Toshiko Taira (平良 敏子, Taira Toshiko, 14 February 1921 – 13 September 2022) was a Japanese textile artist who was based in Okinawa. She created kijōka-bashōfu, a cloth made from the fibre of the Musa basjoo, otherwise known as the Japanese fibre banana plant. Taira became a designated Living National Treasure of Japan in 2000.
ToshikoTaira (平良 敏子, TairaToshiko, 14 February 1921 – 13 September 2022) was a Japanese textile artist who was based in Okinawa. She created kijōka-bashōfu...
Olympic medalist ToshikoTaira (平良 敏子, 1921–2022), Japanese textile artist Toshiko Takaezu (1922–2011), Japanese American ceramic artist Toshiko Tamura (田村...
Fictional characters Sumie Taira (平良 すみえ, Taira Sumie), a character from Kamen Rider Fourze "SUMIE" (song), a tune by Toshiko Akiyoshi off the 1976 album...
Omoedo Future Diary (Fuji TV, 2012), Megumi Fuwa Taira no Kiyomori (NHK, Taiga drama, 2012), Taira no Tokuko Woman: My Life for My Children (NTV, 2013)...
complications from surgery. Suh Dae-sook, 90, North Korean biographer. ToshikoTaira, 101, Japanese textile artist. Fletcher Thompson, 97, American lawyer...
Japanese history. Within a year, the Taira and Minamoto clashed, and a twenty-year period of Taira ascendancy began. The Taira were seduced by court life and...
Seidensticker, scholar, historian, and translator (d. 2007) February 14 – ToshikoTaira, textile artist (d. 2022) March 19 – Heitaro Nakajima, engineer (d....
county Shinyei Nakamine, Medal of Honor recipient (WW2) Robert Taira, restaurant owner Toshiko Takaezu, artist Dwight Takamine, state senator Jill Tokuda...
by: Yūichirō Umehara The playmaker for Esperion's A Team. Taira Nakamura (中村 平, Nakamura Taira) Voiced by: Kensho Ono (Japanese); Jason Liebrecht (English)...
served under Emperor Suzaku, and fought alongside Taira no Sadamori in 940 in suppressing the revolt of Taira no Masakado. His prayer for victory before this...
12, Day 22]. 兵範記 [Heihanki (Taira no Nobunori's diary)] (in Japanese). "7月30日条" [Month 7, Day 30]. 兵範記 [Heihanki (Taira no Nobunori's diary)] (in Japanese)...
Hiroshima Prefecture, as the youngest of three siblings to parents Saburō and Toshiko Kimoto. In April 1959, he enrolled in Rissho Kindergarten. As a child,...
parliamentary group "Constitutional Democratic and Independents". Tokyo 4th Masaaki Taira Liberal Democratic (1967-02-21) February 21, 1967 (age 57) Tokyo 5th Yoshio...
(also known as Miyoshi no Kiyoyuki) and Middle Controller of the Right Taira-no Mareyo and many other subaltern officers were killed and their bodies...
half-brother of Emperor Nijō; uncle of Emperor Rokujō. Forced to abdicate by Taira no Kiyomori. 81 Tokohito 言仁 Emperor Antoku 安徳天皇 1180–1185 (5 years) Jishō...
(samurai) also claimed descent from the Fujiwara. Emperor Montoku of the Taira clan was descended through his mother to the Fujiwara. Until the marriage...
general election, and some were later elected to the House of Councillors. Toshiko Abe – held seat through 2014 election Ryosei Akazawa – held seat through...
827–858 Montoku r. 850–858(55) Tokiyasu 830–887 Kōkō r. 884–887(58) Taira no Takamochi (Taira clan progenitor) Fujiwara no Mototsune 836–891 Fujiwara no Takaiko...