Shinano
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See also: Shinano Kenshi
- Shinano, NaganoShinano, Naganois a town located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2005, the town has an estimated population of 9,851 and a density of 65.99 persons per km². The total area is 149.27 km²....
, a town in Nagano prefecture, Japan - Shinano RiverShinano RiverThe Shinano River is the longest and largest river in Japan. It flows from Nagano Prefecture to Niigata Prefecture. It is called the Chikuma River in Nagano Prefecture....
, the longest river in Japan - Shinano ProvinceShinano Provinceor is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture.Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces...
, one of the old provinces of Japan - Japanese aircraft carrier ShinanoJapanese aircraft carrier Shinanonamed after the ancient Shinano Province, was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Initially laid down as the third of the battleships, Shinano′s partially complete hull was converted to an aircraft carrier in 1942, midway through construction. Over the next two...
, an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy - Shinano (train)Shinano (train)The , branded as is limited express train service in Japan operated by Central Japan Railway Company , which runs from and to via .-Route: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -History:...
named after the province of old Japan - Shinano Maru (1904), armed merchantment of the Battle of Tshushima
See also: Shinano Kenshi
Shinano Kenshi
was founded in 1918 to manufacture Spun Silk Yarn, which at the time, was one of the most "high-tech" industries in the world. At that time the company name was Shinano Spun Silk Spinning Co., Ltd. As the years passed, the company embarked on other industrial markets that would grow more...