Ogawa
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Ogawa is a Japan
ese surname
and the name of several places in Japan.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and the name of several places in Japan.
Persons with the surname Ogawa
- Frank H. OgawaFrank H. OgawaFrank H. Ogawa was a civil rights leader and the first Japanese American to serve on the Oakland City Council in which he served from 1966 until his death in 1994. Upon his death, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to rename City Hall Plaza in his honor as the Frank H. Ogawa Plaza...
(1917-1994), the first Japanese AmericanJapanese Americanare American people of Japanese heritage. Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities, but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group at roughly 1,204,205, including those of mixed-race or mixed-ethnicity...
to serve on the Oakland, CA City Council - HiroshiHiroshi-People:*Hiroshi , Japanese comedian*Hiroshi Abe , Japanese actor*Hiroshi Abe , Japanese astronomer*Hiroshi Fujioka , Japanese actor...
Ogawa- several people have this name- see link - Hitoshi OgawaHitoshi Ogawawas a Japanese racing car driver.-Career:During the 1980s, he competed in several Fuji Grand Champion Series races. Ogawa won the 1989 All Japan Formula 3000 Championship and finished 2nd in the same championship in 1990. In the same year, teaming up with Masanori Sekiya, he won the JAF Grand Prix...
(racing driver, 1956–1992) - Makoto OgawaMakoto Ogawais a Japanese pop singer and actress best known as a former member of Morning Musume. She joined the group in August 2001 along with fellow fifth generation members Ai Takahashi, Risa Niigaki, and Asami Konno.Ogawa is currently a member of Dream Morning Musume....
(singer, born 1987), Japanese pop singer and actress best known as a former member of Morning Musume - Mariko OgawaMariko Ogawais a Japanese actress.-External links:...
(actress), Japanese actress - Masataka OgawaMasataka Ogawawas a Japanese chemist known for the discovery of rhenium, which he named nipponium.After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he studied under William Ramsay in London, where he worked on the analysis of the rare mineral thorianite...
(1865–1930), a JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese chemist known for the discovery of rheniumRheniumRhenium is a chemical element with the symbol Re and atomic number 75. It is a silvery-white, heavy, third-row transition metal in group 7 of the periodic table. With an average concentration of 1 part per billion , rhenium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust. The free element has...
, which he named nipponium. - Mikihiro Ogawa a.k.a. Shido NakamuraShido Nakamura, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese kabuki and film actor.- Background:Born in Tokyo, the son of kabuki actor Nakamura Shidō I, young Nakamura made his kabuki debut at the age of eight. He took the name Shidō the following year, following his father's retirement...
- Naoya OgawaNaoya OgawaNaoya Ogawa is a Japanese former world judo champion, Olympic silver medalist, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist...
(born 1968), judoka/wrestler/mixed martial artist - Noriko Ogawa (pianist)Noriko Ogawa (pianist)is a Japanese classical pianist.Born in Kawasaki, Ogawa studied at the Tokyo College of Music and the Juilliard School in New York , and later with Benjamin Kaplan. After coming second in a Japanese music competition in 1984, she gained third prize in the 1987 Leeds International Piano...
(born 1962), Japanese classical pianist - Noriko Ogawa (singer)Noriko Ogawa (singer), born , is a Japanese actress and J-pop singer born in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan on 20 July 1973. She graduated in sociology at Waseda University.She made her J-pop debut on 25 November 1987.-Singles:#Namida o Tabanete...
(born 1973), actress - Seiji OgawaSeiji OgawaSeiji Ogawa is a Japanese researcher best known for discovering the technique that underlies Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging . He determined that the contrast in blood oxygen levels can be mapped in magnetic resonance imaging, thus showing which areas of the brain respond to the brain's...
(born 1934), developer of Functional MRI, 2003 winner of the Japan Prize - Shinsuke OgawaShinsuke Ogawawas a Japanese documentary film director. Ogawa and Noriaki Tsuchimoto have been called the "two figures [that] tower over the landscape of Japanese documentary."-Career:...
(1935–1992), documentary film director - Shoot OgawaShoot OgawaShoot Ogawa is a magician from Tokyo, Japan who has been interested in magic from the age of 10. Ogawa has been featured on television in Japan and is a corporate entertainer....
, magician - Tadahiko OgawaTadahiko OgawaTadahiko Ogawa was a Japanese artist best known for his accurate 1983 recreation of the Mona Lisa from bits of burnt toast.-External links:* http://www.studiolo.org/Mona/MONASV02.htm...
, artist - Toshio OgawaToshio Ogawais a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Nerima, Tokyo and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after working as a prosecutor.- Political career :In 1996,...
(born 1948), politician - Yoko OgawaYoko Ogawais a Japanese writer.-Biography:Ogawa was born in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, graduated from Waseda University, and lives in Ashiya, Hyōgo, with her husband and son. Since 1988, she has published more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction. Her novel The Professor's Beloved Equation has been...
(born 1962), author - Yoshimi OgawaYoshimi OgawaYoshimi Ogawa is the President of the Japanese company Index, which sells Internet and Mobile content. She is actually one of the most powerful businesswoman in Japan as she managed to enter this economy, wildly represented by men....
(born 1966), businesswoman - Yoshinari OgawaYoshinari OgawaYoshinari Ogawa is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah. He has earned the nickname of "Rat Boy" due to his sneaky, clever in-ring tactics and baiting his opponents into quick pins.- Career :...
(born 1966), wrestler - Yoshizumi Ogawa (born 1984), Japanese football player currently playing for Japanese club Nagoya Grampus
Persons with the given name Ogawa
- Ogawa KazumasaOgawa Kazumasa, also known as Ogawa Kazuma or Ogawa Isshin, was a Japanese photographer, printer and publisher who was a pioneer in photomechanical printing and photography in the Meiji era.Ogawa was born in Saitama to the Matsudaira samurai clan...
(1860–1929), photographer - Ogawa SuketadaOgawa SuketadaOgawa Suketada was a daimyo in feudal Japan during the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods.Initially Suketada served Akechi Mitsuhide and then Shibata Katsutoyo. After Katsutoyo died, Suketada served Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He was given 70,000 koku at Imabari, Iyo Province and became a daimyo...
(1549–1601), daimyo
Places
- Ogawa, Ibaraki (Higashiibaraki)Ogawa, Ibaraki (Higashiibaraki)was a town located in Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki, Japan.On March 27, 2006 Ogawa was merged with the town of Minori, also from Higashiibaraki District, and the village of Tamari, from Niihari District, to form the new city of Omitama....
-machi, town incorporated into Omitama City, Ibaraki Prefecture - Ogawa, Ibaraki (Naka)-mura, village incorporated into Hitachiōta City, Ibaraki Prefecture
- Ogawa, KumamotoOgawa, KumamotoOgawa was a town located in Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Ogawa was merged with the towns of Misumi and Shiranuhi, both from Uto District, and the towns of Matsubase and Toyono, all from Shimomashiki District, to form the new city of Uki and no longer exists as an...
-machi, town incorporated into Uki City, Kumamoto Prefecture - Ogawa, NaganoOgawa, Naganois a village located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Japan., the village has an estimated population of 3,480 and a density of 59.93 persons per km². The total area is 58.07 km².-External links:*...
-mura, village in Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture - Ogawa, SaitamaOgawa, Saitamais a town located in Hiki District, Saitama, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 36,147 and a density of 597.97 persons per km². The total area is 60.45 km².The town was traditionally famous for papermaking.-External links:*...
-machi, town in Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture - Ogawa, TochigiOgawa, TochigiOgawa was a town located in Nasu District, Tochigi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ogawa was merged the town of Batō, also from Nasu District, to form the new town of Nakagawa....
-machi, town incorporated into Nakagawa Town, Nasu District, Tochigi Prefecture - Ogawa-machi (or Ogawa-chō), town incorporated into Iwaki CityIwaki, Fukushimais a city located in the southern part of the Hamadōri coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.A designated "core city", Iwaki is also one of the growing number of hiragana cities. Its area is 1,231.35 km², making it the 10th largest city in Japan...
, Fukushima PrefectureFukushima Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
Fictional characters
- Alyssa Ogawa (Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
) - Ayumi Ogawa (Good Luck!!Good Luck!!Good Luck!! is a 2003 Japanese television drama starring Takuya Kimura and Kou Shibasaki. The story revolves around an up-and-coming pilot, Hajime Shinkai, and portrays his interactions with others as he progresses along the road to becoming a captain. As is common in many Japanese drama series, it...
) - Eri Ogawa (Kamen Rider RyukiKamen Rider Ryukiis a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It was the twelfth installment in the Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows. It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and it was shown on TV Asahi from February 3, 2002 to January 19, 2003. The catchphrase for the series is...
) - Hiroe Ogawa, (F3: Frantic, Frustrated & Female)
- Ikue Ogawa (High School GirlsHigh School Girlsis a comedy manga series, created by Towa Oshima, which was originally serialized in Futabasha's Weekly Manga Action magazine from 2001, and then subsequently Comic High! from 2004....
) - Michiru Ogawa, (BleachBleach (manga)is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Noriaki "Tite" Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a —a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki...
) - Sakura Ogawa (Battle RoyaleBattle Royalethumb|260px|Cover of the 2009 expanded edition, ISBN 978-1-4215-2772-3 is a 1999 Japanese novel written by Koushun Takami. The story tells of schoolchildren who are forced to fight each other to the death....
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