Joetsu・Hokuriku Shinkansen Timetable for Niigata・Nagano・Kanazawa
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The Otaku Phenomenon : Pop Culture, Fandom, and Religiosity in Contemporary Japan
University of Louisville ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository Electronic Theses and Dissertations 12-2017 The otaku phenomenon : pop culture, fandom, and religiosity in contemporary Japan. Kendra Nicole Sheehan University of Louisville Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd Part of the Comparative Methodologies and Theories Commons, Japanese Studies Commons, and the Other Religion Commons Recommended Citation Sheehan, Kendra Nicole, "The otaku phenomenon : pop culture, fandom, and religiosity in contemporary Japan." (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2850. https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/2850 This Doctoral Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository. This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has retained all other copyrights. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE OTAKU PHENOMENON: POP CULTURE, FANDOM, AND RELIGIOSITY IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN By Kendra Nicole Sheehan B.A., University of Louisville, 2010 M.A., University of Louisville, 2012 A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Louisville in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities Department of Humanities University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky December 2017 Copyright 2017 by Kendra Nicole Sheehan All rights reserved THE OTAKU PHENOMENON: POP CULTURE, FANDOM, AND RELIGIOSITY IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN By Kendra Nicole Sheehan B.A., University of Louisville, 2010 M.A., University of Louisville, 2012 A Dissertation Approved on November 17, 2017 by the following Dissertation Committee: __________________________________ Dr. -
Shinkansen Bullet Train
Jōetsu Shinkansen (333.9 km) Train Names: TOKI, TANIGAWA Max-TOKI, Max-TANIGAWA JAPAN RAIL PASS Can also be Used for Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen "Max-TOKI"etc. “bullet train” Travel Akita Shinkansen "KOMACHI" Akita Shinkansen (662.6 km) Train Name: KOMACHI Akita Shin-Aomori Yamagata Shinkansen "TSUBASA" Hokuriku Shinkansen (450.5 km) Yamagata Shinkansen Train Names: KAGAYAKI, HAKUTAKA, (421.4 km) Shinjo¯ Morioka TSURUGI, ASAMA Train Name: TSUBASA Niigata Yamagata Sendai Kanazawa Toyama Nagano Hokuriku Shinkansen "KAGAYAKI"etc. Fukushima Takasaki Omiya¯ Sanyō & Kyūshū Shinkansen "SAKURA" Sanyō Shinkansen (622.3 km) Train Names: NOZOMI*, MIZUHO*, Tōhoku Shinkansen "HAYABUSA "etc. Tōkaidō & Sanyō Shinkansen "HIKARI" HIKARI (incl. HIKARI Rail Star), SAKURA, KODAMA Tōkaidō Shinkansen (552.6 km) (Tōkyō thru Hakata, 1,174.9km) Train Names: NOZOMI*, HIKARI, KODAMA Hakata Kokura Hiroshima Okayama Shin-Osaka¯ Kyōto Nagoya Shin-Yokohama Shinagawa Tokyo¯ ¯ * There are six types of train services, “NOZOMI,” “MIZUHO,” “HIKARI,” “SAKURA,” “KODAMA” and “TSUBAME” trains on the Tōkaidō, Sanyō and Kyūshū Shinkansen, and the stations at which trains stop vary with train types. The JAPAN RAIL PASS is only valid for “HIKARI,” “SAKURA,” “KODAMA” Tōhoku Shinkansen "HAYATE," "YAMABIKO,"etc. and “TSUBAME” trains, and not valid for any seats, reserved or non-reserved, on “NOZOMI” and “MIZUHO” trains. To travel on the Tōkaidō, Sanyō and Kyūshū Shinkansen, the pass holders must take Tōhoku Shinkansen (713.7 km) “HIKARI,” “SAKURA,” “KODAMA” or “TSUBAME” trains, or -
What Is the JR East Group Doing to Prevent Global Warming?
Environmental Environmental Measures to Prevent Global Warming What is the JR East Group Doing to Prevent Global Warming? In an effort to reduce its CO2 emission levels, the JR East Group promotes greater energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy. It also is promoting intermodal transportation, aimed at reducing CO2 emissions of the country's entire transportation system. Transportation volume (billion car-km) Energy flows of JR East Reducing energy consumption in Trend in energy consumption for train Measures to Prevent operations versus transportation volume Energy consumption for train operations (billion MJ) Energy consumption per unit of transportation train operations volume (MJ/car-km) Global Warming (Billion car-km) (Billion MJ) (MJ/car-km) Inputs/Outputs Electricity sources Energy consumption By the end of fiscal 2004, JR East had 9,410 2.2 50 20.6 (4%reduction) 21 (10%reduction) 19.7 (9%reduction) (11%reduction) (13%reduction) Energy supply and consumption energy-saving railcars in operation. This 18.8 17.9 City gas, kerosene, 18.6 18.3 JR East thermal plant Conventional railway lines (15%reduction) The energy consumed by JR East consists of elec- class C heavy oil amounts to 76% of the entire railcar fleet. 17.5 2.44 billion kWh 39% 3.11 billion kWh 50% Electricity trical and non-electrical power. Electrical power Shinkansen lines We are steadily replacing railcars on conven- 1.29 million t-CO2 *2 2.1 25 15 6.19 44.0 comes from electrical utility companies and JR 1.10 billion kWh 8% tional lines with energy-saving railcars equipped 43.1 JR East hydropower plants billion kWh 41.0 40.6 40.5 39.3 Stations, offices, etc. -
Plan for Opening the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line Between Nagano and Kanazawa
East Japan Railway Company West Japan Railway Company August 27, 2014 Plan for Opening the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line between Nagano and Kanazawa East Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company hereby announce that they have finalized the outline for a plan to open the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line between Nagano and Kanazawa. Details are as follows. ■Opening the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to Kanazawa ◇Opening date : Saturday, March 14, 2015 ◇Types/Trips : ・Kagayaki (The fastest operation between Tōkyō and Kanazawa) 10 round trips/day ・Hakutaka (Stopping at most stations between Tōkyō and Kanazawa) 14 round trips/day (Stopping at most stations between Nagano and Kanazawa) 1 round trip /day ・Tsurugi (Shuttle service between Toyama and Kanazawa) 18 round trips/day ・Asama (Current Nagano Shinkansen service between Tōkyō and Nagano) 16 round trips/day T U Ō K H T A K S U N I J I U K T S K ō e m u o a n a a e a i ō t n u o h a k n i m n k n r k d g y e o a r y i n y o y a j a a u u a a a t i z o a n a ō a g ō s k i d n m s g u b m ‐ z a w a a z a o a u a k e a T a y a k h a i m w i ‐ a w a s i a w r y a o k a a e r a a ō n d u k s o a n ō e k a n a Kagayaki ● ■ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ● ■ ● ● ● ● ● ● Hakutaka ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Tsurugi ● ● ● Asama ● ● ● ■ ■ ● ■ ● ● ● ● ● Stopped at by all services, ■ Passed by some services ◇Configuration : Series E7 and W7: 12 car trains * Some Asama services operated with Series E2: 8 car trains ◇Fastest travel times : ・Tōkyō-Kanazawa: 2 hours 28 minutes ・Tōkyō-Toyama: 2 hours 08 minutes ■Subsequent Termination of Limited Express and Other Services on Conventional Lines ◇The following train services will be terminated subsequent to the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to Kanazawa. -
Diptera : Anthomyiidae)
Title JAPANESE RECORDS OF ANTHOMYIID FILES (DIPTERA : ANTHOMYIIDAE) Author(s) Suwa, Masaaki Insecta matsumurana. New series : journal of the Faculty of Agriculture Hokkaido University, series entomology, 55, Citation 203-244 Issue Date 1999-03 Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/9895 Type bulletin (article) File Information 55_p203-244.pdf Instructions for use Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers : HUSCAP INSECTA MATSUMURANA NEW SERIES 55: 203-244 MARCH 1999 JAPANESE RECORDS OF ANTIIOMYIID FLIES (DIPTERA: ANTIIOMYIIDAE) By MAsAAKI SUWA Abstract SUWA, M. 1999. Japanese records of anthomyiid flies (Diptera: Anthomyiidae). Ins. matsum. n. s. 55: 203-244. Up to the present 216 species of Anthomyiidae belonging to 29 genera have been recorded from Japan. Of them 42 species (19.4 %) are resticted to Japan in their known distribution. For future discussion on the biogeography, all the known species of the family from Japan are enumerated together with their localities including newly added ones if present. Each species is given the reference which recorded the species for the first time in Japan. New host records or additional information on their biology is given for some species. Author saddress. Systematic Entomology, Faculty ofAgriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan. Contents. Introduction - Japanese records of Anthomyiidae - Acknowledgements - References. Supported by the Special Grant-in-Aid for Promotion of Education and Science in Hokkaido University provided by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan. 203 IN1RoDucnoN Some anthomyiid species, e.g., Delia platura, Delia antiqua, Pegomya cunicularia and Strobilomyia laricicola, are serious pests to agricultural crops or to coniferous trees, and there have been a lot of reports in applied field on these injurious insects in Japan. -