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Kiyoshi Saitō (斎藤 清, Saitō Kiyoshi, April 27, 1907 – November 14, 1997, born in Aizubange, Fukushima) was a sōsaku-hanga artist in 20th-century Japan. In 1938, he issued his first prints in his now famous "Winter in Aizu" series. Saitō was one of the first Japanese printmaking artists to have won at the São Paulo Biennale in 1951. [1]
English: Kiyoshi Saito Titled Autumn -rare print 14/100. Date: 1965: Source: Kiyoshi Saito - Autumn Aizu Yanaizu, Fukushima - rare print: Author: Kiyoshi Saito ...
Kiyoshi Saitō may refer to: Kiyoshi Saitō (artist) ( 斎藤 清 , 1907–1997) , Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito (table tennis) ( 斎藤 清 , born 1962) , Japanese table tennis player, Olympic athlete
Asayama Ichiden-ryu was founded by Asayama Ichidensai Shigetatsu as solely an atemi (striking) and gyakute (reversal) art, aside from jujutsu, the art also contains gyakute-jutsu, a rare reversal art utilizing a short wooden pole 37 cm or 25 cm in length.
Snowfall is very heavy during the winter at 4.78 metres (190 in), and snow cover reaches an average maximum of 0.39 metres (15.35 in) and has reached as much as 1.15 metres (45.3 in) for short periods, a figure one would usually associate with much colder regions like the Labrador Peninsula. The average annual temperature in Aizuwakamatsu is 11 ...
Aizu (会津) is the westernmost of the three regions of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, the other two regions being Nakadōri in the central area of the prefecture and Hamadōri in the east. As of October 1, 2010, it had a population of 291,838. [2] The principal city of the area is Aizuwakamatsu.
Byakkotai was meant to be a reserve unit, as it was composed of the young, 16- to 17-year-old sons of Aizu samurai. [7] It was subdivided further, along the lines of rank within the domain's samurai population: two squads were from the upper ( shichū ) rank, two from the middle rank ( yoriai ), and two from the lowest ( ashigaru ). [ 8 ]
Though the Aizu forces fought as part of the greater efforts of the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei, they were eventually abandoned (after the loss at the Battle of Bonari Pass) by the forces of the former Bakufu under Ōtori Keisuke. Aizu, now fighting alone, had its forces besieged at Tsuruga Castle, the seat of the Aizu domain, on October 6, 1868 ...