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Ushijima to manage Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former Chunichi Dragons and Lotte Marines pitcher Kazuhiko Ushijima (in file photo) will replace Daisuke Yamashita as manager of the Yokohama BayStars for next season, baseball sources said on Oct. 6. Ushijima, who worked as a baseball pundit for Yokohama's parent company Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. after ending his playing career, has no managerial experience but has an established reputation for his deep knowledge of baseball.

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Ushijima to manage Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former Chunichi Dragons and Lotte Marines pitcher Kazuhiko Ushijima (in file photo) will replace Daisuke Yamashita as manager of the Yokohama BayStars for next season, baseball sources said on Oct. 6. Ushijima, who worked as a baseball pundit for Yokohama's parent company Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. after ending his playing career, has no managerial experience but has an established reputation for his deep knowledge of baseball. (Kyodo)

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Grandson of WWII Japanese army general talks about Battle of Okinawa

Elementary schoolteacher Sadamitsu Ushijima talks in Tokyo on March 7, 2015, about the 1945 Battle of Okinawa in the final days of World War II. Ushijima's grandfather, Mitsuru Ushijima, was an Imperial Japanese Army general and commander of the 32nd Army that fought in the battle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Grandson of WWII Japanese army general talks about Battle of Okinawa

Elementary schoolteacher Sadamitsu Ushijima talks in Tokyo on March 7, 2015, about the 1945 Battle of Okinawa in the final days of World War II. Ushijima's grandfather, Mitsuru Ushijima, was an Imperial Japanese Army general and commander of the 32nd Army that fought in the battle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A leisure boat on the Sumida River

Roofed boat taken at the bank of Imado River in front of Yumei-ro where Sanya-bori (moat) merges with Sumida River. The water is too shallow to allow the boat to float, which explains why the photograph is so sharp. In the rear is Mukojima, site of Ushijima Shinto Shrine and Chomeiji Temple. Found in the collection of Uchida Kuichi preserved at Nagasaki Municipal Museum, this photograph was verified to have been taken by Uchida in 1872. This is one of the copies later made and sold.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Uchida Kuichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number90‐25‐0]

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Wisteria trellis at a teahouse,the Nakasendo Road

Wisteria blossoms on Nakasendo probably refers to the wisteria at Ushijima (present-day Ushijima in Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture), but this is not certain. If so, however, this would be the Shingon Sect Rengein Temple grounds where wisterias, said to have been planted by Kobo Daishi (the founder of the Shingon Sect), still can be found today. The wisteria trees are 1,200 years old, and the plot is some 700 square meters in area. The trees were designated a National Natural Monument in 1928. A private company called Tokaen currently manages the garden.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐34‐0]

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Cherry trees at Mukojima

Although not visible here, Sumida River is on the left. This is the view from Boku-tei (riverbank) facing upstream. There are many famous historical places at Mukojima such as Ushijima Shinto Shrine (also called Ushi-no-Gozen), Chomeiji Temple which is famous for its sakuramochi (cherry-flavoured rice cakes), Mokuboji Temple, site of Umewaka Mound, Kofukuji Temple with its statue of Hotei, and Mukojima Hyakkaen (Hundred Flower) Park. Yaomatsu Restaurant and the Kototoi Dumpling Shop opened here in the early Meiji Period. Mukojima was a popular among the cultural elite. Same as photograph #2654.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐4‐2]

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A leisure boat on the Sumida River

Like photographs #2665 and #4543, this was taken at the bank of Imado River in front of Yumei-ro at the mouth of Sanya-bori. Ushijima Shinto Shrine, also called Ushi-no-Gozen (presently located at Mukojima 1-chome, downstream) and Choumeiji Temple are amid the tall trees at the rear. The person leaning on the handrail in the centre may be Uchida Kuichi. If so, this photograph was probably taken by his apprentice. The photograph was sold after being trimmed and tinted.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐44‐0]