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Shinano (shĭnä`nō), river, longest of Honshu, Japan, c.230 mi (370 km) long. It rises in the mountains of central Honshu and flows generally NE to the Sea of Japan at Niigata. It waters the fertile Niigata plain. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The scholarship lies in the extremely detailed analysis of local history archives in Shinano (current-day Nagano) Prefecture--long considered one of the most educationally oriented regions of Japan--which allows Brian Platt to trace both the development of individual institutions and also broader local educational policy. Carrying the torch: The Olympic flame Wednesday passed through the towns of Shinano, Mure, Samizu, Toyono, Ooka, Shinshu Shinmachi, Ogawa, Nakajo, Ikusaka, Honjo, Sakakita, Omi, Sakai, all in the province of Nagano. On November 29, 1944, the ImperialJapanese aircraft carrier Shinano was steaming along eight hours into her maiden voyage. |
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