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Encyclopedia > Miura

Miura (Japanese: 三浦市; -shi) is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan.


It is a city bordering the sea. It is well known for Miura Marathon which is normally held in March First Week. The race consists of three events 5 KM, 10 KM and a Half Marathon. The race is tough as there are many climbs and slopes. The highest point of the race is 72 meters above sea level.


Miura was the name of the first ever Lamborghini sportscar model released in the early 1970s.

  Kanagawa Prefecture
Cities
Atsugi | Ayase | Chigasaki | Ebina | Fujisawa | Hadano | Hiratsuka | Isehara | Kamakura | Kawasaki | Minamiashigara | Miura | Odawara | Sagamihara | Yamato | Yokohama (capital) | Yokosuka | Zama | Zushi
Districts
Aiko | Ashigarakami | Ashigarashimo | Koza | Miura | Naka | Tsukui

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Metropolis - Big in Japan: Miura Yuichiro (460 words)
Born in Aomori in 1932, Miura is a fanatic adventure skier whose trademark is his constant desire to push the envelope.
Miura maintained a detailed and fascinating diary during his ascent of the mountain, which became the source of the Canadian documentary's narration.
Miura (an honorary citizen of the US state of Washington and one-time president of the Alaska Boys and Girls Expeditionary School) now cools his heels in Hokkaido, where he founded the Snow Dolphin Ski and Snowboard School at Teine Highland, site of the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Lamborghini Miura (611 words)
The Miura P 400 was improved on many fronts during production, in 1970 however the S version was introduced, the rear-wheel mounting was changed, the chassis was stiffened (thickness of steel plate was changed from 0,9 to 1,0 mm.
MIURA P 400 SV The Miura SV was the second official update from the Miura, the car got a more powerful engine, fatter tires (and flaired wheel arches to support them), leather trim and the headlights louvre s disappeared (not on all, Ferruccio's one still had them).
One convertible Miura was built by Bertona as a design model, it was later sold to the International Lead Zink Research Organization, who had it rebuilt and named it ZN 75, All other convertible's are modified by their owners !
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