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The Tsugaru Iwaki Skyline (津軽岩木スカイライン, Tsugaru Iwaki Sukairain) is a toll road managed and operated by Iwaki Skyline Co., Ltd. in Hirosaki, Japan.It partially ascends Mount Iwaki and is notable for its steep gradient and 69 hairpin turns, which make it considered as one of the most dangerous mountain roads in the world.
In 2011 the greatest tectonic disaster in the history of mankind occurs. As a result of catastrophic earthquakes, massive volcanic eruptions, and huge tsunamis, North and South America, Eurasia, Africa, Indonesia and Australia sink underwater while the Japanese islands remain untouched, thanks to the Chinese land which has sunk and gone underneath them.
In 1989 Japan experienced 1.3 robberies and 1.1 murders per 100,000 population. [5] In the same year, Japanese authorities solved 75.9% of robberies and 95.9% of homicides. [5] In 1990 the police identified over 2.2 million Penal Code violations.
Despite this, the part of the Tsugaru Strait considered to be in international waters is still within Japan's exclusive economic zone, [3] and the Seikan Tunnel remains entirely under Japanese jurisdiction even though part of it is technically outside Japan's territorial waters.
In Japan, the film earned ¥240 million in distributor rental income. [ 3 ] ¥240 million rentals was equivalent to an estimated 720,000 ticket sales in 1976. [ 4 ] The film was initially not well-received in Japan, where it was criticized by film critics for perceived flaws in its plot and characters. [ 5 ]
The Tsuyama massacre (津山事件, Tsuyama jiken) was a revenge spree killing that occurred on the night of 21 May 1938 in the rural village of Kamo close to Tsuyama in Okayama, Empire of Japan. Mutsuo Toi ( 都井 睦雄 , Toi Mutsuo ) , a 21-year-old man, killed 30 people, [ 1 ] including his grandmother, with a Browning shotgun , katana ...
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Mount Tsurugi (剱岳, Tsurugi-dake) is a mountain located in the eastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest peaks in the Hida Mountains at 2,999 m (9,839 ft). It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains , and is called "the most dangerous mountain" climbable.