Hojo
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Hōjō may refer to:
- Hōjō clanHojo clanSee the late Hōjō clan for the Hōjō clan of the Sengoku Period.The in the history of Japan was a family who controlled the hereditary title of shikken of the Kamakura Shogunate. In practice, the family had actual governmental power, many times dictatorial, rather than Kamakura shoguns, or the...
, a family of regents of the Kamakura Shogunate - Late Hōjō clanLate Hojo clanThe ' was one of the most powerful warrior clans in Japan in the Sengoku period and held domains primarily in the Kantō region.The clan is traditionally reckoned to be started by Ise Shinkurō, who came from a branch of the prestigious Ise clan, a family in the direct employment of the Ashikaga...
, daimyo in the Sengoku Period - Hōjō, EhimeHojo, Ehimewas a city located in Ehime, Japan.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 28,292 and the density of 277.02 persons per km². The total area was 102.13 km²....
, a city in Japan - Hōjō, one of the five kata of Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryūKashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryu, often referred to simply as Jikishinkage-ryū or Kashima Shinden, is a traditional school of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship...
- Hōjō, TottoriHojo, Tottoriwas a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Hōjō was merged with the town of Daiei, also from Tōhaku District, to form the new town of Hokuei....
, a town in Japan (Now part of Hokuei) - Hōjō TokiyukiHojo Tokiyuki (Scouting)This article is on the Japanese Scouting figure. For the samurai, please see Hōjō Tokiyuki. was an educator, mathematician and politician in Meiji period Japan...
, an early Japanese Scouting notable - Hōjō (Inuyasha), a character in the manga and anime series InuYasha
- Hojo, a supporting character in comic strip Mandrake the MagicianMandrake the MagicianMandrake the Magician is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Lee Falk , which began June 11, 1934. Phil Davis soon took over as the strip's illustrator, while Falk continued to script. The strip was distributed by King Features Syndicate.Davis worked on the strip until his death in 1964,...
- Hōjō TsukasaTsukasa Hojois a Japanese manga artist. He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: Cat's Eye, City Hunter and Angel Heart....
(popularly but incorrectly romanized "Hojo"), Manga artist and creator of City Hunter - Howard Johnson'sHoward Johnson'sHoward Johnson's is a chain of hotels and restaurants, located primarily throughout the United States and Canada. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Howard Johnson's was the largest restaurant chain in the United States, with over 1,000 restaurants...
, a U.S. chain of restaurants and hotels - A nickname for Howard JohnsonHoward JohnsonHoward Johnson may refer to:*Howard Johnson's, a chain of hotels and restaurants*Howard Deering Johnson , founder of Howard Johnson's restaurants* Howard David Johnson, , American painter...
, especially Howard Johnson (baseball) - A nickname for Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- Professor Hojo, a non-playable character in the video game Final Fantasy VII
- Hōjō (Zen), the abbot's living quarters in a Zen monastery
- Satoko and Satoshi Houjou from the series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
- Reika HōjōGoshusho-sama Ninomiya-kunis a Japanese light novel series by Daisuke Suzuki, with illustrations by Kyourin Takanae. The light novel started serialization in Monthly Dragon Magazine in April 2005, published by Fujimi Shobo. A manga adaptation was being serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age...
from Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun.