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Norigae (Korean: 노리개) is a typical, traditional Korean accessory used in Hanbok, which can be hung on goreum (coat strings) of a woman's jeogori or on her chima. [1] The norigae functions as a decorative pendant and is both a good-luck charm hoped to bring something such as eternal youth, wealth or many sons (depending on its shape), as well as a fashion accessory.
Walkway in Tsuru-no-yu Onsen in winter. Outdoor bath of Magoroku Onsen in winter. Nyūtō Onsen (乳頭温泉郷 にゅうとうおんせんきょう Nyūtō-onsen-kyō) is a rural hot spring resort in Towada-Hachimantai National Park, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, Japan and consists of Japanese-style hot spring spas scattered around the base of Mount Nyūtō.
On January 16, 1928, Pan Am published one of their first timetables. It read The air-way to Havana, Pan American Airways, Pershing Square Building, New York. Back (left side) and front covers of a Trans World Airlines 1974 timetable The inside of an Alitalia Airlines timetable from 1978. Many airline timetables had colorful covers.
The detail found in Working Timetables includes the timings at every major station, junction, or other significant location along the train's journey (including additional minutes inserted to allow for such factors as engineering work or particular train performance characteristics), [2] which platforms are used at certain stations, and line codes where there is a choice of running line.
Cover of the December 1888 edition. The European Rail Timetable, more commonly known by its former names, the Thomas Cook European Timetable, the Thomas Cook Continental Timetable or simply Cook's Timetable, is an international timetable of selected passenger rail schedules for every country in Europe, along with a small amount of such content from areas outside Europe.
Annai is an Amerindian village [3] in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. Annai stands at an altitude of 95 metres (314 feet), at the edge of the Rupununi savannah, where the cattle trail to the Atlantic coast begins. [4] It is nestled in the foothills of the Pakaraima Mountains, and is close to the Rupununi River.
Trains utilize the Keisei Electric Railway's Main Line between Keisei Ueno and Keisei-Takasago.Trains run at a maximum speed of 160 km/h (100 mph), thus completing the run from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 in a minimum of 36 minutes (15 minutes faster than the previous Skyliner route, which took 51 minutes).
Compared to yūjo, whose primary attraction was the sexual services they offered, oiran, and particularly tayū, were first and foremost entertainers.In order to become an oiran, a woman first had to be educated in a range of skills from a relatively young age, including sadō (Japanese tea ceremony), ikebana (flower arranging) and calligraphy.