Nakajima
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is a Japanese name. It is also sometimes romanized as Nakashima and sometimes written as . It may refer to:
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Places
- Nakajima, EhimeNakajima, Ehimewas a town located in Onsen District, Ehime, Japan.On January 1, 2005 Nakajima, along with the old city of Hōjō, was merged into the expanded city of Matsuyama and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, former town in Japan - Nakajima, FukushimaNakajima, Fukushimais a village located in Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 5,289 and a density of 279.69 persons per km². The total area is 18.91 km².-External links:*...
, a village in Japan - Nakajima, IshikawaNakajima, Ishikawawas a town located in Kashima District, Ishikawa, Japan.On October 1, 2004 Nakajima, along with the towns of Tatsuruhama and Notojima, all from Kashima District, was merged into the expanded city of Nanao and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, former town in Japan
People
- Aline NakashimaAline NakashimaAline Nakashima is a Brazilian model who was discovered at a modeling tryout in Brazil at the age of 17. She made two appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, in 2006 and 2007...
(born 1982), Brazilian model - Chikuhei Nakajima (中島 知久平 1884–1949), Japanese aviation pioneer, founder of the Nakajima Aircraft Company
- Chris Nakashima-BrownChris Nakashima-BrownChris Nakashima-Brown is an American science fiction author.His work includes short fiction and criticism published in a variety of anthologies and online markets, including "The Sun Also Explodes", a short story from the 2008 Philip K...
, American science fiction author - Daisuke NakajimaDaisuke Nakajimais a Japanese racing driver; the son of Satoru Nakajima and the younger brother of Kazuki Nakajima, both of whom have driven in Formula One.-Career:...
(中島 大祐, born 1989), Japanese British Formula 3 driver, younger brother of Kazuki Nakajima - George NakashimaGeorge NakashimaGeorge Katsutoshi NakashimaGeorge Katsutoshi NakashimaGeorge Katsutoshi Nakashima( was a Japanese-American woodworker, architect, and furniture maker who was one of the leading innovators of 20th century furniture design and a father of the American craft movement...
(中島勝寿 Nakashima Katsutoshi, 1905–1990), Japanese-American woodworker, architect, and furniture maker - Haruo NakajimaHaruo Nakajimais a famous Japanese actor. He is best known for playing Godzilla and is considered by many to be the best suit actor in the long history of the franchise...
(中島 春雄, 1929) Japanese actor, first person to portray Godzilla - Hiraku NakajimaHiraku NakajimaHiraku Nakajima is a Japanese mathematician. In 2002 he was plenary speaker at the ICM Beijing. He won the 2003 Cole Prize in algebra for his work on representation theory and geometry...
(中島 啓, born 1962), Japanese mathematician, 2003 Cole Prize winner - Kazuki NakajimaKazuki Nakajimais a Formula One driver from Japan who drove for the Williams-Toyota team from to . Prior to that he had been their test driver, as well as a competitor in the GP2 Series for the DAMS team....
(中嶋 一貴, born 1985), Japanese Formula One driver, older brother of Daisuke Nakajima - Makoto NakajimaMakoto Nakajimawas the commissioner of the Japan Patent Office until he was succeeded by Tetsuhiro Hosono.-Government service:Upon graduating from the University of Tokyo with a law degree, Nakajima began working in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in April 1974. On May 1988, the Industrial...
(中嶋 誠, born 1952), former commissioner of the Japan Patent Office - Mika NakashimaMika Nakashimais a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...
(中島 美嘉, born 1983), Japanese singer, model, and actress - Miyuki NakajimaMiyuki Nakajimais a Japanese vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, composer and radio personality. As a principal Japanese female veteran singer-songwriter she is often compared to Yumi Matsutoya, she has released 37 studio albums, 40 singles, 2 live albums and multiple compilations to date, and whose sales have been...
(中島 みゆき, born 1952), Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and radio personality - Sadao NakajimaSadao Nakajimais a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his work in yakuza film and jidaigeki.-Career:Born in Chiba Prefecture, he attended Hibiya High School and then the University of Tokyo before joining the Tōei studio in 1959...
(中島貞夫, born 1934), Japanese film director - Saki Nakajima (voice actress) (中島 沙樹, born 1978), Japanese voice actress
- Saki Nakajima (singer)Saki Nakajima (singer)is a member of C-ute, a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project.- History :Nakajima first joined Hello! Project in 2002 as one of the fifteen children chosen from the Hello! Project Kids auditions after performing "Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru" by Morning Musume.In 2004 Berryz Kobo was formed, with...
(中島 早貴, born 1994), J-pop singer in the Hello! Project group °C-ute - Satoru NakajimaSatoru NakajimaSatoru Nakajima is a former racing driver from Japan.-Career:Nakajima was born into a farming family living just outside Okazaki, Japan. He began driving cars in his early teens in the family's garden with his older brother giving him tips, careful that they were not caught by their father...
(中嶋 悟, born 1953) , Japanese Formula One driver and father of Kazuki Nakajima - Yu NakajimaYu Nakajimais a Japanese Rubik's Cube solver.Yu held the former world record for average time solving a Rubik's Cube and formerly held it for a single time solution on the standard 3×3×3 cube solution. He beat the previous world record holder Edouard Chambon, who had a single solve record of 9.18 seconds...
(中島 悠, born 1991), Japanese Rubik's Cube solver - Yumi NakashimaYumi Nakashimais a Japanese vocalist, guitarist, singer-songwriter. She is a guitarist, vocalist and composer of Japanese rock band GO!GO!7188 under the name; . She is also a songwriter, composer, guitarist and vocalist of her side band Chirinuruwowaka. On March 1, 2004, she released solo album Ten no Mikaku...
(中島優美, born 1979), Japanese vocalist, guitarist and singer-songwriter - Yuto NakajimaYuto Nakajimais a Japanese actor and dancer, as well as a singer from the group Hey! Say! JUMP .-2004: Joined Johnny's Entertainment :Nakajima joined Johnny's Jr. on March 28, 2004, in his 5th year of elementary school...
(中島 裕翔, born 1993), J-pop singer, actor and dancer in the group Hey! Say! JUMP
Fictional characters
- Characters from the "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha" anime series:
- Ginga Nakajima
- Subaru NakajimaSubaru Nakajimais a character in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS, voiced by Chiwa Saito. She's completely original to the series, not appearing in any of the previous series in the franchise. Subaru has a deep-rooted admiration of Nanoha Takamachi, aspiring to be just like her. Subaru even made her own...
- "Numbers" combat cyborg characters from the "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers" season:
- Cinque Nakajima
- Dieci Nakajima
- Nove Nakajima
- Wendi Nakajima
- Several characters from the Strike Witches manga/anime media franchise
Other
- Nakajima Aircraft CompanyNakajima Aircraft CompanyThe Nakajima Aircraft Company was a prominent Japanese aircraft manufacturer throughout World War II.-History:...
, a prominent Japanese aircraft manufacturer throughout World War II - Nakajima USANakajima USANakajima USA, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nakajima Japan, a family run company founded in 1919. A seasoned company in the design and manufacture of licensed plush, collectible and seasonal toys and gifts, Nakajima USA currently produces and distributes a wide range of lifestyle products...
, a plush toy company