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Tsuchiura
(Encyclopedia)Tsuchiura tso͝ochēˈo͞orä [key], city (1990 pop. 127,471), Ibaraki prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A suburb of the Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area, it is a commercial and cultural center. ...Tsuruoka
(Encyclopedia)Tsuruoka tso͞oro͞oˈôkä [key], city (1990 pop. 99,889), Yamagata prefecture, NE Honshu, Japan. An agricultural center, Tsuruoka produces candles, textiles, sake, and agricultural machines. ...Takaoka
(Encyclopedia)Takaoka täkäˈôkä [key], city (1990 pop. 175,466), Toyama prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Sho River. A center for the Japanese aluminum industry, Takaoka also produces paper, copper, a...Toyohashi
(Encyclopedia)Toyohashi tōyōˈhäˈshē [key], city (1990 pop. 337,982), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a leading cotton and silk production center. Toyohashi was formerly an important castle town...Shibata
(Encyclopedia)Shibata shĭbäˈtä [key], city (1990 pop. 78,170), Niigata prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Kaji River. It is a distribution point for rice and a center for iron, steel, and chemical indu...Fukuchiyama
(Encyclopedia)Fukuchiyama fo͞oko͞ochēˈyämä [key], city, Kyoto prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Yura River. ...Hekinan
(Encyclopedia)Hekinan hākēˈnän [key], city, Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, near Chita Bay. Tr...Hamamatsu
(Encyclopedia)Hamamatsu hämäˈmätso͞o [key], city, Shizuoka prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan. An important ...Handa
(Encyclopedia)Handa hänˈdä [key], city, Aichi prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan, on the Chita Peninsul...Hiratsuka
(Encyclopedia)Hiratsuka hēräˈtso͞okä [key], city, Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Sagami Bay and ...Browse by Subject
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