Hekinan

Hekinan (hākē'nän) [key], city (1990 pop. 65,899), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, near Chita Bay. Traditional industries such as the production of pottery and roof tiles exist alongside modern industries, such as the manufacture of transport equipment.

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