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• Terakoya — (寺子屋, which literally means temple schools ) were private educational institutions that taught writing and reading to the children of Japanese commoners during the Edo period. History The first Terakoya made their appearance at the beginning of… …   Wikipedia

• Terakoya — Les Terakoya (寺子屋, « temple école ») étaient des institutions privées qui enseignaient l écriture et la lecture aux enfants japonais au cours de la période Edo. Histoire Terakoya pour filles (période Edo) Les premiers Terakoya ont fait… …   Wikipédia en Français

• education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium

• Juri Manase — (真瀬 樹里 Manase Juri, born January 1, 1975) is a Japanese actress. Julie is the nickname of Juri Manase. It is spelled this way Julie to make it easier to pronounce for people all over the world. Biography Early lifeJuri was born Juri Maeda (前田… …   Wikipedia

• Han school — The han school (藩校; hankō) was an educational institution in the Edo period of Japan, originally established to educate children of daimyo (feudal lords) and their retainers in the domains outside of the capital. These institutions were also… …   Wikipedia

• Keiko Higuchi — (born in 1932 [ja icon http://www.sut tv.com/terakoya/kousi/higuchki keiko/kousi.htm] , 樋口恵子, Higuchi Keiko ) is a Japanese activist, journalist and writer. She teaches as professor in faculty of letters of Tokyo Kasei University. As an activist… …   Wikipedia

• Sumeragi — Natsuki Sumeragi (jap. 皇 名月, Sumeragi Natsuki, auch: 皇 なつき; * 21. August 1967 in der Präfektur Ōsaka, Japan) ist eine japanische Mangaka und Illustratorin. Biografie Sie studierte japanische Literatur an der Ritsumeikan Universität in Kyōto.[1]… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Sumeragi Natsuki — Natsuki Sumeragi (jap. 皇 名月, Sumeragi Natsuki, auch: 皇 なつき; * 21. August 1967 in der Präfektur Ōsaka, Japan) ist eine japanische Mangaka und Illustratorin. Biografie Sie studierte japanische Literatur an der Ritsumeikan Universität in Kyōto.[1]… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …   Universalium

• Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …   Universalium