Furuichi
Appearance
Furuichi (written: 古市) is a Japanese surname and place name. Furuichi can be translated as "old town" or "old market". It may refer to:
People
[edit]- Furuichi Chōin (古市澄胤, 1452–1508), minor Japanese lord and tea ceremony aficionado
- Furuichi Ryōwa (古市了和, died 1657), Japanese tea master
- Furuichi Kōi (古市公威, 1854–1934), Japanese civil engineer
- Kotaro Furuichi (古市コータロー, born c. 1964), guitarist for the Japanese rock band The Collectors
- Furuichi Sadahide (古市貞秀, born 1976), Japanese sumo wrestler
- Noritoshi Furuichi (古市憲寿, born 1985), Japanese sociologist and author
- Masako Furuichi (古市雅子, born 1996), Japanese freestyle wrestler
Places
[edit]- Furuichi Kofun Cluster (古市古墳群)), a group of one hundred and twenty-three kofun (tombs) in Fujiidera and Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Furuichi Station (disambiguation) (古市駅), several train stations
- Furuichi Town (Maebashi) (古市町 (前橋市)), a town in Maebashi city, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
- Furuichi Town (Hiroshima) (古市町 (広島県)), a former town in Asa District, Yamaguchi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. By 1973 it had been merged with Hiroshima City
- Furuichi Town (Osaka) (古市町 (大阪府)), a former town in Osaka Prefecture, Japan in present-day Habikino. Furuichi Town was abolished in 1956.
- Furuichi (古市 (広島市)), a place in Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City, Japan