60-1893: Tsuchiya (written: 土屋 or 土谷) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anna Tsuchiya ( 土屋 アンナ , born 1984) , Japanese-American singer, actress and model Eriko Tsuchiya ( 土屋 恵理子 , born 1970) , better known as Shark Tsuchiya, Japanese professional wrestler Garon Tsuchiya ( 土屋 ガロン , born 1947) , Japanese manga artist Haruhiko Tsuchiya , Japanese engineer Keiichi Tsuchiya ( 土屋 圭市 , born 1956) , Japanese racing driver Kenji Tsuchiya ( 土屋 健二 , born 1990) , Japanese baseball player Masami Tsuchiya ( 土屋 昌巳 ) , Japanese singer-songwriter and musician Tsuchiya Masanao ( 土屋 政直 , 1641–1722) , Japanese daimyō Masatada Tsuchiya ( 土屋 正忠 ) , Japanese politician Tsuchiya Masatsugu ( 土屋 昌次 , 1544–1575) , Japanese samurai Tsuchiya Mitsuharu ( 土屋 光春 , 1848–1920) , Japanese general Nobuko Tsuchiya ( 土屋 信子 ) , Japanese artist Ryousuke Tsuchiya ( 土屋 良輔 , born 1994) , Japanese speed skater Shinako Tsuchiya ( 土屋 品子 , born 1952) , Japanese politician Tao Tsuchiya ( 土屋 太鳳 , born 1995) , Japanese actress, model and dancer Teppei Tsuchiya ( 土谷 鉄平 , born 1982) , Japanese baseball player Tilsa Tsuchiya (1928–1984), Peruvian artist Tokachi Tsuchiya ( 土屋 トカチ ) , Japanese film director Tokizō Tsuchiya ( 土屋 登喜蔵 ) , Japanese television producer and planning director Tom Tsuchiya (born 1972), American sculptor Toyo Tsuchiya , Japanese artist and photographer Yoshio Tsuchiya ( 土屋 嘉男 , 1927–2017) , Japanese actor Yuichi Tsuchiya ( 土屋 裕一 , born 1979) , Japanese actor Yukio Tsuchiya ( 土屋 征夫 , born 1974) , Japanese footballer Yutaka Tsuchiya ( 土屋 豊 , born 1966) , Japanese filmmaker See also [ edit ] Tsuchiya clan [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
120-435: A daughter, Seina. On November 21, 2018, she gave birth to her fourth child, a girl, Niina ( 虹波 ) . This is a compilation of her column at Flyman Postman Press. Kobe Kobe ( / ˈ k oʊ b eɪ / KOH -bay ; Japanese : 神戸 , romanized : Kōbe , pronounced [koꜜːbe] ), officially Kobe City ( 神戸市 , Kōbe-shi ) , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture , Japan. With
180-503: A fan of Chopin and his " Revolutionary Etude " in particular. The orchestra included 70 members and the show was broadcast in 38 countries. In May 2010, Tsuchiya's remix of her Nudy Show! album was released, titled Nudy xxxremixxxxxxx!!!!!!!! Show! On November 23, 2011, she released " Switch On! ", her thirteenth single. It is the opening theme for the Kamen Rider Series , Kamen Rider Fourze . She decided to record
240-630: A population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan 's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama . It is located in the Kansai region , which makes up the southern side of the main island of Honshū , on the north shore of Osaka Bay . It is part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto . The Kobe city centre is located about 35 km (22 mi) west of Osaka and 70 km (43 mi) southwest of Kyoto. The earliest written records regarding
300-469: A port city, it remains Japan's fourth-busiest container port . Companies headquartered in Kobe include ASICS , Kawasaki Heavy Industries , and Kobe Steel , while over 100 international corporations have their Asian or Japanese headquarters in the city, including Eli Lilly and Company , Procter & Gamble , Boehringer Ingelheim , and Nestlé . The city is the point of origin and namesake of Kobe beef ,
360-552: A reclaimed island south of Port Island , also offers mostly domestic and charter flights, while Kansai International Airport in Osaka mainly serves international flights in the area. The JR West Sanyō Shinkansen stops at Shin-Kobe Station . Sannomiya Station is the main commuter hub in Kobe, serving as the transfer point for major intercity rail services: the JR Kobe Line connects Kobe to Osaka and Himeji , while both
420-489: A short hiatus, she returned to the music scene with a new single called " Kuroi Namida ". This song would also be featured in the Nana anime. This was followed by the third Nana anime opening single, " Lucy ", in early February. This directly preceded a second full-length Nana album, titled Anna Tsuchiya Inspi' Nana (Black Stones) , which contained singles from the show and new songs. A quasi-soundtrack album called Nana Best
480-710: A third single in September 2008, " Virgin Cat ", which was used to promote the show The L Word in Japan. In October 2008, she released her third full-length album, the sexually explicit Nudy Show! In 2008, Tsuchiya's song "Guilty" was featured in the ending credits of the film Resident Evil: Degeneration . In 2009 Tsuchiya performed a set with a full orchestra at the New Classic Gig in Tokyo, revealing herself as
540-595: Is also home to 17 Japanese language schools for international students, including the international training group Lexis Japan. International schools serve both long-term foreign residents and expatriates living in Kobe and the Kansai region. The schools offer instruction in English, German , Chinese , and Korean . There are three English-language international schools: Canadian Academy , Marist Brothers International School , and St. Michael's International School. Kobe
600-633: Is cool being wild and broken-down, but drinking at nighttime is enough for me. I believe when you make rock music, it might not be cool if you behave not so cleverly. Actually, I've been rather earnest. When I drink a bit, I can get crazy, but not too much. The happiest thing for me is my family." In September 2009, Tsuchiya wrote on her blog that she was pregnant and had married her long-time stylist, Yamato Kikuchi. The two had begun dating in 2007. On March 26, 2010, Tsuchiya gave birth to her second son, Simba ( 心羽 , Shinba ) . The couple divorced in 2016. On March 6, 2017, she gave birth to her third child –
660-490: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Anna Tsuchiya Anna Tsuchiya ( 土屋 アンナ , Tsuchiya Anna , born March 11, 1984) is a Japanese singer, actress and semi-retired model. Since 2005, she is primarily known as a singer. Tsuchiya was born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an American father of Irish and Russian descent (the surname of her father is Hider). In her earliest years, she spoke English and Japanese. Tsuchiya's parents divorced when she
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#1732776376213720-655: Is most famous for its Kobe beef (which is raised in the surrounding Hyōgo Prefecture) and Arima Onsen (hot springs). Notable buildings include the Ikuta Shrine as well as the Kobe Port Tower . Nearby mountains such as Mount Rokkō and Mount Maya overlook the city. The city is widely associated with cosmopolitanism and fashion, encapsulated in the Japanese saying, "If you can't go to Paris, go to Kobe." The biannual fashion event Kobe Fashion Week, featuring
780-611: Is significantly higher in summer than in winter, though on the whole lower than most parts of Honshū, and there is no significant snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kobe is 17.0 °C (62.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,277.8 mm (50.31 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.6 °C (83.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.2 °C (43.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Kobe
840-565: Is the site of Japan's first golf course, Kobe Golf Club , established by Arthur Hesketh Groom in 1903, and Japan's first mosque , Kobe Mosque , built in 1935. The city hosts the Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club , founded in 1870 by Alexander Cameron Sim , and a prominent foreign cemetery . A number of Western-style residences – ijinkan ( 異人館 ) – from the 19th century still stand in Kitano and elsewhere in Kobe. Museums include
900-707: Is the site of a number of research institutes, such as the RIKEN Kobe Institute Center for developmental biology and medical imaging techniques, and Center for Computational Science (R-CCS, home of the Fugaku supercomputer ), the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) Advanced ICT Research Institute, the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, and
960-774: The Chūgoku Expressway (Osaka – Yamaguchi). The Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway runs from Kobe to Naruto via Awaji Island and includes the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge , the longest suspension bridge in the world. The Port of Kobe is one of Japan's busiest container ports. Sub Area Activity Hanshin of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces provides monitoring across Osaka Bay and Harima Sea . The city of Kobe directly administers 169 elementary and 81 middle schools, with enrollments of approximately 80,200 and 36,000 students, respectively. If
1020-740: The Hankyū Kobe Line and the Hanshin Main Line run from Kobe to Umeda Station in Osaka. Sanyō Electric Railway trains from Himeji reach Sannomiya via the Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway . Kōbe Electric Railway runs north to Sanda and Arima Onsen . Kobe Municipal Subway provides connections to Shin-Osaka and Sannomiya stations from Kobe's western and eastern suburbs. Additionally, Kobe New Transit runs two lines serving Kobe Airport and Rokko Island . Over Mount Rokkō ,
1080-603: The Hanshin Industrial Region . Kobe is the busiest container port in the region, surpassing even Osaka , and the fourth-busiest in Japan. As of 2004 , the city's total real GDP was ¥6.3 trillion, which amounts to thirty-four percent of the GDP for Hyōgo Prefecture and approximately eight percent for the whole Kansai region . Per capita income for the year was approximately ¥2.7 million. Broken down by sector , about one percent of those employed work in
1140-474: The Kobe City Museum and Museum of Literature . The city headquarters the professional wrestling promotion Dragongate , established in 2004 as an offshoot of Último Dragón 's original Toryumon system. The dialect spoken in Kobe is called Kobe-ben , a sub-dialect of Kansai dialect . Kobe hosted the 1985 Summer Universiade as well as the 1991 Men's Asian Basketball Championship , which
1200-511: The Kobe Collection , is held in Kobe. The jazz festival "Kobe Jazz Street" has been held every October at jazz clubs and hotels since 1981. It also hosts both a Festival, as well as a statue of Elvis Presley , the unveiling of which was heralded by the presence of former Prime Minister of Japan Junichiro Koizumi . Kobe is well known in Japan as being a city for the affluent, as many high-end stores and mansions line its streets. Kobe
1260-762: The Taira fortress in Hyōgo-ku and the nearby Ikuta Shrine became the sites of the Genpei War battle of Ichi-no-Tani between the Taira and Minamoto clans . The Minamoto prevailed, pushing the Taira further. As the port grew during the Kamakura period , it became an important hub for trade with China and other countries. In the 13th century, the city came to be known by the name Hyōgo Port ( 兵庫津 , Hyōgo-tsu ) . During this time, Hyōgo Port, along with northern Osaka, composed
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#17327763762131320-617: The abolition of the han system in 1871 and the establishment of the current prefecture system that the area became politically distinct. Hyōgo Port was opened to foreign trade by the Shogunal government at the same time as Osaka on January 1, 1868, just before the advent of the Boshin War and the Meiji Restoration . At the time of the opening of the city for foreign trade, the area saw intense fighting resulting from
1380-695: The confectionery manufacturers Konigs-Krone and Morozoff Ltd. , Sun Television Japan and UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. There are over 100 international corporations that have their East Asian or Japanese headquarters in Kobe. Of these, twenty-four are from China, eighteen from the United States, and nine from Switzerland. Some prominent corporations include Eli Lilly and Company , Nestlé , Procter & Gamble , Tempur-Pedic , Boehringer-Ingelheim , and Toys "R" Us . In 2018, April, Swift Engineering USA, an American aerospace engineering firm established their joint venture in Kobe called Swift Xi Inc. Kobe
1440-603: The primary sector (agriculture, fishing and mining), twenty-one percent work in the secondary sector (manufacturing and industry), and seventy-eight percent work in the service sector . The value of manufactured goods produced and exported from Kobe for 2004 was ¥2.5 trillion. The four largest sectors in terms of value of goods produced are small appliances, food products, transportation equipment, and communication equipment making up over fifty percent of Kobe's manufactured goods. In terms of numbers of employees, food products, small appliances, and transportation equipment make up
1500-494: The surname Tsuchiya . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tsuchiya&oldid=824976592 " Categories : Surnames Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description
1560-769: The Asian Disaster Reduction Center. International organizations include the WHO Centre for Health Development , an intergovernmental agency forming part of the World Health Organization . The Consulate-General of Panama in Kobe is located on the eighth floor of the Moriyama Building in Chūō-ku, Kobe . Itami Airport , in nearby Itami , serves primarily domestic flights throughout Japan, Kobe Airport , built on
1620-497: The Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, twenty-five high schools are run privately within the city. The total enrollment for high schools in 2006 was 43,400. Kobe is home to eighteen public and private universities, including Kobe University , Kobe Institute of Computing and Konan University , and eight junior colleges . Students enrolled for 2006 reached 67,000 and 4,100, respectively. Kobe
1680-617: The Japanese dub of Herbie: Fully Loaded . In February 2007's Sakuran she played the rebellious but beautiful courtesan Kiyoha in a live action adaptation of the manga . Her latest performance in a film is starring in the live-action adaptation of the manga The Legend of Kamui . In addition to acting, she has also been known for her impersonation skills, of many martial artists and wrestlers, most notably Wanderlei Silva , Melvin Manhoef and Jun Kasai . In 2004, Tsuchiya announced her engagement to model and actor Joshua Niimura,
1740-599: The city from east to west. The main transport hub is Sannomiya Station , with the eponymous Kobe Station located to the west and the Shinkansen Shin-Kobe Station to the north. Mount Rokkō overlooks Kobe at an elevation of 931 m (3,054 ft). During autumn, it is famous for the rich change in colors of its forests . Kobe has nine wards ( ku ): per km2 Kobe has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ) with hot summers and cool to cold winters. Precipitation
1800-605: The city has two funicular lines and three aerial lifts as well, namely Maya Cablecar , Rokkō Cable Line , Rokkō Arima Ropeway , Maya Ropeway , and Shin-Kobe Ropeway . Kobe is a transportation hub for a number of expressways , including the Meishin Expressway ( Nagoya – Kobe) and the Hanshin Expressway (Osaka – Kobe). Other expressways include the Sanyō Expressway (Kobe – Yamaguchi ) and
1860-566: The city is closely tied to that of the Ikuta Shrine, and the name "Kobe" derives from kamube ( 神戸 , later kanbe ) , an archaic name for those who supported the shrine. During World War II , Kobe was lightly bombed in the Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942, along with Tokyo and a few other cities. Eventually, it was bombed again with incendiary bombs by B-29 Superfortress bombers on March 16 and 17, 1945 , causing
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1920-617: The city were destroyed. The earthquake destroyed portions of the Hanshin Expressway , an elevated freeway that dramatically toppled over. In Japan, this earthquake is known as the Great Hanshin earthquake (or the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake). To commemorate Kobe's recovery from it, the city holds an event every December called the Luminarie , where the city center is decorated with illuminated metal archways. The Port of Kobe
1980-506: The city's Ikuta Shrine ) . Kobe became one of Japan's designated cities in 1956. Kobe was one of the cities to open for trade with the West following the 1853 end of the policy of seclusion and has retained its cosmopolitan character ever since with a rich architectural heritage dating back to the Meiji era . While the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake diminished some of Kobe's prominence as
2040-411: The city's four private elementary schools and fourteen private middle schools are included, these figures jump to a total 82,000 elementary school students and 42,300 junior high students enrolled for the 2006 school year. Kobe also directly controls six of the city's twenty-five full-time public high schools including Fukiai High School and Rokkō Island High School. The remainder are administered by
2100-575: The civil war in progress. Shortly after the opening of Kobe to trade, the Kobe Incident occurred, where several western soldiers sustained wounds from gunfire by troops from Bizen. The region has since been identified with the West and many foreign residences from the period remain in Kobe's Kitano area . Kobe, as it is known today, was founded on April 1, 1889, and was designated on September 1, 1956 by government ordinance. The history of
2160-644: The death of 8,841 residents and the destruction of 21% of Kobe's urban area . This incident inspired the well-known Studio Ghibli film Grave of the Fireflies and the book by Akiyuki Nosaka on which the film was based. It also features in the motion picture A Boy Called H . Following continuous pressure from citizens, on March 18, 1975, the Kobe City Council passed an ordinance banning vessels carrying nuclear weapons from Kobe Port. This effectively prevented any U.S. warships from entering
2220-556: The east and Sanda and Miki to the north. The landmark of the port area is the red steel Port Tower . A ferris wheel sits in nearby Harborland , a notable tourist promenade . Two artificial islands, Port Island and Rokkō Island , have been constructed to give the city room to expand. Away from the seaside at the heart of Kobe lie the Motomachi and Sannomiya districts, as well as Kobe's Chinatown , Nankin-machi , all well-known retail areas. A multitude of train lines cross
2280-450: The girl biker punk yankī "Ichigo Shirayuri". This role brought her both immediate attention and critical success, with Tsuchiya winning several awards in Japan. Tsuchiya's success in acting continued with various movie performances and appearances in dramas such as Katsuhito Ishii 's The Taste of Tea which played at Cannes , the 2007 live-action remake of Dororo , and as the voice of Lindsay Lohan 's character "Maggie Peyton" in
2340-468: The group disbanded. In 2005, Tsuchiya announced plans to begin a solo career. On August 24 of that year, she released her first mini-album, Taste My Beat , on Avex Group 's sub-label, Mad Pray Records . Her first single was " Change Your Life ", followed by a second single entitled "Slap that Naughty Body" / "My Fate" . After these releases, Tsuchiya released her first remix album, Taste My Xxxremixxxxxxx!!!!!!!! Beat Life! Her third single, "Rose" ,
2400-522: The home of Kobe University , and the site of one of Japan's most famous hot spring resorts, Arima Onsen . Tools found in western Kobe demonstrate the area was populated at least from the Jōmon period . The natural geography of the area, particularly of Wada Cape in Hyōgo-ku , led to the development of a port, which would remain the economic center of the city. Some of the earliest written documents mentioning
2460-599: The north, so she learned slang from them. This helped the development of her character Ichigo, the Bōsōzoku delinquent, in Kamikaze Girls . Tsuchiya sang in her school choir and has been involved in the music industry since age 16. At 18, she terminated her contract with Japanese Seventeen , and supposedly decided to leave show business altogether. However, after an offer by former Oblivion Dust member K.A.Z , she invested in her music career. In mid-2002, she formed
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2520-403: The population are between the ages of 0 and 14, sixty-seven percent are between 15 and 64, and twenty percent are over the age of 65. Approximately 44,000 registered foreign nationals live in Kobe. The four most common nationalities are Korean (22,237), Chinese (12,516), Vietnamese (1,301), and American (1,280). The Port of Kobe is both an important port and manufacturing center within
2580-399: The port, because U.S. policy is to never disclose whether any given warship is carrying nuclear weapons. This nonproliferation policy has been termed the " Kobe formula ". On January 17, 1995, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred at 5:46 am JST near the city. About 6,434 people in the city were killed, 212,443 were made homeless, and large parts of the port facilities and other parts of
2640-636: The province of Settsu (most of today's Kobe belonged to Settsu except Nishi Ward and Tarumi Ward , which belonged to Harima ). Later, during the Edo period , the eastern parts of present-day Kobe came under the jurisdiction of the Amagasaki Domain and the western parts under that of the Akashi Domain , while the center was controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate . It was not until
2700-545: The region come from the Nihon Shoki , which describes the founding of the Ikuta Shrine by Empress Jingū in AD 201. For most of its history, the area was never a single political entity, even during the Tokugawa period , when the port was controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate . Kobe did not exist in its current form until its founding in 1889. Its name comes from Kanbe ( 神戸 , an archaic title for supporters of
2760-616: The region include the Nihon Shoki , which describes the founding of the Ikuta Shrine by Empress Jingū in AD 201. During the Nara and Heian periods , the port was known by the name Ōwada Anchorage ( Ōwada-no-tomari ) and was one of the ports from which imperial embassies to China were dispatched. The city was briefly the capital of Japan in 1180, when Taira no Kiyomori moved his grandson Emperor Antoku to Fukuhara-kyō in present-day Hyōgo-ku. The Emperor returned to Kyoto after about five months. Shortly thereafter in 1184,
2820-535: The rock duo Spin Aqua with K.A.Z . Tsuchiya has said her influences have changed over the years, from Whitney Houston , Diana Ross , Cyndi Lauper , Bette Midler and Mariah Carey , to Bon Jovi and Guns N' Roses . Soon after she debuted as a singer, she was dubbed "The Second Nanase" because of her resemblance to Nanase Aikawa . Spin Aqua released three singles, one album, and a video collection, without commercial success. In 2004, Tsuchiya became pregnant, and
2880-583: The series of performances concluded with a summer tour in Japan, which included a performance for a second time at Summer Sonic Festival . Shortly after the conclusion of the tour, Tsuchiya released her single "Bubble Trip" / "Sweet Sweet Song" on August 1. The single " Cocoon " was released on January 30, 2008, followed in June by the single "Crazy World" which was a collaboration with the Japanese EMI Music recording artist AI . Tsuchiya released
2940-623: The song because her son was a fan of the previous series, Kamen Rider OOO . She herself watched earlier versions while growing up. On August 22, 2012, she released another Kamen Rider single: Voyagers , the theme song to Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come! . In 2012, Tsuchiya's song "Carry On" was featured in the ending credits of the film Resident Evil: Damnation . Tsuchiya made her acting debut in 2004 in Novala Takemoto 's adapted hit Kamikaze Girls as
3000-487: The sumo wrestler Kyokushuzan held in Ryogoku Kokugikan , presented him with a bouquet, and appeared in his memorial photobook released on June 4, 2007. Although born and raised in Tokyo, she sometimes uses Kyushu or Okinawa slang and speaks in southern dialects especially when she is drunk and on the radio. She has explained that the majority of the models she encountered were from the southern islands or
3060-664: The three largest sectors. The GDP in Kobe Metropolitan Employment Area (2.4 million people) is US$ 96.0 billion in 2010. Japanese companies which have their headquarters in Kobe include ASICS , a shoe manufacturer; Daiei , a department store chain; Kawasaki Heavy Industries , Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co. , Kinki Sharyo , Mitsubishi Motors , Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (ship manufacturer), Mitsubishi Electric , Kobe Steel , Sumitomo Rubber Industries , Sysmex Corporation (medical devices manufacturer) and TOA Corporation . Other companies include
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#17327763762133120-568: The younger brother of model Friedia Niimura (Rin Kozue). On November 19, 2004, Tsuchiya gave birth to their first child, a son named Sky ( 澄海 , Sukai ) who is featured in a photobook with his mother, titled, Happy Days – Anna, Mama ni Naru! . In July 2006, it was announced that Tsuchiya and Niimura had divorced. In May 2008, Niimura died of heart failure at the age of 25. In a 2008 interview in The Japan Times , Tsuchiya said: "It
3180-492: Was 38.8 °C (101.8 °F) on August 5, 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.2 °C (19.0 °F) on February 27, 1981. As of September 2007, Kobe had an estimated population of 1,530,295 making up 658,876 households . This was an increase of 1,347 persons or approximately 0.1% over the previous year. The population density was approximately 2,768 persons per square kilometre, while there are about 90.2 males to every 100 females. About thirteen percent of
3240-489: Was Japan's busiest port and one of Asia's top ports until the Great Hanshin earthquake. Kobe has since dropped to fourth in Japan and, as of 2012, was the 49th- busiest container port worldwide . Wedged between the coast and the mountains, the city of Kobe is long and narrow. To the east is the city of Ashiya , while the city of Akashi lies to its west. Other adjacent cities include Takarazuka and Nishinomiya to
3300-450: Was doing television commercials for Uniqlo and Edwin . Her best known role in acting was as "Ichigo Shirayuri" – a rural-delinquent biker-gang girl turned fashion model – in the 2004 movie Kamikaze Girls . Ichigo as a model was portrayed as one with tendencies for violent behavior and delinquency. This Blue Ribbon Award -winning role, quite different from the one in the original work written by author and designer Nobara Takemoto ,
3360-403: Was loosely based on Tsuchiya's actual story which she later revealed after the movie's release. Tsuchiya retired from modeling at 18. She has said that she realized she could no longer compete with "gifted ones" like Emi Suzuki . She remains in demand for fashion and lifestyle magazines like Kera , Soup , and Zipper . On June 2, 2007, Tsuchiya attended the official retirement ceremony for
3420-475: Was seven. She has an older sister, Angela. Tsuchiya's modeling career began at the age of fourteen after her older sister Angela, a former fashion model, suggested it. She entered her sister's former agency and was picked up by an agent who specialized in magazine-modeling. Her first jobs consisted of modeling for an open collection in Kobe and for Japanese Seventeen in 1998. Demand for her grew and by 2002, she
3480-601: Was the qualifier for the 1992 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament . Kobe was one of the host cities of the 2002 FIFA World Cup , hosting matches at Noevir Stadium Kobe (then known as Wing Stadium Kobe), which was renovated to increase its capacity to 40,000 for the event. Kobe was one of the host cities for the official 2006 Women's Volleyball World Championship . Kobe also hosted the World Darts Federation World Cup in October 2017. The event
3540-757: Was then released, which included popular and unreleased songs by both her and Olivia Lufkin from the TV series. In March 2007, Lufkin's and Tsuchiya's songs from these albums were played at Shibuya AX in Tokyo in March 2007. On June 30 of the same year, Tsuchiya performed at Anime Expo in Long Beach, California , followed by performances on July 27 at Pentaport Rock Festival in South Korea, and on July 29 at Formoz Festival in Taiwan . Called Tsichiya's "World Fez Tour",
3600-598: Was used as the opening theme for Nana ; Olivia Lufkin 's "Starless Night" was used as the ending theme. This boosted Tsuchiya's music career, as "Rose" reached No. 6 on the Oricon charts and become her first Top Ten Hit. In July 2006, Tsuchiya made her first overseas appearance at the Japan Expo in Paris, France. During this time, to boost her popularity, she also debuted her album Strip Me? . In early 2007, after
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