photographer. Born to a family of textile merchants. In 1859 at age 18, moved to Yokohama. …' current
  • 06:2706:27, 14 April 2010 diff hist +690 N KURATA SeijiCreated page with '<HTML><img src="http://photoguide.jp/images/who/kurata.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> '''KURATA Seiji 倉田 精二''' (1945.7.12-) Tokyo. Painting at Tokyo U…' current
  • 06:2106:21, 14 April 2010 diff hist +269 N KUMAGAI ShinCreated page with 'KUMAGAI Shin 熊谷 秦 (18??-1874) Japan's first military photographer and first war photographer to die in combat. Sent to Taiwan in 1874, but killed by a stray bullet the sam…' current
  • 06:2006:20, 14 April 2010 diff hist +561 N KON MichikoCreated page with ''''KON Michiko 今 道子''' (1955.8.11- ) Kamakura, Kanagawa Pref. Prominent woman photographer best known for her photos of food (especially fish and other seafood) sculptured …'
  • 06:1606:16, 14 April 2010 diff hist +508 N KIZU KokichiCreated page with ''''KIZU Kokichi 木津 幸吉''' (1830-1895) Niigata Pref. Said to be Hokkaido's first commercial photographer. In 1859, opened a tabi (socks) shop in Hakodate, Hokkaido. One …' current
  • 06:1406:14, 14 April 2010 diff hist +1,211 N KITANIWA TsukubaCreated page with ''''KITANIWA Tsukuba 北庭 筑波''' (1842-1887) Nihonbashi, Tokyo. Real name was Ii Konosuke (伊井考之助). Studied Japanese classical literature and Dutch studies. Stud…' current
  • 06:1006:10, 14 April 2010 diff hist +328 N INOUE MunekazuCreated page with 'INOUE Munekazu 井上 宗和 (1924.2.25-2000) Photographer of castles in Japan and Europe. In 1956, established the [http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~nihonjokaku/ Nihon Jokaku Kyokai…' current
  • 06:0306:03, 14 April 2010 diff hist +760 N IMAI HisaeCreated page with 'IMAI Hisae 今井 寿恵 (1931.7.19- ) Tokyo. Noted woman photographer. Selected as one of the "Great Print Makers of Today" by Time-Life in 1969. Selected as one of the "Great …' current
  • 06:0106:01, 14 April 2010 diff hist +740 N GOTO KeiichiroCreated page with ''''GOTO Keiichiro 後藤 敬一郎''' (1918.10.17-) Nagoya, Aichi Pref. Graduated Aichi-ken Shogyo Gakko. Bought a camera in 1938. and started learning photography from a photo s…' current
  • 05:5205:52, 14 April 2010 diff hist +673 N FURUKAWA ShunpeiCreated page with ''''FURUKAWA Shunpei 古川 俊平''' (1834-1907) Hakata, Fukuoka Pref. Son of a samurai retainer in Fukuoka. Heard about the daguerreotype from his father. In 1856, ordered by th…' current

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  • 07:3907:39, 7 June 2009 diff hist +687 N KAWADA KikujiNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/kawada.gif" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> KAWADA Kikuji 川田 喜久治 (1933.1.1- ) Ibaraki Pref. Self-taught photographer. Freelance since 19... current
  • 07:3707:37, 7 June 2009 diff hist +1,034 N KANO Tenmei (Noriaki)New page: KANO Tenmei (Noriaki) 加納 典明 (1942.2.22) Nagoya, Aichi Pref. Somewhat infamous photographer of nudes who was charged with obscenity in the past. Turned freelance commercial photog... current
  • 07:3507:35, 7 June 2009 diff hist +703 N KANAMARU ShigeneNew page: KANAMARU Shigene 金丸 重嶺 (1900-1977) Established Japan's first commercial (advertising) photo studio in 1926. While pursuing advertising photography, he sought to combine photograp... current
  • 07:3407:34, 7 June 2009 diff hist +854 N KAGEYAMA KoyoNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/kageyama.gif" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> KAGEYAMA Koyo 影山光洋 (1907.5.23-1981.3.1) Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Pref. Photographer of prewar an... current
  • 07:3207:32, 7 June 2009 diff hist +620 N JUMONJI BishinNew page: JUMONJI Bishin 十文字 美信 (1947.3.4- ) Yokohama, Kanagawa Pref. Graduated Kanagawa Prefectural Industrial Science School. Assistant for Shinoyama Kishin in Tokyo 1969-71. Freelance s... current
  • 06:4606:46, 7 June 2009 diff hist +37,416 N IZIMA KAORUNew page: IZIMA KAORU イジマ カオル (伊島 薫) (1954- ) Kyoto. (Prefers to spell his family name "Izima" instead of "Ijima.") Tokyo-based photographer and TV commercial director. Formerl...
  • 06:1206:12, 7 June 2009 diff hist +968 N IWAMIYA TakejiNew page: IWAMIYA Takeji 岩宮 武二 (1920 - 1989.6.29) Yonago, Tottori Pref. Photographer of things Japanese. '''Education''' Graduated Yonago Commerce and Sericulture School in 1937. '''Caree...
  • 06:0906:09, 7 June 2009 diff hist +523 N IWAGO MitsuakiNew page: IWAGO Mitsuaki 岩合 光昭 (1950.11.27- ) Tokyo. Photographer of nature and wildlife such as whales and in Africa. Interested in photography since childhood. Visited the Galapagos isla... current
  • 05:5605:56, 7 June 2009 diff hist +905 N ISHIUCHI MiyakoNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/xy.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> ISHIUCHI Miyako 石内 都 (1947.3.27- ) Gunma Pref. Woman photographer who grew up in Yokosuka, Kanagawa...
  • 05:0405:04, 7 June 2009 diff hist +768 N ISHIKAWA BunyoNew page: ISHIKAWA Bun'yo 石川 文洋 (1938.3.10- ) Naha, Okinawa. Freelance photographer who lived in Saigon, South Vietnam from Aug. 1964 to Dec. 1968 and photographed the Vietnam War. Worked ... current
  • 05:0205:02, 7 June 2009 diff hist +693 N IRIE TaikichiNew page: IRIE Taikichi 入江 泰吉 (1905.11.5 - 1992.1.16) Nara City, Nara Pref. Leading photographer of Nara temples and scenics. Donated his photos to the Nara City Museum of Photography that ...
  • 05:0005:00, 7 June 2009 diff hist +877 N INA NobuoNew page: INA Nobuo 伊奈 信男 (1898-1978) Matsuyama, Ehime Pref. Was a noted photo critic. The Nikon Salon's annual Ina Nobuo Award is named after him. '''Education''' Graduated from Univ. of T... current
  • 04:4304:43, 7 June 2009 diff hist +799 N IMAMORI MitsuhikoNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/mizube.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> IMAMORI Mitsuhiko 今森 光彦 (1954-) Shiga Pref. Leading nature photographer of Lake Biwa and Shig...
  • 04:2604:26, 7 June 2009 diff hist +3,492 N IIZAWA KohtaroNew page: IIZAWA Kohtaro 飯沢 耕太郎 (1954- ) Miyagi Pref. Japan's most widely-published and well-known photo critic. Conversant in Swahili. '''Education''' Attended high school in Sendai. Gr...
  • 04:2004:20, 7 June 2009 diff hist +613 N ICHIKI ShiroNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/shimazu.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> ICHIKI Shiro 市来 四郎 (1828-1903) Kagoshima. Member of the Satsuma Clan under Lord SHIMAZU Naria... current
  • 04:0304:03, 7 June 2009 diff hist +1,116 N HOSHINO MichioNew page: HOSHINO Michio 星野道雄 (1952-1996.8.7) Ichikawa, Chiba Pref. Wildlife photographer, especially grizzly and polar bears. '''Education''' Graduated Keio Gijuku Univ. in 1976. '''Care...
  • 04:0104:01, 7 June 2009 diff hist +8,946 N HOMMA TakashiNew page: HOMMA Takashi ホンマ タカシ (1962.8.23- ) Tokyo. Advertising and teen fashion photographer (Cutie magazine). Former mentor to HIROMIX. '''Career''' Family operated a camera shop i...
  • 03:4803:48, 7 June 2009 diff hist +896 N Hiro (Photographer)New page: Hiro (1930.11.3) Born as Wakabayashi Yasuhiro in Shanghai, China. High school education in China and Tokyo. Studied at the New School for Social Research, New York 1956-58. Married Elizabe... current
  • 03:2903:29, 7 June 2009 diff hist +1,344 N HAYASAKI OsamuNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/hayasaki.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> HAYASAKI, Osamu 早崎 治 (1933-1993.11.11) Kyoto. Graduated from Ritsumeikan Univ. in Kyoto, 1958.... current
  • 03:1703:17, 7 June 2009 diff hist +4,679 N HATAKEYAMA NaoyaNew page: HATAKEYAMA Naoya 畠山 直哉 (1958.3.19- ) Rikuzen Takada, Iwate Pref. Highly-acclaimed photographer among the younger and older generations. '''Education''' Graduated Tsukuba Univ. in ...

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  • 23:4823:48, 6 June 2009 diff hist +11,012 HASHIGUCHI GeorgeNo edit summary
  • 19:5719:57, 6 June 2009 diff hist +1,899 N HANAYA KanbeeNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/kanbee.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> HANAYA Kanbe'e ハナヤ 勘兵衛 (1903 - 1991.5.15) Osaka. Major figure in the Kansai area. Real nam... current
  • 19:5419:54, 6 June 2009 diff hist +580 N HANAWA YoshinoNew page: HANAWA Yoshino 塙 芳野 (1848-1884) Tokyo. One of Japan's first female photographers. Learned photography from KITANIWA Tsukuba. Opened a photo studio in Tsukiji in the back of a kabuk... current
  • 19:5319:53, 6 June 2009 diff hist +813 N HANABUSA ShinzoNew page: HANABUSA Shinzo 英 伸三 (1936.10.3- ) Chiba City, Chiba Pref. Graduated from Tokyo Sogo Shashin Senmon Gakko in 1960. Worked for Sony Corp. before turning freelance in 1964. Social iss... current
  • 05:1705:17, 6 June 2009 diff hist +2,126 N HAMAYA HiroshiNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/hamaya.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> HAMAYA Hiroshi 濱谷 浩 (1915.3.28-1999.3.6) Tokyo. Documentary photographer and member (now decease... current
  • 04:5304:53, 6 June 2009 diff hist +874 N HAGA HideoNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/haga.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> HAGA Hideo 芳賀 日出男 (1921.9.10- ) Dairen, Manchuria. Premier photographer of festivals and folk ...
  • 04:4804:48, 6 June 2009 diff hist +328 N Iosef Antonovich GoshikevitchNew page: GOSHIKEVITCH, Iosef Antonovich (18??-18??) Russia. The first Russian consul in Hakodate in 1858. Taught photography to KIZU Kokichi (Hokkaido's first commercial photographer), YANAGAWA S... current
  • 04:4504:45, 6 June 2009 diff hist +1,228 N GOCHO ShigeoNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/gocho.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> GOCHO Shigeo 牛腸 茂雄 (1946-1983) Niigata Pref. At age 4, suffered from caries of the thoracic ver...
  • 04:1804:18, 6 June 2009 diff hist +700 N FUKUHARA YoshiharuNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/tokmus1.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> FUKUHARA Yoshiharu 福原 義春 (1931- ) Tokyo. Director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photog...
  • 04:1604:16, 6 June 2009 diff hist +5,047 N FUKUHARA ShinzoNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/roso.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> FUKUHARA Shinzo 福原 信三 (1883-1948) Tokyo. Major figure in pictorialist landscape photography. Thi... current
  • 04:1404:14, 6 June 2009 diff hist +3,074 N FUKUHARA RosoNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/roso.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> FUKUHARA Roso 福原 路草 (1892-1946) Tokyo. Real name 信辰. Noted pictorialist photographer. Four... current
  • 03:4703:47, 6 June 2009 diff hist +4,803 N FUKASE MasahisaNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/fukase.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> FUKASE Masahisa 深瀬 昌久 (1934.2.25- ) Bifuka, Hokkaido. Japan's premier photographer of crows. ...
  • 03:3903:39, 6 June 2009 diff hist +429 N FUKADA ToshioNew page: FUKADA Toshio 深田 敏夫 (1928- ) Hiroshima. A teenager whose hobby was photography, he always carried a camera in his pocket. He was staying at an army barracks when the atomic bomb ... current
  • 03:3503:35, 6 June 2009 diff hist +863 N Adolfo FarsariNew page: FARSARI, Adolfo (1841-1898) Vincenza, Italy. Emigrated to the US in 1863. Fought in the Civil War. Moved to Yokohama, Japan around 1877. Initially a tobacco merchant. Learned photography ... current
  • 03:3203:32, 6 June 2009 diff hist +756 N ESAKI ReijiNew page: ESAKI, Reiji 江崎 禮二 (1845-1910) Esaki-cho, Gifu Pref. Student of SHIMOOKA Renjo in 1871. Opened a photo studio in Tokyo the same year, and moved to Asakusa the following year to b... current
  • 03:3003:30, 6 June 2009 diff hist +4,731 N ENARI TsuneoNew page: <HTML><img src="/images/who/enari2.jpg" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right"></HTML> '''ENARI Tsuneo''' 江成 常夫 (1936.10.8- ) Sagamihara, Kanagawa Pref. Prominent documentary photo...
  • 03:2103:21, 6 June 2009 diff hist +896 N William Kinnimond BurtonNew page: BURTON, William Kinnimond (18??-1899) UK. Came to Japan in 1887 to be a professor of sanitary engineering at the Tokyo Imperial Univ. With OGAWA Kazumasa, established Japan's first amateur... current
  • 03:2003:20, 6 June 2009 diff hist +772 N Eliphalet Jr. BrownNew page: BROWN, Eliphalet Jr. (1816-1886) Massachusetts, USA. Historian, portrait artist, and lithographer. Official photographer for Commodore Perry's naval squadron (called "black ships" by the ... current
  • 03:1803:18, 6 June 2009 diff hist +528 N John Reddie BlackNew page: BLACK, John Reddie (1827-1880) Scotland, UK. Went to school in London, England and moved to Australia in 1854. A business venture failed in Australia, and he moved to Yokohama in 1863. Co... current
  • 03:1303:13, 6 June 2009 diff hist +276 N ASANUMA TokichiNew page: ASANUMA Tokichi 淺沼 藤吉 (1852-1929) Chiba Pref. Founder of Asanuma Shokai (淺沼商会)in 1871 in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. The company was and still is a dealer of photographic suppl... current

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  • 07:1707:17, 7 October 2007 diff hist +146 N File:Shigakokakokusai.jpgPeople from Koka's sister cities in Michigan visited Koka, Shiga in late July and met with members of the Koka International Society in Minakuchi. current
  • 06:5306:53, 7 October 2007 diff hist +179 N File:Shigafixedseat3.jpgThe "Chiaki/Taro" fixed-seat boat, a replica of the same type of boat used by Oguchi Taro and crew when they rowed on Lake Biwa and composed the song, Biwako Shuko no Uta in 1917. current
  • 06:5306:53, 7 October 2007 diff hist +231 N File:Shigafixedseat2.jpgImazu Jr. High School Rowing Club row on the "Chiaki/Taro" fixed-seat boat on Lake Biwa. Replica of the same type of boat used by Oguchi Taro and crew when they rowed on Lake Biwa and composed the song, Biwako Shuko no Uta in 1917. current
  • 06:4806:48, 7 October 2007 diff hist +480 N File:Shigasongaward3.jpgThe annual Lake Biwa Citizens' Regatta 2007 びわこ市民レガッ regatta was held on Seta River near Seta-Karahashi Bridge on July 29, 2007. Sixty rowing teams (300 people) of all ages rowed in five categories. Donated by Philbert Ono, the Lake Biwa R current
  • 06:4406:44, 7 October 2007 diff hist +529 File:Shigasongaward.jpgNo edit summary current
  • 06:4306:43, 7 October 2007 diff hist +541 N File:Shigasongaward2.jpgThe 6th annual Lake Biwa Kaitsuburi (Little Grebe) Regatta was held on Sept. 16, 2007. This regatta is mainly for ordinary people of all ages wanting to row. The Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD was also awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each of t current

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  • 01:4201:42, 9 July 2007 diff hist +152 N File:Shigafixedseat.jpgReplica of a fixed-seat wooden boat used in 1917 by Oguchi Taro and crew who rowed around Lake Biwa, Shiga. Two of these boats are kept in Imazu, Shiga.

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  • 03:1903:19, 23 June 2007 diff hist +144 N File:Shigachoircontest2.jpgOn June 17, 2007, Jamie and Megan Thompson sing "Lake Biwa Rowing Song" at the Biwako Shuko no Uta choir competition in Imazu, Shiga Prefecture. current
  • 03:1903:19, 23 June 2007 diff hist +144 N File:Shigachoircontest1.jpgOn June 17, 2007, Jamie and Megan Thompson sing "Lake Biwa Rowing Song" at the Biwako Shuko no Uta choir competition in Imazu, Shiga Prefecture.
  • 03:1703:17, 23 June 2007 diff hist +175 N File:Shigasongcruise2.jpgOn June 16, 2007, Jamie and Megan Thompson sing "Lake Biwa Rowing Song" on a boat during a Lake Biwa cruise commemorating the 90th anniversary of the song Biwako Shuko no Uta.
  • 03:1503:15, 23 June 2007 diff hist +252 N File:Shigasongcruise1.jpgOn June 16, 2007, Jamie and Megan Thompson sing "Lake Biwa Rowing Song" in front of the Verse 4 song monument on Chikubushima island, Shiga Prefecture. It was during a Lake Biwa cruise commemorating the 90th anniversary of the song Biwako Shuko no Uta.

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  • 06:1006:10, 11 June 2006 diff hist +123 N File:Shigaboatuminoko.jpgClose-up of the bow of Shiga Prefecture's "Umi no Ko" floating school cruising on Lake Biwa to educate kids about the lake. current
  • 04:0504:05, 11 June 2006 diff hist +241 N File:Naganookayaoguchitaro4.jpgMusic box next to the statue and song monument for Oguchi Taro who wrote the song "Biwako Shuko no Uta" (Lake Biwa Rowing Song). Three different renditions of the song can be heard through the speaker. Facing Lake Suwa in Okaya, Nagano Pref. current
  • 03:5903:59, 11 June 2006 diff hist +146 N File:Naganookayaoguchitaro3.jpgStatue and song monument for Oguchi Taro who wrote the song "Biwako Shuko no Uta" (Lake Biwa Rowing Song). Facing Lake Suwa in Okaya, Nagano Pref. current
  • 03:5203:52, 11 June 2006 diff hist +170 N File:Shigaimazumuseumboat.jpgModel of the fixed-seat racing boat used by Oguchi Taro and crew to row around Lake Biwa. Displayed in the Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan song museum in Imazu, Shiga Pref. current
  • 03:4503:45, 11 June 2006 diff hist +242 N File:Shigauminoko.jpgShip named "Umi no Ko" (Child of the Lake). Owned by Shiga Prefecture, this ship has been serving since 1983 as a floating school for kids where they stay overnight and spend two days learning about the lake. Picture was taken at Hikone Port. current
  • 03:3803:38, 11 June 2006 diff hist +131 N File:Shigaotsumihogasaki.jpgOld boat house from where Oguchi Taro and crew left for their annual rowing trip around Lake Biwa. In Mihogasaki, Otsu, Shiga Pref. current

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8 June 2006

  • 16:2416:24, 8 June 2006 diff hist +138 N File:Shigaimazuexhibition.jpgPeople visit Philbert Ono's photo exhibition at the Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan song museum in Imazu, Shiga Pref. held in May-June 2006. current
  • 16:2216:22, 8 June 2006 diff hist +200 N File:Shigaimazuthompson.jpgJamie and Megan Thompson sing Biwako Shuko no Uta in Japanese and English at the song monument at Imazu Port, Shiga Prefecture on June 3, 2006. As they were singing, the "Umi no Ko" ship came to port.

17 May 2006

  • 04:0204:02, 17 May 2006 diff hist +90 N File:Shigaimazuport2.jpgBiwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) song monument at Imazu Port, Shiga Prefecture. current
  • 03:5603:56, 17 May 2006 diff hist +177 N File:Shigaimazuport.jpgImazu Port in Shiga Prefecture. A song monument is right behind this port building which houses a ticket office for boat rides to Chikubushima and a restaurant on the 2nd floor. current
  • 03:3903:39, 17 May 2006 diff hist +189 N File:Shigaimazuthompsons.jpgJamie (right) and Megan (left) Thompson at the Biwako Shuko no Uta song monument in Imazu, Shiga Prefecture. They will sing the song in English for the first time in public on June 3, 2006. current

16 May 2006

  • 16:0216:02, 16 May 2006 diff hist +164 N File:Shigaimazukahimap.pngMap of Imazu-cho, Shiga Prefecture for directions to the Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan (Lake Biwa Rowing Song Museum) and Imazu Port where there are song monuments. current

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  • 14:3714:37, 22 February 2006 diff hist +210 N File:Tokyologo.pngAdopted in June 1989, Tokyo's official symbol has three arcs forming the letter T for Tokyo in the shape of a vivid green ginkgo leaf. It symbolizes Tokyo's future growth and prosperity, charm, and tranquility. current
  • 14:2014:20, 22 February 2006 diff hist +132 N File:Tokyoasakusaoiran.jpgDuring the Tokyo Jidai Matsuri or the Festival of the Ages in Nov. in Asakusa, the Oiran Dochu courtesan procession is demonstrated. current
  • 07:1907:19, 22 February 2006 diff hist +154 N File:Shigalogo.pngOfficial symbol of Shiga Prefecture. Created in May 1957. Based on the katakana characters for "Shiga" and the circle in the middle symbolizing Lake Biwa. current

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