Chitose

Chitose
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/Name	Japanese
Meaning	thousand years (i.e. long life)
Region of origin	Japanese
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Chitose (千歳^?) is a common name in Japan. It may be used to refer to:

Places

• Chitose, Hokkaidō, a city on the island of Hokkaidō
• Chitose River, a river on the island of Hokkaidō
• Chitose, Ōita, a small village located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture

Aviation

• New Chitose Airport, serving the Sapporo metropolitan area
• Chitose Air Base, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force base located in Chitose, Hokkaidō

Ships

• Japanese cruiser Chitose, a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, built in 1897
• Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose, a light aircraft carrier which served in World War II

People

• Chitose Hajime (born 1979), female J-Pop singer
• Chitose Tsuyoshi (born 1898), founder of Chito-ryu karate

Characters

• Chitose, a character in Magical Meow Meow Taruto
• Chitose Karasuma, a character in Galaxy Angel
• Chitose Tachibana, a character in Fatal Frame
• Chitose Tateyama, a character in Buso Renkin
• Chitose Amasawa, a character in Tenki Yohou no Koibito
• Yuma Chitose, a character in Puella Magi Oriko Magica

References

1. ^ Chitose - Meaning and origin of the name Chitose

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