Nasu
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Nasu has multiple meanings.
- Nasu peopleNasu peopleThe Nasu people are an ethnic group in the People's Republic of China. They are divided into Eastern Nasu with more than 400,000 persons, Jinghong Nasu with more than 20,000, Panxian Nasu with more than 300,000, Southern Nasu with more than 100,000 and the Wusa Nasu. They are from Yunnan and Sichuan...
, an ethnic group in China, a traditional name for a region in northern Tochigi PrefectureTochigi Prefectureis a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
. It is also in the names of several places in that region:- Nasushiobara, TochigiNasushiobara, Tochigiis a city located in northern Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Nasushiobara is the northernmost city in the Kantō region of Japan, bordering Fukushima Prefecture to the north, as well as nationally famous Nikkō City and the town of Nasu within Tochigi....
, a city - Nasukarasuyama, TochigiNasukarasuyama, Tochigiis a city in Tochigi, Japan.As of May 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 30,894. The total area is 174.42 km².The city was founded on October 1, 2005 by the merger of the towns of Karasuyama and Minaminasu....
, a city - Nasu, TochigiNasu, Tochigiis a town located in Nasu District, Tochigi, Japan.As of April 1, 2008, the town has an estimated population of 26,629 and a density of 71.5 persons per km². The total area is 372.31 km².Nasu Imperial Villa is located there.-External links:*...
, a town - Nasu District, TochigiNasu District, TochigiNasu is a district located in Tochigi, Japan. The district consists of the two discontiguous towns of Nasu and Nakagawa, separated by the separate city of Ōtawara in the middle....
- Nasu Highlands, an open area
- Nasu Mountains, volcanic peaks in the region
- Nasushiobara StationNasushiobara Stationis a JR East railway station located in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.-History:* November 24, 1898: Higashi-Nasuno Station is opened* October 12, 1909: Station is a part of the Tōhoku Main Line...
, a railway station takes its name from the region, the Japanese word for "eggplant" - NasuNasu (manga)is a manga series by Iou Kuroda. Serialized in Kodansha's Afternoon manga magazine, the series spanned a total of 24 chapters and three tankōbon volumes, the first of which was released on July 2001, the second of which was released on May 2002, and the last of which was released on December 2002...
, a manga series authored by Iou Kuroda - Nasu: Summer in AndalusiaNasu: Summer in Andalusiais a 2003 Japanese anime film by Madhouse, directed by Kitarō Kōsaka, the famed animation supervisor of the Oscar-winning anime film Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke and long-time collaborator of Studio Ghibli, and adapted from a short 3-tankōbon manga by Iō Kuroda, entitled Nasu, which was...
, an animated film adapted from Nasu
- Nasushiobara, Tochigi
- Kinoko NasuKinoko Nasuis a Japanese author, best known for writing the novel Kara no Kyoukai and visual novels Tsukihime and Fate/stay night. Renowned for a unique style of storytelling and prose, Nasu is amongst the most prominent visual novelists in Japan.-Biography:...
, Japanese author, co-founder of TYPE-MOON - Sisu NasuSisu NasuThe Nasu is a tracked articulated, all-terrain transport vehicle developed by Sisu Auto for the Finnish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered. It can carry up to 17 people, although the trailer unit can be adapted for different applications...
, military all-terrain transport vehicle of Finnish origin - Nasu (Zoroastrianism)Nasu (Zoroastrianism)In Zoroastrian doctrine Nasu means impure and unclean. Actions such as cutting nails, ripping or shredding paper, cutting hair, dead bodies, urinating are all considered nasu in Zoroastrianism....
, a term meaning unclean and negative (dead bodies, cutting hair and nails) in Zoroastrianism