Iwama

Iwama was a small town located in Nishiibaraki District, , . On March 19, 2006, Iwama, along with the town of Tomobe, was merged into the expanded city of .
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: dissolved municipality in Nishiibaraki district, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Iwama, Ibaraki

Places of Interest

Highlights include Iwama Station and Aiki-jinja.

Railway station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of , , operated by the East Japan Railway Company.

Shinto shrine
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
The Iwama Dōjō is a dōjō built by the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, who lived there from 1942 until his death in 1969. It is located in the former town of Iwama and became an important historical location for the development of aikido and "a

Iwama

Latitude
36.3° or 36° 18′ north
Longitude
140.26667° or 140° 16′ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8R8277X8+XM
Geo­Names ID
2112532
Wiki­data ID
Q1011725
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yiddish—“Iwama” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Իվամա
  • Azerbaijani: İvama
  • Bulgarian: Ивама
  • Chinese: 岩間町
  • Croatian: Iwama
  • Danish: Iwama
  • Dutch: Iwama
  • French: Iwama
  • German: Iwama
  • Hebrew: איואמה
  • Irish: Iwama
  • Japanese: 岩間村
  • Japanese: 岩間町
  • Korean: 이와마정
  • Portuguese: Iwama
  • Russian: Ивама
  • Slovenian: Iwama
  • Spanish: Iwama, Ibaraki
  • Swedish: Iwama
  • Ukrainian: Івама
  • Vietnamese: Iwama, Ibaraki
  • Vietnamese: Iwama
  • Yiddish: איואמע

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