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  2. Ojika, Nagasaki - Wikipedia

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    Ojika and the now-abandoned, neighboring island of Nozaki were some of the islands settled by the Hidden Christians who fled mainland Japan after the ban of Christianity by the Tokugawa shogunate in the 16th century. Following the repeal of the ban in 1873, a small church, the Nokubi Christian Church, was built on Nozaki.

  3. Machiya - Wikipedia

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    Machiya homes traditionally also made use of different types of screens which would be changed with the seasons; woven bamboo screens used in summer allowed air to flow through, but helped to block the sun. [6] The open air garden courtyards likewise aided in air circulation and brought light into the house. [7]

  4. List of regions of Japan - Wikipedia

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    In many contexts in Japan (government, media markets, sports, regional business or trade union confederations), regions are used that deviate from the above-mentioned common geographical 8-region division that is sometimes referred to as "the" regions of Japan in the English Wikipedia and some other English-language publications. Examples of ...

  5. Gokayama - Wikipedia

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    Ainokura hamlet (相倉集落, Ainokura shuraku), in the Gokayama region, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in December 1995 as one of the three villages of gassho-style houses. [6] Ainokura has 20 gassho-style houses known as minka. [7] Most of them are 100 to 200 years old, and the oldest is said to have been built some 400 years ago. [2]

  6. List of manor houses - Wikipedia

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    A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor in Europe. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with manorial tenants and great banquets.

  7. Nichinan, Miyazaki - Wikipedia

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    The domain was noted for the quality of its han school, one of whose graduates was the Meiji period diplomat Marquis Komura Jutarō. The town of Aburatsu and the villages of Agata, Obi , Hosoda, Nangō and Tōgō were established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system.

  8. Daigo, Ibaraki - Wikipedia

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    Daigo (大子町, Daigo-machi) is a town located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2020 [update] , the town had an estimated population of 15,771 in 6431 households and a population density of 48.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (125/sq mi).

  9. Wikipedia:Blank maps - Wikipedia

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    Image:BlankEurope.png – A large map of Europe. 1236x1245px 44.18 KB. Image:BlankMap-Europe.png – Europe as far east as western Russia , western Turkey , and Cyprus . Some of the world's smallest states (e.g., Monaco , Vatican City ) appear as single pixels.