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    138°39′03″E / 36.3446°N 138.6507°E / 36.3446; 138.6507 The Usui pass (碓氷峠, / Usui-tōge) is a mountain pass that lies between Nagano and Gunma prefecture in Japan...
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  • Mako and Sayuki's reputation as the fastest on Mount Usui steadily grows, Mako is unsatisfied with Usui and is planning to become a pro racer. Iketani, now...
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    Subsequently, on July 12 as the troops under Hōjō Ujinao advanced across the Usui Pass, Nobushige resisted them, but then he abandoned the Komoro Castle and...
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    point of the Kantō Plain, bordered by Nagano Prefecture to the west. The Usui Pass connects Annaka with neighboring Karuizawa, Nagano. Mountains: Chausuyama...
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    The Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park (碓氷峠鉄道文化むら, Usui-tōge Tetsudō Bunkamura) is an open-air railway museum located in Annaka, Gunma, Japan. It is operated...
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    Usui Sadamitsu (碓井貞光) was a warrior of the mid-Heian period. His official name was Taira no Sadamitsu (平忠通). According to Otogizōshi stories compiled several...
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    Kyrgyzstan Wakhjir Pass to Afghanistan Puncak Pass, West Java Usui Pass between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures See: List of mountain passes in Kyrgyzstan Genting...
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    had a duty to defend Usui Pass, a narrow path, through which the transportation between Edo and north-western regions had to pass, therefore Annaka Domain...
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    信濃), and Echigo (Japanese: 越後). The discontinued section through the Usui Pass was famous for its steep 66.7‰ (6.67%) gradient. From 14 March 2015, the...
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    and Uesugi Kagekatsu led a detached force of 35,000 soldiers through Usui Pass. This army captured the Hōjō strongholds one-by-one: Matsuida Castle,...
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