Miyako
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Places in Japan
- Miyako, IwateMiyako, Iwateis a city located in Iwate, Japan.It was founded on February 11, 1941.The city lies along the coast where the flows into the Pacific Ocean. It is connected to Morioka by an east-west train line and highway and the coastal highway also goes through the town...
, a city in Iwate Prefecture - The Miyako IslandsMiyako IslandsThe are a group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, east of the Yaeyama Islands.-Islands grouping:*Japanese Archipelago**Nansei Islands***Ryūkyū Shotō****Sakishima Islands*****Miyako Islands-Inhabited islands:*Miyako Islands...
, including Miyako Island itself- Miyakojima, OkinawaMiyakojima, Okinawais a city on several islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was formed on October 1, 2005 by the merger of the old city of Hirara, the towns of Gusukube, Irabu and Shimoji, and the village of Ueno, all from Miyako District, which as a result of the merger has one remaining village.Miyakojima has...
, a city of the Miyako Islands - Miyako languageMiyako languageMiyako is a language spoken in the Miyako Islands, located southwest of Okinawa. The combined population of the islands is about 52,000 . Miyako is a Ryukyuan language, most closely related to Yaeyama...
, the Ryukyuan dialect spoken on Miyako Island and other nearby islands
- Miyakojima, Okinawa
- Miyako, FukuokaMiyako, Fukuokais a town located in Miyako District, Fukuoka, Japan.The town was founded on March 20, 2006, by the merger of the towns of Katsuyama, Saigawa and Toyotsu, all from Miyako District....
, a town in Fukuoka Prefecture - As miyako (都) means "capital" in Japanese, it can also be an archaic term for any of Japan's former capitals, most frequently EdoEdo, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
or KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
Characters
- Miyako from Hidamari Sketch
- Miyako Gotokuji from the anime series Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z
- Yolei InoueYolei InoueYolei Inoue, known in Japan as , is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Digimon Adventure 02. Yolei made a brief cameo in the film Our War Game! before debuting as one of the regular characters in Digimon Adventure 02....
(井ノ上 京 Inoue Miyako), a character in Digimon Adventure 02 - Miyako Komagusu from Ghost HoundGhost Houndis an anime TV series, created by Production I.G and Masamune Shirow, noted for being the creator of the Ghost in the Shell series. The original concept and design was first developed by Shirow in 1987...
- Miyako Miyamura from ef - a tale of memories
- Miyako Suod from Fatal Frame
- Miyako Tatsumi from Shadow Star
- Miyako Todaiji from Kamikaze Kaito JeanneKamikaze Kaito Jeanneis a fantasy shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The story is about the adventures of a high school girl, Maron Kusakabe, who is the reincarnation of Jeanne D'Arc and transforms into a magical girl kaito—phantom thief—to collect the scattered pieces of God's power which...
Other
- Miyako PonyMiyako PonyThe is a rare breed of pony originating from Miyako Island, in Japan.The Miyako is one of eight breeds considered native to Japan. Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture has been known as a horse breeding area for centuries, and small horses have always been found in this area...
, a breed of pony originating from Miyako island in Japan - Japanese cruiser MiyakoJapanese cruiser MiyakoMiyako was an unprotected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy.The Miyako was long but lightweight, a fast aviso-type ship similar to the Yaeyama by French designer Bertin, and both ships resembled the French unprotected cruiser Milan completed in 1885...
, an unprotected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese navy