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Hokkaido

(Encyclopedia) Hokkaido Hokkaido hōkīˈdō [key], island, c.30,130 sq mi (78,040 sq km), N Japan, separated from…

Hokushu

(Encyclopedia) Hokushu: see Hokkaido, Japan.

Yesso

(Encyclopedia) Yesso: see Hokkaido, Japan.

Yezo

(Encyclopedia) Yezo: see Hokkaido, Japan.

Sapporo

(Encyclopedia) SapporoSapporosäp-pōˈrō [key], city (1990 pop. 1,671,742), capital of Hokkaido prefecture, SW Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of Japan's most rapidly growing urban centers. Food processing…

Chitose

(Encyclopedia) Chitose Chitose chētōˈsā [key], city, Hokkaido prefecture, central Hokkaido, Japan, on the Chitose…

Tomakomai

(Encyclopedia) TomakomaiTomakomaitōmäˌkōˈmī [key], city (1990 pop. 160,118), Hokkaido prefecture, S Hokkaido, Japan, on the Pacific Ocean. It is a commercial port and the site of Japan's largest…

Abashiri

(Encyclopedia) Abashiri Abashiri äˌbäˈshĭrē [key], city, Hokkaido prefecture, E Hokkaido, Japan, on the Sea of Okhotsk and the Abashiri River, lying on the Abashiri plain.…

Ebetsu

(Encyclopedia) Ebetsu Ebetsu ābāˈts&oomacr; [key], city, Hokkaido prefecture, central Hokkaido, Japan. It is an…

Kitami

(Encyclopedia) KitamiKitamikētäˈmē [key], city (1990 pop. 107,247), Hokkaido prefecture, NE Hokkaido, Japan, on the Tokoro River. It is an agricultural market and a major center for the production of…