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Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji , Fujiyama , or Fuji-san , volcanic peak, 12,389 ft (3,776 m) high, central Honshu, Japan, in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (472 sq mi/1,222 sq km; est. 1936). The highest mountain in Japan, it is a sacred mountain and the traditional goal of pilgrimage. According to legend, an eart... Read more
Yamanashi
Yamanashi , prefecture (1990 pop. 852,980), 1,724 sq mi (4,465 sq km), central Honshu, Japan. Kofu is the capital. The mountainous region is drained by the Fuji River. Yamanashi is a major producer of raw silk and fruit (grapes, peaches, apples, and cherries). Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park is ther... Read more
Hokusai
Hokusai (Katsushika Hokusai) , 1760-1849, Japanese painter, draftsman, and wood engraver, one of the foremost ukiyo-e print designers. After producing wood engravings for several years, he became a pupil of the celebrated artisan Shunsho , adopting the name Shunro. In the 1790s he illustrated boo... Read more
Yasunari Kawabata
Yasunari Kawabata , 1899-1972, Japanese novelist. His first major work was The Izu Dancer, (1925). He came to be a leader of the school of Japanese writers that propounded a lyrical and impressionistic style, in opposition to the proletarian literature of the 1920s. Kawabata's melancholy novels of... Read more
Kenzo Tange
Kenzo Tange , 1913-2005, Japanese architect. A graduate of the Univ. of Tokyo, he later taught there and at several American universities. The Hiroshima Peace Center (1949), for which Tange designed three buildings, won him international fame. Influenced by Le Corbusier , Tange was a leading creato... Read more
Honshu
Honshu , island (1990 pop. 98,352,000), c.89,000 sq mi (230,510 sq km), central Japan. It is c.800 mi (1,290 km) long and from c.30 to 150 mi (50-240 km) wide and is the largest and most important island of Japan. It is separated from Hokkaido by the Tsugaru Strait, from Kyushu by Shimonoseki Strait... Read more
Japan
Japan , Jap. Nihon or Nippon, country (2005 est. pop. 127,417,000), 145,833 sq mi (377,835 sq km), occupying an archipelago off the coast of E Asia. The capital is Tokyo , which, along with neighboring Yokohama , forms the world's most populous metropolitan region. Land Japan proper ... Read more

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Mount Fuji
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Mount Fuji , Fujiyama , or Fuji-san , volcanic peak, 12,389 ft (3,776 m) high, central Honshu, Japan, in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (472 sq mi/1,222 sq km; est. 1936...
Fuji
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Fuji , city (1990 pop. 222,490), Shizuoka prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan, on Suruga Bay. It is an important communications...
Katsushika Hokusai
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...ing periods. Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji and Manga The climax of Hokusai's career...celebrated set of the Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji, which he produced some time between 1823...most famous among the compositions are Fuji on a Clear Day and the Great Wave at Kanagawa...
Daisaku Ikeda
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...formal education ended with graduation from Fuji Junior College. At the age of 19 he became...With its headquarters at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Soka Gakkai considers pilgrimage to the...Institute of Academic Research in 1962 and the Fuji Art Museum in 1973. He also shifted its...
Japan
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...000 m (9,800 ft). The highest is the beautiful Mt. Fuji (Fuji-san), at 3,776 m (12,388 ft). Japan has 265 volcanoes (including the dormant Mt. Fuji), of which about 20 remain active. The plains of Japan...
SIC 7384 Photofinishing Laboratories
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries ...than minilab outlets and a turnaround of one day to one week. Leading wholesale photofinishing laboratories included Allprints Quality Photo Services, Dean's Photo Service, Guardian, Fuji TruColor (established in 1993 by Fuji Photo Film U
Fujinomiya
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...117,092), Shizuoka prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, at the foot of Mt. Fuji. It is an important railway junction and point of departure for the Mt. Fuji resort region. The city has large paper-pulp, dairy-product, and photographic...
Fujiyama
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Fujiyama ( Mount Fuji ) Highest mountain in Japan, in the Fuji-Hakone National Park. An extinct volcano, it is seen as the most sacred mountain in Japan. It is a summer and winter sports area. Height: 3776m (12,389ft).
Hakone
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Honshu, Japan. Famous for its mountains, lakes, and hot springs, it is included in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, of which the central feature is Mt. Fuji . The Hakone Shrine (built 757), a major shrine of central Japan, is one of the...
mountain geomorphology
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth ...they should have individuality. He cites Mount Etna and Mount Fuji (Fujiyama) as examples. A more objective and common definition...margins of east Asia, volcanic island arcs are forming. Mount Fuji is a classic example of such a mountain that has formed within...

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Fuji, Mount
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Fuji, Mount a dormant volcano in the Chubu region of Japan, with a symmetrical, conical, snow-capped peak. Regarded by the Japanese as sacred, it has been celebrated in art and literature for centuries.
Sansho Dayu
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Released 1954. Producer: Masaichi Nakata; screenplay: Yahiro Fuji and Yoshikata Yoda, from the novel by Ogai Mori; photography...1954. Publications Script: Yoda, Yoshikata, and Yahiro Fuji, L'Intendant Sansho, in Avant-Scène du Cin...
Breer, Robert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...for CTW TV); What? (for CTW TV) 1972 Gulls and Buoys 1974 Fuji 1975 Etc. ; Rubber Cement 1977 77 1978 LMNO 1979 TZ 1981 Swiss...D.C.), September 1980. Camper, Fred, "Robert Breer: Fuji, 77, LMNO and TZ," in Ten Years of Living Cinema, Ne
Hayasaka, Fumio
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...kanata ni (My Love Is beyond the Mountain ) (Toyoda); Ama no yugao (Evening Glory of Heaven ) (Abe); Fuji sancho (The Summit of Mount Fuji ) (Saeki); Ten no yugao (Moonflower of Heaven ) (Abe); Ikiteiru gazo (Living Portrait ) (Chiba...
Fujisan
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Fujisan. Mount Fuji (usually known in the W. as Fujiyama from a confusion arising from the...character. Although adherents of all Japanese religions revere Mount Fuji, it was made particularly sacred by the Yamabushi, the mountain ascetics...
Kyo, Machiko
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Sayonara, konnichiwa (Goodbye, Hello ) (Ichikawa); Sasameyuki (Shima); Onna to kaizoku (Ito); Yoru no togyo ; Jirocho Fuji (Mori); Kagi (Odd Obsession ) (Ichikawa) (as Ikuko Kenmochi); Ukigusa (Floating Weeds ; The Duckweed Story ; Drifting...
Fiji
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...islands first became known to Europeans when Tasman visited them in 1643. Captain Cook landed in 1774. In the 19th century Fuji was notorious for inter-tribal wars and cannibalism, a situation not assisted by an influx of deserting seamen, traders seeking...
strato-volcano
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences ...alternating with beds of ash and other pyroclastics and with material eroded from higher slopes of the cone. Many of the world's highest volcanoes are of this type, and include Mt. Fuji (Japan) and Mt. Egmont (North Island, New Zealand).
Sōka Gakkai
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...especially the USA and France. It possessed what was at the time of its building the largest temple on earth, on the slopes of Mount Fuji. Under Ikeda Daisaku, Sōka Gakkai established a political party, Komei-to, the party of clean government. Initially...
Aum Shinrikyo
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...their loyalty by arduous programmes of self-denial—including nearstarvation. Its main headquarters were near Mount Fuji ( Fujisan ), an association which has linked the movement (inappropriately) with the older Shinrikyo. Shinrikyo was founded...

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Fuji rocks with new Enigma concert series. (Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc., Enigma Entertainment Corp.) (includes concert dates)
PR Newswire; 11/16/1989; 700+ words ; FUJI ROCKS WITH NEW ENIGMA CONCERT SERIES ELMSFORD, N.Y., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuji rocks as "Fuji Tape Presents ... Shooting Star," the second in a series of more than...
Fuji Signs OEM Agreement for PowerScan Software Suite Of Image Capture Products
PR Newswire; 9/29/1997; 700+ words ; NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. and PowerScan...Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to Fuji for its new line of digital microfilm scanners. Fuji, a long time major provider of film products...
Fuji Bank forms Derivative Products Group. (Fuji Bank Ltd.'s Fuji Capital Markets Corp.'s Fuji Capital Markets Derivative Products Group)
PR Newswire; 8/7/1990; 700+ words ; FUJI BANK FORMS DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS GROUP NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuji Capital Markets Corporation, a subsidiary of the Fuji Bank, Limited, announced today the formation of a Derivative Products Group and that Steven A. Schwimmer...
Fuji America Corporation. (Advertisement).(Company Profile)
Magazine article from: Electronic Packaging & Production; 5/1/2002; 700+ words ; CAPABILITIES PROFILE Fuji America Corporation is located on an 11...Departments, as well as administrative offices. Fuji America has been in Illinois for over 35...process lab, and sales support team. Fuji America's state-of-the-art demonstration...
Fuji focuses on values, technology at new HQ.(Fuji Photo Film USA Inc. opens new Valhalla headquarters)
Magazine article from: Westchester County Business Journal; 6/16/2003; ; 700+ words ; Fuji Photo Film USA Inc. says the new Valhalla...reception area, visitors waiting to meet a Fuji executive can take photos from the company...Or they can just watch scenes unfolding on Fuji's 14 plasma screens and 8 LCD monitors...
Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc. expands graphic arts product line to include color electronic prepress equipment.
Business Wire; 8/11/1995; 700+ words ; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 1995--Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc., Graphic...electronic imaging equipment will provide Fuji dealers and end users with the latest technology...their color electronic prepress needs. Fuji has been active in the color electronic...
Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc. is designated Official Film and Video Tape Sponsor of Major League Baseball.
PR Newswire; 4/2/1986; 700+ words ; NEW YORK, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc. has been designated...Girls Club. The announcement was made by Fuji Executive Vice President Bernie Yasunaga...surrounded by glad tidings for American youth. Fuji also revealed plans, as part of its corporate...
Livedoor-Fuji tie-up details unclear.
Newspaper article from: Yomiuri Shimbun (Toyko, Japan); 4/19/2005; 700+ words ; ...agreement reached Monday by Livedoor Co. and Fuji Television Network Inc. will enable Fuji TV to eventually make Nippon Broadcasting System...of the business tie-up between Livedoor and Fuji TV has yet to emerge. For Fuji TV to quickly...
Fuji Electrocell and Fuji Electrochemical reach principal agreement.
PR Newswire; 2/6/1990; 574 words ; FUJI ELECTROCELL AND FUJI ELECTROCHEMICAL REACH PRINCIPAL AGREEMENT MARINA DEL REY, Calif., Feb. 6, /PRNewswire/ -- Fuji Electrocell Corp. (OTC) announced today that an agreement was reached...
Fuji Electric Becomes Sponsor Member; The LONMARK Interoperability Association Welcomes Fuji Electric to the Board of Directors and a New Level of Membership.
Business Wire; 6/3/2002; 700+ words ; ...Association is pleased to announce that Fuji Electric (TSE:6504) has increased its...from the Partner to the Sponsor level. Fuji joins AT&T, CBL Systems, Cypress...the Association. As a Sponsor member, Fuji Electric will sit on the LONMARK Board...