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The name komatsuna means 'greens of Komatsu' in Japanese, a reference to the village of Komatsugawa in Edogawa, Tokyo, where it was heavily grown during the Edo period. [1] It was named by Tokugawa Yoshimune, the eighth shogun, who visited Edogawa in 1719 for hunting and stopped at the local Katori Shrine for lunch. The shrine priest served him ...
Komatsu Ltd. (株式会社小松製作所, Kabushiki-gaisha Komatsu Seisakusho) or Komatsu (コマツ) (TYO: 6301) is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures construction, mining, forestry and military equipment, as well as diesel engines and industrial equipment like press machines, lasers and thermoelectric generators.
The history of Tokyo, Japan's capital prefecture and largest city, starts with archeological remains in the area dating back around 5,000 years. Tokyo's oldest temple is possibly Sensō-ji in Asakusa, founded in 628. The city's original name, Edo, first appears in the 12th century.
Tokyo Otemachi 1-chome Redevelopment Bldgs 20100618-001. Ōtemachi (大手町) is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is located north of Tokyo Station and Marunouchi, east of the Imperial Palace, west of Nihonbashi and south of Kanda. It is the location of the former site of the village of Shibazaki, the most ancient part of Tokyo.
The arsenal was inaugurated in 1871, soon after the Meiji restoration.One of its main early productions was the Murata rifle, the first locally produced Japanese rifle.As of 1893, it was producing about 200 rifles and 200,000 cartridges daily. [2]
Map of Japanese provinces with province highlighted. Musashi Province (武蔵国, Musashi-no-kuni) was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Metropolis, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. [1]
All seats in Tokyo’s 98-year-old Lion Café face two gigantic wall speakers. Mobile phones are banned out of respect for the classical music they play.
While no laws have designated Tokyo as the Japanese capital, many laws have defined a "capital area" (首都圏, shuto-ken) that incorporates Tokyo. Article 2 of the Capital Area Consolidation Law (首都圏整備法) of 1956 states: "In this Act, the term 'capital area' shall denote a broad region comprising both the territory of the Tokyo Metropolis as well as outlying regions designated by ...